Brain Arcade vs Mind the Code
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Mind the Code
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The Mind the Code objective is to decipher a colored code generated automatically. After each attempt, it is indicated how many colors are correct in color and position and how many are correct in color but not in position. In Mind the Code you can play in different difficulties in finding an adequate level, the game is suitable for both beginners and experts. Mind the Code levels are: - Very easy: the code composed of 4 figures is formed by combining 4 colors. You have 10 attempts to solve it. - Easy: The code composed of 4 figures is formed by combining 6 colors. You have 10 attempts to solve it. - Moderate: The code composed of 8 figures is formed by combining 8 colors. You have 10 attempts to solve it. - Hard: The code composed of 6 figures is formed by combining 8 colors. You have 12 attempts to solve it. - Extreme: the code composed of 8 figures is formed by combining 10 colors. You have 12 attempts to solve it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Brain Arcade at every 6 weeks against Mind the Code's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brain Arcade ships an update every 6 weeks, Mind the Code every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brain Arcade | Mind the Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Hansen | Joan Carles Cayro Baronat |
In-app purchases
Brain Arcade
No in-app purchases
Mind the Code
No in-app purchases
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