Kind Kids App Rules

Don’t be ugly

Use authentic artwork. Please don’t use computer generated images by default.

Add beauty, heart and soul to the world of kids.

Find new ways

What’s tested, tried and proven in old media does not necessarily work in new media.

Design your app from scratch.

Don’t be easy peasy

Kids learn through play. Challenge them to go further.

Make sense

Enable intuitive play. A kids app should also be ‘readable’ by those that can’t read yet.

Don’t be boring

Build an app that’s interesting on more than one level.

Spark your imagination – and theirs.

Think out of the box

Use the analogue, technical and social possibilities of the platform.

Don’t be sneaky

Kids can not distinguish advertising from play. Be honest.

Speak their language

Only a small percentage of the kids in the world understand English.

Be as multilingual as you possibly can.

Don’t be a tattletale

Spying on kids is not okay. Don’t put hidden tracking software in your app.

Kids play carefree. Enable parents to let them.

Take kids seriously

Address kids in your own words and images, on their own level.

Signed by Kids Apps Developers:

1. Appracadabra (Count the Animals!) appracadabra.com
2. Crab Hill Press (Nash Smasher, My Dad drives a Roller Coaster Car) crabhillpress.com
3. Pepillo (Plic Ploc Wiz) www.pepillo.fr
4. Kidoodle Apps (Pirate Scribblebeard’s Treasure) kidoodleapps.com
5. moopf (Create & Play) arthurandcharles.com
6. Night & Day Studios (Peekaboo Barn, Go Away Big Green Monster, Shake & Make) nightanddaystudios.com
7. zinc Roe (Bug Builder) zincroe.com
8. Pirate Trio Academy (Love to Count, Shapes & Puzzles) piratetrio.com
9. Tryangle Labs (Make it Pop), tryanglelabs.com
10. Dada Company (I learn with Transportation, Off to Bed), dadacompany.com
11. Untold Entertainment Inc (Sissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventure), ponycorns.com
12. Arquinauta (ABCkit), abckit.es
13. Learn with Fun Apps (iLuv Drawing Animals), learnwithfunapps.com
14. Appp Media (My First App – Vehicles), apppmedia.com
15. Polk Street Press (Goodnight Safari), polkstreetpress.com
16. Johan Thoresson (The Little Crabber), johan.thoresson.org
17. Mind the Kids (Yawnie), mindthekids.me

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Signed by parents, educators and eternal children:

1. Marlis Zimmerman, The Hague, The Netherlands
2. Xander Wiersma, The Hague, The Netherlands
3. Diana van Ewijk, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
4. Jochem Paarlberg, Oud-Beijerland, The Netherlands
5. Jessica Robles, www.frikids.com, Girona, Spain
6. Caroline Barr, Concord, MA, USA
7. Marleen Heidweiller (Mini Movies), The Hague, The Netherlands
8. Aimee Bonnema, Helmond, The Netherlands
9. Michel Lent Schwartzman (Dad, Founder, Apps4Kids), USA
10. Leon Pals, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
11. Caroline Ellerbeck, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
12. Jennifer Bogart (Homeschooling Mom, Founder AppsforHomeschooling), Canada
13. Jose Maria Martinez, Spain
14. Karina Ibarra, Spain
15. Ryan Henson Creighton, Toronto, Canada
16. Nathalie van Ee, (Founder Fun Educational Apps), USA
17. Mavi Villatoro, (Founder Mammaproof), Spain
18. Carisa Kluver, (Mom, Educator, Co-Founder of Digital-Storytime.com), USA
19. Wojciech Szwajkiewicz (Co-Founder of thedroidsonroids.com), Poland
20. Casey Fleser (quietspark.com), USA
21. Sonia Fernández, (www.appsmama.es), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
22. JanJaap Venema, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
23. Rachel Ericson, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
24. Maureen van Beek, Voorburg, The Netherlands
25. Ankie Stoutjesdijk, The Netherlands
26. Alison Sauter, USA
27. Jessie Hocks, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
28. Wendy Houben, (gezinnig.nl), Maastricht, The Netherlands
29. Rianne van Essen, (gezinnig.nl), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
30. Arno van Leeuwen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
31. Doinja Groet, Best, The Netherlands
32. Lorna Freytag, (www.lornafreytag.com), London, United Kingdom
33. Sherri Burgan, (mother/nurse and app reviewer for IHeartThisApp.com), USA
34. Anneke van de Langkruis, (mom, UX design professional and illustrator), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
35. Rebecca Emberley (mom, writer & illustrator of childrens books),  USA
36. Michelle Kuipers, (mom, industrial designer), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
37. Yolanda van Meel (co-founder of ikind.nl), The Netherlands
38. Ronald Geuze, Houten, The Netherlands
39. Timo van der Voort  (www.gezinsapps.nl), The Netherlands
40. Marga Martínez Garriga, Barcelona, Spain
41. Peet & Teet, Wentelwereld, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
42. Alja Bronswijk, Larie.net, Deventer, The Netherlands
43. Jochem Wilson, Deventer, The Netherlands
44. Michelle Courtright, (mother, editor, app publisher), Barcelona, Spain
45. Elizabeth Sky-McIlvain (iRetired Educator), Georgetown, Maine, USA
46. Alesha Bishop, USA
47. Rebecca Wiggins (mother & blogger at Thirteen Red Shoes), Australia
48. Patrick Wiersma, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
49. Dimitri Nieuwenhuizen, The Hague, The Netherlands
50. Brigitte Stirnimann, Luzern, Switzerland
51. Daniel Wieselberg, www.pappasappar.se, Stockholm, Sweden
52. Natasja Barendse, The Hague, The Netherlands
53. Johan Ronnestam, www.jajdo.com, Sweden
54. Susana Carvalho, The Hague, The Netherlands
55. Irene Nieuwenhuizen, The Netherlands
56. Bridget Bensdorp (designer, illustrator). The Hague, The Netherlands
57. Tamara van Riemsdijk, Beverwijk, The Netherlands
58. Sylvia Bosch, Doesburg, The Netherlands
59. Aurélie Castex, Paris, France
60. Manon van der Molen, www.wereldmama.nl, Voerendaal, The Netherlands
61. Jacoline vd Meent, bibelotte.nl, Ede, The Netherlands
62. Christian Palau Sanz, Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain
63. Yolanda Hernandez, Sarrià de Ter, Girona, Spain
64. Edita Bungalembun, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
65. Anouk van der Cammen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
66. Jody Peccia, 2BME Studios, Buffalo, NY, USA
67. Eric Moeller, London, United Kingdom
68. Jaconelle Stas-Schuffel, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
69. Stephanie Campano Valenzuela, Arequipa, Peru
70. Rita Angelone, www.dieangelones.ch, Zurich, Switzerland
71. Odile Leveugle, www.applimini.com, Paris, France
72. Cindy Otzoy, Guatemala, Guatemala
73. Marion Struck, (mom and app reviewer) www.apps.de, Hamburg, Germany
74. Carmen Mok, www.carmenmokstudio.com, Toronto, Canada
75. Bon Uijting, Haarlem, The Netherlands
76. Ruurd de Boer, www.frappy.nl, Groningen, The Netherlands
77. Benjamin Chong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
78. Diane Bourke, Melbourne, Australia
79. Diane Barwood, Melbourne, Australia
80. Liza Snook, The Hague, The Netherlands
81. Vladimir Koprić, Belgrade, Serbia
82. Daan Rot, The Netherlands
83. Radoslava Konjevic, www.compcamp.net, Serbia

> Are you a parent, an educator, or an eternal child and do you think kids apps should comply to these rules too? Please sign the rules