Comparison

Arcaea vs Brain Training

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

Head to head
About

Arcaea

Experience a unique rhythm game that blends challenging gameplay with an immersive story. Progress through a narrative driven by your performance, unlock new difficulties, and compete with others online. Enjoy a vast library of music, with more available through content packs.

Highlights
  • Novel gameplay mechanics
  • Immersive sound and story
  • High difficulty ceiling
  • Over 350 songs
  • 3 rhythm difficulty levels per song
  • Real-time online multiplayer
  • Rich Main Story and Side Stories
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New Dimension Rhythm Game - Experience sound and story unlike ever before. "A harmony of Light awaits you in a lost world of musical Conflict." In a world of white, and surrounded by “memory”, two girls awaken under glass-filled skies. Arcaea is a mobile rhythm game for both experienced and new rhythm game players alike, blending novel gameplay, immersive sound, and a powerful story of wonder and heartache. Experience gameplay that reflects the story’s emotions and events—and progress to unlock more of this unfurling narrative. Challenging trials can be discovered through play, higher difficulties can be unlocked, and a real-time online mode is available to face off against other players. Arcaea does not require an internet connection for play, and is fully playable both on smartphones and tablets. On install the game includes a large library of free playable songs, and more can be made available by acquiring additional songs and content packs. ==Features== - A high difficulty ceiling - experience personal growth as you develop skills in arcade-style progression - Over 350 songs from more than 200 artists famous across other games - 3 rhythm difficulty levels for every song - An expanding music library through regular content updates - Collaborations with other beloved rhythm games - Online friends and scoreboards - Real-time online multiplayer - A Course Mode that tests endurance through gauntlets of songs - A rich Main Story that features two protagonist’s perspectives across a powerful journey - Additional Side and Short Stories of varying styles and perspectives featuring the game’s characters that build upon the world of Arcaea - A vast array of original characters and guest characters from collaborations to accompany you, level up, and alter your play through many game-changing skills - Stunning, never-before-seen connections to storylines via gameplay, challenging the very paradigm of play ==Story== Two girls find themselves in a colorless world full of memory, and with no memory of themselves. Each alone, they set out into places often beautiful, and just as often dangerous. Arcaea’s story is interwoven throughout Main, Side, and Short stories which each focus on individual, playable characters. While separate, they all share the same space: the world of Arcaea. Their reactions to it, and its reactions to them, form an ever-shifting narrative of mystery, sorrow, and bliss. As they explore this heavenly place, follow their steps down paths of glass and grief. --- Follow Arcaea & News: Twitter: http://twitter.com/arcaea_en Facebook: http://facebook.com/arcaeagame

About

Brain Training

This game offers fast-paced training to enhance reaction time, reflexes, and brain speed. It features simple, intuitive gameplay where players tap targets as quickly and accurately as possible to improve their performance.

Highlights
  • Improve reaction speed and reflexes
  • Sharpen brain processing speed
  • Simple and intuitive gameplay
  • Speed test style challenges
  • 20 progressive stages
  • Track performance and beat scores
Features
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Free. No registration. Just tap and train your reaction speed. Brain Training: Quick Reaction is a fast-paced reaction training game that helps improve reaction time, reflexes, and brain speed through simple and fun gameplay. Tap the targets as quickly and accurately as possible. Easy to play, but challenging to master. WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS GAME: • Fast and fun reaction training • Simple and intuitive gameplay • Speed test style challenges • Clear sense of improvement TRAIN YOUR REACTION TIME: • Improve reaction speed and reflexes • Sharpen brain processing speed • Perfect for short training sessions HOW TO PLAY: • Tap randomly appearing targets • Tap only the number shown on the target • Wrong taps or zero reduce your score TRACK YOUR PERFORMANCE: • Test your reaction speed • Beat your best score • Improve aim and accuracy PROGRESSIVE STAGES: • 20 stages from beginner to advanced • Increasing difficulty • Sci-fi inspired world RECOMMENDED FOR: • Reaction and reflex game fans • Players who want to improve reaction time • Athletes training quick responses • FPS and action game players • Anyone looking for a simple brain training game Train the flow of vision to brain to action. React faster with every play. Unlock your full reaction potential.

Screenshots

Arcaea4 screens
Brain Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brain Training at none against Arcaea's 3. Arcaea's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. Arcaea sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Brain Training asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcaea holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arcaea has 25K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Arcaea's written reviews are positive against 52% of Brain Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcaea ships an update every 8 days, Brain Training every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Arcaea versus Brain Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcaeaBrain Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25K ratings) — better4.6 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better51.5% of reviews
Number of ratings25K — better92
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#68 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB146 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperlowiroTHOMSON Inc.

Customer experience

Arcaea

All ratings24,557 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,248 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative14.9%

Brain Training

All ratings92 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative36.4%

Bugs and requests

Arcaea

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and account sync problems
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode to compete with friends
  • Ability to earn premium currency through gameplay
  • More free song options to explore the game
  • Customizable note speed and offset settings
  • Improved story mode and character development

Brain Training

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Arcaea

One-time3
  • 100 Memories$0.99
  • 510 Memories$4.99
  • 1020 Memories$9.99
None

Brain Training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arcaea free?
Arcaea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain Training free?
Brain Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arcaea or Brain Training?
Arcaea is rated higher. Arcaea averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Brain Training averages 4.6 from 92 ratings.
Do Arcaea or Brain Training have ads?
Brain Training shows ads; Arcaea does not.
Which is updated more often, Arcaea or Brain Training?
Arcaea ships an update every 8 days, and Brain Training every 2 months. Most recently, Arcaea was updated on October 21, 2026 and Brain Training on October 19, 2026.

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