Comparison

Brain Training vs GOA

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

Head to head
About

Brain Training

This game offers a simple yet addictive puzzle experience to refresh your mind and improve cognitive skills. The objective is to strategically place blocks to create and destroy full lines, both vertically and horizontally, without filling the screen. It features no time limits or color matching, making it accessible for all ages.

Highlights
  • Strategic block placement
  • Create and destroy full lines
  • No time limit
  • No color matching
  • Game Center support
  • Social sharing
Features
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"Brain Training - Block Puzzle" is a simple yet challenging and addictive game. It can be played within few seconds anytime to refresh your mind and improve your brain. The goal is to drop blocks in order to create and destroy full lines on the screen both vertically and horizontally. Don't forget to keep the blocks from filling the screen. No time limit, no color match! Fill all the grids with the matching blocks and enjoy block puzzle game. Challenge yourself and your friend with addictive brain game. Suitable for all ages and enjoy it on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Have fun ! ■Game center support: Compare your best top score with others in the world. ■Social sharing: Share your new score and challenge with your friends.

About

GOA

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Margin is a pursuit puzzle you win with your head, not your thumbs. Every level is a small board. You move one square at a time. So do the hunters — and they always take the step that brings them closest to you. That is the whole rule, and it is also the whole trick: because you know exactly what they will do, you can decide where they end up. An arrow above each hunter shows the step it is about to take. Read the arrows, and a level stops being a chase and becomes a plan: pull the pack one way, slip through the gap they leave, walk out through the exit. • Three tiers: Easy, Medium and Hard. Each one puts more hunters on the board and less room between them. • Inventory and heroes: pick one of 16 heroes to play on the board; earns bonus points on every Medium and Hard win. Buy with gems or try one for a day by watching an ad. Your first hero is a gift. • Regions: besides Classic, play Town (sleepers), Winter Festival (ice) and Castle (key). Each has its own rule and lesson; points and leaderboard stay the same. • Daily Board: one board for everyone, every day, separately for Easy, Medium and Hard. Solve it to earn 20 points on Easy, 200 on Medium or 400 on Hard, and claim your spot in the daily ranking. • Friends and challenges: add friends by name or player number and challenge them in real time on the same boards. The first to reach the end wins; rematches, draws and your head-to-head record included. • 48 titles to earn, plus weekly and all-time leaderboards on Game Center. • Every level is generated and then solved by the game before you ever see it. If it is offered to you, it can be beaten. • Every board shows its minimum move count. Each extra move costs a point (up to 5), so the shortest escape earns the most. • A hint when you are stuck, and a fresh board whenever you want one. • No timers, no lives, no energy to wait for. Think as long as you like. • Plays in portrait, one thumb, anywhere. There is no margin for error. There is exactly one square of it.

Screenshots

Brain Training3 screens
GOA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brain Training at none against GOA's shown. Brain Training also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). GOA's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brain Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GOA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Training ships an update every 3 months, GOA every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Brain Training versus GOA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain TrainingGOA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB255 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArgeWorldALI BUGATEKIN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brain Training

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

GOA

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Brain Training free?
Brain Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GOA free?
GOA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Training or GOA have ads?
GOA shows ads; Brain Training does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Training or GOA?
Brain Training ships an update every 3 months, and GOA every 3 days. Most recently, Brain Training was updated on November 2, 2026 and GOA on November 6, 2026.

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