Puzzles and Matching APPS

Guess the Code is like MasterMind that you used to play – except the code is determined randomly.  Use logic to determine the code of colors in the correct sequence, in as few tries... Read more >

This is a nice chess app for kids and adults who already know the basics of chess and just want to play.  There is no teaching involved (to learn to play download Dinosaur... Read more >

Tozzle is a fun $1.99 puzzle app that preschoolers love. Children drag and drop shapes to fill in the empty shapes in the picture helping them learn shape recognition and spatial reasoning, and there... Read more >

The original Boggle game makes a fantastic word play app! You can even shake the letter pieces just like in the original. Create as many words as you can with the given letters in... Read more >

This Encyclopedia of Volcanoes app has lots of  information in (wait for it…) encyclopedic form and is good for preschool to adult.  It is made more interesting by the images, plus a few basic... Read more >

This Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt app is good for ages 4-adult.  It has lots of  information in an encyclopedic form, with lovely images, plus a few basic games (a matching game and a puzzle). ... Read more >

This Encyclopedia of Rainforests has lots of  information in a more traditional encyclopedic form, and is good for ages 4-adult.  It is made more interesting by the lovely images, plus a few basic... Read more >

Stack the Countries app is a fun way to practice country capitals and learn facts about countries, including location, borders, flags, size, language and capitals. In the first level (which can take a while... Read more >

Tangrams on a screen!  Arrange the geometric shapes to match the given perimeter.  The TanZen app can be quite hard.   It is great for geometry and spatial relationships. Skills:  geometry, visual/spacial, shapesRead more >

This dinosaur app has lots of  information in an encyclopedic form, with lovely images, plus a few basic games (a matching game and a puzzle).  Nothing reinforces learning, but your reader can certainly gain... Read more >