Tricky Towers vs Brain Code
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tricky Towers
A 3D puzzle game where you combine towers on a rotatable field to build them sky-high. Featuring modern design, simple controls, and two game modes, it offers 80 missions and endless building possibilities. Compete with friends and earn trophies.
- Combine and grow towers
- Rotatable playing field
- Modern design with animations
- Simple 1-finger controls
- Mission and Endless modes
- 80 challenging missions
- Game Center trophies and leaderboards
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TRICKY TOWERS is a 3D Puzzle game! Featured by Apple in the US AppStore NEW GAMES WE LOVE - Category - Games - Puzzle - - - - - - - - - - Combine towers on a rotatable playing field and watch them grow to the heavens. - - - - - - - - - - • Modern and clear design with delightful animations and amazing sound effects • Simple 1 finger controls • Two game modes: Mission & Endless • In Endless mode, construct your megatower without any time limitations or restrictions on possible plays • Complete 80 tricky missions • Various obstacles and tasks keep the game full of variety • Earn up to 27 different Game Center trophies • Use boosters for better results • Compete against your friends in the Game Center and climb to the top of one of the two highscore lists in Endless mode - - - - - - - - - - Download Tricky Towers! - - - - - - - - - -
Brain Code
Engage your mind with over 50 unique logic puzzles that test your problem-solving and creative thinking. This offline game offers an immersive, command-line inspired interface and a progressive difficulty curve. It's perfect for puzzle enthusiasts and anyone looking for a mental workout.
- 50 unique logic puzzles
- Command-line inspired interface
- Multiple solutions per puzzle
- Progressive difficulty
- Offline play
- Built-in hint system
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Brain Code is a command-line-inspired puzzle game. Read a level, type a command, and use the response to work out what to try next. It’s a game about clues and logic, not a coding lesson. Explore 50 handcrafted levels. Some clues ask you to think beyond the obvious answer. No programming experience is needed: curiosity and careful observation are enough to begin. If you get stuck, optional in-game hints can give you a nudge. You can also leave a puzzle and return to it later. The levels can be played offline. Ready to try a different way of thinking? Start with the first level and see where your next command takes you. Questions or a bug to report? contact.kkapps@gmail.com Reading the description again? The last two lines may help. Tech info: STOP 0x000LVL09 REASON "i like this game"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tricky Towers at none against Brain Code's shown. Tricky Towers also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (87% vs 77%). Brain Code's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 29). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Tricky Towers sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Brain Code sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brain Code holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Code has 1.1K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Tricky Towers's written reviews are positive against 77% of Brain Code's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tricky Towers ships an update every 3 days, Brain Code monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tricky Towers | Brain Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (29 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 76.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Dobler Applications UG (haftungsbeschrankt) | Kyrylo Kartukov |
Customer experience
Tricky Towers
Brain Code
Bugs and requests
Tricky Towers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brain Code
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to close ads
- Level 24 equation puzzle not accepting correct answer
- Level 39 unbeatable on iPhones without back button
- Level 20 bug preventing progress
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Improved ad experience
- Walkthrough or solution guide
- Keyboard support improvements
In-app purchases
Tricky Towers
- 800 BLOCKS$0.99
- 2000 BLOCKS$1.99
- 4000 BLOCKS$2.99
Brain Code
- pinch of tips$0.99
- handful of tips$1.99
- Platinum Pass$1.99
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- 2x handful of tips$2.99
- tip fan$4.99
- tip master$6.99
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