There is a Brio Train game that my kid really loves. It’s a few bucks but there are no in-app purchases. Not strictly “educational” but it is fun and my 4.5 year old loves it.

At that age my son loved Endless Alphabet and Endless Reader.

The starfall app taught my 5 yo to spell. The moose math (part of the duck duck moose family) has helped him learn some math.

- Khan academy kids
- Apple Books has a bunch of read aloud books for free and there is a series books “Kids vs Life” that also has a bunch of free “Kids vs Phonics” books my 3.5 year old loves.
- DUPLO games from LEGO does pattern recognition and again loved by 3.5yo
- Duo ABC
-IntrotoMath/Letters/Words/Colors Montessori style apps
-Notes app - he loves to draw, “type,” and use the emojis.
-Colorbook app for coloring picture
-BabyBus games like Happy Fishing
-If you have Spotify Family, there is a kids app that is great

I'm not sure if Starfall has an app or is browser-only, but it's great for reading, and has some math games and such as well, I think. Easy for kids to navigate on their own, too.

I give up & just order an ipad for 4 year old. It has been painful to entertain him, and he wants to learn & keeps bugging me. I got him workbooks, educational apps, daycare distant learning materials, but those are not enough to fill up his day.

With ipad, please recommend some fun & educational apps for me to download. He can read some level c books by himself & do 1 digit addition/subtraction. He knows some phonics, and loves to play games to earn points/rewards. He is interested in drawing, reading audio books, math quizzes, and answering questions. Because of some reasons, he has weekly tutors working on his reading comprehension & reading books. Thank you!