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Apps Art
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Screenshot of Apples & Bananas
86/100 · ages 0–8

Apples & Bananas

Apples & Bananas is an all-in-one early-learning app with expert-designed games, stories, songs, printables, and progress reporting across English, math, science, story time, and art.

WebsiteGames & interactivesWebsites & online learning
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Aqua by Adobe

Aqua by Adobe is an ad-free creativity app for ages 5–12 with drawing, coloring, guided tutorials, design challenges, and a personal museum for children’s artwork.

WebsitePrograms & challengesWebsites & online learning
5–12 · Free; iOS and Android availability varies by region86
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Draw Along

Draw Along is a step-by-step drawing app for ages 3–10 that animates each line, lets children trace and color, and saves finished artwork in a gallery.

WebsiteiOS appAndroid appApps & digital toolsWebsites & online learning
3–10 · Free starter set; paid full access varies85
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DrawBuddies

DrawBuddies is a coloring and doodling app for ages 3+ with printable pages, a drawing pad, color-by-number activities, and an offline shared canvas mode.

WebsiteiOS appApps & digital toolsWebsites & online learning
3+ · Free download; iPhone and iPad84
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Squiggle

Squiggle is an iPad app for ages 3–6 that combines drawing, spelling, tracing, writing, and simple story-building in a calm, offline creative loop.

WebsiteiOS appApps & digital toolsExperiments & projects
3–6 · Free download; paid access varies84
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ArtfulSEL

A research-backed social-emotional learning app created by educators that combines rhythmic art, breathing, and social stories to help children regulate emotions and build confidence.

WebsiteiOS appAndroid appApps & digital toolsExperiments & projects
School-age children; exact age range is not stated on the official homepage · Free during the feedback period83
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Hopscotch

Hopscotch is a creative coding platform where children ages 10 and up make games, animations, art, and stories with a visual programming environment and an active project community.

WebsiteExperiments & projectsGames & interactives
10+ · Free app access; current features and terms vary83
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Color Time!

Color Time! is a browser coloring app with hand-drawn pages, drawing tools, photo upload, and simple creative play for children.

WebsiteWebsites & online learning
3–10 · Free; no sign-up, ads, or tracking82
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Endless Coloring

Endless Coloring is a calm coloring app that adapts drawing difficulty by age, offers new pages and themes, and keeps purchases behind a parent gate.

WebsiteWebsites & online learning
2–8 · Free trial; optional purchases82
Screenshot of Koydo Art Studio

Koydo Art Studio

Koydo Art Studio is a child-focused drawing and coloring app with tracing, paint tools, pre-writing strokes, letters, numbers, world scripts, and a saved creation gallery.

Android appApps & digital tools
Children; exact age rating is Everyone · Free download with in-app purchases82
Screenshot of ColorNest Studio

ColorNest Studio

ColorNest Studio offers browser-based mandala, mirror drawing, and online coloring tools where children create and save artwork locally without an account or upload.

WebsiteWebsites & online learning
Children and families · Free; no account; optional analytics81
Screenshot of Droodle

Droodle

Droodle is a child-focused iPad drawing app with preset prompts, offline creative tools, safe templates, and a built-in screen-time timer.

WebsiteWebsites & online learning
Children; parent-guided · Free download with trial; optional paid club81
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