17 Apps that Take the Trouble out of Travel

It might be a stretch to call this educational, but we'll agree that it's somewhat instructional. Phone 4 Kids will inevitably delight young kids who constantly want to mimic your phone habits, taking your iPhone or iPad device and turning it into a faux phone interface. Kids can dial, text, email, get weather and location updates—basically everything your phone does, but without the unbreakable three-year contract and bewildering data plan charges.