Best kids games for Android

The smartphone platform in general is aimed at teenagers and adults who own their smartphones. However, the platform is quickly growing into a great place for kids with a selection of apps and games that cater to younger minds along with hardware specifically geared toward kids. In this roundup, we’ll take a look at some of the best Android kids games. It’s important to note that kids can be anywhere from three or four years old to twelve years old so this list may feature games that are too mature or difficult for younger kids or easy for older kids. 

Angry Birds.

This game is a classic with easy controls and an easy premise that makes it perfect for kids. It also helps that there are cartoon graphics, goofy sound effects, and catchy music. There are several Angry Birds games and each one has hundreds of levels. They’re all free as well so you can get every version and your kid will grow bored with the games long before they ever actually finish all of them. Rovio, developers of Angry Birds, also have an RPG, a racing game, a puzzle game, and a side scrolling shooter that round out a very large and diverse Angry Birds portfolio. You can get all of those for free as well just watch out for those in app purchases.

Candy crush sagas 

The Candy Crush series (Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Soda, etc) is another intensely popular series of games that were probably aimed at adults but are actually way better for kids. Much like Angry Birds, Candy Crush games feature simple game play, cartoon graphics, and plenty of stuff to do that will keep your kid entertained for hours on end. The developers, called King, have a total of ten games in the series which means, like Angry Birds, your kids will probably get sick of the games long before they actually finish all of them.

Cut the rope 2 

Cut the Rope is a great game for kids and it’s actually a fairly decent time waster for adults as well. The game play is simple because all you have to do is feed a monster candy and let’s face facts, millions of people do that on Halloween every year. It’s a cute, but simple game with plenty of levels to play and 12 games to choose from. The only potential issue with this one is that the levels do get much harder by the end so be prepared to help out if your kids can’t figure it out!

Get it on Google Play

Doodle Jump 

Doodle Jump made its debut on iOS with monumental success. So much so that it was mentioned in popular TV shows like The Big Bang Theory. It would later come to Android see similar success. It’s a good game for kids thanks to its simple game play. All you need to do is make the monster thing jump from one cloud platform to the next and the score is determined by how far up someone can get. It’s also free to play and the in app purchases aren’t needed to enjoy it.

Dipdap

Dipdap is a sort of mixture of a drawing app and a game. In each adventure, there are things missing that the kids must draw to help Dipdap complete the level. It helps foster creativity while allowing the child to have fun. There is also a free-draw mode where kids can draw whatever they want. It’s $1.99 to buy the game but there are no in app purchases and no advertising which is perfect for kids.

Endless Alphabet

Endless Alphabet is a game for younger kids that helps teach them how to read. They’re given a word and the letters are strewn about the screen. They must drag each letter to each word. Once they complete the word, the letters turn into little creatures who demonstrate what the word means. If your kid can already ready, chances are they’re too old to enjoy a game like this so that is something to keep in mind. It’s also free to download which is a nice plus.