Tollevex vs Brain Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tollevex
A puzzle game where players match touching edges of squares to solve challenges. Puzzles vary in size from 2x2 to 5x5, with options for a timer and sound control. Swapping pieces is done by dragging one square onto another.
- Edge matching puzzles
- Adjustable puzzle sizes (2x2 to 5x5)
- In-game timer
- Sound on/off toggle
- Drag-and-drop swapping
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This is a great puzzle game that is similar to the classic TetraVex. Match all touching edges of the squares to win. The puzzles range in size from 2 x 2 to 5 x 5. Options include the ability to display a timer to see how long it takes to finish and a toggle for turning the sound on and off. Drag a square on top of another square that you want to swap places.
Brain Arcade
Engaging brain games offer a fun distraction for minutes or hours. Enjoy beautiful, self-paced challenges with dynamically changing backgrounds and mood-boosting affirmations.
- Collection of 20+ brain games
- Self-paced gameplay
- Visually appealing design
- Mood-boosting affirmations
- Classic and unique game modes
- Suitable for short breaks
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Whether you're stuck waiting in line, or need a break from social media, Brain Arcade's engaging brain games can provide a fun distraction for a few minutes, or a few hours. Brain Arcade's self-paced games are as beautiful to look at, as they are fun to play. And Brain Arcade's dynamically changing backgrounds, and smiley-based affirmations will brighten your mood while they challenge your mind. Brain Arcade games: • 2048 - Earn the 2048 tile before the grid fills up • 21 - A card game where it's 21 or bust • Brink - Arrange shapes so they fill a rectangle • Code Breaker - Choose colored pegs to solve a code • Fifteen - Slide 15 numbered tiles into order • Flash - Simon Says with flashing lights • Letters - Trace letter tiles to find words • Lights Out - Click to turn off all the lights • Mines - Uncover tiles without detonating mines • Peg - Peg Solitaire with the French board • Recall - Match pairs of hidden letters • Scramble - Swap letter tiles to unscramble words • Slide - Slide tiles until they match the pattern • Solitaire - Remove playing cards from the tableau • Splatter - Match 3 fruits as many times as you can • Sudoku - Fill each 3x3 box with the numbers 1-9 • Synco - Guess the hidden 5 letter word • Tetravex - Slide tiles until all adjacent edges match • Treys - Find 3 cards that are all the same or all different • Yacht - Roll 5 dice to make 12 different combinations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tollevex at 100% against Brain Arcade's 0%. Tollevex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Brain Arcade's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Tollevex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tollevex's written reviews are positive against 0% of Brain Arcade's.
Tollevex ships an update every 9 months, Brain Arcade every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Tollevex | Brain Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jon Tollefson | Daniel Hansen |
Customer experience
Tollevex
Brain Arcade
In-app purchases
Tollevex
No in-app purchases
Brain Arcade
No in-app purchases









