The animal-matching card game for the whole family
Flip a card, match the animals, score the points. A cozy puzzle card game for 1–4 players — easy enough for a four-year-old, sneaky-strategic enough for the grown-ups.
Free forever · No ads · No in-app purchases
- 💸 100% free
- 🚫 No ads, ever
- 🧸 Nothing to buy
- ✈️ Works offline
- 👨👩👧👦 1–4 players
- 🔓 Open source
How it plays
If you can spot two matching animals, you already know how to play. Think dominoes meets Qwirkle — with a zoo.
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Flip
On your turn, take the top card from the deck. Every card shows four animals — one on each edge.
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Match
Place it next to a card on the table so every touching edge shows the same animal — cat meets cat. No match? Pass.
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Score
Every match earns that animal's points — a bat is worth 1, a cat a whopping 10. Most points when the deck runs out wins!
Made for kids. Trusted by parents.
Matchimals was built by two parents who wanted a game they'd be happy to hand their kids — and fun enough to keep playing after bedtime.
- 🧠 Builds pattern recognition
- 🔢 Sneaks in counting practice
- 📖 No reading required
- 🐝 Inspired by Busy Bee (1959)
There are no ads, no chat, no accounts, and nothing to buy. The iOS app works completely offline — perfect for airplanes and road trips — and the whole game is open source on GitHub.
Take a peek
Meet the Matchimals
28 animals live in every deck, each worth a different number of points. How many can your kid name?
Five stars from families
Matchimals is rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store. Here's what real families say in their five-star reviews:
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★★★★★
So cute and so fun!
I love this game. It’s straightforward and the art is so cute!
— Snowlynne, App Store review -
★★★★★
Great
Well made app, open source, no ads or in app purchases - 5 year old loves it!
— Hdhdjsbeu, App Store review -
★★★★★
Simply fun!
This is a great game to pass time with the young ones in your life! I am sure there are heaps of benefits for kids to think and learn this way. Did I mention how adorable the animals are!
— msaling, App Store review -
★★★★★
Lovey game
Really nice, simple game. My 4 year old loves it.
— Hatticus, App Store review -
★★★★★
Simple & Fun Card Game
This a quick and easy game to pick up and play. Particularly good to keep a younger audience entertained on the phone.
— ryanaz3, App Store review -
★★★★★
Fun for all ages
Awesome game for all ages, kids and adults!!
— jjhall242927, App Store review