Trump or Monkey vs Cognitive Boost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trump or Monkey
Test your ability to distinguish between images of hair, guessing if it belongs to Donald Trump or a monkey. Achieve a perfect score to unlock bonus content and enjoy Trump-style commentary.
- Hair identification game
- Trump vs. monkey hair
- Score-based challenges
- Unlockable bonus content
- Trump-style commentary
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The goal of this game is simple. Can you guess if a piece of hair Is Trump's hair or a monkey's hair? This is the best game in the history of the app store. Best ever. Believe me. Just tremendous. Score 10 out of 10 and you will unlock tremendous bonus content. No monkeys were harmed in the production of this app. Players of this game are presented with an image of hair, and have to guess if the hair belongs to Trump or belongs to a Monkey. While this may seem easy, you will likely find it quite challenging. The game is formatted as a best of ten series, where the goal is to get a perfect ten out of ten score. Incorrect answers are met with Trump style insults, whereas correct answers are met with huge compliments. If you achieve a perfect ten out of ten score, you will unlock a mystery bonus game (Trump related--of course).
Cognitive Boost
This app offers daily brain workouts designed to enhance cognitive abilities and improve memory. Its intuitive, emoji-based games are suitable for all ages and can be played in short bursts, making it ideal for quick mental exercises.
- Daily brain workouts
- Improve cognitive abilities
- Memory training games
- Emoji-based challenges
- Suitable for all ages
- Short game sessions
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Like your muscles, your brain needs regular workouts to stay in shape. Download this app and use it every day to help you stay sharp. You can improve your brain’s abilities. With regular training the brain is able to form new neural connections. Cognitive Boost can be played by all ages, toddlers through seniors. Because each game is short, it is ideal for playing while waiting for a meeting, or for other events. It is a good "calmer downer" if the person for whom you are waiting is late. Because it is highly intuitive, language skills are not required. Emojis tell you visually if you got a correct or wrong answer. The objects used for the game are based on standard emojis, but their looks have been re-imagined by the students and faculty of a historic European design university. While the game resembles the popular "memory match" games it is unique. It has hundreds of emojis that are displayed randomly. To play, you first memorize two to twenty images at a time, and then pick each original image from a "lineup" that has two new images. Start at two images at a time. As you gain momentum increase the number. Psychologists say that, on the average, without training, a person can get to seven. See how you measure up! Another challenge is increasing the rotation speed of the "multiple choice" answers. The objects rotate in three dimensions, all in different directions requiring observation, timing and memory. You can start the movement at a low speed, and as you get experience move up to a higher level. The app is complete. It is free. There are no in-app purchases. There is a button in the app that allows you to make a voluntary contribution of any amount to Parkinson’s Disease(PD) research. There is currently not a cure for PD, just problematic treatments. The button provides a direct link to the research center’s computer. The app was written as a fundraiser, by a software engineer, with 58 years of experience in IT, who has PD. Take part in the search for a cure! Download the program to get started with your memory training!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Trump or Monkey at 124 against Cognitive Boost's 13. Trump or Monkey also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trump or Monkey against 4.9 for Cognitive Boost. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trump or Monkey has 124 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Trump or Monkey ships an update every 2 weeks, Cognitive Boost every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trump or Monkey | Cognitive Boost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (124 ratings) — better | 4.9 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Cummings | 4Genera LLC |
Customer experience
Trump or Monkey
Cognitive Boost
Bugs and requests
Trump or Monkey
Requested features
2 requests- Make the game a bit easier
- Add more comparison options
Cognitive Boost
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trump or Monkey
No in-app purchases
Cognitive Boost
No in-app purchases
Questions
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