Kids have brilliant app ideas — usually about pets, points, stickers and being in charge of something. Prototyping them together is a great way to talk about how apps work, and the results are genuinely fun to play with on a tablet or phone.
Every idea here uses big buttons, simple words and no accounts or messaging, so it is safe to try with younger children. Pick the Big & friendly style for even larger text.
Do a chore, earn a star, unlock a reward.
A chore chart app for kids aged 6-10: each child has an avatar and a list of chores with big tick buttons, earns gold stars, and can spend stars on rewards a parent set up, with a weekly star chart.
Brush, book, bed — with a timer for each.
A bedtime routine app for young children: a sequence of big picture steps (pyjamas, brush teeth, story, lights out) with a friendly countdown for each step and a sleepy moon animation at the end.
This week's spelling list as a game.
A spelling practice game: a parent enters this week's spelling words, the child hears a word (shown as a hint), types it, gets instant feedback with stars, and sees a trophy screen after all words.
Feed, walk, cuddle — did we do it today?
A pet care app for a family dog: daily checklist for feeding, walks and water with big icons, a photo-style pet profile, and a fun "happiness meter" that fills as tasks are completed.
Beat your best time on the 7s.
A times tables trainer for kids: choose a table from 2 to 12, answer twenty quick questions with big number buttons, race a friendly timer, and collect badges for each table mastered.
Pick a hero, a place and a problem.
A story builder app for children: choose a hero, a setting and a twist from picture cards, then read the generated short story page by page with big text and a "make another" button.
Save, spend and see it grow.
A pocket money app for a child: three jars (save, spend, give), add weekly pocket money, move coins between jars with a tap, set a savings goal with a picture and watch a progress bar.
Every book read this year, with a star rating.
A reading log app for a young reader: add a book with a cover colour and title, rate it with stars, log pages read, see a bookshelf that fills up and unlock reading badges.
A fair timer everyone can see.
A family screen-time timer: each child has a daily allowance, a big start/stop button, a visible countdown ring, and a parent screen to add bonus minutes for good behaviour.
One kind thing a day for a month.
A kindness calendar app: thirty daily kindness challenges shown as flip cards, tick them off, add a photo-style note, and see a growing garden as the month fills up.
What should I wear today?
A "what to wear" app for kids: pick today's weather from big icons (sunny, rainy, cold, windy), see a cartoon character dressed appropriately, and a simple checklist to pack for school.
Simple recipes with picture steps.
A kids cooking app with six easy recipes shown as big picture steps, a tap-to-tick ingredients list, timers built into the steps and a "we made it" badge collection.