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Websites that review apps for kids

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Site: childrenstech

Platform: All

Accepts ads? No

Who runs site?

Professional staff

Free downloads? No

Subscription? Yes

Grouped by age? Yes

Grouped by type? Yes

Searchable? By subscription

Parent comments? Rare

Comments: Authoritative reviews from one of the first publications to review children’s software.

Site: funeducationalapps

Platform: Apple

Accepts ads? Yes

Who runs site? Parents and kids

Free downloads? Yes

Subscription? No

Grouped by age? Yes

Grouped by type? No

Searchable? No

Parent comments? Yes

Comments: Lively, colorful site. Some reviews lack depth and they post videos done by developers.

Site: ikidapps

Platform: All

Accepts ads? Yes

Who runs site? A techie mom

Free downloads? No

Subscription? No

Grouped by age? Yes

Grouped by type? No

Searchable? No

Parent comments? Limited

Comments: Brief reviews with longer “best of” articles.

Site: lunchboxreviews

Platform: Apple

Accepts ads? Yes

Who runs site? Reviews collected from many sources

Free downloads? No

Subscription? No

Grouped by age? Yes

Grouped by type? Yes

Searchable? Yes

Parent comments? Yes

Comments: Large database, but some “reviews” are from developers.

Site: smartappsforkids

Platform: Apple

Accepts ads? Yes

Who runs site? A dad on a “quest”

Free downloads? Yes

Subscription? No

Grouped by age? Yes

Grouped by type? Yes

Searchable? No

Parent comments? Yes

Comments: Candid reviews by a dad. Offers “priority” reviews to developers who pay a fee.

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