Memory training vs Big Brain Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Memory training
This game challenges you to memorize number sequences and then recall them in ascending order. Each level presents more numbers to remember, increasing the difficulty. succeed by opening all numbers correctly within the time limit.
- Memorize number sequences
- Recall numbers in ascending order
- Increasing difficulty per level
- Timed gameplay
- Mistake-free level completion
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Memory training: numbers is a game where you need to remember positions of numbers with a certain time and then open circles with these numbers in ascending order. To complete the level, you need to open all numbers without making a mistake. Each next level increases amount of numbers by one. Have a good game!
Big Brain Games
Challenge your memory, speed, and reaction time with a collection of engaging cognitive games. Compare your scores with friends and track your progress to see how your brain performs. These fun tests are inspired by human benchmark challenges, optimized for mobile.
- Chimp test for memory
- Typing speed test
- Aim trainer
- Reaction time test
- Sequence memory
- Number memory
- Verbal memory
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Test your cognitive abilities with these wide collection of games, and record your scores so you can compare with friends to see who truly has a big brain! • CHIMP TEST: Are you, a human, smarter and better than a chimp at remembering number orderings? • TYPING SPEED GAME: How many words per minute can you type? • AIM TRAINER GAME: How quickly can you aim and tap on 30 targets? • REACTION TIME TEST: How fast can you react to a color change? • SEQUENCE MEMORY GAME: How long of a sequence of button presses can you remember? • NUMBER MEMORY TEST: How long of a number can you remember? • VERBAL MEMORY GAME: How many words can you remember? These "big brain games" are just merely a fun cognitive benchmark and are not indicative of actual intelligence. The point is to have fun and work on improving yourself! Inspired by the Human Benchmark tests, but designed specifically with mobile phone screens in mind. The only one I was unable to port was the Visual Memory Test as the higher levels require a level of precision that isn't enjoyable on phones. Fun Facts: - The chimp test is based on a real world study where scientists trained a group of chimps to press the buttons in order by rewarding them with treats. The chimps consistently outperformed humans and were able to accurately remember the 9 numbers over 90% of the time with significantly more speed! - Accurately measuring someone's reaction speed is surprisingly difficult as it's heavily dependent on the hardware used and even the colors used affect our speed. If you want the most accurate reaction time measurement, try on a wired mouse and computer! - The average human can only remember 7 numbers at a time, but there are dozens of mnemonic techniques that can improve this drastically. - The brain is the only unfinished organ at birth, and all evidence indicates that brain size is uncorrelated with intelligence. A big brain isn't inherently smarter nor is a small brain any less smart! - The average typing speed on mobile phones is 38 words per second, which is lower than average typing speed of 40 words per second on computers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Big Brain Games at 4.7 against Memory training's 1.0. Big Brain Games also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 60 months) and ratings volume (145 vs 1). Memory training's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Brain Games holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Brain Games has 145 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Memory training's written reviews are positive against 75% of Big Brain Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Memory training ships an update every 60 months, Big Brain Games every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Memory training | Big Brain Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (145 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 145 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitry Belyaev | Santiago Ospina |
Customer experience
Memory training
Big Brain Games
In-app purchases
Memory training
No in-app purchases
Big Brain Games
No in-app purchases
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