Comparison

Cylinders vs Brainiversity

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

Head to head
About

Cylinders

Stack blocks vertically to construct the tallest possible cylinder. Compete to achieve the highest score and challenge your friends to beat your achievements.

Highlights
  • Build cylinders vertically
  • Reach highest score
  • Challenge friends
  • Stack blocks
Features
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Build up the cylinders as high as you can! Reach the highest score and challenge your friends.

About

Brainiversity

Engage your mind with a variety of puzzles and games designed to improve math, memory, analysis, and word skills. Track your progress visually and enjoy daily challenges to keep your cognitive abilities sharp.

Highlights
  • Math, memory, analysis, and word skill games
  • 23 unique timed games
  • Daily challenges and exams
  • Progress tracking and detailed stats
  • Playable on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad
  • Family Sharing option
Features
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Welcome to Brainiversity™ a fun collection of games designed to test your math, memory, analysis, and word skills. With 25 unique games on offer, you can play them individually to hone your skills or do a quick 3 minute workout - every day offers a new variety of games to play. Whether you're looking to improve your math skills, enhance your memory, or just challenge your mind in new and exciting ways, Brainiversity™ has something for you. Brainiversity™ also charts your progress so you can see how you're improving over time. The Stats feature gives you a detailed insight into how your training is progressing so you can adjust your training regimen as needed. Download Brainiversity™ today and start training your brain to be its best self! FEATURES * 4 different training categories: Math, Memory, Analysis and Word * 23 unique timed games * 2 unique daily challenges - Three Words and Equate It * Games include Pay Attention, Repeat After Me, Alphabet Soup, Subtraction Action, Math Grid, Split Words, Proverbs, Odd One Out, What's New?, Number Tap, Backwords, Remember This, Sort It, Sum Time,Spelling Bee, Add It Up, Math Function, Four Letters, Word Thirds, Troop Test, Shape Count, Burst Memory and Reverse Memory. * Daily Exam offers a quick three minute challenge to keep your brain on it's toes with different games each day * Edison, your brain training guide who provides tips and fun facts * Charts visually track your progress for Daily Exams and Games * Stats give you a detailed insight into how your training is progressing * Play games individually to practice and hone your skills * Play on Apple Watch and iPhone (14 games available on Watch) * Family Sharing. This subscription can be shared by everyone in a family group NOTE: Some games are only playable on iPhone and iPad due to larger screen size requirements. BRAINIVERSITY SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Brainiversity™ offers a 7-day free trial as well as a basic free version. If you choose to subscribe, you will be charged a yearly subscription fee according to your country. The subscription fee will be shown in the app before you complete the payment. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription term, unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the term. Subscription renewals cost the same as the original subscription, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time after purchase by going to your iTunes Account Settings. Refunds will not be given for any unused portion of the term. For additional information, please read the Terms and Conditions (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) and Privacy Policy (http://redspritestudios.com/privacy.html).

Screenshots

Cylinders4 screens
Brainiversity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brainiversity at 4.8 against Cylinders's 4.2. Brainiversity also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Cylinders's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 25). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Brainiversity sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Cylinders asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brainiversity holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cylinders has 1.3K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Cylinders's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brainiversity's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cylinders ships an update every 6 weeks, Brainiversity weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cylinders versus Brainiversity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCylindersBrainiversity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhang LeRed Sprite Studios

Customer experience

Cylinders

All ratings1,319 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral9.2%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

Brainiversity

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cylinders

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Accuracy issues when tapping the screen
  • Leaderboard not showing scores properly
  • Frequent lags and glitches

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more colors and levels
  • Fix leaderboard issues
  • Improve accuracy and reduce lag

Brainiversity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cylinders

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Brainiversity

Subscriptions4
  • Smarty Pants Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Brainiversity Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Smarty Pants Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Brainiversity Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Cylinders free?
Cylinders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brainiversity free?
Brainiversity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cylinders or Brainiversity?
Brainiversity is rated higher. Cylinders averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Brainiversity averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Cylinders or Brainiversity have ads?
Both Cylinders and Brainiversity show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cylinders or Brainiversity?
Cylinders ships an update every 6 weeks, and Brainiversity weekly. Most recently, Cylinders was updated on October 14, 2026 and Brainiversity on October 20, 2026.

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