Comparison

Brainapse vs Light & Color by Tinybop

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

Head to head
About

Brainapse

Explore the human brain in augmented reality, transforming your device into an interactive learning tool. Discover skull evolution, delve into the frontal lobe, and witness neurons in action. Engage with immersive AR experiences to understand how the brain processes senses and communicates.

Highlights
  • Explore skull and brain in AR
  • Witness skull evolution
  • Discover frontal lobe functions
  • Visualize neurons in action
  • Interactive sensory experiences
  • Learn about brain evolution timeline
Features
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Ever wondered what goes on inside your head? Brainapse, the award-winning AR app, takes you on a mind-blowing journey into the fascinating world of neurology. Forget dusty textbooks and confusing diagrams. Brainapse uses cutting-edge AR technology to transform your smartphone or tablet into a powerful tool for exploring the human brain. Brainapse isn't just about looking — it's about interacting! What’s New on Brainapse? Brainapse just levelled up. Get ready to explore even more mind-blowing features: Skull Evolution Explore the Cranium, the bony dome that protects your brain See how the skull transformed from early humans to modern us Witness how these changes shaped brain development Frontal Lobe Revealed Dive deeper into the frontal lobe, where planning & decisions happen Discover how different parts control your thinking and personality Understand how your brain makes you, YOU Neurons in Action Shrink down and explore the tiny world of neurons, your brain's messengers See how dendrites receive information and the nucleus processes it Witness the amazing way neurons talk to each other Features of Brainapse App Here's what makes Brainapse your ultimate brain exploration tool: Become a Brain Architect: Explore the skull and brain in stunning detail, both inside and out. Use AR to peel back layers and investigate the hidden intricacies of brain cells and structures. Uncover the secrets of different brain regions and discover how they work together to make you, well, you. Evolution Unveiled: Take a trip back in time and witness the incredible evolutionary journey of the human brain. Brainapse lets you explore the skulls and brains of four key species that played a crucial role in our development. See how brain size and structure have changed over millions of years, and learn how these adaptations shaped our behaviour and intelligence. The Power of Play: Learning about the brain shouldn't feel like a chore. Brainapse throws in a fun and interactive game called "Brain Hunt" to test your newfound knowledge. Team up with friends and embark on a collaborative AR quest to find and assemble scattered brain parts. It's a fantastic way to solidify your learning while having a blast. The Sensory Symphony: The brain doesn't work in isolation. Brainapse showcases how the brain interacts with our five senses through immersive AR experiences. See how sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touches are translated by the brain into meaningful sensations and perceptions. A Learning Feast: Brainapse offers a comprehensive learning experience for all ages. Delve into a detailed timeline of human brain evolution, complete with insights into significant fossil discoveries. Learn about synaptic communication, the complex networks that allow brain cells to talk to each other, and the vital role they play in everything we do, from thinking to feeling. Brainapse isn't just an app — it's an interactive learning experience for students, educators and anyone curious about the human mind. Our app makes the often-daunting subject of neurology accessible and engaging, leaving you with a newfound appreciation for the brain's incredible complexity. Download Brainapse today and unlock the secrets of your brain.

About

Light & Color by Tinybop

Explore the science and art of light and color through interactive experiments and AR features. Discover how light works, mix colors, and see the world through different creatures' eyes. Designed for curious kids ages 4+.

Highlights
  • Explore light refraction and reflection
  • Experiment with prisms, mirrors, and lenses
  • Mix paint and light colors
  • Create rainbows
  • Use AR to identify colors
  • See through animal eyes
  • Interactive vocabulary in 40+ languages
Features
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Have you dreamed of entering a rainbow? How about collecting the colors in your room or seeing through the eyes of a bee? Explore the magic of light and color as you learn at the intersection of physics and art.  **2022 Winner of Japan's Digital Ehon Yoichi Sakakihara Prize for outstanding children's media! Discover how light is made, how it moves, and the beauty it creates (hint: colors!). You can mix paint and light, play with prisms and lenses, sort colors, make rainbows, and so much more. Plus — use AR to collect and identify the colors all around you. Light & Color is No.12 in Tinybop’s award-winning Explorer’s Library, a series of apps designed for curious kids ages 4+ to dive into big ideas. Other Explorer’s Library apps include The Human Body, Plants, Simple Machines, The Earth, Weather, Homes, Skyscrapers, Space, Mammals, Coral Reef, and States of Matter. The apps in this series have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. Each Explorer’s Library app teaches kids foundational science. Kids learn by playing, experimenting, observing, asking questions, making guesses, and finding answers. We hope each app inspires conversations between you and your kids and sparks more learning in the world around us. Learn more at tinybop.com. FEATURES + Discover how light bounces, refracts and reflects. + Play with working models of prisms, mirrors, and lenses. + Make rainbows by generating storms. + Experiment with a variety of light sources including candles, incandescent lights, and lasers. + Peek inside a raindrop to learn about how rainbows are created. + Mix paints to create a color wheel (Subtractive RYB mixing). + Explore the science of light by mixing colored lights (Additive RGB light mixing). + Play with color sorting blocks to learn about different color systems. + Collect, capture, match, and name colors in the world around you using AR. + Explore how different creatures perceive the world around them (humans, color-blind humans, nearsighted humans, bees, dogs). + Consider the emotions you connect to different colors. + Interactive text labels in 40+ languages teach vocabulary. + Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). + Fun for the whole family — play and learn together. + No third-party advertising. + Open-ended activities with no rules. Curiosity and creativity are rewarded. + Original artwork by Jeanelle Mak Petrillo. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom, or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy Policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, lidar (TrueDepth), microphone, and other services produce data which could identify you used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app to Tinybop or other parties. Tinybop does collect anonymous usage data that tells us which parts of the app you visit, how often you visit, and which parts of the app you use the most. This anonymous data is accessible only to Tinybop to help us make better apps and is never bought or sold. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow.  We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop. :)

Screenshots

Brainapse4 screens
Light & Color by Tinybop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Light & Color by Tinybop at 4.5 against Brainapse's 3.7. Light & Color by Tinybop also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 44%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Brainapse's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, 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

Brainapse costs $1.99 and Light & Color by Tinybop $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light & Color by Tinybop holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Brainapse's written reviews are positive against 71% of Light & Color by Tinybop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainapse ships an update every 3 months, Light & Color by Tinybop every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Brainapse versus Light & Color by Tinybop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainapseLight & Color by Tinybop
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.7 (26 ratings)4.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB422 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndiavidual Learning LimitedTinybop Inc.

Customer experience

Brainapse

All ratings26 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.3%

Light & Color by Tinybop

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Brainapse

No in-app purchases

None

Light & Color by Tinybop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brainapse free?
Brainapse costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light & Color by Tinybop free?
Light & Color by Tinybop costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brainapse or Light & Color by Tinybop?
Light & Color by Tinybop is rated higher. Brainapse averages 3.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Light & Color by Tinybop averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Brainapse or Light & Color by Tinybop have ads?
Neither Brainapse nor Light & Color by Tinybop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainapse or Light & Color by Tinybop?
Brainapse ships an update every 3 months, and Light & Color by Tinybop every 8 months. Most recently, Brainapse was updated on October 19, 2026 and Light & Color by Tinybop on October 17, 2026.

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