Stuff - UK (2020-02)

100 BEST APPS

AVO!

In what amounts to an

interactive slice of kids’ telly,

Avo! has your youngling direct

a piece of sentient fruit to aid a

teenage scientist in her battles

with a nefarious villain. The

game bits are basic, but it’s

impressive how the avocado

blends into his surroundings,

the performances are great,

and kids will think it’s very tasty.

£free or £4.99 / iOS

LEGO DUPLO
WORLD

If you’ve had
enough of the
agony of treading
on plastic bricks,
stick them all
behind a glass
screen with this
game. All manner
of interactive
experiences await,
such as learning to
count, creating a
brick snowman and
helping pedestrians
to cross a road. And
no foot injuries.
£free (IAPs) /
Android, iOS

The long-running

Thinkrolls series

of logic tests blasts

into space. In this

adventure, trundling

protagonists must

tackle interstellar

conundrums that

feature aliens,

teleporters, plasma

fields and tunnels

of moon cheese.

It’s top tappy

stuff as your tot

reaches for the

(collectable) stars.

£3.49 / Android

£3.99 / iOS

THINKROLLS

SPACE

SAGO MINI

VILLAGE

Local gnomes need

a favour. They’ve

nowhere to live, and

aren’t big enough

to carry blocks

for constructing

dwellings. It’s up

to your kid, then,

to unleash that

inner architect and

stack up buildings...

and then it’ll be

up to you to stop

them designing

monstrous

carbuncles when

they grow up.

£3.99 / Android, iOS

PANGO PAPER

COLOR

Plenty of colouring

apps for kids exist,

but never are they

as mesmerising as

Pango’s. Origami

creations are

coloured with a

tap then magically

multiply across the

scene. Gradually,

the screen comes

to life with vibrant

papery creations

going about their

business. Even

cynical adults will

be dazzled.

£2.99 / Android, iOS

NOW

ADD

THIS

AMAZON

FIRE HD 10

KIDS EDITION

If the thought of

handing an iPad over

to a child leaves you

short of breath, go for

Amazon’s Fire HD 10

Kids Edition. The

display’s solid, the

battery’s big and the

apps are curated.

Most importantly,

the thing’s almost

indestructible, being

housed in a chunky

rubberised case that

would conceivably

survive being hurled

into a ravine.

£200 / amazon.co.uk

Keep your wee ’uns quiet by handing

them a device with a fun new app

installed – and remember, it’s

educational (probably)

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