Matchimals.fun
Christopher Heninger Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Matchimals.fun is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Christopher Heninger. Rated 4.8/5 from 64 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated September 3, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 64 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 44 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 3
- 2026 · v2.1.1
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About Matchimals.fun
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.
Ratings & reviews
4.8
64 ratings
What’s new
Version 2.1.1 · Updated September 3, 2026
Matchimals now speaks Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese — it follows the language of your device. A fresh new look — a sticker-style logo, redesigned menus and dialogs, and numbered player buttons so starting a game is clearer than ever. Feel the game — Matchimals now vibrates when you pick up a card, make a match, or get a card bounced back to the deck. (Prefer it quiet? There's a Vibration switch in Settings.) Victory lap — a new celebration screen crowns the winner when the last card is played. Your animal, your icon — you can now pick your favorite animal to use as the App Icon on your home screen. Also includes minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Christopher Heninger, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics
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