What is the best educational game app for iPhone?

Lingokids: Games & Shows, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.3 by 669,737 people.

Which educational game apps are free?

40 of 40 are free to download: Lingokids: Games & Shows (S), Khan Academy Kids (S), Bebi: Baby Games for Preschool (S), Baby Games for 2 - 5 year olds (S) and more. 24 of them sell in-app purchases.

Which educational game app has the best App Store rating?

Khan Academy Kids at 4.8 from 132,051 ratings.

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Best Educational Game Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · Updated 2026-10-19 · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Lingokids: Games & Shows is the top-ranked of 40 educational game apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.3/5 from 669,737 ratings.

1
Lingokids: Games & ShowsS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 669,737 ratings · score 93
2
Khan Academy KidsS
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 132,051 ratings · score 93
3
Bebi: Baby Games for PreschoolS
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 41,420 ratings · score 93
4
Baby Games for 2 - 5 year oldsS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 463,971 ratings · score 92
5
Kiddopia: Kids Learning GamesS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 160,838 ratings · score 92

What belongs in this list

Find games that teach a child or learner a school or life skill while they play.

Not here: A plain flashcard or worksheet app with no game alone; A general entertainment game with a small learning claim alone; A video library of lessons alone; A single-subject math or geography game when the listing does not present it as educational alone; A coloring or wallpaper pack alone

More lists: Best Geography Game Apps · Best Preschool Learning Game Apps

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

Compare every app

1
Lingokids: Games & ShowsS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 669,737 ratings · score 93 · best in class
2
Khan Academy KidsS
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 132,051 ratings · score 93 · best in class
3
Bebi: Baby Games for PreschoolS
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 41,420 ratings · score 93 · best in class
4
Baby Games for 2 - 5 year oldsS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 463,971 ratings · score 92 · best in class
5
Kiddopia: Kids Learning GamesS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 160,838 ratings · score 92 · best in class
6
Keiki Learning games for KidsS
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 93,100 ratings · score 92 · best in class
7
Preschool Games for Toddler 2+S
Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 409,739 ratings · score 92 · best in class
8
Counting Games for Kids 2-5S
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 271,194 ratings · score 91 · best in class
9
Learning Games for Toddlers 2+S
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 325,780 ratings · score 91 · best in class
10
KidloLand Kids Toddler GamesS
Free download · ★ 4.2 · 139,710 ratings · score 91 · best in class
11
Toddler Learning Games for 2+S
Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 470,325 ratings · score 91 · best in class
12
Learning games for toddlers.S
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 247,556 ratings · score 90 · best in class
13
Toddler Games For 2 Year Olds.A
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 133,500 ratings · score 90 · excellent
14
Edudi: ABC Kids Learning GamesA
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 50,310 ratings · score 89 · excellent
15
Buddy.ai: Kids Learning GamesA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 41,483 ratings · score 88 · excellent
16
Toddler Puzzle Games for KidsA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 538,547 ratings · score 88 · excellent
17
Coloring Games for Kids 2-6!A
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 224,057 ratings · score 87 · excellent
18
Kids Games! Learning 4 ToddlerA
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 12,064 ratings · score 87 · excellent
19
Kids Games for 2,3,4 Year OldsA
Free download · ★ 4.3 · 178,774 ratings · score 87 · excellent
20
LogicLike: Kids Learning GamesA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 37,731 ratings · score 87 · excellent
21
Toddler Game for 2-4 Year OldsA
Free download · ★ 4.2 · 97,971 ratings · score 86 · excellent
22
Toddler Learning Games 2-4A
Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 37,481 ratings · score 85 · excellent
23
Kids Videos, Educational GamesA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 24,468 ratings · score 85 · excellent
24
SplashLearn: Kids Learning AppB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 32,312 ratings · score 85 · good
25
MentalUP - Kids Learning GamesB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 37,875 ratings · score 85 · good
26
Toddler Learning Games 4 KidsB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 28,515 ratings · score 84 · good
27
Dora: Explore and Play!B
Free + IAP · ★ 4.0 · 10,754 ratings · score 84 · good
28
Preschool & Kindergarten GamesB
Free download · ★ 4.3 · 173,553 ratings · score 84 · good
29
Educational Games for Kids 2-4B
Free download · ★ 4.2 · 26,294 ratings · score 84 · good
30
Monster Math : Kids Fun GamesB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 34,827 ratings · score 84 · good
31
Sago Mini World: Kids GamesB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 66,508 ratings · score 84 · good
32
Cars Games for Kids & ToddlersB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 72,770 ratings · score 84 · good
33
Kids Learning Games: ToddlersB
Free download · ★ 4.2 · 26,156 ratings · score 84 · good
34
Learning games for Kid&ToddlerB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 11,285 ratings · score 83 · good
35
Smart Tales - Learning GamesC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 18,315 ratings · score 83 · situational
36
ABCmouse: Kids Learning GamesC
Free download · ★ 4.1 · 145,938 ratings · score 83 · situational
37
SKIDOS Learning Games for KidsC
Free download · ★ 4.2 · 40,347 ratings · score 83 · situational
38
Thinkrolls: Fun Kids Games 2-8C
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 15,770 ratings · score 83 · situational
39
123 Toddler games for 2+ yearsC
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 29,018 ratings · score 82 · situational
40
Baby Piano for Kids & ToddlersC
Free download · ★ 4.1 · 384,510 ratings · score 82 · situational

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Questions people ask

What is the best educational game app for iPhone?: Lingokids: Games & Shows, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.3 by 669,737 people.
Which educational game apps are free?: 40 of 40 are free to download: Lingokids: Games & Shows (S), Khan Academy Kids (S), Bebi: Baby Games for Preschool (S), Baby Games for 2 - 5 year olds (S) and more. 24 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which educational game app has the best App Store rating?: Khan Academy Kids at 4.8 from 132,051 ratings.
How many educational game apps reach S or A tier?: 23 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.