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DUO! Pairs & Brain Fitness Game

Mindprint Rating

Tags

All Ages iOS App

Skills

Working Memory Visual Memory Spatial Perception

Mindprint Expert Review

Pros

  • Clean, simple interface.
  • Takes a simple game and makes it more competitive and increasingly challenging.

Considerations

  • Game might progress in difficulty too quickly for students with weaker skills.
  • After every round, students are encouraged to buy coins to progress or challenge friends on Facebook.

Mindprint Expert Review

Duo is a simple yet challenging version of the basic pairs matching game. Players need to turn over two cards at a time to find all the pairs in a minimum number of moves. Matching games generally can be a great way to develop working memory, visual memory and attention. This game progresses in difficulty rather quickly, so it might not be a good choice for students who really struggle with those skills. However, for students who want to practice and enjoy matching games, this app provides a level of competitiveness and ongoing challenge by giving extra points for consecutive matches and encouraging players to challenge friends.

Fun

Engaging for the Mindprint recommended age range

  • Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
  • Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
  • Visually appealing to children in the target age range
  • Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
  • Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
  • Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
  • Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

Easy to Use

Understandable for children in the Mindprint recommended age range

  • Has a free or trial version
  • Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
  • Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
  • Student should be able to use independently after first use
  • Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
  • Multiple users can save a profile
  • Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
  • Can play without sound and not distract others
  • Students can save work between sessions
  • Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
  • Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
  • Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
  • Overall - Easy to use

Cognitive Concerns

May not be advisable for students with the following cognitive needs

  • Attention
    • Promotes purchases or upgrades to students
  • Visual Memory
    • Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
  • Working Memory
    • Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps

Manufacturer Description

***Pairs is a game that most of us have played from a very young age. It’s good for child development, plus it’s kind of fun. DUO! takes that concept and makes it that bit harder and more entertaining.*** 148apps

DUO! is a refreshing reinvention of memory where making pairs is not enough any more. DUO! is both fun and relaxing. Take a journey through multiple worlds to explore new challenges and solve mind-stimulating puzzles. To advance, stay concentrated and remember each move you make. Good memory and strategy will lead to new levels packed with wild cards, bonuses and more. Cards will get shuffled, blown up and frozen. Literally! No worries though, there are also boosters to help you along the way for when the journey gets a bit too rough.

FEATURES

* Logic and memory improvement
* 110+ unique levels
* Sleek 2D graphics and animations
* Relaxing game that encourages concentration
* Lots of exciting bonuses
* Challenge family and friends
* 18 cool badges to collect
* Optimized for iPhone 4 and newer

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