Comparison

BrainConnect vs Pixie Grid

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

Pixie Grid

Features
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Pixie Grid is a cozy picture-reveal logic puzzle. Solve the nonogram, and your finished grid blooms into a warm, hand-illustrated picture — a small gift you made yourself. No lives. No energy gates. Just you, the clues, and a calm place to think. Free to play, with ads — remove them anytime. HOW NONOGRAMS WORK • The numbers beside each row and column are run-lengths — how many cells to fill in a row, in order • A clue of "3 1" means a run of 3 filled cells, a gap, then 1 filled cell • Use logic to work out which cells must be filled and which stay empty • Fill the grid correctly and the hidden picture is revealed • Tap to fill, hold to mark, drag to paint a line — undo as much as you like A COZY CAMPAIGN • Work through a relaxing campaign across 5 difficulty tiers • From a gentle 5×5 all the way up to a 15×15 Expert chew • Every puzzle has one solution and is solvable by pure logic — no guessing, fair by design • Earn up to 3 mastery stars per level for a flawless solve (no mistakes, no hints) — it rewards clean solving, never speed A NEW PICTURE EVERY DAY • One cozy daily puzzle, the same picture for everyone • Share a spoiler-free result with friends — it never gives the picture away • Keep a gentle, backfillable streak; miss a day and simply solve it later, no punishment • A 30-day login reward calendar — play any day to claim it QUESTS & REWARDS • Optional daily and weekly quests with little bonus objectives — ignore them completely if you like • Earn Credits as you play, from stars, quests, and your login streak • Collect procedural background skins to make the game your own NO-FAIL, NO-RUSH • No mistake counter, no game over — undo freely • Choose a relaxing no-error-check mode or a gentle assist • No forced timer on the board; an optional time-challenge mode is there if you want it, and it is off by default PLAYS YOUR WAY • Dark mode for candle-lit evening solving • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, colorblind-safe, and reduce-motion friendly FAIR & HONEST • Free to play, supported by ads — remove ads anytime with a one-time purchase • Optional Credits buy only comfort (extra hints, a reveal-line helper) and cosmetic skins — never an unfair advantage • Every single level is 100% solvable for free — no pay-to-win • No loot boxes, no randomized purchases, no energy gate, no lives, no subscription • Credits are stored on your device; unspent Credits stay with this install • Restore Purchases is always available Pixie Grid is the calm daily ritual the nonogram has been missing — warm, fair, and yours. Sit down, pour a cup of tea, and reveal today's picture.

Screenshots

BrainConnect2 screens
Pixie Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixie Grid at Free against BrainConnect's $0.99. Pixie Grid also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). BrainConnect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Pixie Grid is free to download; BrainConnect costs $0.99 up front. Pixie Grid sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. BrainConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrainConnect ships an update every 6 months, Pixie Grid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BrainConnect versus Pixie Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainConnectPixie Grid
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey DemidovLeon Karas

In-app purchases

None

BrainConnect

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pixie Grid

One-time5
  • 100 Credits$0.99
  • 350 Credits$2.99
  • 800 Credits$5.99
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  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • 1500 Credits$9.99

Questions

Is BrainConnect free?
BrainConnect costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixie Grid free?
Pixie Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrainConnect or Pixie Grid have ads?
Pixie Grid shows ads; BrainConnect does not.
Which is updated more often, BrainConnect or Pixie Grid?
BrainConnect ships an update every 6 months, and Pixie Grid every 3 weeks. Most recently, BrainConnect was updated on September 22, 2026 and Pixie Grid on October 9, 2026.

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