Comparison

Barnyard Picks vs Absorb

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

Head to head
About

Barnyard Picks

Features
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Features of Barnyard Picks • Four engaging games that help kids develop reading comprehension • Increments to the next sentence group once the child has mastered the current group • Helps train attention to detail and focus • Difficulty level is automatically adjusted • Scores are automatically saved to show progress and can be used to identify a child's success. • Scores can also be emailed to keep a record of a child's progress. • Colorful graphics and lively music make this game fun to play • Kid-safe: No third party ads or tracking These BrainTrain games help children develop their reading comprehension skills. Children, ages 6 to 8, will explore a farm as they have fun playing and learning. All of our games are specially created to help children practice the cognitive abilities important in school and life. The games involve choosing the correct word to complete each sentence. They automatically increment to the next sentence group after the student has mastered the current group twice. The games automatically adjust to allow children to learn at a level of difficulty personalized for them. As they succeed, new challenges at harder levels will be presented. While a child's difficulty level is automatically adjusted based on his or her performance, it can be easily modified by parents or teachers when necessary. Distraction stimuli can also be added to reinforce increased focus and the ability to stay on task. This reading comprehension game becomes progressively more challenging as players succeed and improve. Each game level must be completed for grades to be saved. A training session is completed only when the program is stopped and then removed from memory. If the program is left open in the background and it is selected, then the last session started will be continued. The app will start off with a 60 minute trial version. You can modify the options and run the games during this trial period. Once the trial has ended, you will need to make a one-time in-app purchase to unlock the games for unlimited use.

About

Absorb

Enhance your ability to understand and retain information through daily training sessions. This app focuses on improving reading, listening, memory, attention, and visual reasoning skills with practical exercises.

Highlights
  • Reading comprehension training
  • Listening recall exercises
  • Visual reasoning with charts and tables
  • Critical thinking practice
  • Short, daily brain-training sessions
  • Guided path with 180 comprehension sessions
Features
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Absorb is a daily comprehension trainer for people who want to read more clearly, listen more carefully, remember details, and reason before they answer. Instead of abstract memory drills, Absorb trains the way you take in information in real life: short passages, audio prompts, charts, tables, claims, and conversations. Quick sessions help you build practical comprehension skills across reading, listening, memory, attention, and visual reasoning. TRAIN THE SKILLS YOU USE EVERY DAY Reading Comprehension Find main ideas, track details, notice contrast, and understand tone or subtext. Listening Comprehension Hear short audio prompts, then answer from memory to strengthen recall and sequence tracking. Visual Reasoning Study charts, tables, and evidence. Spot unsupported claims, compare sources, and notice when a conclusion goes beyond the data. Critical Thinking Practice slowing down, checking assumptions, and choosing answers based on evidence. WHY ABSORB - Quick daily brain-training sessions - Reading, listening, memory, and visual reasoning games - A guided path across 180 comprehension sessions - Progress, streaks, and skill insights - Built for students, professionals, and lifelong learners USE ABSORB TO PRACTICE - Reading comprehension without endless re-reading - Listening recall for lessons, calls, and conversations - Attention to details, caveats, and contrast - Critical thinking when claims and data compete - Clearer reasoning in short, focused sessions If you skim too fast, forget what was said, or lose the thread when information gets dense, Absorb gives you a simple daily practice for building sharper comprehension. Download Absorb and train how your mind takes in information. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Barnyard Picks4 screens
Absorb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Absorb at every 5 weeks against Barnyard Picks's every 39 months. Barnyard Picks's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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. Barnyard Picks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Absorb sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barnyard Picks ships an update every 39 months, Absorb every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Barnyard Picks versus Absorb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarnyard PicksAbsorb
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrainTrain Inc.Tanul Tewari

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Barnyard Picks

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
2 purchases

Absorb

Subscriptions2
  • Absorb Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Abrosb Pro3 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Barnyard Picks free?
Barnyard Picks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Absorb free?
Absorb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Barnyard Picks or Absorb have ads?
Neither Barnyard Picks nor Absorb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barnyard Picks or Absorb?
Barnyard Picks ships an update every 39 months, and Absorb every 5 weeks. Most recently, Barnyard Picks was updated on October 8, 2026 and Absorb on October 24, 2026.

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