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Best apps for kids: Vehicles.


Whether your child is in love with train sets or his/her favorite play is racing cars all over the house, this list is for you (and it's not only for boys!). These apps offer lots of fun activities, such as driving vehicles (good for eye-hand coordination), solving puzzles with many different types of vehicles or simple interactive play with sounds they make/interactive elements they have (for the youngest kids). Below you will find the best apps related to the 'vehicles' theme including:


  • cars

  • trucks, e.g. fire trucks, dump trucks etc

  • ships

  • airplanes

  • trains


More Trucks - Duck Duck Moose

More Trucks - Duck Duck Moose

Price: free (was 2.99$)

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Overall Score: 87/100

version reviewed: 1.0

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Best for: Interactive play, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Understanding of the world

What it is: 4 interactive play scenes with various vehicles (monster truck, fire truck, junk yard, construction site).

What you do with it: play around with the vehicles: e.g. in the car monster truck scene drive your truck over obstacles while collecting coins, in the fire truck scene drive the truck around the town and put out fires etc.

What we liked: the concept. Fun factor. Very easy operation (the app can be played even by younger kids - maybe apart from the monster truck scene which requires slightly better eye-hand coordination). Spoken instructions. Sound effects.

What we didn't like: the educational value could be higher. Some scenes offer more variety and play options (the monster truck scene, the construction site scene) while other are are more basic (the fire truck scene, the junk yard scene).

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More Trucks HD

More Trucks HD

Price: free (was 2.99$)

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Overall Score: 87/100

version reviewed: 1.0

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Best for: Interactive play, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Understanding of the world

What it is: 4 interactive play scenes with various vehicles (monster truck, fire truck, junk yard, construction site).

What you do with it: play around with the vehicles: e.g. in the car monster truck scene drive your truck over obstacles while collecting coins, in the fire truck scene drive the truck around the town and put out fires etc.

What we liked: the concept. Fun factor. Very easy operation (the app can be played even by younger kids - maybe apart from the monster truck scene which requires slightly better eye-hand coordination). Spoken instructions. Sound effects.

What we didn't like: the educational value could be higher. Some scenes offer more variety and play options (the monster truck scene, the construction site scene) while other are are more basic (the fire truck scene, the junk yard scene).

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Wheels on the Bus HD

Wheels on the Bus HD

Price: free (was 1.99$)

May contain `more apps` links
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Overall Score: 87/100

version reviewed: 1.0.5

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Best for: Interactive toys, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Music & art, Understanding of the world

What it is: an engaging interactive toy based on the classic song.

What you do with it: touch objects and see them 'respond' while listening to the Wheels On The Bus song.

What we liked: concept, overall quality, very easy operation even for the smallest kids, simple illustrations, various audio options.

What we didn't like:ads on the first screen and placement of the sound options button (may be pressed by a kid by mistake).

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Dr. Panda's Toy Cars

Dr. Panda's Toy Cars

Price: 2.99$

iPhone + iPad

Overall Score: 86/100

version reviewed: 1.0

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Best for: Interactive play, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Thinking & problem solving, Understanding of the world
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What it is/what you do with it: drag your finger to drive virtual vehicles around a city.

Use appropriate vehicles to deliver cargo, help accident victims, chase thieves or put out fires.

Two scenes ('cities': summer/winter). 8 various vehicles.

What we liked: the concept. Great illustrations with many details. The extra 'missions' (e.g. drive the fire truck from the fire station to put out a fire). Humor and fun factor. Sounds and sound backgrounds. No distracting elements. Overall quality of the app.

What we didn't like: educational value could be higher. No spoken instructions (for younger kids an introduction to the activities by a parent will be required). We wish there were more 'missions'. Kids with poor eye-hand coordination may have problems with controlling small cars.

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Chuggington Chug Patrol Book - Android version

Chuggington Chug Patrol Book - Android version

Price: 4.99$

Android

Overall Score: 86/100

version reviewed: 1.0.6

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Best for: Interactive books, Attention & concentration, Early literacy, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Personal & social, Understanding of the world

What it is and what you do with it: the official app of the Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue episode: an interactive Chuggington pop-up book featuring Wilson, Brewster, Koko, Jackman (Chief of Chug Patrol) and more. About 21 pages, 3 reading modes (read to me, read it myself and autoplay). 9 3D-like pop-up scenes with simple activities.

What we liked: the concept. Excellent 3D-like graphics and animations based on the original TV series artwork. Interactions complementing the storyline. Sounds and sound backgrounds. Spoken instructions. Ease of use. No distracting elements.

What we didn't like: the extra activities are very basic and may get repetitive after some time. The story itself is a bit short. Reading options could be better (no words highlighting etc).

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Kids Trucks: Puzzles - Education Edition

Kids Trucks: Puzzles - Education Edition

Price: 1.99$

iPhone

Overall Score: 86/100

version reviewed: 1.25

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Best for: Brain teasers, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Thinking & problem solving
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What it is: a set of 13 puzzles (up to 10 pieces each puzzle) with various trucks and vehicles.

What you do with it: slide the pieces into place to complete the vehicle or scene. After a puzzle is completed a short animation will be played.

What we liked: ease of use, fun factor, no distracting elements.

What we didn't like: no consistency in puzzle types. Some scenes don't contain any vehicles. No vehicle sounds :(. No spoken instructions. Limited educational value (e.g. there are a few numbers, shapes etc. but their names are not read out).

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Kids Vehicles: City Trucks & Buses HD for the iPad (fire truck, garbage truck, dump truck and more)

Kids Vehicles: City Trucks & Buses HD for the iPad (fire truck, garbage truck, dump truck and more)

Price: 1.99$

May contain `more apps` links
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Overall Score: 85/100

version reviewed: 1.0.1

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Best for: Interactive toys, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Language, Personal & social, Understanding of the world

What it is: a simple interactive app with 9 vehicles.

What you do with it: touch the parts of the vehicle to turn on/off lights, wipers, open doors etc. Swipe to move the vehicle.

What we liked: very nice detailed illustrations, sound effects, easy operation.

What we didn't like: only 9 vehicles ($1.99 is a bit expensive for that). Limited 'driving' features. Music is not too kid-friendly. We found the ad for other products (in the 'more apps' section) highly unsuitable for kids.

Disclaimer: we received a promocode for this review.

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Sago Mini Road Trip

Sago Mini Road Trip

Price: 3.99$

iPhone + iPad

Overall Score: 82/100

version reviewed: 1.0

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Best for: Interactive play, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction

What is it and what do you do with it: go on a virtual road trip with Ninja the cat.

Pick a destination, pack your suitcase, select a vehicle and set off for a trip.

Tap the screen to make the vehicle go forward or reverse, drag it with your finger to make a jump.

There are about 10 vehicles and 6 destinations to choose from.

What we liked: the concept. Simple illustrations and animations. Humor and fun factor. Easy controls. No distracting elements.

What we didn't like: limited educational value. We wish there were more interactive features (like the petrol station or car wash).

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Big City Vehicles for Kids

Big City Vehicles for Kids

Price: 2.99$

iPhone + iPad

Overall Score: 77/100

version reviewed: 1.01

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Best for: Interactive play, Eye-hand coordination, Understanding of the world

What it is and what you do with it: interactive play app with over 25 city, building and farm vehicles (bus, ambulance, garbage truck etc.).

Tap a vehicle to hear its name. Operate traffic lights to make the vehicles stop or go.

Includes simple interactive activities - mini games (e.g. sort cookies from the cookie truck, put out a fire, clear rocks with a bulldozer etc).

What we liked: the concept. Good range of vehicles to play with. Simple illustrations. Sound backgrounds and sounds. Ease of use. No ads or other distracting features.

What we didn't like: a bit limited in features. The 'mini-games' are very basic. Could have more educational content.

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Ice Cream Truck

Ice Cream Truck

Price: 2.99$

iPhone + iPad

Overall Score: 77/100

version reviewed: 1.0.1

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Best for: Interactive play, Attention & concentration, Creativity, Early math, Interaction, Personal & social
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What it is: A virtual ice cream truck (for role playing).

What you do with it: four activities: driving the Ice Cream truck, sell ice cream, make frozen yogurt, serve cones with ice cream scoops.

What we liked: good for role-playing with a parent or older sibling.

What we didn't like: no instructions, no clues, not very intuitive to play with (parental assistance is necessary). Not much variety in the activities. The educational value could be higher.

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