Comparison

Climb vs Brainy

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

Head to head
About

Climb

Enhance your English vocabulary with personalized learning tools. Discover new words, practice with AI-generated exercises and games, and utilize a comprehensive dictionary with visual aids. Easily add words from any app to your learning lists.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary testing and personalized recommendations
  • AI-generated learning exercises and games
  • Visual learning with GIFs and spaced repetition
  • Word of the Day tailored to your level
  • Integrated Oxford dictionary with idioms and thesaurus
  • Share words from any app to your practice list
Features
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Climb is a language-learning application that boosts your vocabulary by helping you to discover and memorize new words. TEST YOUR VOCABULARY – Find out how many English words you know and get personalized recommendations. LEARN ADVANCED WORDS – Create lists with any words in it. – Learn words from your lists with fun, bite-size exercises created with the help of AI. Reinforce your vocabulary by playing personalized language games. – Visual learning with GIFs, active recalling, and spaced repetition techniques. WORD OF THE DAY – Tailored to your vocabulary level. – Comes with a GIF animation! WORD DICTIONARY – Built-in Oxford dictionary with idioms, extra examples, thesaurus, and more. – Each word comes with an according GIF animation. – See word complexity compared to your level. – Translate to your native language with integrated Google Translate. – Check out slang definitions from Urban Dictionary. – Pronounce every word with the different accents. SHARE TO CLIMB 1. Select any word in Safari or in any other app. 2. Tap "Share". 3. Choose "Define in Climb" to get the word's definition and automatically add it to your practice list. -------------------------------------------- Currently, we only support English language-learning. Please submit this form if you're interested in a particular language: theclimb.app/nextlanguage Any ideas, questions or feedback? We’d love to hear it! Feel free to contact us at support@theclimb.app -------------------------------------------- While most of the Climb's functionality is free (daily practice, adding words, GIFs in the dictionary, explore lists), in order to play word games, you will be prompted to subscribe with a free 7-day trial. If you choose to purchase Subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. We offer the following subscription durations: 1 month, 3 months, and 12 months. Terms of service: https://theclimb.app/terms/

About

Brainy

Engage with fun games and quizzes to learn new facts on diverse topics. This app uses gamified lessons and spaced repetition to make knowledge acquisition enjoyable and help you retain information.

Highlights
  • Gamified lessons and fun quizzes
  • Spaced repetition mechanics
  • Tricky and mind-blowing brain games
  • Funny dialogues for information acquisition
  • Fact sharing with friends
  • Progress sharing
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Learn New Things. Play Fun Games. Feel Great. Brain Games: Haby Academy is an educational gaming app. It’s designed to make learning enjoyable and addictive, empowering you to feel smarter every day. Tired of doom-scrolling out of boredom? Play with Haby and learn instead and (re)discover the joy of getting smarter. How does it work? 1. Choose a topic that piques your curiosity. From Plato to the Cold War, the science of napping, black holes, Minecraft, how rainbows are made, and beyond, there’s something for everyone. 2. Enjoy interesting dialogues, expert-created videos, and short articles to take new info on board. 3. Play fun mini games to test you on the facts you’ve just learned. Engaging with content lets you easily memorize newly acquired knowledge. 4. Repeat: use daily spaced repetition to ensure you can continue to bring up new facts in conversations. Feel smarter by becoming smarter with Haby. You’re not alone on this knowledge journey. Haby is by your side and always ready with a fun fact. Can you guess what Haby is a portmanteau (a blending of two words) of? It’s ‘habit’ combined with ‘hobby’, which is what learning should be. Haby encourages you to keep up your learning streak everyday so that you get into the Haby of play-learning and become full of fun facts. Our features: * Gamified lessons and fun quizzes * Fact sharing with friends * Endless fun and brain-teasing games * Friend following and progress sharing * Best random fact app on the market * Tricky and mind-blowing brain games * Funny dialogues as a unique information acquisition method * Spaced repetition (ANKI) mechanics * Free download, free play * Great brain gymnastics * Simple and highly addictive gameplay * Riddles games to spend your time wisely * One of the best free games * Brain games for adults, puzzle games, and new games You and your friends can enjoy this addictive and free brain training IQ app. Think outside the box, learn new things, answer trivia questions, crack puzzles and get ready to be quizzed! You’ll be the fun-fact giving life of the party in no time! Play Haby. Have fun. Feel smart. Have questions or want to suggest new topics? Message us at support@haby.academy, or check us out at https://t.me/habyacademy Privacy Policy: https://haby.academy/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://haby.academy/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Climb4 screens
Brainy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Climb at none against Brainy's shown. Climb also leads on ratings volume (542 vs 66) and device support (3 vs 1). Brainy's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Climb sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Brainy sells 25 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brainy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Climb has 542 ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Climb's written reviews are positive against 67% of Brainy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climb ships an update every 2 weeks, Brainy fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Climb versus Brainy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbBrainy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (542 ratings)4.7 (66 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings542 — better66
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB159 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperClimb Apps, IncGRANGRAN LTD EOOD

Customer experience

Climb

All ratings542 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.2%
Negative19.5%

Brainy

All ratings66 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Climb

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Streak screen gets stuck
  • Daily recommendation not updating
  • Volume control issues, can't mute app sounds

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to take notes on words
  • Option to customize or disable GIFs
  • Allow users to choose words for practice quizzes
  • Implement syncing across multiple devices
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

Brainy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Climb

Subscriptions10
  • Climb Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Climb Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Climb Quarterly Subscription$9.993 Months
Show 7 more
  • Climb Monthly Subscription3 Months trial$12.991 Month
  • Climb Quarterly Subscription$15.993 Months
  • Climb Quarterly Subscription7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Climb Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Climb Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
  • Climb Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Climb Yearly Subscription3 Months trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • MP Refill Small$0.99
  • MP Refill 3000$2.99
25 purchases

Brainy

Subscriptions18
  • Monthly with free trial3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Free trial serious3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • 1-month serious3 Days trial$6.991 Month
Show 15 more
  • 3-Day free trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Yearly with free trial3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$15.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Monthly$15.991 Month
  • 1-year serious3 Days trial$36.991 Year
  • 12 weeks$39.993 Months
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 3-Day free trial Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • 12 months1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time7
  • 120 coins$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • 120 gems$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 300 gems$9.99
  • 650 gems$19.99
  • Lifetime2 variants$49.99
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Climb free?
Climb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brainy free?
Brainy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Climb or Brainy?
Brainy is rated higher. Climb averages 4.5 out of 5 from 542 ratings, while Brainy averages 4.7 from 66 ratings.
Do Climb or Brainy have ads?
Brainy shows ads; Climb does not.
Which is updated more often, Climb or Brainy?
Climb ships an update every 2 weeks, and Brainy fortnightly. Most recently, Climb was updated on October 24, 2026 and Brainy on October 24, 2026.

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