The Playground App
Kathleen Smith Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
The Playground App is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Kathleen Smith. Rated 4.3/5 from 6 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated July 14, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.3
- 6 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 86 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Jul 14
- 2026 · v1.52
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About The Playground App
**Your new Saturday morning routine** Check the weather before you leave the house. Filter by what actually matters — swings, splash pads, accessible equipment, surface type. Get directions. Save the ones your family loves. **The Playground Passport** Track every playground you visit. Earn badges. Watch your map fill up over the season. It turns "let's find a new one" into a family project your kids will actually want to keep going. **Found one we missed?** Submit a new playground right from the app. No login required. No hoops. Just add it. **Made by Bears with Apps** The Playground App is from Bears with Apps — we build family-first apps for discovering places together. **Features** • Find nearby playgrounds — "playgrounds near me" anywhere in the world • Almost 1 million playgrounds in the database • No account, no ads — open and explore instantly • Satellite and map views • Smart filters — amenities, sports, surface type, accessibility • Weather for playgrounds when available • One-tap directions • Favorites and visited history • Photo gallery — browse and upload • Share links and calendar invites • Help grow the database — add new playgrounds
Ratings & reviews
4.3
6 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.52 · Updated July 14, 2026
AI research layer — a sophisticated layer finds more details and summarizes playground information for you. Find playgrounds faster — redesigned map pins, smoother search, and quicker nearby results. Richer details & filters — distance, little libraries, musical play, and more amenities. Bug fixes — photo uploads, search bar, dark mode map controls, and access labels.
App privacy
The developer, Kathleen Smith, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: User ID
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location, Precise Location
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Customer Support
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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