Comparison

Babtun's Ayo vs memory®

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

Head to head
About

Babtun's Ayo

Experience a traditional African board game digitally. Play with friends online, challenge the computer at various skill levels, and track your progress on the leaderboard. Learn the game easily with built-in demos.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer with friends and family
  • Play against AI at multiple difficulty levels
  • Global leaderboard for competitive play
  • Cross-device progress syncing (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
  • In-app learning demos
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Babtun's Ayo is an engaging easy-to-learn digital version of a traditional African board game. Ayo (pronounced 'ah-yo') is its Yoruba name; other names include Awalé, Mancala and Oware. No matter its name, the game is engaging and fun to play. Many people use it to while away time when bored. This app gives you more ways of enjoying the game than a physical board could. You can: - keep in touch with family and friends by inviting them to play online; - play as many people as you like at the same time, wherever they may be in the world; - improve your mastery of the game by playing the computer, as a beginner (level 1), a master (level 4) or someone in-between; - see your placing on the leaderboard whenever you win or lose an online game; - play a turn on your iPhone, iPad or Mac then continue on the others, via iCloud. Learning to play the game is easy. Watch the two demos in this app and you will pick it up just like that. Why don't you try it out and see?

About

memory®

This classic matching game provides hours of fun for all ages with new and familiar card sets. Explore an adventure mode with unique challenges and effects, or play solo or with friends. It's a great way to exercise your brain.

Highlights
  • New and classic card sets
  • Sound and image variants
  • Adventure mode with 50 levels
  • Digital assistant for new play styles
  • Solo and multiplayer modes
  • Brain training exercises
Features
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The family game memory® has thrilled players of all ages worldwide for over 60 years. The Ravensburger memory® app offers many new and classic card sets. Variants with sound and images, for example, make you think outside the box and guarantee many hours of fun. And the ""digital assistant"" opens up new ways of playing. Adventure mode offers 50 exciting levels for most card sets including new challenges and fun effects for the card images. Successfully completing an adventure unlocks the effects for all other card sets. Whether playing solo or with up to five other players, memory® is a fun brain trainer for everyone. - New memory® variants with images and sound - Exciting Adventure mode with funny graphic effects - Digital assistant for new ways of playing - Card sets can be tried for free

Screenshots

Babtun's Ayo4 screens
memory®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Babtun's Ayo at 100% against memory®'s 43%. Babtun's Ayo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15). memory®'s advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

memory® is free to download; Babtun's Ayo costs $0.99 up front. memory® sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Babtun's Ayo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Babtun's Ayo ships an update every 5 months, memory® every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Babtun's Ayo versus memory®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBabtun's Ayomemory®
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBabatunde AbdulRavensburger Verlag GmbH

Customer experience

Babtun's Ayo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

memory®

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral21.4%
Negative35.7%

In-app purchases

None

Babtun's Ayo

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

memory®

One-time15
  • Foodie favorites memory®$1.99
  • Animal sounds memory®$1.99
  • Cute monsters memory®$1.99
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  • Everyday sounds memory®$1.99
  • Fruit memory®$1.99
  • Historical figures memory®$1.99
  • Gemstones memory®$1.99
  • Famous buildings memory®$1.99
  • Baby animals memory®$1.99
  • Famous women memory®$1.99
  • Flags memory®$1.99
  • Musical instruments memory®$1.99
  • Classic memory®$1.99
  • Wild world of animals memory®$1.99
  • Past & present memory®$1.99

Questions

Is Babtun's Ayo free?
Babtun's Ayo costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is memory® free?
memory® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Babtun's Ayo or memory® have ads?
Neither Babtun's Ayo nor memory® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Babtun's Ayo or memory®?
Babtun's Ayo ships an update every 5 months, and memory® every 8 months. Most recently, Babtun's Ayo was updated on October 10, 2026 and memory® on October 24, 2026.

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