Maze
Find your way to the star!
For grown-ups: Guide the explorer with big arrow buttons, swipes or the keyboard. Builds planning, direction words and patience.
Free games · Ages 4–9
Puzzle Pals
Five free puzzle games for curious kids
Mazes, word search, mini sudoku, spot the pattern and matching pairs — big buttons, happy sounds and stars for every finish. Plays right in the browser on phones, tablets and computers.
- 100% free
- No sign-up
- No pop-up ads
- Plays offline once installed
- Stars saved on your device only
Five games in one
Pick a puzzle, earn your stars
Choose an easy or harder level, so little ones can start simple and grow into a challenge. Every puzzle is freshly made, so there's always a new one to try.
Word Search
Hunt for hidden words.
For grown-ups: Drag across letters to find animals, fruit, colours and space words. Great for letter recognition and early spelling.
Mini Sudoku
Fill the grid — no number twice!
For grown-ups: Friendly 4×4 grids for ages 4–6 and 6×6 grids for ages 7–9 — logic and number sense without the overwhelm of a full sudoku.
Spot the Pattern
What comes next?
For grown-ups: Pick the missing piece in a sequence of shapes, colours and numbers — it gets trickier as you go. Early maths thinking in disguise.
Matching Pairs
Flip, remember, match!
For grown-ups: A classic memory game with 6, 12 or 16 cheerful cards. Strengthens concentration and short-term memory.
Ready?
Let's play!
No downloads or accounts needed — tap and start puzzling.
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Install it like an app
Puzzle Pals can sit on your home screen with its own icon, open full-screen, and keep working without Wi-Fi once it has loaded. No app store needed.
Android (Chrome)
- Open Puzzle Pals in Chrome.
- Tap the ⋮ menu (top right).
- Choose Install app or Add to Home screen.
- Tap the star icon on your home screen to play any time.
iPhone & iPad (Safari)
- Open Puzzle Pals in Safari.
- Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow).
- Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.
- Tap the star icon on your home screen to play any time.
On a computer? Chrome and Edge show an install icon in the address bar — or just bookmark the page.
For parents
Made for little hands, with grown-ups in mind
Puzzle Pals is designed to be calm, simple and safe.
Private by design
No accounts and no personal details. Stars and settings are stored only on your device.
Kid-friendly controls
Big, chunky buttons and clear pictures, so pre-readers can play on their own.
Parent corner
Press and hold the star logo in the app to turn sounds on or off and reset progress.
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