Comparison

Brain Dots vs IQ Boost

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brain Dots

A challenging puzzle game where you draw lines and shapes to make two balls collide. Collect different drawing tools and create your own levels to test the skills of players worldwide. It's a test of logic and flexible thinking.

Highlights
  • Bump two balls to clear stages
  • Draw lines and shapes freely
  • Collect over 25 varieties of pens
  • Create and share custom stages
  • Review and share victory moments
  • Tests logical thinking and flexibility
Features
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Over 50 million downloads! The only thing you need to do is to “bump two balls.” Will you be able to clear these simple-looking but actually difficult stages? ▼ The rules are simple! ◆ Let's bump the two balls All you need to do to clear a stage is to “make the blue and red balls bump”. Draw lines and shapes freely to move and roll the balls. Flexible thinking is going to become the key to victory. ◆ Let's collect pens Starting off with a simple pencil, moving onto color pencils, crayons and so on. We have prepared more than 25 varieties of pens of different colors and sizes. Collect various pens and walk through the stages. ◆ Share the moment of victory You can review the moment you cleared a stage on video or picture. Share it on SNS to show off your superior skills to your friends. Not to mention that watching your friends’ gameplay might also become a hint!? ◆ Create Stages Create your own stages and see if users all over the world can solve them. Over 3 million stages already created! ◆ Your brain abilities will be tested This game, continuing after Brain Wars, also tests your logical thinking and the flexibility of your mind. As this game includes the elements of riddle and “Escape the Room” type of games, we would recommend Brain Dots to people who enjoy brain-type puzzles, cards and strategy games. It might also have an impact on your children’s intellectual growth and preventing brain deterioration? ▼ Languages 15 languages! Brain Dots is played all over the world! Japanese / English / Korean / Traditional Chinese / Simplified Chinese / Spanish / French / Portuguese(Brazil) / Swedish / Finnish / Russian / Vietnamese / Thai / Indonesian / Hindi ▼ Latest information Twitter:@braindots_app Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/braindotsapp

About

IQ Boost

Engage in a collection of original and humorous logic puzzles, brain teasers, and memory exercises designed to challenge your intellect. Improve your concentration, abstract thinking, and overall mindset with fun, non-standard gameplay. Discover your IQ level and watch it grow as you play.

Highlights
  • Tricky puzzles and logic tests
  • Memory, attention, and logic training
  • Original and funny tasks
  • Non-standard colorful gameplay
  • Nontrivial challenges for all ages
  • Find out your IQ level
Features
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IQ Boost is a game with tricky puzzles, tasks and logic tests. All the tasks are original and funny! We said ‘NO’ to boring brain training. Free IQ Boost game features only the best tasks, brainteasers and exercises to train your memory, attention, logic and mindset. Only 10% of all the people have an IQ higher than 120. Are you among them? Play IQ Boost - challenge your brain. Try yourself in solving nontrivial tasks. You will train logical and abstract thinking by solving puzzles and logic tasks. Concentration and memory will be better too. Have a good time while training your brain. Find out your IQ level. Lower than you thought? Play IQ Boost and you’ll see your IQ is growing. Game features: • Easy to play; • Nonstandard colourful gameplay; • Funny answers and solutions; • Nontrivial challenges for any age; • Lots of levels; • Intellectual brain-teaser game. Remember: obvious solutions might not be not always right...think out of the box and train your brain! Play and prove you are the cleverest!

Screenshots

Brain Dots4 screens
IQ Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

Brain Dots and IQ Boost both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Brain Dots's written reviews are positive against 12% of IQ Boost's. Brain Dots also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). IQ Boost's advantage is chart position (#91 vs unranked) and ratings volume (48K vs 8.2K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brain Dots sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and IQ Boost sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Brain Dots against 4.5 for IQ Boost. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IQ Boost has 48K ratings behind it against 8.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Brain Dots's written reviews are positive against 12% of IQ Boost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dots ships an update every 11 days, IQ Boost every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Brain Dots versus IQ Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DotsIQ Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.2K ratings)4.5 (48K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews — better12.3% of reviews
Number of ratings8.2K48K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#91 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB347 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.Brightika, Inc.

Customer experience

Brain Dots

All ratings8,165 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews1,906 reviews
Positive49.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative39.2%

IQ Boost

All ratings48,143 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews989 reviews
Positive12.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative76.1%

User reviews

Brain Dots

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Challenging and engaging puzzles
  • 🎨 Variety of pen styles and customization options
  • ⚙️ Interesting physics-based gameplay
  • 👍 Fun for all ages

Room to improve

  • 💢 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 📱 Compatibility issues with older devices
  • 👀 Difficulty seeing around finger when drawing

IQ Boost

From 48K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤔 Thought-provoking puzzles
  • 🧠 Challenges the mind
  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Too many ads
  • ⏱️ Ads interrupt gameplay
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Literal and unchallenging puzzles

Bugs and requests

Brain Dots

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to create own levels
  • Hint feature not working as expected
  • Inability to play on iOS 17 devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and transfer progress across devices
  • Option to disable hint prompts
  • More advanced level creation tools
  • Improved Apple Pencil support

IQ Boost

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not progressing as expected
  • Hints not working as intended
  • Orientation issues on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More challenging levels
  • Ability to skip ads
  • Option to pay for ad-free experience

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Brain Dots

One-time10
  • Mechanical pencil$0.99
  • Pen$0.99
  • Colored pencil$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Crayon$1.99
  • Brush$1.99
  • Watercolor painting brush$1.99
  • Decorated pen$2.99
  • Rainbow pencil$2.99
  • Fountain pen$3.99
  • Remove Cut-In Ads$3.99
9 purchases

IQ Boost

Subscriptions4
  • Remove Ads – Sale$0.997 Days
  • Remove Ads – Sale$1.997 Days
  • Remove Ads – Sale$2.997 Days
Show 1 more
  • Remove Ads$4.997 Days
One-time5
  • Pile of Tips$1.99
  • Startup Set$1.99
  • Bag of Tips$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Mountain of Tips$4.99

Questions

Is Brain Dots free?
Brain Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IQ Boost free?
IQ Boost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Dots or IQ Boost?
IQ Boost is rated higher. Brain Dots averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while IQ Boost averages 4.5 from 48K ratings.
Do Brain Dots or IQ Boost have ads?
Both Brain Dots and IQ Boost show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dots or IQ Boost?
Brain Dots ships an update every 11 days, and IQ Boost every 5 weeks. Most recently, Brain Dots was updated on September 22, 2026 and IQ Boost on September 26, 2026.

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