The best bit of kids technology that we have, and this has been true from say age three to now six, is the Amazon Fire HD Kids. The operating system on it is fine. It loads up decently quickly. It’s locked down to only kids stuff. It’s not upselling stuff for the most part, there are tons of free shows, books, and games. The battery life is good, and it’s got a modern USB-C charger like everything else. The case that it comes is super tough — you could throw that thing down the stairs.

I’d consider having a kids iPad, but iPads suck for kids. There is no kid-specific version of the OS, no good account switching, and the apps for kids on iOS suck. A lot of the decent ones want outrageous subscription fees and there are tons of games that are just gross ads and upsells.

I’m as shocked as anyone here, but my kid loves the thing, has for years, and is likely to for years to come. Amazon is crushing Apple on the kid tablet thing.