Subway Surfers
Free endless runner with ads, 4.6 on Google Play, now at version 3.71.0
Games for kids on Android
This page covers Android games and apps for children, grouped by the kind of play they involve. None of them earns a top rating in our catalog, and only a few are free of ads, so the ad question is the first thing to check.
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The main types are easy to name. Endless runners such as Subway Surfers and Sonic Dash Run reward quick reflexes. Rhythm apps like Magic Tiles 3 turn tapping into music. Pet care belongs to My Talking Tom 2. Role-play and learning games come from BabyBus, and creative sandboxes include Coloring Games and Toca Boca World.
Nothing here tells us whether these apps follow children's privacy rules, so read each Google Play page and the app's settings before handing a device to a child. Google Play is where you install all of them.
Apps in this category
Sonic Dash Run
SEGA's 3D endless runner with Green Hill tracks and unlockable characters
Magic Tiles 3
Rhythm piano game with 45,000+ songs, offline play and battle mode
My Talking Tom 2
Offline pet game with 8 worlds, 4 mini-games and a talk-back cat
Baby Panda's Supermarket
Free pretend-shopping game for ages 3+ with a cashier role and 300+ items
Baby Panda's School Bus
Kids' 3D driving game with six vehicles, 38 tasks and offline play
Coloring Games
Free kids coloring app with five modes and no ads or purchases
Toca Boca World
Free, ad-free Android sandbox for kids to build homes and invent stories
Piano Kids
Free Android kids app mixing 10+ instruments, 30 songs and 150 mini-games
Baby Panda World-Learning Game
Free BabyBus app with 200+ offline games and 1,000+ songs for kids 3+
Kids Games
Free, ad-free offline learning games for toddlers, rated 4.5 on Google Play
Coloring Games for Kids
Free kids coloring app with 1000+ pages, drawing lessons, ads and purchases
Toca Boca Hair Salon 4
Free kids salon game with five stations, ads and 50 million Play installs
Vlinder Gacha Dressup for Kids
Free offline doll dress up game with 240+ gacha items and themed machines
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Baby Panda's Supermarket
BabyBus built this for ages 3+: a two-story store full of counters and products. Children act as cashier, scan items and handle cash or card payments. Baby Panda's Supermarket has a 4.6 rating on Google Play. It carries ads and in-app purchases.
Coloring Games
Coloring Games from RV AppStudios has modes for tap-to-fill pages, color fill with stickers and glitter, free drawing and a neon glow pen. It shows no ads and no in-app purchases, which is uncommon in this category.
Toca Boca World
Toca Boca World is the open sandbox of the group: build houses and shops, add characters and pets, and dress them as you like. It shows no ads but does include in-app purchases.
Piano Kids
Piano Kids from Orange Studios Games pairs a set of mini-games with several instruments, including guitar, drums and xylophone, along with varied sounds and pictures. It leans toward music learning for young children. Expect ads and in-app purchases.
Baby Panda's School Bus
Baby Panda's School Bus is a 3D driving game with six vehicles: school bus, tour bus, police car, engineering vehicle, fire truck and train. Kids can drive them across many kinds of terrain. It is rated 4.5 on Google Play. Ads and in-app purchases are included.
Questions and answers
Which kids games here have no ads?
Coloring Games and Toca Boca World show no ads in the listing data. Coloring Games also has no in-app purchases, while Toca Boca World does. The category total is 3 ad-free listings out of 14, and the third is not among the apps detailed on this page.
Which games state an age range for younger children?
The BabyBus titles are the ones that name an age. Baby Panda's Supermarket and Baby Panda World-Learning Game both list ages 3+, and the second offers 200+ games with offline play.
Are these apps confirmed as meeting children's privacy rules?
No independent security review is available for these apps. Ad and in-app purchase flags, ratings and install counts are shown, but privacy compliance and data handling are not covered. Read the store listing and the privacy information for any app before a child uses it.
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Best-of lists
Before installing, open each Google Play page and look at the ad and purchase flags. Subway Surfers and Sonic Dash Run both show ads and in-app purchases, and Google Play lists them at over 1 billion and over 500 million installs. Those numbers say the apps are popular, which is a different question from whether they suit a young child.
If a game will be played away from Wi-Fi, My Talking Tom 2 and Baby Panda World-Learning Game both mention offline play.