About PBS KIDS Games
PBS KIDS Games
About PBS KIDS Games
Your child can play and learn with PBS KIDS in English and Spanish thanks to familiar faces like Alma, Cat in the Hat, and Curious George. Download games and play from the safety of your home or anywhere you take your device and keep the fun going offline.
Your child will learn and play in a safe, kid friendly interface, making preschool and early elementary education fun and easy. Start your child’s learning adventure today!
NEW GAMES ADDED WEEKLY
* Kids will keep learning and having fun with new games added frequently
* Build STEM skills with science, engineering, and math puzzles
* Play games geared to help with social concepts like kindness, mindfulness, and emotions
* Foster healthy habits by learning daily routines
* Spark creativity and imagination with art games
LEARNING GAMES FOR GRADE SCHOOL EDUCATION
* 200+ FREE curriculum-based games for kids ages 3-8
* Explore mazes, puzzles, play dress-up, coloring, and more
* Encourage early learning with educational games for kids in different school subjects
* Science games
* Math games
* Reading games
* Art games
* And more!
PLAY GAMES FROM PBS SHOWS
* Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
* Wild Kratts
* Donkey Hodie
* Alma’s Way
* Odd Squad
* Pinkalicious & Peterrific
* Arthur
* Elinor Wonders Why
* Let’s go Luna
* Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
* Scribbles and Ink
* Clifford
* Curious George
* Molly of Denali
* Cat in the Hat
* Sesame Street
* Nature Cat
SAFE GAMES DESIGNED FOR KIDS
* PBS KIDS Games provides a safe, friendly playing experience for toddlers and kids
* Play mini games that boost imagination and allow kids to learn with beloved PBS KIDS characters
* Download games and play offline! Kids can easily browse and play at home, on the road, or anywhere they go
PLAY IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH
* Multilingual kids will enjoy playing with favorite PBS characters in English and Spanish
* Kids can play games in English or Spanish with Alma, Curious George, and Cat in the Hat
PARENT RESOURCES
* Learn more about PBS TV shows, such as intended age and learning goals
* Find your local PBS KIDS station schedule
* Download related PBS KIDS apps to expand your child’s learning
* Manage the app’s device storage for offline fun
Play fun school grade games and join your kids on an educational adventure alongside their favorite PBS KIDS characters with the PBS KIDS Games app!
Download PBS KIDS Games and start learning and playing today!
ABOUT PBS KIDS
PBS KIDS, the number one educational media brand for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, digital platforms, and community-based programs. PBS KIDS Games is a key part of PBS KIDS’ commitment to making a positive impact on the lives of children through curriculum-based media—wherever kids are. More free PBS KIDS games are also available online at pbskids.org/games. You can support PBS KIDS by downloading other PBS KIDS apps in the Google Play Store.
AWARDS
* Kidscreen Award Winner (2021): Preschool - Best Game App
* Parents' Choice Recommended Mobile App (2017)
PRIVACY
Across all media platforms, PBS KIDS is committed to creating a safe and secure environment for children and families and being transparent about what information is collected from users. To learn more about PBS KIDS’ privacy policy, visit pbskids.org/privacy.
Ratings & Reviews
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Community
Sometimes, you cannot avoid bringing your 4-year-old to the library. Having to pick up a book or do 30 minutes of research can quickly turn into a nightmare. Keep your child amused with a collection of quiet, educational games that work even if the wifi in the library is patchy. moreby Steve
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Community
This app combines games with educational tools for children to make learning more fun and engaging, and it features a wide variety of games aimed at kids aged 2-7, some of which will encourage your child to go outside and explore. moreby Sharon
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Wonderful, but last update...
Jun 27, 2018 By DalianguyMy son and I play these games together regularly. He loves them, they give us lots of new things to interact over, and they have seeded some new interests for him. Thanks to Cookie Creator, for example, my boy got very interested in all of the measurements and following instructions in recipes and even makes some predictions about the kinds of cookies we’re making based on how much of the ingredients we use. The good games are really good, engaging, and help to develop key skills, and most of the games are good. Everything was fine until the last update. We were playing one of the games yesterday, and he wanted to switch to another, but all but four of the games we had downloaded had disappeared, including the one we had just been playing. (We generally play offline, even when a network is available, to keep things limited to the age-appropriate games I have selected for download.) Later, when I got back online to download the games again, it clearly has reset the storage limit, and I can’t for the life of me find the “grown-ups” settings menu to set it back. After about ten minutes, it also changed my home PBS station, which I had previously set in settings—perhaps because I am on the road? more -
Nov 20, 2019 By A Google userThis is a good app and it's used a lot by our five year old. My only issue, much like the video app, is the data usage. Make SURE you have a WIFI connection or unlimited data. Frustratingly, this app also has issues disconnecting when minimized (currently on Android KitKat, though this has been an issue for awhile now), so you can't be sure the app isn't drawing data unless you manually close it out of the tray. For example you can minimize the app and turn off the phone, but occasionally it will randomly start playing music from the loaded game even when the phone is in "sleep" mode. It's still a good app for kids, but you might have to have some rules governing when it can/can't be used and make absolutely certain it's been completely closed out when your child is done or you can kiss your monthly data goodbye. more -
Complicated for little ones to navigate
Aug 7, 2020 By Erica WelshMy son and I adore this app. I love that it is free, and I love the variety it has and the fact that it’s an app that can grow with him. I love that it is safe, and there are no ads or links that can take him anywhere I don’t want him to be. It’s so wonderful that it’s free, and I’m so grateful for that!! I haven’t found /any/ other app like it. But I have one tiny suggestion that will make it significantly better for us. There are so many games on this app, and a lot of them are meant for older kids. My phone is always connected to WiFi, and so when he plays by himself, he tends to download games that he just can’t understand, and then he gets stuck in them and frustrated. And so I was wondering if you could add a toggle switch on the grownups page, to toggle between “Show all games” and “show only downloaded games” on the home page. That way it will be easier for him to choose his own games and only play the ones he knows how to play, but when he gets a little older and gains more skills, I can see them all and choose new ones for him. 5 stars, if someday there is that option. 4 stars for now, because it’s just too hard for him to use. more -
Disappointed with continually having to re-download games
Mar 2, 2019 By adonutgirlIt seems that the frustrations I have with this app are the same ones that parents were reviewing about a year ago - losing downloaded games at random and having to re-download. I have set the space allowance high on purpose to supposedly not have this happen, and yet whenever I have updated the app we lose games, which is super frustrating for my five year old and me as well, especially as we live in a remote place and don’t have the best internet access all the time. On top of this issue, the interface is such that when scrolling through the games my child often accidentally clicks them which begins the downloading process, which can not be stopped! We currently have over thirty games attempting to load which have been going nowhere for weeks. If I was able to at least pause some of the open downloads we might have some success but I have not found any way of doing this. My daughter and I loved this app at the start but it has become so frustrating she barely chooses to play on it now. If these issues were fixed, this app would be very highly rate in my opinion, but with the current issues, it’s only mediocre. If I’m missing something that fixes these problems, please let me know. more -
Great app! But…
Apr 4, 2022 By Rayga01Hello! I am 10 years old and this app is great, but I have a suggestion. I think the app should have an option to sort the games from things other than the shows. For example, age or difficulty. Also, I would like to have the original version of Kart Kingdom back. I have not found out why it was removed in the first place, but it was my favorite PBS game to play. I was so sad when it got removed, and never forgot about it. Then, when I saw it was back I was so excited, only to find that it was missing everything except racing from the original version. I loved that in the original there was Clanky Caverns, mini games, quests, and more. You could also create your own character and play online with other people. Now, none of those things are there. You can select a character from out of 3, and only race against fake, computer people. I would like to have the original Kart Kingdom back please, or, at least, know why it got removed. Thank you for reading! more -
No sound on iPad app
Jan 13, 2021 By NOS2468A while ago the app worked great. Now I can hear a ding when a game downloads, but NO sound within the app. Works ok on iPhone but NOT the iPad. Update: Received the following from the developer and it works! “Hello, and thank you for your review! We are aware of a change on iOS devices that affects sound in our games, and we are working towards a resolution as fast as we can. We have found that toggling 'Silent Mode' or 'Mute' may temporarily resolve some users' issues. Some iOS devices have a small switch on the side or top edge, which can toggle this mode. Toggle the switch to unmute audio. If your device does not have a physical switch that controls this mode, you can find this toggle in Control Center. For older iPads, swipe up from the bottom of the home screen. For newer iPads, swipe down from the top-right corner. Once the Control Center appears, find and tap the bell icon to unmute audio.” more -
Good but imperfect
Apr 10, 2019 By JacquieBullaI haven’t had the app long but I and my 2 boys like it so far. I just have one complaint. They love Word Girl and so like to play Pretty Princess Magical Rescue. Not the most educational but at least there’s a tiny bit of vocabulary at the beginning. However, each time they reach the end of a game scene by collecting the 5 flowers, a man’s voice says there is a riddle to solve and then nothing else happens. Nothing comes up or is said further. We can’t find anything to click on except the X to exit. It’s like it just freezes there so we can go no further in the adventure. I am hopeful this can be fixed and maybe there will be a little more vocabulary or educational component with the riddles too! Otherwise we just only get to go through the first stage of each scene. more -
good but needs a few changes
May 28, 2018 By Kennedy F.It needs a few changes it’s been hard so I suppose you make it so it will have like the app downloads with games and apps and I suppose you make it download faster like taking 4 minutes or less and I suppose that you like make the games easier for little kids and a button where it says easy, hard and medium then all of the bad reports will turn into good reports I have one more change please make it so people will not have bad reports it makes me sad that the bad reports are kind of slowing down your business so if you make those changes people are going to love this app so much they would like to play it all the time so do those changes then no bad reports will send to you so do these few changes so everyone will love this app and wish that they never sent those bad reports so those will turn to good reports more
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Wonderful, but last update...
Jun 27, 2018 By DalianguyMy son and I play these games together regularly. He loves them, they give us lots of new things to interact over, and they have seeded some new interests for him. Thanks to Cookie Creator, for example, my boy got very interested in all of the measurements and following instructions in recipes and even makes some predictions about the kinds of cookies we’re making based on how much of the ingredients we use. The good games are really good, engaging, and help to develop key skills, and most of the games are good. Everything was fine until the last update. We were playing one of the games yesterday, and he wanted to switch to another, but all but four of the games we had downloaded had disappeared, including the one we had just been playing. (We generally play offline, even when a network is available, to keep things limited to the age-appropriate games I have selected for download.) Later, when I got back online to download the games again, it clearly has reset the storage limit, and I can’t for the life of me find the “grown-ups” settings menu to set it back. After about ten minutes, it also changed my home PBS station, which I had previously set in settings—perhaps because I am on the road? more -
Nov 20, 2019 By A Google userThis is a good app and it's used a lot by our five year old. My only issue, much like the video app, is the data usage. Make SURE you have a WIFI connection or unlimited data. Frustratingly, this app also has issues disconnecting when minimized (currently on Android KitKat, though this has been an issue for awhile now), so you can't be sure the app isn't drawing data unless you manually close it out of the tray. For example you can minimize the app and turn off the phone, but occasionally it will randomly start playing music from the loaded game even when the phone is in "sleep" mode. It's still a good app for kids, but you might have to have some rules governing when it can/can't be used and make absolutely certain it's been completely closed out when your child is done or you can kiss your monthly data goodbye. more -
Complicated for little ones to navigate
Aug 7, 2020 By Erica WelshMy son and I adore this app. I love that it is free, and I love the variety it has and the fact that it’s an app that can grow with him. I love that it is safe, and there are no ads or links that can take him anywhere I don’t want him to be. It’s so wonderful that it’s free, and I’m so grateful for that!! I haven’t found /any/ other app like it. But I have one tiny suggestion that will make it significantly better for us. There are so many games on this app, and a lot of them are meant for older kids. My phone is always connected to WiFi, and so when he plays by himself, he tends to download games that he just can’t understand, and then he gets stuck in them and frustrated. And so I was wondering if you could add a toggle switch on the grownups page, to toggle between “Show all games” and “show only downloaded games” on the home page. That way it will be easier for him to choose his own games and only play the ones he knows how to play, but when he gets a little older and gains more skills, I can see them all and choose new ones for him. 5 stars, if someday there is that option. 4 stars for now, because it’s just too hard for him to use. more -
Disappointed with continually having to re-download games
Mar 2, 2019 By adonutgirlIt seems that the frustrations I have with this app are the same ones that parents were reviewing about a year ago - losing downloaded games at random and having to re-download. I have set the space allowance high on purpose to supposedly not have this happen, and yet whenever I have updated the app we lose games, which is super frustrating for my five year old and me as well, especially as we live in a remote place and don’t have the best internet access all the time. On top of this issue, the interface is such that when scrolling through the games my child often accidentally clicks them which begins the downloading process, which can not be stopped! We currently have over thirty games attempting to load which have been going nowhere for weeks. If I was able to at least pause some of the open downloads we might have some success but I have not found any way of doing this. My daughter and I loved this app at the start but it has become so frustrating she barely chooses to play on it now. If these issues were fixed, this app would be very highly rate in my opinion, but with the current issues, it’s only mediocre. If I’m missing something that fixes these problems, please let me know. more -
Great app! But…
Apr 4, 2022 By Rayga01Hello! I am 10 years old and this app is great, but I have a suggestion. I think the app should have an option to sort the games from things other than the shows. For example, age or difficulty. Also, I would like to have the original version of Kart Kingdom back. I have not found out why it was removed in the first place, but it was my favorite PBS game to play. I was so sad when it got removed, and never forgot about it. Then, when I saw it was back I was so excited, only to find that it was missing everything except racing from the original version. I loved that in the original there was Clanky Caverns, mini games, quests, and more. You could also create your own character and play online with other people. Now, none of those things are there. You can select a character from out of 3, and only race against fake, computer people. I would like to have the original Kart Kingdom back please, or, at least, know why it got removed. Thank you for reading! more -
No sound on iPad app
Jan 13, 2021 By NOS2468A while ago the app worked great. Now I can hear a ding when a game downloads, but NO sound within the app. Works ok on iPhone but NOT the iPad. Update: Received the following from the developer and it works! “Hello, and thank you for your review! We are aware of a change on iOS devices that affects sound in our games, and we are working towards a resolution as fast as we can. We have found that toggling 'Silent Mode' or 'Mute' may temporarily resolve some users' issues. Some iOS devices have a small switch on the side or top edge, which can toggle this mode. Toggle the switch to unmute audio. If your device does not have a physical switch that controls this mode, you can find this toggle in Control Center. For older iPads, swipe up from the bottom of the home screen. For newer iPads, swipe down from the top-right corner. Once the Control Center appears, find and tap the bell icon to unmute audio.” more -
Good but imperfect
Apr 10, 2019 By JacquieBullaI haven’t had the app long but I and my 2 boys like it so far. I just have one complaint. They love Word Girl and so like to play Pretty Princess Magical Rescue. Not the most educational but at least there’s a tiny bit of vocabulary at the beginning. However, each time they reach the end of a game scene by collecting the 5 flowers, a man’s voice says there is a riddle to solve and then nothing else happens. Nothing comes up or is said further. We can’t find anything to click on except the X to exit. It’s like it just freezes there so we can go no further in the adventure. I am hopeful this can be fixed and maybe there will be a little more vocabulary or educational component with the riddles too! Otherwise we just only get to go through the first stage of each scene. more -
good but needs a few changes
May 28, 2018 By Kennedy F.It needs a few changes it’s been hard so I suppose you make it so it will have like the app downloads with games and apps and I suppose you make it download faster like taking 4 minutes or less and I suppose that you like make the games easier for little kids and a button where it says easy, hard and medium then all of the bad reports will turn into good reports I have one more change please make it so people will not have bad reports it makes me sad that the bad reports are kind of slowing down your business so if you make those changes people are going to love this app so much they would like to play it all the time so do those changes then no bad reports will send to you so do these few changes so everyone will love this app and wish that they never sent those bad reports so those will turn to good reports more -
Please read this
Jun 2, 2021 By bow bow siwa 200This game has 2 problems: 1: freezing 2: Donkey’s Froyo Stand I’ll start with freezing first. So, I got this game for my 3 year old brother. He was playing Arthur’s Top 20 when all of a sudden the app froze. Of course, it went back to normal after a few seconds, but I’d still like it to not freeze at all. It also froze when we were exiting a game, I had to close the tab and go back to the app. Please fix this freezing thing. Ok, and my second problem is Donkey’s Froyo Stand. My brother was playing it, and it was the same order every time! That’ll definitely get plain and boring. Overall, this app is good. It’s very educational and fun. My brother actually laughs when he loses a game. You know why? Because when you lose a game on this app, they don’t make it sad and boring, they make it funny and enjoyable. Of course, it can get a bit annoying when he loses purposefully 😂 but hey who cares? I love PBS, I love their TV, and their contests and their apps. I actually joined the PBS kids Nebraska writing competition. Anywho, please fix this freezing problem. And please make it so that every froyo order is different while playing Donkey’s Froyo stand. Thank you for taking the time to read this review! 😊 more -
Nov 11, 2020 By Angelica LeubnerTypically, this is a pretty awesome app! My 3 year old loves the games and activities, as she watches the shows on T.V. daily. Sadly, this past week, the app has refused to work. Everytime she tries to access it, it opens for a moment, and then immediately exits out of the app. I tried uninstalling it, and then reinstalling it, but that didn't work. There are also no updates needed. I have a LG G8 ThinQ phone. If it's possible, please fix it. Besides that, the app really is wonderful! more
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Aug 25, 2021 By Morgan RobinsonThis is my 3 year old son's favorite app. He uses it all the time and we normally love it. But for the past 2 days, every time he tries to exit a game to play another, which- let's be real- can happen every 10 seconds because he's 3, the app freezes. It just stays on that hot pink loading screen without changing while I have a toddler on the verge of meltdown because he wants to play and can't. Fix the issue and the app is a solid 4 stars. (Because not all the games are always available.) more -
Feb 1, 2019 By A Google userThe games should have settings so younger children can not access the advanced games. Also if the games were organized by age, that would be great. We love playing games with all of our PBS characters. I have two children that share the app on my phone. Switching between levels would help tremendously. Also, I have unistalled and reinstalled app to fix system crash. more -
Nov 10, 2020 By Amy KingApp hasn't worked at all for months. It was great before, lots of really fun and educational games for kids to play with their favorite characters, but all of that is lost as long as the app doesn't work. For the last several months it would open but never actually load past the loading screen, but now it won't even open at all, it's just a blank pink screen and then it crashes. Severely broken app. more -
Oct 14, 2020 By Saadia YacoobMy daughter absolutely loves PBS games! But the app seems to have a consistent problem with sound. The sound seems to stop working on the games. Usually we reinstall it but we lost sound on the app two weeks ago and have reinstalled it several times with no luck. Still no sound on the games. more -
Could be so much better
Jan 6, 2019 By YourfucjingmotherThis app is so close to being awesome, so I’m sad to give it such a low score. The app has a lot of really great individual games. But there are so many silly things holding back the app as a whole. 1. I can’t figure how to access adult settings. Other reviewers have mentioned some kind of menu for adults, but I can’t find it on iPhone or on iPad 2. I should be able to download every game if I want to. My iPad has plenty of unused storage space. Even if I can’t have or don’t need every game available from this app, I should at least be able to choose which one gets deleted to make more space. Right now the app automatically removes the one that was downloaded the longest time ago. There are some I want to keep available at all times! 3. The app should have the games sorted by age level. Some are for toddlers, some are for preschoolers, some for kindergarten, etc. I shouldn’t have to test every game so extensively to know if it’s appropriate more -
Nov 8, 2020 By Colleen CunninghamApp will not open. I've restarted tablet, made sure all software updates were installed, un-installed and re-installed the app, and double-checked wifi connection. Nothing works! I've had this app for two years without any problems then all the sudden it won't work. more -
Jan 26, 2020 By A Google userGreat when it works. I have had to reinstall it 3 times as it freezes and won't load. That is 3 on two tablets....so I guess it has been 6 times...That wouldn't be a problem if it were a normal game. You have to re down load every game. It takes hours!!! My kids freak out. It is a big deal. Fix it and I will give you 5 because my kids love the games. more -
Nov 8, 2020 By Amanda JohnsonMy daughter loves the PBS kids games app. However, as noted by other reviewers, there's a reason I give only 2 stars. This app has bugs/glitches. Will spontaneously close, freeze/ act like it's losing a game that never starts. Usually I've been able to uninstall and reinstall to fix but at this time I've reinstalled and the app continues to close without even opening fully. Disappointing... more -
Jul 13, 2021 By David ColvinPoorly optimized app. App will continue to use resources when it's in the background or the screen is off. You have to make sure to close out of it every time, which is hard for kids to remember. It even continues playing sounds while the screen is locked. Takes a child's device from 100% battery to 0% in no time. more -
FIX!!
Jul 18, 2022 By Weekshopping1: When I was little I played one of the odd squad games called Cases. But I went somewhere (I forgot most of what I thought of saying) and all the tubes were filled up I and something came up and freaked me out so badly that i turned off my tablet and never played cases, 2:a another game I played called The Monster At The End Of This Game had a glitch (this problem wasn’t as bad as the odd squad Cases one.) and the glitch was after you wait a while, you cannot tap any of the buttons(except the exit game one). 3: the kart kingdom racing game was fun but had many problems one problem is that a level called lively bones is so spooky and still scares me EVEN THOUGH IM 9!!!!!! Another problem for the kart kingdom racing is that the levels are so advanced or even HARDCORE! One level took me 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So please fix more
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Community
Sometimes, you cannot avoid bringing your 4-year-old to the library. Having to pick up a book or do 30 minutes of research can quickly turn into a nightmare. Keep your child amused with a collection of quiet, educational games that work even if the wifi in the library is patchy. moreby Steve
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Community
This app combines games with educational tools for children to make learning more fun and engaging, and it features a wide variety of games aimed at kids aged 2-7, some of which will encourage your child to go outside and explore. moreby Sharon
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Awesome app!
Dec 1, 2020 By CymphaneeThis is an amazing app! There’s so much to see, play And there’s so many adventures that you can play, I love this app And that it has every cartoon Games, It’s very amazing I love about it that you don’t have to Buy or purchase anything so yah there’s games you Can play if your bored And I play the games when I’m in zoom class. it’s really entertaining to See! If your reading this Then thank you because this app is really fun to play And see soooooooooooo please get it It’s for free then if you make your apps free people will Purchase it more! but if it’s for money Not much people will get it because they don’t wanna waste money just on games. But this app is amazing please make more games like this! more -
Jan 4, 2022 By Sheila CatronThis app is very educational and fun for young children. We like that there are not troublesome ads that the parents can't control. It is a better use of their time than watching too many videos. We limit our family screen time for educational purposes. It is very interactive and easy to use. Our child loves the little characters. more -
Application good, but has problems
Feb 15, 2021 By Mrs2Happy4My grandsons 7 and 4 liked this app. I think some of the games are a little strange, but maybe that’s the limited instructions they give. To figure out how to play them. One game, appears backwards to me-you have to move items to make a course with a conveyor belt. On my Kindle Fire HD, the app won’t load anymore. Deleted app and reloaded - still didn’t fix it. On my IPad, some of the games don’t do anything when you press the play button (Wild Kratt’s Under the Sea to name one). Both these problems just started happening on the devices. more -
Oct 16, 2019 By A Google userIt can be a little glitchy depending on what device we're using, but it's PBS, so forgiven. If I could choose only ONE app to have for my daughter, this would be it hands down. There are so many games from all the shows she already loves and they are brilliant. My three year old now understands engineering and balancing ecosystems and she loves it. more -
Very good app but a few problems
Dec 6, 2020 By lindseysl2011This is a very good app but i suggest you add More games to Xavier riddle and the secret museum and other tv shows but i have something to say my brother also plays this and he is four and it takes so long for the apps games on his iPad to load and he cant control his wait time cause he is only four And on iPhone it loads very quickly i suggest you put the same speed on iPad and iPhone So more people want to play and my brother plays this after we get home on Thursday Friday and when he finishes school work on Monday and Tuesday Wednesday. more
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Wonderful, but last update...
Jun 27, 2018 By DalianguyMy son and I play these games together regularly. He loves them, they give us lots of new things to interact over, and they have seeded some new interests for him. Thanks to Cookie Creator, for example, my boy got very interested in all of the measurements and following instructions in recipes and even makes some predictions about the kinds of cookies we’re making based on how much of the ingredients we use. The good games are really good, engaging, and help to develop key skills, and most of the games are good. Everything was fine until the last update. We were playing one of the games yesterday, and he wanted to switch to another, but all but four of the games we had downloaded had disappeared, including the one we had just been playing. (We generally play offline, even when a network is available, to keep things limited to the age-appropriate games I have selected for download.) Later, when I got back online to download the games again, it clearly has reset the storage limit, and I can’t for the life of me find the “grown-ups” settings menu to set it back. After about ten minutes, it also changed my home PBS station, which I had previously set in settings—perhaps because I am on the road? more -
Nov 20, 2019 By A Google userThis is a good app and it's used a lot by our five year old. My only issue, much like the video app, is the data usage. Make SURE you have a WIFI connection or unlimited data. Frustratingly, this app also has issues disconnecting when minimized (currently on Android KitKat, though this has been an issue for awhile now), so you can't be sure the app isn't drawing data unless you manually close it out of the tray. For example you can minimize the app and turn off the phone, but occasionally it will randomly start playing music from the loaded game even when the phone is in "sleep" mode. It's still a good app for kids, but you might have to have some rules governing when it can/can't be used and make absolutely certain it's been completely closed out when your child is done or you can kiss your monthly data goodbye. more -
Complicated for little ones to navigate
Aug 7, 2020 By Erica WelshMy son and I adore this app. I love that it is free, and I love the variety it has and the fact that it’s an app that can grow with him. I love that it is safe, and there are no ads or links that can take him anywhere I don’t want him to be. It’s so wonderful that it’s free, and I’m so grateful for that!! I haven’t found /any/ other app like it. But I have one tiny suggestion that will make it significantly better for us. There are so many games on this app, and a lot of them are meant for older kids. My phone is always connected to WiFi, and so when he plays by himself, he tends to download games that he just can’t understand, and then he gets stuck in them and frustrated. And so I was wondering if you could add a toggle switch on the grownups page, to toggle between “Show all games” and “show only downloaded games” on the home page. That way it will be easier for him to choose his own games and only play the ones he knows how to play, but when he gets a little older and gains more skills, I can see them all and choose new ones for him. 5 stars, if someday there is that option. 4 stars for now, because it’s just too hard for him to use. more -
Great app! But…
Apr 4, 2022 By Rayga01Hello! I am 10 years old and this app is great, but I have a suggestion. I think the app should have an option to sort the games from things other than the shows. For example, age or difficulty. Also, I would like to have the original version of Kart Kingdom back. I have not found out why it was removed in the first place, but it was my favorite PBS game to play. I was so sad when it got removed, and never forgot about it. Then, when I saw it was back I was so excited, only to find that it was missing everything except racing from the original version. I loved that in the original there was Clanky Caverns, mini games, quests, and more. You could also create your own character and play online with other people. Now, none of those things are there. You can select a character from out of 3, and only race against fake, computer people. I would like to have the original Kart Kingdom back please, or, at least, know why it got removed. Thank you for reading! more -
No sound on iPad app
Jan 13, 2021 By NOS2468A while ago the app worked great. Now I can hear a ding when a game downloads, but NO sound within the app. Works ok on iPhone but NOT the iPad. Update: Received the following from the developer and it works! “Hello, and thank you for your review! We are aware of a change on iOS devices that affects sound in our games, and we are working towards a resolution as fast as we can. We have found that toggling 'Silent Mode' or 'Mute' may temporarily resolve some users' issues. Some iOS devices have a small switch on the side or top edge, which can toggle this mode. Toggle the switch to unmute audio. If your device does not have a physical switch that controls this mode, you can find this toggle in Control Center. For older iPads, swipe up from the bottom of the home screen. For newer iPads, swipe down from the top-right corner. Once the Control Center appears, find and tap the bell icon to unmute audio.” more -
Good but imperfect
Apr 10, 2019 By JacquieBullaI haven’t had the app long but I and my 2 boys like it so far. I just have one complaint. They love Word Girl and so like to play Pretty Princess Magical Rescue. Not the most educational but at least there’s a tiny bit of vocabulary at the beginning. However, each time they reach the end of a game scene by collecting the 5 flowers, a man’s voice says there is a riddle to solve and then nothing else happens. Nothing comes up or is said further. We can’t find anything to click on except the X to exit. It’s like it just freezes there so we can go no further in the adventure. I am hopeful this can be fixed and maybe there will be a little more vocabulary or educational component with the riddles too! Otherwise we just only get to go through the first stage of each scene. more -
Nov 11, 2020 By Angelica LeubnerTypically, this is a pretty awesome app! My 3 year old loves the games and activities, as she watches the shows on T.V. daily. Sadly, this past week, the app has refused to work. Everytime she tries to access it, it opens for a moment, and then immediately exits out of the app. I tried uninstalling it, and then reinstalling it, but that didn't work. There are also no updates needed. I have a LG G8 ThinQ phone. If it's possible, please fix it. Besides that, the app really is wonderful! more -
Fun Games for young children thoughmany bugs
Feb 12, 2021 By Val8780My son has been loving playing games in this app since pre-k. Over the past couple of months, we have tried updating the app but no matter what we try, we cannot get any sound to play in the games. We have tried a few games and nothing works. Sometimes the scroll on the right side of the screen sticks so we cannot select different shows either. I would have loved to leave feedback within the app instead of in the app store but could not find a any place to leeave feedback. Once these issues are addressed, we would love to come back and play our favorite games again! Aside from these bugs, I highly recommend this app for your child! more -
Dec 23, 2020 By Kiersten KraftOverall all this is a really great app. Tons of games from lots of different shows, incorporates themes from the shows, good variety in types of games that are interesting without being frustrating. Lost a star because bugs aren't uncommon. But overall I'm impressed and appreciate this great free app. more -
Good;multiple games have multiple problems
Apr 7, 2020 By BoogerPieI love this game but it has A LOT of problems. Odd Squad: In this game, sound is important. Without it, you can hardly get the instructions. However, this section often has the noise almost fuzzy, meaning that it becomes annoying, so I either mute it or turn it down till I can hardly hear it. And on the last area of Sector 21, almost all of the area that you couldn’t walk on was red instead of showing the trees and rocks. And on both that area AND some of the areas before that one it didn’t show the animal, a thing on that level, something else, or a mix between! more
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Disappointed with continually having to re-download games
Mar 2, 2019 By adonutgirlIt seems that the frustrations I have with this app are the same ones that parents were reviewing about a year ago - losing downloaded games at random and having to re-download. I have set the space allowance high on purpose to supposedly not have this happen, and yet whenever I have updated the app we lose games, which is super frustrating for my five year old and me as well, especially as we live in a remote place and don’t have the best internet access all the time. On top of this issue, the interface is such that when scrolling through the games my child often accidentally clicks them which begins the downloading process, which can not be stopped! We currently have over thirty games attempting to load which have been going nowhere for weeks. If I was able to at least pause some of the open downloads we might have some success but I have not found any way of doing this. My daughter and I loved this app at the start but it has become so frustrating she barely chooses to play on it now. If these issues were fixed, this app would be very highly rate in my opinion, but with the current issues, it’s only mediocre. If I’m missing something that fixes these problems, please let me know. more -
good but needs a few changes
May 28, 2018 By Kennedy F.It needs a few changes it’s been hard so I suppose you make it so it will have like the app downloads with games and apps and I suppose you make it download faster like taking 4 minutes or less and I suppose that you like make the games easier for little kids and a button where it says easy, hard and medium then all of the bad reports will turn into good reports I have one more change please make it so people will not have bad reports it makes me sad that the bad reports are kind of slowing down your business so if you make those changes people are going to love this app so much they would like to play it all the time so do those changes then no bad reports will send to you so do these few changes so everyone will love this app and wish that they never sent those bad reports so those will turn to good reports more -
Please read this
Jun 2, 2021 By bow bow siwa 200This game has 2 problems: 1: freezing 2: Donkey’s Froyo Stand I’ll start with freezing first. So, I got this game for my 3 year old brother. He was playing Arthur’s Top 20 when all of a sudden the app froze. Of course, it went back to normal after a few seconds, but I’d still like it to not freeze at all. It also froze when we were exiting a game, I had to close the tab and go back to the app. Please fix this freezing thing. Ok, and my second problem is Donkey’s Froyo Stand. My brother was playing it, and it was the same order every time! That’ll definitely get plain and boring. Overall, this app is good. It’s very educational and fun. My brother actually laughs when he loses a game. You know why? Because when you lose a game on this app, they don’t make it sad and boring, they make it funny and enjoyable. Of course, it can get a bit annoying when he loses purposefully 😂 but hey who cares? I love PBS, I love their TV, and their contests and their apps. I actually joined the PBS kids Nebraska writing competition. Anywho, please fix this freezing problem. And please make it so that every froyo order is different while playing Donkey’s Froyo stand. Thank you for taking the time to read this review! 😊 more -
Poorly designed game queue
Mar 26, 2020 By OandOmamaSCMy kids love the PBS apps but this one (Games) has one huge frustration. Maybe older kids can pace themselves on loading games but my littles don't understand that the one they chose last will have to wait for the 15 (or however many) others they clicked first to load. It either needs to not let them choose a new one until the last one gets done OR allows the user to pause or end a game from loading. That way when they see one they'd rather play, they aren't stuck waiting on games they no longer want. It'd also help if you knew which game was next to load. I've even closed the app and reopened hoping we could start the "load queue" over but it remembers and resumes with the long line of games. Once the games load it's a great app! My two just rarely wait around for it. more -
Jul 26, 2020 By Daisy MaeThis was my sons all time favorite app. No issues and so much fun for him. He has learned so much while enjoying the games. Then suddenly it is no longer compatible with any of our kindle devices. Horrible. It works on our chromebook but that's it. Not sure what the problem is but hopefully this app progresses to be available on Kindle devices. more -
Meh
Jun 5, 2019 By JejjadhehdhjshdI got this for myself when I was little (like maybe 4 years old) and 6 years later I still have it! It’s usually because I get bored and have nothing else to do, so it takes care of my boredom, but there are issues! I downloaded a game and when it looked like it downloaded, it actually wasn’t downloaded! I had to download it again! Another issue is when I played a game, like Agent Checkup, form Odd Squad, it would freeze! I am still a kid and really enjoy this app, but I think you need to fix this! Maybe I’ll even have this when I’m older! I enjoy the game and it’s very fun! My little brother likes it to! I’ll probably have this game for a long time! I also watch the pbs kids videos! I also learned a lot when I was young with this game! That’s pretty much it and thanks for reading! 👋👍🙂 more -
OK
Apr 4, 2020 By creepy wormsWell for starters it’s not the best game but for young children it’s amazing I loaded this game for all my children and well and really all the young ones with crazy over it 😂😂 I don’t not recommend this game for older children probably past the age of 7 The games are the best either some of them are fun. But mostly all the games are boring😴👎🏻 I mean I do you consider loading it if you have young children past the age of seven but mostly it’s not the best game I love all of the games well most of them😒 some of them can be very annoying and drive me crazy😡 it also freezes a lot which is very annoying😤😤 I mean overtime your kids will most likely get bored of it my kids only lasted about two months before they all deleted the app soooooo Great game find for a little kids but Meh fine I guess 🙄🙄 more -
Great games but very buggy and freezes constantly
Apr 13, 2019 By MarmottefaceMy daughter loves the games. I just wish some of the games didn’t constantly freeze up or slow down. The Odd Squad Sector 21 game is her favorite, but it starts to get buggy pretty soon after playing it. It’s painstakingly slow to move the character through the terrains to find creatures, or the markers (like rocks or trees) you’re supposed to get to aren't even there (but you can still search in that spot and the animal can still be found - you just can’t see the animal either. It’s disappoint because the app has such great content. We’ve deleted and reinstalled the app several times. Our iPad and iPhones that have the app on them have plenty of space and we run the most current iOS. more
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Aug 25, 2021 By Morgan RobinsonThis is my 3 year old son's favorite app. He uses it all the time and we normally love it. But for the past 2 days, every time he tries to exit a game to play another, which- let's be real- can happen every 10 seconds because he's 3, the app freezes. It just stays on that hot pink loading screen without changing while I have a toddler on the verge of meltdown because he wants to play and can't. Fix the issue and the app is a solid 4 stars. (Because not all the games are always available.) more -
Feb 1, 2019 By A Google userThe games should have settings so younger children can not access the advanced games. Also if the games were organized by age, that would be great. We love playing games with all of our PBS characters. I have two children that share the app on my phone. Switching between levels would help tremendously. Also, I have unistalled and reinstalled app to fix system crash. more -
Oct 14, 2020 By Saadia YacoobMy daughter absolutely loves PBS games! But the app seems to have a consistent problem with sound. The sound seems to stop working on the games. Usually we reinstall it but we lost sound on the app two weeks ago and have reinstalled it several times with no luck. Still no sound on the games. more -
Could be so much better
Jan 6, 2019 By YourfucjingmotherThis app is so close to being awesome, so I’m sad to give it such a low score. The app has a lot of really great individual games. But there are so many silly things holding back the app as a whole. 1. I can’t figure how to access adult settings. Other reviewers have mentioned some kind of menu for adults, but I can’t find it on iPhone or on iPad 2. I should be able to download every game if I want to. My iPad has plenty of unused storage space. Even if I can’t have or don’t need every game available from this app, I should at least be able to choose which one gets deleted to make more space. Right now the app automatically removes the one that was downloaded the longest time ago. There are some I want to keep available at all times! 3. The app should have the games sorted by age level. Some are for toddlers, some are for preschoolers, some for kindergarten, etc. I shouldn’t have to test every game so extensively to know if it’s appropriate more -
Jan 26, 2020 By A Google userGreat when it works. I have had to reinstall it 3 times as it freezes and won't load. That is 3 on two tablets....so I guess it has been 6 times...That wouldn't be a problem if it were a normal game. You have to re down load every game. It takes hours!!! My kids freak out. It is a big deal. Fix it and I will give you 5 because my kids love the games. more -
Nov 8, 2020 By Amanda JohnsonMy daughter loves the PBS kids games app. However, as noted by other reviewers, there's a reason I give only 2 stars. This app has bugs/glitches. Will spontaneously close, freeze/ act like it's losing a game that never starts. Usually I've been able to uninstall and reinstall to fix but at this time I've reinstalled and the app continues to close without even opening fully. Disappointing... more -
Jul 13, 2021 By David ColvinPoorly optimized app. App will continue to use resources when it's in the background or the screen is off. You have to make sure to close out of it every time, which is hard for kids to remember. It even continues playing sounds while the screen is locked. Takes a child's device from 100% battery to 0% in no time. more -
FIX!!
Jul 18, 2022 By Weekshopping1: When I was little I played one of the odd squad games called Cases. But I went somewhere (I forgot most of what I thought of saying) and all the tubes were filled up I and something came up and freaked me out so badly that i turned off my tablet and never played cases, 2:a another game I played called The Monster At The End Of This Game had a glitch (this problem wasn’t as bad as the odd squad Cases one.) and the glitch was after you wait a while, you cannot tap any of the buttons(except the exit game one). 3: the kart kingdom racing game was fun but had many problems one problem is that a level called lively bones is so spooky and still scares me EVEN THOUGH IM 9!!!!!! Another problem for the kart kingdom racing is that the levels are so advanced or even HARDCORE! One level took me 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So please fix more -
Mar 11, 2021 By Queen ZoltraOnly 2 stars because my kids love the games and videos. Also because I'm glad they are learning and safe on this app. But huge problems with it working most of the time. Have tried on many devices (multiple phone's and tablets some of which are brand new) so I know the issues on their end not mine. But it takes forever to download any game they want to play into the app. If they click more then one there is no way to unclick them and it takes forever to download IF it even does usually not. more
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Nov 10, 2020 By Amy KingApp hasn't worked at all for months. It was great before, lots of really fun and educational games for kids to play with their favorite characters, but all of that is lost as long as the app doesn't work. For the last several months it would open but never actually load past the loading screen, but now it won't even open at all, it's just a blank pink screen and then it crashes. Severely broken app. more -
Nov 8, 2020 By Colleen CunninghamApp will not open. I've restarted tablet, made sure all software updates were installed, un-installed and re-installed the app, and double-checked wifi connection. Nothing works! I've had this app for two years without any problems then all the sudden it won't work. more -
Jul 16, 2019 By A Google userExtremely disappointing. Downloaded for my almost 6 year old. Two minutes into the first game my phone not only froze, but went completely black. I could not even turn the phone off. In the middle of the grocery store, I had to pop my phone apart and take the battery out just to reset it. Thankfully my current phone HAS a removable battery!!! I immediately removed the PBS kids game app. And then proceeded to handle the meltdown which followed. more -
I hate this buggy app with the fire of a thousand suns
Feb 6, 2021 By SeanofwOn some of our iOS devices, this app has no sound, and on some, it crashes frequently. It works (usually) on my wife’s iPhone, and (sometimes, crashing often) on my iPad, and (sometimes, crashing a lot) on my old iPhone; but not at all on my brand-new, fully-updated iPhone. Reboots, toggles, settings, reinstalls — nothing fixes it if it doesn’t work: Take it from a programmer that this app is just *buggy*. The sound issues are widely reported online and have been for *years*; I wouldn’t expect them to be fixed soon. If I could rate this app zero stars for all the screaming fits it’s produced in my household from preschoolers who don’t understand why their games won’t work, I absolutely would. Don’t install this; you’ll be glad you didn’t. more
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PBS KIDS Games
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3.5.5
PBS KIDS Games App is getting a fresh look! Download the latest update to see our new logo! This update also resolves bugs preventing games from playing as expected.
New PBS KIDS voice-over has been added to the Spanish/English tabs as well as when we introduce new games!
The PBS KIDS Games App has a brand new summer collection! This update also resolves an issue with black screens preventing game play.
Bug fixes and performance updates.
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
We've updated the PBS KIDS Games App with major performance optimizations and bug fixes!
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
PBS KIDS Games app has a new look for spring! Play nature-themed games and explore the outdoors in the latest update.
Calling all Kart Kingdom fans!!! Download the latest update for access to a Kart Kingdom Racing surprise launching in the PBS KIDS Games App late next week!
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
PBS KIDS is excited to bring you our annual Valentine's Day edition of Games App! Enjoy new Valentine's Day theming--including Game of the Day Valentines cards from your favorite characters. This update also brings bug fixes and performance updates.
Bug fixes and performance improvements
PBS KIDS Games App is excited to share our annual Winter update! PBS KIDS characters are wearing their winter best and we have a great new collection of seasonal games. We've also added bug fixes and performance updates.
Bug fixes for the Grownups tab and offline mode plus additional performance updates.
Bug fixes and performance updates to help resolve some bugs in offline mode as well as the grownups tab.
Download the latest version of the PBS KIDS games app for our annual Halloween takeover! Dot's Spot is back with a new collection of seasonal games for the fall.
Bug fixes and performance updates
Download the latest version of the PBS KIDS games app to enjoy newly added Spanish games for the hit shows Cat in the Hat and Curious George! We've also resolved an issue that causes the PBS KIDS Games App to get stuck on the loading screen after exiting a game along with other performance improvements and bug fixes.
Performance improvements and bug fixes.
3.2.0 - storage updates
Bug fixes
Update to seasonal content
Backend updates.
Backend updates
Spring games collection!
Bug fixes and updates
Spring comes to the PBS KIDS Games app
Bug fixes
Spring comes to the PBS KIDS Games app
Bug fixes
Spring comes to the PBS KIDS Games App
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Bug fixes and updates
Valentines Day Update
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Valentines Day comes to the PBS KIDS Games app.
Bug Fixes and Updates
PBS KIDS Games App
Bug fixes & updates
Team Hamster comes to the PBS KIDS Games app!
Winter comes to the PBS KIDS Games app!
Winter Comes to PBS KIDS!
Enjoy new winter-themed games from your favorite PBS KIDS shows!
PBS KIDS Games App Updates:
Update to resolve crash issues.
Bug fixes and updates.
Bug Fixes and Updates
Halloween comes to PBS KIDS
Bug Fixes
Halloween comes to PBS KIDS
Bug Fixes
Updates
Bug fixes
Bug Fixes
Bug fixes
Spring comes to the PBS KIDS Games App
- Bug Fixes
Spring comes to the PBS KIDS Games App.
New games and bug fixes
Spring comes to the PBS KIDS Games App.
New games and bug fixes
PBS KIDS Games App is getting a fresh look! Download the latest update to see our new logo!
New PBS KIDS voice-over has been added to the Spanish/English tabs as well as when we introduce new games!
The PBS KIDS Games App has a brand new summer collection!
Bug fixes and performance updates.
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
We've updated the PBS KIDS Games App with major performance optimizations and bug fixes! We encourage our users to update to iOS 15.5 to ensure the best user experience.
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
PBS KIDS Games app has a new look for spring! Play nature-themed games and explore the outdoors in the latest update.
Calling all Kart Kingdom fans!!! Download the latest update for access to a Kart Kingdom Racing surprise launching in the PBS KIDS Games App late next week!
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
Bug fixes and performance optimizations
PBS KIDS is excited to bring you our annual Valentine's Day edition of Games App! Enjoy new Valentine's Day theming--including Game of the Day Valentines cards from your favorite characters. This update also brings bug fixes and performance updates.
Bug fixes and performance improvements
PBS KIDS Games App is excited to share our annual Winter update! PBS KIDS characters are wearing their winter best and we have a great new collection of seasonal games. We've also added bug fixes and performance updates.
Bug fixes for the Grownups tab and offline mode plus additional performance updates.
Bug fixes and performance updates to help resolve some bugs in offline mode as well as the grownups tab.
Download the latest version of the PBS KIDS games app for our annual Halloween takeover! Dot's Spot is back with a new collection of seasonal games for the fall.
Bug fixes and performance updates
Download the latest version of the PBS KIDS games app to enjoy newly added Spanish games for the hit shows Cat in the Hat and Curious George! We've also resolved an issue that causes the PBS KIDS Games App to get stuck on the loading screen after exiting a game along with other performance improvements and bug fixes.
Performance improvements and bug fixes.
Storing games for quick loading and offline play has gotten better!
We've fixed some bugs and increased space available for games.
Bug fixes
Update to seasonal content
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