Old iPad for family member - compatible games

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To stop the little one from poaching/breaking the android phone I use for work, I got a cheap first generation iPad - A1219 which has the limitation of iOS 5.1.1 in it (but it was cheap). It also has a 28GB spare memory that she will probably never ever use.
I have found a few games that are compatible, and of course she can view Youtube for Lego Evan and My Little Pony episodes which keeps her happy for now, but does anyone have a link to sites that specialise in Apple apps specific for pre iOS6.XX ancient devices ?

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I thought that they (Apple) had a policy of all apps on their marketplace being compatible with all Apple devices? Or did they go back on this as well?

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I thought that they (Apple) had a policy of all apps on their marketplace being compatible with all Apple devices? Or did they go back on this as well?

Technology moves on. There is very little available for anything pre iOS8 these days. The A1219 is regarded as a dinosaur by the manufacturer, no Jurassic Park fix, ever.
 

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Update - Four months after handing over the obsolete iPad I can confirm it is still working well. I spend maybe thirty minutes a week checking the operation, searching and adding applications that are suitable for a seven year old (and are compatible with 5.1.1 - more below) and deleteing apps that are either not played/read or look boring, or turn out to be completed.
So far I have not had to pay for any additional services at all, plus the battery still functions for a good three days before recharging, though I don't check on how many hours this equates to.

Small issue is that there are only ten pages of apps that can be seen , which is the same as the later company iPad, can this be increased ? It's not a major problem since any app that are downloaded beyond the visible limit seem to be in the device, and appear as predecessors are relegated to the bin.

Quick hints for somebody owning one of these, but thought they were land refill material

1) When searching for content, keep the iPad in portrait mode so that the dates of release are visible, most compatible apps for iOS 5.1.1 are no later than 2014. Very little is available after mid 2015, though it is still worth time if looking for educational scripts and school homework apps.
2) User review stars help, but are not always a guide to better programmes.
3) When a good game or book is found, look for similar from the same designer to the left, the chances are they are also 5.1.1 compatible
4) Anything that has an update from a similar year to the app origin means the designer probably cares about criticism levelled at the app.
5) Avoid anything that is found with a search using 'kids' or 'children' in the line. Even selecting an appropriate age will cause all sorts of search errors.
6) Try some abstract searches, sometimes a common/popular game is in the system but will be called something different to avoid copyright issues.

Next, some of the games and educational apps found - and still being used four months later that make 5.1.1 still a useable system.
 

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Useful/fun educational Apps, games and other that are compatible with iOS 5.1.1, that keep a 7 year old occupied.

Furby Boom (needs a compatible Furby) - entertainment
Amoeboid - strategy game
The Collins Big Cat series of books - Entertainment
Pocket chess and Chess free (good instructions for young ones)
Dinosaurs (Rye Science) - Education
Amazing coin - simple maths and UK coin types
Lego Ninjago
Virtuoso - Piano keyboard and chord structures
Rescue 1 - Helicopter fly, rescue and update
Equilibrium - block balancing game - highly addictive.
Astronauts - NASA derived programme
Dry Cereal Lite - brilliant detective agency/spy game
Angry Birds Star Wars edition - construction knock down
Small Street - Run a small community, services,rent, shops, restocking. Highly addictive
Lunacraft - like minecraft buut on the moon
Beyond YNTH - Xmas edition. Guide an insect through boxes/obstacles to the end
Rope Escape - Tarzan swinging through jungle


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Will it play iPlayer App or is that asking too much?
There are some TV channels for children.
 

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Will it play iPlayer App or is that asking too much?
There are some TV channels for children.

I haven't tried, but I doubt Apple would keep one of their apps working on something they tried to kill off less than a year after launch.

There is already a YouTube app on there allowing access to some of her favourite sites (Lego Evan HD and MumandGracieShow), and I did download the CBBC app that - surprisingly - is still compatible with iOS 5.1.1.
 

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I've only had a chance to go through theree pages of apps so far, there are about 120 more on the remaining seven. Unfortunately I started up Small Street again and got hooked last night.
 

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Asteroids
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