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Best apps for kids about wild animals.


We picked the best, most educational and fun apps for all kids loving zoo & wild animals such as lions, tigers, giraffes, zebras, monkeys and other animals living in the jungle, in the desert or in the savannah.

You'll find here apps for creating safari scenes, teaching animal facts in a fun way, puzzles and coloring pages with the wildlife theme.

See also: Best apps for kids: Farm animals

Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo

Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo

Price: free

iPhone + iPad

Overall Score: 86/100

version reviewed: 1.0

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Best for: Games, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Language, Memory, Personal & social, Thinking & problem solving, Understanding of the world

What it is: an interactive strategy puzzle solving game. Please note, that it is an iPhone/iPad adaptation of a game available for many platforms.

What you do with it: help Putt Putt (a funny talking car) find missing animals by solving various puzzles along the way.

What we liked: the concept, interactivity, navigation, 'likable' characters, illustrations, animations, sounds, number and variety of tasks, extra elements. It's a perfect app to introduce your kids to the world of electronic games.

What we didn't like: audio quality.

Please note that it is not a pure educational application although it may be useful for thinking and problem solving skills.

We rated the app's interface as 'Kid Friendly' but younger kids would need parent's assistance to play.

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Giraffe's Matching Zoo - Android version

Giraffe's Matching Zoo - Android version

Price: free

Android

Overall Score: 78/100

version reviewed: 1.3

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Best for: Brain teasers, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Memory, Thinking & problem solving, Understanding of the world

What it is: a memory game with animal pictures and sounds.

What you do with it: please see our video walkthrough.

What we liked: simple ilustrations, good variety of animals, the 'reshuffle' button, price (as long as this app remains free), the option to turn ads on/off.

What we didn't like: only one level of difficulty, would be better with spoken animal names (only sounds are available), numerical scoring system.

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Animal Hide & Seek Adventure

Animal Hide & Seek Adventure

Price: free (was 0.99$)

iPhone

Overall Score: 69/100

version reviewed: 1.1

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

What it is: 'Hide and seek' game with animals aimed at younger children.

What you do with it: find animals hiding in a jungle, a circus and in an ocean then tap the animal to make it to do its trick.

What we liked: overall concept, graphics and music, 'hints' (useful for younger children), rewards after completing the scenes, variations (music, hiding spots, tricks change each time you play).

What we didn't like: nothing, we liked everything about this app!

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Jungle Jam Hide & Seek

Jungle Jam Hide & Seek

Price: free

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iPad

Overall Score: 49/100

version reviewed: 1.0

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Best for: Brain teasers, Attention & concentration, Thinking & problem solving

What it is: a memory game with jungle animals.

What you do with it: try to remember the placement of 9 animals in the jungle scene. Then, depending on the difficulty settings, 1, 2 or 3 animals will be gone - try to recall which animals are missing. Tap animals for sounds and simple animations.

What we liked: the concept, kid-friendly illustrations, sound backgrounds.

What we didn't like: the navigation is too complex. Very little variety (the animals are always positioned in the same order), the app will quickly get boring.

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Giraffe's Matching Zoo for iPad

Giraffe's Matching Zoo for iPad

Price: free

iPad

Overall Score: 41/100

version reviewed: 1.0.1

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Best for: Brain teasers, Attention & concentration, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Memory, Thinking & problem solving, Understanding of the world

What it is: a memory game with animal pictures and sounds.

What you do with it: please see our video review.

What we liked: simple ilustrations, good variety of animals, the 'reshuffle' button, price (as long as this app remains free), the option to turn ads on/off.

What we didn't like: only one level of difficulty, would be better with spoken animal names (only sounds are available), numerical scoring system.

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