Comparison

Concentration vs Simple Codes

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

Head to head
About

Concentration

A classic memory matching card game where players flip cards to find pairs. It's suitable for all ages, offering a fun challenge for both children and adults to test their recall.

Highlights
  • Card matching gameplay
  • Memory testing
  • Solitaire or multiplayer
  • Challenging for adults
  • Good for children
Features
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Concentration, also known as Match Match, Match Up, Pelmanism, Shinkei-suijaku, Pexeso or simply Pairs, is a card game in which all of the cards are laid face down on a surface and two cards are flipped face up over each turn. The object of the game is to turn over pairs of matching cards. Concentration can be played with any number of players or as solitaire. It is a particularly good game for young children, though adults may find it challenging and stimulating as well. Over the course of the game, it becomes known where certain cards are located, and so upon turning up one card, players with good memory will be able to remember where they have already seen its pair. It is common for many players to think they know where pairs are and to turn over the one they are sure of first, then be stumped finding its mate. A better strategy is to turn over a less certain card first, so that if wrong, one knows not to bother turning a more certain card over.

About

Simple Codes

Easily encode and decode messages in Pig Latin or ciphers. Simply paste your text, tap to transform it, and share your coded messages. This app is designed for fun and simple coded communication for all ages.

Highlights
  • Encode messages in Pig Latin
  • Decode messages from ciphers
  • Share coded messages
  • Paste messages for decoding
  • Simple user interface
Features
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Have you ever wanted to send your friend a message in Pig Latin? What about a secret message in a cipher? For an easy way to prepare to send and receive these and other types of simple coded messages, look no further! To send a coded message: Simply enter or paste your message, tap to encode it, and then share using your favorite messaging app. To decode a message: Simply paste from your messaging app and tap to decode. No in-app purchases, no ads, just simple codes for children and fun-loving people of all ages! Please note: Simple Codes is meant to be a fun game and allows messages to be encoded and decoded by anyone who uses Simple Codes. The app does not use encryption nor does it save any messages to your device or the Internet.

Screenshots

Concentration3 screens
Simple Codes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Codes at 5.0 against Concentration's 4.0. Concentration's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Concentration costs $0.99 and Simple Codes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Codes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Concentration versus Simple Codes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConcentrationSimple Codes
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnkit ShahJoseph Palmer

In-app purchases

None

Concentration

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Codes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Concentration free?
Concentration costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Codes free?
Simple Codes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Concentration or Simple Codes?
Simple Codes is rated higher. Concentration averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Simple Codes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Concentration or Simple Codes have ads?
Neither Concentration nor Simple Codes shows ads.

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