Comparison

Concentration Grid vs Brain Training

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

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About

Concentration Grid

This app offers a digital version of a mental focus grid exercise. Players tap numbers in sequential order within a grid, aiming for the fastest completion time. It's designed to enhance focus, concentration, and mental stamina.

Highlights
  • Sequential number tapping
  • Timed performance tracking
  • Adjustable grid sizes (3x3 to 14x14)
  • Competitive challenge
  • Performance improvement tracking
  • Leaderboard integration
Features
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The Concentration Grid app is based on the mental focus grid exercise. Mental focus grids have long been used as a tool by coaches and sports performance/psychology professionals to assess and improve performance of their athletes. The objective of the grid exercise is to select in sequence each of the numbers (randomly arranged and presented) in the grid. Performance is timed. The challenge is to complete the grid as quickly as possible. The exercise calls for focus and concentration. The grid exercise has been a long-time favorite of many baseball/softball coaches and players (typically using paper sheets, a pen and a stopwatch). Coaches/sports performance staff and athletes now can do their mental skills training work (and save paper) by using the Concentration Grid app on their mobile device. The Concentration Grid app is intended to provide competitive challenge and a fun/entertaining experience that is simple and straightforward ... like the printed paper grid exercise - but more convenient. Focus. Concentration. With the Concentration Grid app the level and nature of the challenge can be varied by changing the size of the grid - by selecting the number of rows and columns for the grid. Grids can be generated in a variety of sizes - from 3 columns/rows to 14 columns/rows. (A grid does not have to have the same number of rows and columns.) More rows/columns, more numbers. More numbers, more time. Try a 3x3 grid ... a 3x14 grid ... a 7x7 grid ... a 5x10 grid ... a 7x10 grid ... a 10x10 grid .... a 10x12 grid ... a 14x14 grid. You get the idea. The standard is a 10x10 grid - which a focused grid master should be able to complete in under 4 minutes. Other benchmarks ... A 3x3 grid can be completed in about 3 seconds. A 5x5 grid might be completed in under 15 seconds. A 7x7 grid can be completed by a master in well under a minute. A 9x9 grid might be completed in 3 minutes. Can you complete a 6x6 grid in under 30 seconds? Smaller grids will call for dexterity and quick vision as well as focus/concentration. Larger grids will challenge your ability to sustain focus/concentration ... your mental stamina is put to the test. Challenge yourself with the Concentration Grid app. Track and measure your improvement as you practice. Then compare your best grid times against teammates and others (against benchmark times and on the leaderboards on the community website www.concentrationgrid.net) ... who is the fastest? Who is a master of the grid? (Coaches and teachers can set up intrasquad competitions/contests to find out.) Practice makes perfect. Sustained attention and effort are rewarded with improved performance/times in the grid exercise. The grid exercise can be practiced in quiet places/at home or during road trips or during school/practices ... or under loud/distracting (game day) conditions. Parents/teachers might have their children/students use concentration grids to practice and improve concentration ability. In a world filled with distractions, use Concentration Grid to practice/exercise mental focus skills. The Concentration Grid app will provide your grid time (elapsed time to complete the grid exercise) as well as a GRID ID data set that includes additional information about your performance. The app will also maintain a history/file for you to monitor your performance/improvement. The Concentration Grid app includes a SHARE feature which will allow you to share/post your grid times and screenshots on social media and to the leaderboards (at www.concentrationgrid.net ... community site). The Concentration Grid app is perfect for coaches, athletes, students, teachers/educators, sports performance/psychology staff, parents, children, adults - young and old ... those of any age who want to challenge themselves and practice/improve their ability to focus. Make self-development a daily habit. Visit the website at www.concentrationgrid.com and the community at www.concentrationgrid.net

About

Brain Training

This game offers fast-paced training to enhance reaction time, reflexes, and brain speed. It features simple, intuitive gameplay where players tap targets as quickly and accurately as possible to improve their performance.

Highlights
  • Improve reaction speed and reflexes
  • Sharpen brain processing speed
  • Simple and intuitive gameplay
  • Speed test style challenges
  • 20 progressive stages
  • Track performance and beat scores
Features
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Free. No registration. Just tap and train your reaction speed. Brain Training: Quick Reaction is a fast-paced reaction training game that helps improve reaction time, reflexes, and brain speed through simple and fun gameplay. Tap the targets as quickly and accurately as possible. Easy to play, but challenging to master. WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS GAME: • Fast and fun reaction training • Simple and intuitive gameplay • Speed test style challenges • Clear sense of improvement TRAIN YOUR REACTION TIME: • Improve reaction speed and reflexes • Sharpen brain processing speed • Perfect for short training sessions HOW TO PLAY: • Tap randomly appearing targets • Tap only the number shown on the target • Wrong taps or zero reduce your score TRACK YOUR PERFORMANCE: • Test your reaction speed • Beat your best score • Improve aim and accuracy PROGRESSIVE STAGES: • 20 stages from beginner to advanced • Increasing difficulty • Sci-fi inspired world RECOMMENDED FOR: • Reaction and reflex game fans • Players who want to improve reaction time • Athletes training quick responses • FPS and action game players • Anyone looking for a simple brain training game Train the flow of vision to brain to action. React faster with every play. Unlock your full reaction potential.

Screenshots

Concentration Grid4 screens
Brain Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brain Training at Free against Concentration Grid's $0.99. Brain Training also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (92 vs 7). Concentration Grid's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#52 vs unranked). On review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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

Brain Training is free to download; Concentration Grid costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brain Training holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Training has 92 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Concentration Grid's written reviews are positive against 52% of Brain Training's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Concentration Grid ships an update every 4 weeks, Brain Training every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Concentration Grid versus Brain Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConcentration GridBrain Training
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)4.6 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better51.5% of reviews
Number of ratings792 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTALWART GROUP LLCTHOMSON Inc.

Customer experience

Concentration Grid

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Brain Training

All ratings92 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

Concentration Grid

No in-app purchases

None

Brain Training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Concentration Grid free?
Concentration Grid costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brain Training free?
Brain Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Concentration Grid or Brain Training?
Brain Training is rated higher. Concentration Grid averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Brain Training averages 4.6 from 92 ratings.
Do Concentration Grid or Brain Training have ads?
Brain Training shows ads; Concentration Grid does not.
Which is updated more often, Concentration Grid or Brain Training?
Concentration Grid ships an update every 4 weeks, and Brain Training every 2 months. Most recently, Concentration Grid was updated on October 14, 2026 and Brain Training on October 12, 2026.

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