Comparison

Emoji> Says vs Cortex Pipes

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

Head to head
About

Emoji> Says

A memory game where players must follow an increasingly complex emoji pattern. Compete with friends and train your brain. Suitable for children and adults.

Highlights
  • Follow emoji patterns
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Brain training
  • Memory improvement
  • Compete with friends
Features
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Follow the pattern that Emoji Says, go back and forth as the puzzle gets tougher and tougher. Compete with your friends. Great for kids and to train your brain memory. Share your feedback.

About

Cortex Pipes

Features
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Connect every pipe. Fill the board. Find your flow. Pipes is a satisfying color-matching puzzle that's easy to pick up and impossible to stop. Draw paths to link every matching pair, cover every tile — and don't cross the streams! But there's a twist. Some boards have warps — magical portals that teleport your pipes across the grid. Route your connections through the warp and watch them reappear on the other side. It sounds wild. It feels genius. Why you'll love it: • Hundreds of handcrafted puzzles, from quick 5×5 starters to mind-bending 10×10 grids • Multiple colors per board — coordinate every connection • Warps that bend space and flip your strategy upside down • Multiple difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert • Clean, minimal design — pure puzzle, zero clutter Perfect for: Lazy mornings, commutes, waiting rooms, or any time your brain wants a gentle workout. Free to play. Easy to love. Hard to master.

Screenshots

Emoji> Says1 screens
Cortex Pipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Emoji> Says at none against Cortex Pipes's shown. Emoji> Says also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Emoji> Says versus Cortex Pipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmoji> SaysCortex Pipes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB343 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaroslav DukalCortex (Apps)

In-app purchases

None

Emoji> Says

No in-app purchases

None

Cortex Pipes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emoji> Says free?
Emoji> Says is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cortex Pipes free?
Cortex Pipes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emoji> Says or Cortex Pipes have ads?
Cortex Pipes shows ads; Emoji> Says does not.

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