# Pair By Kind - Match visually related items

> Educational matching game for children to develop cognitive and visual skills. (iPhone/iPad app by STEP BY STEP.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pair-by-kind-match-visually-related-items/id1135858883 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [STEP BY STEP](https://appshunter.io/developer/961412234)
- Category: Education, Games, Puzzle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 10 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.0 · 82 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-10-16
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pair-by-kind-match-visually-related-items/id1135858883/reviews.md

## What is Pair By Kind?

- Full version.
- No in-app purchases. 
- No ads. 
- Safe for kids.

Welcome to “Pair By Kind”. This educational app is designed for children aged 2 and above. Here children can learn to match visually related items. It is fun, and it helps them develop visual perception skills, cognitive skills, and language skills.

STEP BY STEP is a professional EdTech studio that focuses on developing educational apps for children aged 1 to 5 years old. During these critical years, children enter a new learning stage every few months. Our apps support and strengthen the development of crucial skills for each learning stage. This way we guide your children, step by step, throughout this entire age range.

Our key values are perfection and simplicity. We believe that small details make a big difference, so we give great attention to every detail — both in content and design. Most importantly, we keep our apps simple — simple to understand and simple to use.

While playing our games, children will engage in simple activities, such as matching, pairing, ordering, grouping, and sorting. This allows them to practice essential skills, such as: categorization, conceptualization, generalization, abstraction, memory, language, math, visual perception, fine motor, accuracy, attention, and focus. They will learn about shapes, colors, animals, fruit, vegetables, clothing, tools, vehicles, furniture, professions, toys, etc., — all while playing.

The levels are generally arranged by difficulty. The first levels are usually quite simple — their main objective is to teach players critical thinking and problem solving. However, the exercises become increasingly challenging as the child advances within the game. 

Our applications avoid distractions such as popups, unnecessary animation, and noisy feedback. We keep our applications safe for children — no advertisements, no unsafe links to external content, no popups, etc.

Furthermore, our experience indicates that our apps can be very helpful for children with special-needs¹, and that they can function as useful tools in both speech-language therapy² and in occupational therapy³. In addition, our apps have been found useful for adults with disabilities or dementia⁴.

For this reason, we added two important features: the first one was designed for teachers, therapists, and speech pathologists, which allows them to track the progress of their students; the second feature makes our apps also accessible for users with disabilities, and on this matter we would like to thank the Technology Consulting Center at “Beit Issie Shapiro”⁵ for their professional guidance and consultation regarding accessibility.

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¹ Special needs - Learning difficulties due to learning disabilities, communication disabilities, emotional or behavioural disorders, physical disabilities and/or developmental disabilities, which may be caused by Autism (Autistic Spectrum Disorders), Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Tourette Syndrome, etc.

² Speech-language therapy - Treatment of communication disorders by speech-language pathologists (SLP).

³ Occupational therapy (OT) - Treatment meant to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills for people with a physical, mental or developmental condition.

⁴ Dementia -  A condition caused by brain injury (BI), brain damage or brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Lewy bodies (DLB), Vascular dementia, etc.

⁵ "Beit Issie Shapiro" is a leading non-profit organization that develops therapies for people with disabilities, and also acts as a ‘Special Consultant’ to the United Nations.

## Key features

- Matching visually related items
- Develops visual perception
- Enhances cognitive skills
- Improves language skills
- Progress tracking for teachers/therapists
- Accessibility features for users with disabilities

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pair-by-kind-match-visually-related-items/id1135858883/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Wonderful App

*2018-03-18*

I love All Step by Step apps!  Perfect for my special needs elementary students and teaching critical thinking.

### 5/5 — Los Angeles SLP

*2017-02-26*

Great for encouraging language based on conceptual understanding!

## Frequently asked questions about Pair By Kind

### What is Pair By Kind?

Pair By Kind is an educational app designed for children aged 2 and above to learn by matching visually related items. It focuses on developing visual perception, cognitive, and language skills in a fun and simple environment.

### Is Pair By Kind free to use?

Yes, Pair By Kind is completely free to use. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, offering a pure, uninterrupted learning experience for children.

### What age group is Pair By Kind suitable for?

Pair By Kind is designed for children aged 2 and above. The app's levels are arranged by difficulty, starting simple and becoming increasingly challenging as the child progresses.

### Does Pair By Kind have ads?

No, Pair By Kind is ad-free. The developers prioritize a safe and distraction-free environment for children, ensuring no advertisements are present within the app.

### What skills does Pair By Kind help develop?

Pair By Kind helps children develop essential skills such as categorization, conceptualization, memory, language, visual perception, and focus. It also aids in critical thinking and problem-solving.

### Can teachers or therapists track progress with Pair By Kind?

Yes, Pair By Kind includes a feature specifically designed for teachers, therapists, and speech pathologists to track the progress of their students or patients.

### Is Pair By Kind safe for children?

Yes, Pair By Kind is safe for kids. It avoids distractions like pop-ups and noisy feedback, and contains no advertisements or unsafe links to external content.

### What devices does Pair By Kind support?

Pair By Kind currently supports iPads. It was released on October 16, 2016, and its latest version is 1.5, last updated on April 7, 2017.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2017-04-07

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Improving accessibility options for kids with special needs.

### 1.4 — 2017-02-09

Adding accessibility settings for kids with with special needs.

### 1.3 — 2016-12-19

Adding accessibility features for kids with with special needs.

### 1.2 — 2016-11-23

Sound quality enhancement, and Assistive Technology improvements (for VoiceOver users, Switch Control users, and for any other user who has difficulty with the Swipe gesture).

### 1.0 — 2016-10-16

No release notes.

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