Comparison

NBack 3D vs Brainrot

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

Head to head
About

NBack 3D

This app challenges your memory by requiring you to count 3D shapes of specific colors. As the 'N' value increases, the difficulty escalates, testing your ability to recall past stimuli in a sequence.

Highlights
  • N-Back memory challenge
  • 3D shape and color recognition
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Sequence memorization
  • Cognitive skill enhancement
Features
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The task is only to count the 3D shapes of the specified shape and color, but as the N of the N ‘Back increases, it becomes more difficult. *N’Back : The current answer matches the one from N steps earlier in the sequence. *1’Back 1 task1: count & memorize 2 task2: count & memorize 3 answer for task1 4 task3: count & memorize 5 answer for task2 6 task4: count & memorize : *2’Back 1 task1: count & memorize 2 task2: count & memorize 3 task3: count & memorize 4 answer for task1 5 task4: count & memorize 6 answer for task2 7 task5: count & memorize :

About

Brainrot

This app offers focused N-Back training games designed to improve memory and concentration. It provides a distraction-free environment with various stimuli and adaptive difficulty levels to rebuild focus.

Highlights
  • Dual N-Back focus training
  • Multiple stimuli types (numbers, letters, sounds, shapes, colors)
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • Offline training with Premium
  • Keyboard shortcuts for Mac
  • Progress tracking and history
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Call it brainrot: that feeling after an hour of short videos, when a single thought won't stay put. Your attention isn't broken — it's just out of practice. This is the gym for it. Brainrot is a focused N-Back trainer — brain games for memory and concentration, built on one of the most widely used working-memory tasks in cognitive science research. No feeds, no ads, no dopamine slot machine — just you and one demanding task, one rep at a time. HOW IT WORKS You watch a stream of stimuli and respond when the current one matches what appeared N steps earlier. In 2-back, you match the item from two steps ago. Simple to learn, genuinely demanding to hold — and that gap is where working memory gets trained. ONE TASK, ENDLESS DEPTH • Single, Dual, Triple, and Quad N-Back (1 to 4 streams at once) • Stimuli: numbers, letters, sounds, shapes, colors, grid cell position • N from 1 to 7, on a 1x3 or 3x3 grid • Mix visual and audio streams freely — 230+ combinations • Optional auto-adjust: N rises or drops by thresholds you set • Two separate audio streams at once, one per ear — put your headphones on for a true dual-sound challenge • A How to Play guide for every mode ON MAC, IPAD AND IPHONE — BUILT FOR THE KEYBOARD • Runs on Mac, iPad, and iPhone — train on the big screen at your desk • Full hardware-keyboard play on iPad and Mac: press Space to start or stop, and H / J / K / L to answer each stream • A built-in Keyboard Shortcuts guide keeps every key one glance away • Ideal for fast, heads-down Quad sessions — hands on the keys, eyes on the streams TRACK REAL PROGRESS • Per-stream scoring: correct, missed, incorrect • Instant feedback on every press, with optional haptics on a wrong match • Session results after every round • Current and best streak, on a training calendar • Full training history, with the accuracy of every session BUILT TO RESPECT YOUR FOCUS • Zero ads. Ever. • Clean, distraction-free interface • Light, dark, and auto themes • Training history synced via iCloud across your Apple devices; settings restored on a new install • Available in 12 languages • Portrait and landscape on iPad FREE AND PREMIUM • Free: 3 sessions every day (an internet connection is needed to start them) • Premium: unlimited sessions, a daily session goal, and fully offline training THE HONEST PART N-Back is real cognitive training, not a magic pill. We don't promise IQ points or medical outcomes. It's a serious, well-built tool — the results come from showing up and doing the reps. Put the phone to work for once. Start with Single N-Back, then build toward Quad at your pace. Missing a feature? Write to me from Settings in the app. Focus is a skill. Train it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NBack 3D3 screens
Brainrot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brainrot at none against NBack 3D's shown. Brainrot also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. NBack 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brainrot sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 — 5.0 for NBack 3D against 5.0 for Brainrot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NBack 3D ships an update every 10 months, Brainrot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NBack 3D versus Brainrot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNBack 3DBrainrot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasuyoshi OtaBOGDAN-GEORGIAN ALEXA

Customer experience

NBack 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Brainrot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NBack 3D

One-time1
  • Extend to 20'Back & Remove Ads$2.99
6 purchases

Brainrot

Subscriptions5
  • Premium · Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Mindback Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium · Quarterly$8.993 Months
Show 2 more
  • Premium · 6 Months$14.996 Months
  • 1 Year Premium Plan$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Payment - Lifetime Premium$39.99

Questions

Is NBack 3D free?
NBack 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brainrot free?
Brainrot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NBack 3D or Brainrot?
NBack 3D and Brainrot are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do NBack 3D or Brainrot have ads?
NBack 3D shows ads; Brainrot does not.
Which is updated more often, NBack 3D or Brainrot?
NBack 3D ships an update every 10 months, and Brainrot fortnightly. Most recently, NBack 3D was updated on October 27, 2026 and Brainrot on October 25, 2026.

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