Memory & matching games
Flip the cards, follow the cup, repeat the sequence, spot what changed: memory games from the first pairs game to sequences that get long enough to trip up a grown-up.
Memory & matching games
⭐ Our picks
Questions parents ask
Which suit a four-year-old?
Memory Match (small grid), Spot the Difference, Peekaboo-style games — pictures only.
Do any teach school facts?
Yes — Flag Quiz (countries), Times Tables Blaster (times tables) and Sight Words (reading).
Is there anything to buy?
No — no pop-ups, no sign-up and nothing to buy.
Do they work on an iPad?
Yes. Every game runs in the browser with touch; on a computer the keyboard works too.
About these games
What they practise and where to go next
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Memory games are the ones grandparents recognise, and children beat them at. Memory Match is the first — find the pairs — and Flag Quiz adds something to learn: match each flag, then remember it. Copy Me is about holding a sequence in your head; Spot the Difference is about watching carefully.
A few are memory in a different shape: Pizza Maker asks you to remember an order. Memory Match and Copy Me are quick enough for two to take turns and compare scores.
What they practise
- Visual memory — where things are
- Sequence memory — what came in what order
- Attention and careful looking
- Memory as a way to learn facts: flags, times tables, sight words
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About each game
A line on every game here
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- Memory Match Turn over the cards and find the matching Aussie animals.
- Copy Me Four animal friends light up and sing a little tune.
- Spot the Difference Two pictures, a few changes!
- Candy Match Swap cute sweets to make rows of three.
- Go Fish Ask Quokka for matching animal cards, go fish in the pond and fill your shelf with pairs in this gentle Go Fish card game.
- Cup Shuffle Watch the ball!
- Halloween Memory Turn over the cards and find the matching pairs: smiling pumpkins, friendly ghosts, bats, owls and sweets.
- Halloween Candy Match Swap the Halloween sweets to line up three of a kind: lollipops, candy corn and wrapped sweets.
- Halloween Spot the Difference Two cosy Halloween pictures with a few friendly changes: tap each difference you find.
- Christmas Memory Turn over two cards and find the Christmas pairs: presents, stockings, bells and snowmen.
- Christmas Spot the Difference Two cosy Christmas pictures: tap the things that are different.
- Christmas Candy Match Swap the candy canes, gingerbread men and ornaments to line up three in a row.
- Thanksgiving Memory Turn over two cards and find the Thanksgiving pairs: turkeys, pumpkins, pies and acorns.
- Thanksgiving Spot the Difference Two cozy autumn pictures: tap the things that are different.