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Stack The States: Geography App For Kids

It’s time for another App of the Week and this week I’m bringing you one of Kora & Logan’s favorites – Stack The States.

Stack The States KidsI knew the kids liked this app and had heard that it was a good one, but the other day when I was sitting next to Logan and he was playing it something happened that made me want to feature it as an App of the Week. While I was watching him play it one of the mini-challenges is to match the shape of the state with it’s name. The states are not laid out on the map. Instead they tumble from the top and pile up haphazardly.

Stack The States Pile UpI was amazed that Logan was able to match every single one and quickly too. The reason I found this so amazing is because he is only 1st grade and we have not done anything to teach him the shapes of the states yet. They haven’t addressed it at school either. He learned this just by using the app. Impressive!

Other features of the game that the kids think are fun is when it asks multiple choice questions including:

  • State capitals
  • The location of famous landmarks
  • State borders
  • State flags
  • State nicknames

Stack The States Question

Stack The States Captial

Stack the States BordersWhen the kids answer a certain number of the questions correctly they earn a state that goes into a map of the United States. It’s a cute reward that the kids love, they are always so happy each time they earn a state.

Stack The States App Review

Stack The States ReviewI could share more about the app, but I’ll let Kora & Logan show you how it works and tell you why they like it:

The app developer has really done an amazing job making learning fun. I’m excited that the kids love the app so much and are learning a lot from it. The only thing feature I wish it had was an option to have certain words verbalized. I always try to correct the kids when they pronounce a state or capital wrong. They are always saying “Ark – Kansas” for Arkansas for example. They don’t always say everything out loud and it would be nice if they could click the word and hear it pronounced correctly if they needed the help.

The kids also enjoy the “Learn” button where they can touch on a state and read all about it in flashcard form:

Stack The States App

Stack The States FlashcardWhen I was getting the screenshots for this review I was also impressed by the images in the background. They are beautiful and eye catching and each one has a short description for the kids so they can learn about the location. Logan said it’s one of his favorite parts.

We highly recommend Stack The States to parents and kids alike. There is a free and a paid version of 99 cents and it’s available on iTunes or through Google Play. We played through the free version and the kids liked it so much and the kdis learned so much from it that I was happy to purchase the paid version so they could keep playing. It’s a great app and a fun way to learn about U.S. Geography.


Comments

  2. I used to work at a school and the kids could play with iPads or iPod touches during indoor recesses. I ended up buying the app myself. I thought it was fun.

  3. I’d not heard of this one, thanks for bringing it to my attention. I’m going to let my daughter know about it, I’m sure my grandkids would learn a lot from this app.

  5. LOVE this! It aazes me how many people dont have a clue where a state is located at all! This would be a nice app to use before a trip or when communicating with someone out of state.

  6. We have this App on our Ipad and we love it.. I even play it alot. I get some of these wrong heheh.What I like about it is that you are learning history about the state and the capitals .They dont teach this in school anymore..You have to be careful also when stacking or it all falls down and you have to start over which is not a bad thing you learn more history..

  7. Oh wow, I wouldn’t be able to name them (or at least all of them) by the shape! Maybe I should be playing this one lol. Any game and/or app that can teach while holding their interest is a winner in my book.

  8. This app is amazing I downloaded it on my sons tablet he got for Christmas its amazing he is learning about the 50 states right now in school so this will come in handy thanks!!!

  10. Awesome app to teach kids about the states shapes and learn about the names too. Very fun and great learning game.

  13. What a fun way to learn more about the geography of our country, I’m always getting mixed up myself!

  17. This is awesome! I think it’s perfect for all kids. I remember when my son was in 3rd or 4th grade and had to know where every stare was and the capital of each one. This would have been perfect! I think we will have to get it just for ffun.

  20. This looks fun! I love “testing” myself with apps like this, helps me stay sharp! :)

  21. This looks like such a great game!! Too cool. I wish they had cute, educational games like this when I was younger.

  22. It’s amazing what the kids today can learn today from these games, and learn it early while it’s fun.

  23. This is a really great game to play and learn about the states and what city belongs to which states. I like the cute faces and I know my niece and nephew would love to have this app. I will have to mention it when they come over this week on Spring Break.

  24. This sounds like a great app for kids to learn with. I will have to let my friends know about this app for their kiddos too!

  25. What a great app! So nice to find an app where the kids have so much fun learning.

  26. Love this app! I am always surprised when adults much less kids dont know where sttates are located!