# Sort By Nature - Sort logically related items

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

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sort-by-nature-sort-logically-related-items/id1135865771 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [STEP BY STEP](https://appshunter.io/developer/961412234)
- Category: Education, Games, Puzzle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.0 · 79 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-10-02
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sort-by-nature-sort-logically-related-items/id1135865771/reviews.md

## What is Sort By Nature?

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

Welcome to “Sort By Nature”. This educational app is designed for children aged 2.5 and above. Here children can learn about logically 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

- Logical item sorting and matching
- Visual perception skill development
- Cognitive and language skill enhancement
- Progress tracking for teachers/therapists
- Accessibility features for users with disabilities
- Ad-free and safe for children

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sort-by-nature-sort-logically-related-items/id1135865771/reviews.md

### 5/5 — The best

*2017-07-09*

This app is wonderful to teach vocabulary for kids they play and learn new words. As a Speech and language pathologist I recommend it to Pre school kids !

### 5/5 — Los Angeles SLP

*2017-02-26*

Great for encouraging language based on conceptual understanding!

### 5/5 — Love the app

*2016-12-19*

My child with autism loves this app, so do I.

## Frequently asked questions about Sort By Nature

### What is Sort By Nature?

Sort By Nature is an educational app designed for children aged 2.5 and above to learn about logically related items. It helps develop visual perception, cognitive, and language skills through engaging sorting and matching activities.

### Is Sort By Nature safe for children?

Yes, Sort By Nature is explicitly stated as safe for kids. It contains no advertisements, no unsafe links to external content, and no popups, ensuring a distraction-free and secure environment for young users.

### Does Sort By Nature have ads?

No, Sort By Nature is completely ad-free. The developers emphasize a distraction-free experience for children, meaning you will not encounter any advertisements while using the app.

### What skills does Sort By Nature help develop?

Sort By Nature helps children practice essential skills such as categorization, conceptualization, generalization, abstraction, memory, language, math, visual perception, fine motor skills, accuracy, attention, and focus.

### Can teachers or therapists track progress with Sort By Nature?

Yes, Sort By Nature includes a feature specifically designed for teachers, therapists, and speech pathologists to track the progress of their students. This allows for tailored support and monitoring of development.

### Is Sort By Nature suitable for children with special needs?

The developers indicate that their apps, including Sort By Nature, can be very helpful for children with special needs, functioning as useful tools in speech-language therapy and occupational therapy. Accessibility features are also included.

### What is the difficulty level of Sort By Nature?

The levels in Sort By Nature are generally arranged by difficulty, starting with simpler exercises to teach critical thinking and problem-solving. As the child advances, the exercises become increasingly challenging.

### What devices is Sort By Nature available on?

Based on the provided data, Sort By Nature is supported on iPads. It is designed for a tablet experience to facilitate the interactive learning activities.

## 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 — 2016-10-02

No release notes.

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