Comparison

One Brain vs IQ Boost

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

Head to head
About

One Brain

Test your cognitive abilities with a game inspired by the Stroop effect. Quickly identify matching colors, arrow directions, or true/false math equations under time pressure. Challenge your brain to process conflicting information and achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Stroop effect inspired gameplay
  • Color matching challenges
  • Arrow direction tests
  • Math equation verification
  • Timed gameplay
  • Score tracking
Features
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One Brain is inspired by the Stroop effect, a famous psychological test that measures how well you handle conflicting information. For example, it's harder to name the color of a word when the word itself spells a different color. This game challenges your whole brain as you fight to process the mixed signals and make the right call before time runs out. Game modes: • Colors: Does the word match the color it's written in? • Arrows: Is the arrow actually pointing the way it says it is? • Numbers: Is the math equation true or false? • Words: Which word matches the definition? How high can you score under pressure?

About

IQ Boost

Engage in a collection of original and humorous logic puzzles, brain teasers, and memory exercises designed to challenge your intellect. Improve your concentration, abstract thinking, and overall mindset with fun, non-standard gameplay. Discover your IQ level and watch it grow as you play.

Highlights
  • Tricky puzzles and logic tests
  • Memory, attention, and logic training
  • Original and funny tasks
  • Non-standard colorful gameplay
  • Nontrivial challenges for all ages
  • Find out your IQ level
Features
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IQ Boost is a game with tricky puzzles, tasks and logic tests. All the tasks are original and funny! We said ‘NO’ to boring brain training. Free IQ Boost game features only the best tasks, brainteasers and exercises to train your memory, attention, logic and mindset. Only 10% of all the people have an IQ higher than 120. Are you among them? Play IQ Boost - challenge your brain. Try yourself in solving nontrivial tasks. You will train logical and abstract thinking by solving puzzles and logic tasks. Concentration and memory will be better too. Have a good time while training your brain. Find out your IQ level. Lower than you thought? Play IQ Boost and you’ll see your IQ is growing. Game features: • Easy to play; • Nonstandard colourful gameplay; • Funny answers and solutions; • Nontrivial challenges for any age; • Lots of levels; • Intellectual brain-teaser game. Remember: obvious solutions might not be not always right...think out of the box and train your brain! Play and prove you are the cleverest!

Screenshots

One Brain4 screens
IQ Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

One Brain and IQ Boost both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 59% of One Brain's written reviews are positive against 13% of IQ Boost's. One Brain also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). IQ Boost's advantage is ratings volume (54K vs 297) and chart position (#79 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. One Brain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and IQ Boost sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for One Brain against 4.5 for IQ Boost. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IQ Boost has 54K ratings behind it against 297, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of One Brain's written reviews are positive against 13% of IQ Boost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Brain ships an update weekly, IQ Boost every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
One Brain versus IQ Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne BrainIQ Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (297 ratings)4.5 (54K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews — better12.8% of reviews
Number of ratings29754K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#79 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB347 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperErik WegenerBrightika, Inc.

Customer experience

One Brain

All ratings297 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative32.6%

IQ Boost

All ratings48,143 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,067 reviews
Positive12.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative75.6%

User reviews

One Brain

From 297 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and effective brain training
  • 🧠 Helps improve focus and concentration
  • 🤯 Challenging and addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Timer is too short, needs more time
  • 🙄 Excessive ads and interruptions
  • 🤖 Inconsistent scoring and feedback

IQ Boost

From 54K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤔 Thought-provoking puzzles
  • 🧠 Challenges the mind
  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Too many ads
  • ⏱️ Ads interrupt gameplay
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Literal and unchallenging puzzles

Bugs and requests

One Brain

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect registering of correct answers
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices
  • Keyboard controls not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • More game modes and variations
  • Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free version

IQ Boost

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not progressing as expected
  • Hints not working as intended
  • Orientation issues on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More challenging levels
  • Ability to skip ads
  • Option to pay for ad-free experience

In-app purchases

1 purchases

One Brain

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
10 purchases

IQ Boost

Subscriptions5
  • Remove Ads – Sale$0.997 Days
  • Remove Ads – Sale$2.997 Days
  • Remove Ads$4.997 Days
Show 2 more
  • Remove Ads$5.997 Days
  • Remove Ads$9.997 Days
One-time5
  • Pile of Tips$1.99
  • Startup Set$1.99
  • Bag of Tips$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Mountain of Tips$4.99

Questions

Is One Brain free?
One Brain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IQ Boost free?
IQ Boost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, One Brain or IQ Boost?
IQ Boost is rated higher. One Brain averages 4.4 out of 5 from 297 ratings, while IQ Boost averages 4.5 from 54K ratings.
Do One Brain or IQ Boost have ads?
Both One Brain and IQ Boost show ads.
Which is updated more often, One Brain or IQ Boost?
One Brain ships an update weekly, and IQ Boost every 5 weeks. Most recently, One Brain was updated on November 2, 2026 and IQ Boost on November 4, 2026.

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