Welcome to Monday’s Apps For Kids, a new Cult of Android feature where we take a look at kid-centric apps. Many of us are parents with kids who seem to know their way around our mobile devices better than we do. With the Google Play Store having over 400,000 apps, it can be quite a daunting task trying to find apps appropriate for our young tech enthusiasts. With Monday’s Apps For Kids, we hope to make that task easier by suggesting an array of topics and apps that have been kid tested and parent approved. So grab whatever crayon is lying around and get ready to write down a few apps worth checking out.

This week we’re going to match you up with the perfect memory/matching games for your young ones. These classic memory building games are a fun way for children to build their concentration and memory skills through object recognition.

Today we’re going to take a look at five examples of memory/matching apps and the developers that make them. As always, I’ll be recommending paid apps to avoid unwanted ads from popping up in your child’s hands.

Animals Memory Game (Fun4Kids) – With adorable images and funny sound effects, this adorable memory game features 6 different kinds of memory games, all with varying degrees of difficulty.

These cute shaped animals will help your kids to improve memory skills, concentration and cognition skills with colorful graphics:
• Jungle Animals Memory Game – Level 2: This memory game includes 20 jungle animals with real sounds. Your kid will learn about animals while acquiring concentration and cognition skills. Jungle Animal Game is designed to educate and entertain kids with sound effects!
• Dog Memory Game – Level 3: Dog memory game has different kinds of dog poses with barking sound. This funny dog game will keep your kid busy and entertained while improving their memory skills.
• Frog Memory Game – Level 4: This memory game is more advanced with the letters of the alphabet. It will help your kids to recognize letters of the alphabet while keeping them interested with colorful graphics and sound effects.
• Farm Animals Memory Game – Level 5: Your preschool kid will love these funny and cute farm animals with their real sounds. It has 17 farm animals and 6 different backgrounds randomly set. Another fun way to teach kids animals and improve their cognition skills.
• Sea Animals Memory Game – Level 6: Sea Animals memory game has different kinds of sea creatures. This game includes 67 different sea creatures to keep your preschool kid busy.

Animals Memory Game is available in the Google Play Store and only costs $.99. To download this fun memory-building game, follow the link below.

Google Play Store Link | Animals Memory Game ($.99)

Giraffe’s Matching Zoo (Tomato Interactive LLC) – Here’s another animal themed matching game that features various Zoo animals in a fun and challenging matching game for preschoolers. Your children can improve their memory training while racing against time as they continually try to outdo their previous scores. With fun music, cute animations and special effects, Giraffe’s Matching Zoo is a matching game every kid will love.

To download Giraffe’s Matching Zoo from the Google Play Store, follow the link below.

Google Play Store Link | Giraffe’s Matching Zoo ($.99)

Barnyard Match (intellijoy) – Well what do you know, another animal themed matching game. I can’t blame them, kids love animals. This memory/matching game features cute barnyard animals and various levels of difficulty. Each round starts by briefly showing your child the cards face up, allowing them to exercise the memory skills right away. Play through zany levels full of rotating images and advance to certain stages of the game to unlock the Level Select screen. Score points for correct matches and strikes for incorrect matches (5 strikes and you’re out). Another enjoyable yet challenging memory game that costs less than a dollar.

Get it now by following the link below.

Google Play Store Link | Barnyard Match ($.99)

KIDS Match’em Pro (vomasoft) – KIDS Match’em Pro is the most expensive of the matching games at $2.99 and features six different card sets including cute animals, furry creatures, colorful hats, cartoon vehicles, Halloween characters, and X-Mas. There’s two difficulty levels to choose from with card numbers ranging from 12 to 30. Each level features cute graphics, sound effects, and fun animations.

To get KIDS Match’em Pro from the Google Play Store, simply follow the link below.

Google Play Store | KIDS Match’em Pro ($2.99)

Memory Game (Moms Mobile Apps) – The last memory/matching app on our list is fairly new and features a theme based on the earth friendly world of Yochi-Yo (I have no idea who they are). With constantly changing characters and pictures, Memory Game will challenge the mind and memory of children of all ages. This entertaining and educational app will help train your child’s memory skills by measuring the time it takes to finish a round and encouraging them to do better.

Memory Game is only $1.00 and can be downloaded by following the link below.

Google Play Store | Memory Game ($1.00)

That does it for our matchalicious Monday’s Apps For Kids. We hope these apps help your child have fun while improving their concentration and memory skills. It’s important to build your child’s memory because you’ll need them to help you remember the last place you left your phone. Enjoy, and be sure to check back next Monday for more apps for kids.