Comparison

Matchimals.fun vs Play Patch for Kids

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Matchimals.fun

A turn-based card game where players connect animal-themed cards based on patterns. Designed for young children, it enhances pattern recognition skills with engaging visuals of animals, colors, and numbers.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Animal matching puzzles
  • Pattern recognition skills
  • Fun visuals
  • Suitable for 1-4 players
  • Offline play
Features
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Matchimals is an animal matching card game for 1–4 players, made for kids (ages 2–10 love it) and the grown-ups who play with them. Connect cards so the animals on their edges match, rack up points, and see who builds the best board. HOW TO PLAY • Take turns placing the top card from the deck next to the cards already on the table. • Every edge that matches its neighbor's animal scores points — some animals are worth more than others. • Find a spot that matches on two or three sides for a big turn. • When the deck runs out, the highest score wins. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Easy mode — there's always a match to make, so little ones are never stuck. • Classic — match if you can, pass if you can't. The original rules, with a bit more bite. MADE FOR SHARING ONE SCREEN • Pass-and-play for up to 4 players on one iPhone or iPad — no accounts, no internet needed. • Play solo for a quiet round, too. • Choose your animal: 28 to pick from, each with its own color — and a matching app icon. • Pinch and drag around a board that grows with every card. GOOD TO KNOW • No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing to unlock. • Based on Busy Bee, a card game from 1959. • Open source — the whole game is on GitHub. Matchimals aims to provide entertainment and improve pattern recognition skills through fun visuals of animals, colors, and numbers.

About

Play Patch for Kids

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**Play. Learn. Smile. Repeat.** Play Patch is a growing collection of fun, simple games created for kids. Start with Match, a colorful memory game where kids flip cards and find matching pairs across playful themes like animals, careers, places, numbers, fruits and vegetables, and more. Play Patch is designed to encourage memory, concentration, pattern recognition and problem-solving through play — without making it feel like homework. Games are easy to understand, colorful and encouraging, with friendly characters, positive sounds and celebrations along the way. **Made for kids — not monetization.** Play Patch is completely free. • No ads • No subscriptions • No in-app purchases • No coins or virtual currency • No paywalls • No pressure to keep playing Just games kids can enjoy. Play Patch will continue to grow with new games, themes and activities, all built around the same idea: **Let kids play.**

Screenshots

Matchimals.fun4 screens
Play Patch for Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Play Patch for Kids at daily against Matchimals.fun's every 8 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matchimals.fun ships an update every 8 months, Play Patch for Kids daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Matchimals.fun versus Play Patch for Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatchimals.funPlay Patch for Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB292 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher HeningerEDMUND JAMES FISCHER

In-app purchases

None

Matchimals.fun

No in-app purchases

None

Play Patch for Kids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Matchimals.fun free?
Matchimals.fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Play Patch for Kids free?
Play Patch for Kids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Matchimals.fun or Play Patch for Kids have ads?
Neither Matchimals.fun nor Play Patch for Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Matchimals.fun or Play Patch for Kids?
Matchimals.fun ships an update every 8 months, and Play Patch for Kids daily. Most recently, Matchimals.fun was updated on October 3, 2026 and Play Patch for Kids on October 10, 2026.

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