Comparison

BrainConnect vs ShuffledTilesSmiley

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

Head to head
About

BrainConnect

Experience a unique arcade game focused on connection and mental expansion. Achieve a state of focused relaxation through simple, endless gameplay and an immersive audio-visual experience. Track your progress and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • Endless arcade gameplay
  • Simple rules
  • Minimalistic design
  • Immersive sound experience
  • Mind expansion
  • Progress recording and sharing
Features
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*** Featured in "New Games We Love" by Apple *** Have you ever imagined yourself being in two places at the same time? Ever tried juggling? Or tightrope walking? That feeling when you are entering a mindless state and being totally present. BrainConnect is a consciousness altering game about connection, expanding your mind, and being totally focused and relaxed at the same time.  

* Endless arcade game play with simple rules
 * Minimalistic design and immersive sound experience
 * Expand your mind and stay focused as long as you can 
* Record and share your progress Caution: Process of splitting yourself can produce a lot of energy. Music and sound effects: Hainbach (hainbachmusik.com)

About

ShuffledTilesSmiley

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This game makes tiles smiley.

Screenshots

BrainConnect2 screens
ShuffledTilesSmiley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShuffledTilesSmiley at Free against BrainConnect's $0.99. ShuffledTilesSmiley also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and device support (4 vs 2). BrainConnect's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On 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

ShuffledTilesSmiley is free to download; BrainConnect costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrainConnect ships an update every 6 months, ShuffledTilesSmiley every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BrainConnect versus ShuffledTilesSmiley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainConnectShuffledTilesSmiley
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey DemidovTomoharu Yoshida

In-app purchases

None

BrainConnect

No in-app purchases

None

ShuffledTilesSmiley

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrainConnect free?
BrainConnect costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShuffledTilesSmiley free?
ShuffledTilesSmiley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BrainConnect or ShuffledTilesSmiley have ads?
Neither BrainConnect nor ShuffledTilesSmiley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrainConnect or ShuffledTilesSmiley?
BrainConnect ships an update every 6 months, and ShuffledTilesSmiley every 9 days. Most recently, BrainConnect was updated on September 22, 2026 and ShuffledTilesSmiley on September 8, 2026.

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