To prove it, we have gathered 25 unique iPhone apps for single parents. They can help you keep track of your child’s whereabouts, get them entertained, educated, or even have the both of you bonding over a beloved childhood game. So grab your iPhone, a couple of bucks, or not a single penny, and start enjoying.

Free Unique iPhone Apps for Single Parents

1. Bluelight Every parent wants to keep their child safe. This free app helps them do so by allowing kids to check in and telling parents where they are. The blogger at Great Dad has more on how to utilize the app.
2. Brain Tuner Lite Give your brain or your child’s brain a workout in this free app. In less than a minute a day, everyone can use this app to get their mind going. Math games and even a puzzle game are all offered at no cost.
3. Find my iPhone Have a child who loses things, including your precious iPhone? Those with a Mobile Me subscription can get this app for free to let you know where your iPhone is on a map. It can even be programmed to have your iPhone emit a sound for two minutes to help you find it.
4. Parenting Ages & Stages With parenting guides from newborn through school years, the app provides targeted information on child development and parenting milestones. It is customizable and supports multiple children. You can also use it to add photos, names, birthdays, and relevant information on the age and stage of your child.
5. Mom Maps Single parents living in the cities covered by this app will appreciate it. The app keeps tabs of family friendly locations they would be interested in. Parents can sign in, add locations, and see what is near them in one, simple app.
6. NASA App If your child loves space, this is the app for both of you. NASA features updates, exclusive looks, images, and much more through its app. You can also get the Image of the Day and tons of videos.
7. Pickin’ Stix Classic The classic game is now brought to your iPhone. Players participate in a simple point and choose game of Pick Up Stix. Fun for kids of all ages, it is currently running for free instead of the usual $0.99.
8. Photorocket Did your kid just do something cute, but you hate going through the hassle of emailing it to everyone? Then check out this app as reviewed by the iPhone Mom. It can speed up the task of where and who to send it to. It also integrates with Facebook, Flickr, Shutterfly, and Twitter.
9. White Noise There are a few free white noise apps out there for the iPhone. To find which is best for you, check out this review from Make Use Of. CSON Lite and iRelax were among the top performers.
10. iRing Pro Those who hate the pre-programmed rings on their iPhone will enjoy this app. It is a collection of ring tones that are less obtrusive and less likely to scare kids. There is also a paid option with other ring tones.
11. Pac Man Lite Everyone’s favorite video game no longer costs a quarter per game. Simply download it into your iPhone to give both you and your kids a new obsession. There is also an accelerator mode for older kids.
12. 10,500 Cool Facts If your child is a Cliff Clavin in training, check out this app. It contains over 10,000 facts on everything from science to pop culture. Simple shake or swipe to get to the next one.
13. Glow Coloring Bring the whole “drawing a moustache on a picture” thing to your iPhone on this app. It allows you to import your own picture, image, or template. The child is then allowed to doodle as he or she pleases. Ad free costs $0.99.

Paid Unique iPhone Apps for Single Parents

Running from $0.99 to $17.99, for the right single parents, these apps can be worth every penny and are arranged from lowest to highest.

14. iCurfew Whether kids are at the movies, at a friend’s house, or across the world, they can use this app to check in with their parents. The location link is un-editable to ensure that parents get the actual location of the child. Features include the ability to send information to up to three contacts, customizable messages, and more for only $0.99.
15. Take Turns How much would you pay for your children not to fight about whose turn it is? If that answer is $0.99, this app hits the mark. Created by a dad with the same problem, it allows you to add children, color code, program the time, and have the phone make a sound when their turn is done.
16. Chore Bank Use this iPhone app to keep track of your kid’s chores and allowance. Supporting multiple kids, it offers instant balances, transactions, and even allows you to calculate interest. For only $1.99, it also keeps track of deposits and withdrawals to allowances.
17. Toodledo This paid iPhone app costs $2.99, but while other apps are offered for free, they can come with yearly subscription rates. This one does the job of keeping to-do lists, tasks, and upcoming events on your iPhone instead of a piece of paper that kids can destroy. Blogger Madhukar Gurram has more on why it is a good app.
18. BabyPhone Are you a single parent who is lucky enough to have children young enough to take naps? Then this is the iPhone app for you. It turns your phone into a baby monitor that actually calls you when your child wakes up. Another line in addition to the iPhone and $2.99 are required.
19. Strip Designer Kids of all ages and their parents will enjoy this app. It allows you to turn any photo or series of photos into a comic strip complete with captions. For $2.99, it received a ten out of ten from Best iPhone Apps Review.
20. Kids Quotas Use this app to monitor your kid’s activity times. Program in items like television time, reading time, play time, and quiet time. You can begin the countdown, end it, and move along to the next one all with the help of the phone. Available for $2.99, it can also keep track of multiple kids.
21. Growth Use this app to track your child’s growth and weight. It allows you to see the weight, length, and even weight to length percentile. Track multiple children or even create a PDF of the charts for the baby book. For $2.99, it keeps track of your child’s first 36 months.
22. Pocket First Aid & CPR Guide Learn how to treat many non-emergency ailments with the help of this popular app. It also contains loads of other features, such as a CPR guide, insurance and medical information for each member of your family. Selling for $3.99, it is a virtual first aid book on your iPhone.
23. Signing Time Did you know that children can learn sign language before they can learn to speak? With signs like food, sleep, more, and all done a must for parents, you can bring in your iPhone to help with this task. The application contains a collection of 145 professional quality flash cards based on the award winning series of the same name. All for only $4.99.
24. Total Baby The Pop Culture Mom knows parenting and technology. Giving this app five out of five stars, she describes it as “one part baby book, one part photo album, and one part calendar.” Selling for $4.99, check it out for yourself.
25. Expressive If you have a child who has difficulty expressing him or herself, this app is worth a look. It allows children to communicate by pointing to images contained on the app. Selling for $17.99, this father of an autistic child reviews the app further.

Although the above 25 unique iPhone apps for single parents have loads of educational, connectivity, and even medical uses, they are no substitute for a parent. A child would rather have an active and involved parent over an expensive iPhone game any day, even the current tantrum doesn’t say so.