Time to get “Appy” and check out these recommended Apps for Child Life Specialists, Educators, Parents, and Kids! Click on the title of the App to read a summary about the app!
Medical Preparation
Name: Book Creator
Age/Developmental Stage: Any!
Available for these devices: iOS (app) and Chrome (desktop). Information at https://bookcreator.com/
Cost: iOS-1 free book; $4.99 for a library
Chrome-1 library with up to 40 free books; $60 per year for 180 books, $120 per year for 1000 books
Name: Chemo Duck
Age/Developmental Stage: Toddler-School Age
Available for these devices: iOS
Cost: Free!
Name: Doctor Kids
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool-Early School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free! (Ad removal upgrade for $1.99. Additional purchases can be made in-app)
Name: My First Surgery
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool-Early School Age
Available for these devices: iOS
Cost: Free!
Name: Know Your Body
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool-School Age
Available for these devices: iOS
Cost: Free!
Name: Okee in Medical Imaging
Age/Developmental Stage: School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free!
Name: Sesame Street & Autism
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool-Early School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free!
Name: Simply Sayin’
Age/Developmental Stage: Late Preschool-Adolescence (3-18)
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free!
Coping 
Name: Breathing Bubbles
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool-Early School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free!
Name: Help Kids Cope
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool-Adolescence
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free!
Name: Middle School Confidential-Series
Age/Developmental Stage: Older School Age-Early Adolescence
Available for these devices: iOS, Android, Amazon
Cost: Middle School Confidential 1: Be Confident in Who You Are-$2.99, Middle School Confidential 2: Real Friends vs. the Other Kind-$2.99, & Middle School Confidential 3: What’s Up with My Family?-$2.99
Name: Sleep Pillow Sounds
Age/Developmental Stage: Any Age and Stage!
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free for Android, $2.99 for iOS (Additional sounds may be purchased at varied prices.)
Name: Super Stretch Kids Yoga
Age/Developmental Stage: Toddler-School Age
Available for these devices: iOS
Cost: Free!
Distraction
Name: 4 Pics 1 Word
Age/Developmental Stage: Older School Age-Adolescence
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free! (Additional challenges or coins may be purchased. Ad Free costs $1.99)
Name: Charades for Kids
Age/Developmental Stage: Early School Age and up
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free! (Some Ad pop-up and in-app purchases available)
Name: Color Me
Age/Developmental Stage: Older School Age-Adolescence
Available for these devices: iOS, Android, Microsoft Devices
Cost: Free!
Name: Disney Story Central
Age/Developmental Stage: Early School Age
Available for these devices: iOS
Cost: Free, with in-app purchase capability for more stories
Name: Kids Doodle-Color and Draw
Age/Developmental Stage: Toddler-Early School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free!
Name: Mad Libs
Age/Developmental Stage: School Age-Adolescence
Available for these devices: iOS, Android, and Desktop (www.madlibs.com)
Cost: Free! (Additional stories can be purchases through the app or online)
Name: Magic Jigsaw Puzzle
Age/Developmental Stage: Early School age and up!
Available for these devices: iOS, Android, Windows, & Amazon
Cost: Free!
Name: Toy Blast!
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool-Early School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free (in-app purchases available)
Name: UnMonsters
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool-School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free!
Therapeutic Expression
Name: Baby Sign and Learn
Age/Developmental Stage: Infant-Toddler
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free on iTunes, $2.99 on Android
Name: Drum Kit
Age/Developmental Stage: Everyone!
Available for these devices: iOS (Similar versions of this app are available on Android)
Cost: Free (Ads do pop up)
Name: Feel Electric! 
Age/Developmental Stage: School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: Free! (This is a relatively large app size. Make sure you have enough room on your digital device!)
Name: GoNoodle
Age/Developmental Stage: Toddler-School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Desktop (www.gonoodle.com)
Cost: Free! (Some premium videos do require a specific charge.)
Name: Kids’ Grief
Age/Developmental Stage: Toddler-Older School Age
Available for these devices: iOS and Android
Cost: $1.99 via iTunes, $2.99 via Google Play
Name: Kids World Cultures
Age/Developmental Stage: Early School Age
Available for these devices: iOS
Cost: Free!
Name: StoryKit
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool age and up!
Available for these devices: iOS
Cost: Free!
Name: Tellagami
Age/Developmental Stage: Any age and stage!
Available for these devices: iOS
Cost: Free (an educator version of this app available for $1.99)
Name: Virtual Sandtray
Age/Developmental Stage: Preschool age and up.
Available for these devices: iOS (Apple iPad), as well as virtual reality (VR). Find out more at http://www.sandtrayplay.com
Cost: $149.99 via iTunes. I recommend contact prior purchase (You may be eligible for a trial for consideration).
Other
Name: Parenting Hero
Age/Developmental Stage: For parents of young children (ages 2-7)
Available for these devices: iOS
Cost: Free!
Summary: See the following post from blogger Child Life Mommy! You can also learn more about the app here
Magic of Child Life 