Question Cube vs Brain Drain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Question Cube
Engage in a fast-paced trivia game where strategy enhances your score. Choose topics you excel at, boost your combos for higher multipliers, and ban those you dislike. Answer quickly to earn points, but beware of strikes that can end your game.
- Random trivia categories
- Topic-specific bonuses
- Combo multipliers
- Topic banning
- Strike-based game end
- Fast-paced answering
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A fast, fun quiz game for people who like to be right. A dash of Strategy goes a long way. • Each game features random topics from a few classic trivia categories. • Blitz the topic you like to get more questions and build your combo. • Bonus the topic you Love to maximize your score. • Ban the topic you hate to keep it out of the game. Think fast! But not too fast! • Answer quickly to score more points, but answer wrong and you'll get a strike! • Collect 3 strikes and your match ends with the score you've collected. • For each consecutive question you get right, the Combo meter increases and multiplies your points. If you have any questions feel free to reach us at info@tetherstudios.com
Brain Drain
Engage your mind with unique puzzles that leverage iPhone sensor functionalities. Experience a retro-inspired design with immersive sound and haptic feedback. Explore 11 different challenges designed to test various aspects of your cognitive abilities.
- 11 brain aspects gamified
- iPhone sensor integration
- Haptic feedback
- Immersive sound design
- Retro pixel art
- Hint system
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11 aspect of the human brain has been gamified with beautiful pixel-retro design. There are eleven iPhone sensors functionalities that lead to eleven different puzzles. Features and functionalities are state-of-art in the iOS platform. Haptic feedback has been smoothly synchronized with views and user interactions which will take you beyond user experience. headphone usage is strongly recommended and can improve your experience. Music and stage sound effects combined will make a fantastic game environment. Challenge aspects are: - Curiosity - Balance - Creativity - Mindfulness - Patience - Self - Happiness - Linkage - Hope - Freedom - Identity Each challenge would solve related to its name and content. For example, in the "Balance stage" you should try to keep the balance for two balls on a YinYang concept with tilting your iPhone. Or in the "Curiosity stage" you might be really curious and inquisitive to solve that challenge. Each challenge, the final solution will not be as easy as it seems. Hence, there are plenty of hints which will take your hand through solving the mysteries. Use them wisely. The power of the iOS platform has been challenged through this game. Brain Drain has been proudly written in native Swift(the iOS native programming language).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Brain Drain at none against Question Cube's shown. Brain Drain also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Question Cube's advantage is ratings volume (356 vs 26). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brain Drain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Question Cube has 356 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Question Cube's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brain Drain's.
Question Cube ships an update every 4 months, Brain Drain every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Question Cube | Brain Drain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (356 ratings) | 5.0 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 356 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tether Studios, LLC | Elham Madh Farimani |
Customer experience
Question Cube
Brain Drain
Bugs and requests
Question Cube
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unmatched games leading to lost wagers
- Incorrect or ambiguous question answers
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
4 requests- More variety in question topics
- Ability to wager higher amounts
- Improved customer support responsiveness
- Clearer explanation of bonus cash and withdrawal policies
Brain Drain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Question Cube
No in-app purchases
Brain Drain
No in-app purchases
Questions
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