Somali refugee camps in Egypt present unique educational challenges due to language barriers and limited resources. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 120 participants randomly assigned to either an intervention group (using apps for learning) or a control group (standard school curriculum). Cognitive assessments were administered at baseline and post-intervention. App users showed a statistically significant improvement in arithmetic problem-solving skills, with a mean increase of 36% on the pre-post test compared to controls. Confidence intervals around these findings are not provided here due to study limitations. The app-based education significantly enhanced cognitive development among Somali pupils in refugee camps, particularly their ability to solve arithmetic problems. Further studies should explore scalability and long-term effects of the intervention across different educational contexts. Somali refugees, Cognitive assessment, Educational apps, Egypt, Randomized controlled trial Model estimation used $\hat{\theta}=argmin_{\theta}\sum_i\ell(y_i,f_\theta(x_i))+\lambda\lVert\theta\rVert_2^2$, with performance evaluated using out-of-sample error.