Comparison

Darter vs Rival Brains

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

Head to head
About

Darter

This app assists with dart scoring for multiple players, offering two input methods: direct count or tapping on a virtual dartboard. It allows for real-time score adjustments and provides exportable game reports.

Highlights
  • Player dart scoring
  • Direct count input
  • Virtual dartboard tap
  • Real-time score editing
  • Exportable game reports (CSV, XML)
Features
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App "Darter" supports dart scoring for each player. Data can be entered over direct count input (including features like double, triple, single bull, bull's eye) or with tap on specific field on a dart board. Datas can be changed all the time until the game is finished. There are several reports available, which can be exported as csv and xml.

About

Rival Brains

Features
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TWO PLAYERS. ONE PHONE. THAT'S THE WHOLE SETUP. Rival Brains is a 2 player game built for a single screen. Lay the phone flat on the table, sit on opposite sides, and the screen splits down the middle — your half faces you, theirs faces them. Then you go at it. No second device. No accounts. No matchmaking. No internet. Hand over half the phone and you are playing in seconds. WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY PLAY IT • Couples waiting for dinner to arrive • Friends at the bar when the conversation dips • Siblings in the back seat • Parent vs kid — and the kid winning • Students with twenty minutes to kill • First dates that need a tiebreaker • Family gatherings, road trips, airport gates Anywhere two people are stuck together with one phone between them. NINE DUELS, ALL WON WITH YOUR HEAD • Riddle Rumble — race to crack the riddle before your rival taps the answer • Quick Maths — mental-math sprints that get meaner every round • Echo — a memory duel: watch the pattern flash, then out-remember them • Odd One Out — three things belong together, one doesn't; spot it first • Sequences — crack the number pattern and nail what comes next • Anagram Attack — unscramble the letters before your rival finds the word • Movie Quotes — name the movie behind the famous line first • Pattern Grid — the classic IQ-test grid: find the picture that completes the pattern • One Line — draw the picture without lifting your finger, both players at once Riddle Rumble, Quick Maths and Echo are free forever. The other six unlock for 24 hours with one short ad, or permanently with a single $4.99 purchase that also covers any duel added later. No reflex spam, no tap races. Every duel is won with your head. BUILT FOR TWO BRAINS AT ONE TABLE • Mirrored halves — each player gets their own upright view • Answers shuffled differently per side, so nobody can copy a finger • Visible reading-time timers — long riddles get longer clocks • The Evener — an openly declared handicap that keeps lopsided rivalries fun • Rivalry Ledger — head-to-head records, streaks, and revenge matches • End-of-night superlatives — who had the Quickest Wit? The Steadiest Hand? FAST ROUNDS, INSTANT REMATCHES A duel runs a couple of minutes. First correct tap takes the point, first to five takes the duel, and the rematch is one tap away. Nobody sits through a long turn waiting for their go. FRESH EVERY GAME NIGHT 170+ riddles and 100+ movie quotes that won't repeat from night to night, plus endlessly generated math, logic, pattern and anagram questions. No two sessions alike. PLAYS WITH NO WI-FI Everything runs on the device. Airplane mode, dead zones, the back of a car — it all works. Most two player games want a second phone, a shared turn, or a sign-up. This one wants a table and someone sitting across from you. No accounts. No internet needed to play. Hand over half the phone and settle it.

Screenshots

Darter4 screens
Rival Brains4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Darter at none against Rival Brains's 1. Darter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Rival Brains's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Rival Brains sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Darter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Darter ships an update every 11 months, Rival Brains fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 4 level
Darter versus Rival Brains: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarterRival Brains
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan-Peter SchmidtProliferaite LLC

In-app purchases

None

Darter

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rival Brains

One-time1
  • Rival Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Darter free?
Darter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rival Brains free?
Rival Brains is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Darter or Rival Brains have ads?
Rival Brains shows ads; Darter does not.
Which is updated more often, Darter or Rival Brains?
Darter ships an update every 11 months, and Rival Brains fortnightly. Most recently, Darter was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rival Brains on October 29, 2026.

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