Comparison

Brain Arcade vs Mind the Code

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Collection of 20+ brain games
  • Self-paced gameplay
  • Visually appealing design
  • Mood-boosting affirmations
  • Classic and unique game modes
  • Suitable for short breaks
Features
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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

About

Mind the Code

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Brain Arcade4 screens
Mind the Code4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Brain Arcade versus Mind the Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain ArcadeMind the Code
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel HansenJoan Carles Cayro Baronat

In-app purchases

None

Brain Arcade

No in-app purchases

None

Mind the Code

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brain Arcade free?
Brain Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mind the Code free?
Mind the Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brain Arcade or Mind the Code have ads?
Both Brain Arcade and Mind the Code show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Arcade or Mind the Code?
Brain Arcade ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mind the Code every 7 months. Most recently, Brain Arcade was updated on September 26, 2026 and Mind the Code on September 27, 2026.

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