Many dots vs NBack 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Many dots
This game challenges your working memory by having you track and recall the positions of moving figures. Regular practice can help improve your attention span and memory recall.
- Memory span training
- Attention improvement
- Figure position recall
- Minimalist design
- Progressive difficulty
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Do you think you can rember position of 5 dots? Can you do better? THEORY: An average human can hold 7 ± 2 objects in working memory. This is frequently referred tjo as Miller's Law. Our app allows you to challenge Miller's theory. At the start you probaply will not be able to remember more than 4 locations of figures. In the process of training you will notice how your results are getting better. For example members of our software development team improved their average number of recalled items from 2-3 to 5-6. In genera,l a few practicies a day might significantly increase your memory. APP: Minimalist design might get some award, wouldn't it ? Colors were thoroughly picked for better perception. Train your memory by remembering location of various figures. HOW TO PLAY: 1. Look at the panel with figure 2. Press play button 3. Track the movement of the figure and remember the location where it stopped. 4. Press location of the figure when it is gone 5. Do the same while you are still able to remember positions 6. ??? 7. Profit
NBack 3D
This app challenges your memory by requiring you to count 3D shapes of specific colors. As the 'N' value increases, the difficulty escalates, testing your ability to recall past stimuli in a sequence.
- N-Back memory challenge
- 3D shape and color recognition
- Increasing difficulty levels
- Sequence memorization
- Cognitive skill enhancement
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The task is only to count the 3D shapes of the specified shape and color, but as the N of the N ‘Back increases, it becomes more difficult. *N’Back : The current answer matches the one from N steps earlier in the sequence. *1’Back 1 task1: count & memorize 2 task2: count & memorize 3 answer for task1 4 task3: count & memorize 5 answer for task2 6 task4: count & memorize : *2’Back 1 task1: count & memorize 2 task2: count & memorize 3 task3: count & memorize 4 answer for task1 5 task4: count & memorize 6 answer for task2 7 task5: count & memorize :
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NBack 3D at 100% against Many dots's 0%. NBack 3D also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Many dots's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. NBack 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Many dots asks for nothing beyond the download.
NBack 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Many dots's written reviews are positive against 100% of NBack 3D's.
| Parameter | Many dots | NBack 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Tselikov | Yasuyoshi Ota |
Customer experience
Many dots
NBack 3D
In-app purchases
Many dots
No in-app purchases
NBack 3D
- Extend to 20'Back & Remove Ads$2.99
