Comparison

Brain Test vs Bonsai Snip

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

Head to head
About

Brain Test

Engage your mind with a collection of clever and surprising puzzles that use misdirection and playful logic. This app offers unconventional challenges designed for casual enjoyment and creative thinking, perfect for solo play or sharing.

Highlights
  • Unconventional puzzle design
  • Surprising twists
  • Simple mechanics
  • Engaging content
  • Family friendly
  • No timers or stress
Features
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Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles is a collection of clever and surprising puzzles built to entertain through misdirection and playful logic. Each level presents an unexpected challenge, rewarding those who enjoy thinking outside the box. The game doesn’t follow typical puzzle formats. Instead, it encourages experimentation and creativity in a casual, accessible way. Whether you're passing time or sharing the fun with others, each puzzle is designed to entertain with humor and originality. Features: • Unconventional puzzle design with surprising twists • Simple mechanics, engaging content • Suitable for solo play or sharing with friends • A relaxed experience, free from pressure or competition • Family friendly mechanics and graphics. Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles is made purely for enjoyment. No timers, no stress—just playful challenges to explore at your own pace. Subscription Terms: VIP PACKAGE: Access offers a weekly subscription, you will have a 3-days FREE trial period, after this period you will be charged. After buying this subscription, you will unlock following features: instant 100 lamps, no ads, double daily gift, 50% cheaper skips and 40% cheaper hints. This is an Auto-renewable subscription. The payment is charged to your account after confirmation. The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal as well. End of trial and subscription renewal: • The payment is charged to your account after a confirmation of purchase. • The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hour before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the cost of the weekly subscription. • The user may manage the subscription and auto-renewal have to be turned off by going to the user’s account settings after purchase in the Store. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Canceling a trial or a subscription: • If you want to cancel a subscription during its free trial, you have to cancel it through your account in the Store. This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period to avoid being charged. For more information, please visit https://support.apple.com/HT207865 for more information If there is questions contact us unico@unicogames.co Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Privacy Policy: https://unicostudio.co/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://unicostudio.co/terms.html

About

Bonsai Snip

A daily puzzle game where you prune a procedurally generated tree into a bonsai using five snips. Compete with others worldwide on the same daily challenge and share your artistic results.

Highlights
  • Daily algorithmically grown tree
  • Five snips to prune
  • Three scoring axes
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Watercolor aesthetic
  • Shareable results
Features
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Each day, every Bonsai Snip player worldwide is given the same algorithmically grown tree. You have five snips to prune it into a bonsai — thinning the canopy, finding asymmetry, opening up negative space. Submit your prune, see how you scored on three axes, share the result, come back tomorrow. A 90-second cozy puzzle with the same starting tree as everyone else, every day. • A unique tree every day, deterministically generated from the date. Your friends and strangers are pruning the same tree you are. • Tap a branch, then tap Snip. Five total. The cut cascades to the subtree — choose your roots carefully. • Three scoring axes: asymmetry, density balance, negative space. Each 0–300, total 0–900. The score breakdown shows you what the algorithm noticed. • Daily Game Center leaderboards. See how today's prune ranked against the world. • Watercolor / sumi-e aesthetic. Calm animations only — no screen-shake, no bounce, no streaks to maintain. • Share your pruned tree as a 1080×1920 image, branded with the date and your score. • No accounts. No notifications. No in-app purchases. No ads.

Screenshots

Brain Test4 screens
Bonsai Snip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brain Test at Free against Bonsai Snip's $2.99. Brain Test also leads on ratings volume (1.5M vs 1) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). Bonsai Snip's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Brain Test is free to download; Bonsai Snip costs $2.99 up front. Brain Test sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Bonsai Snip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bonsai Snip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Test has 1.5M ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Test ships an update monthly, Bonsai Snip every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Brain Test versus Bonsai Snip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain TestBonsai Snip
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (1.5M ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5M — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size306 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUNICO STUDIOandrewlong.com, LLC

Customer experience

Brain Test

All ratings1,464,805 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews6,144 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative33.3%

Bonsai Snip

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

Bugs and requests

Brain Test

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes
  • Hint system not working as expected
  • Inability to exit ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and updates
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Improve hint system
  • Add difficulty options

Bonsai Snip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Brain Test

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Package3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time9
  • 250 Lamps$1.99
  • 500 Lamps$2.99
  • Limited Time Offer$3.99
Show 6 more
  • Remove Ads + 1000 bulb$3.99
  • 1000 Lamps$4.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Coolest Offer$4.99
  • Remove Ads + 250 bulb$4.99
  • 2500 Lamps$9.99
None

Bonsai Snip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brain Test free?
Brain Test is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bonsai Snip free?
Bonsai Snip costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brain Test or Bonsai Snip?
Bonsai Snip is rated higher. Brain Test averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5M ratings, while Bonsai Snip averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Brain Test or Bonsai Snip have ads?
Brain Test shows ads; Bonsai Snip does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Test or Bonsai Snip?
Brain Test ships an update monthly, and Bonsai Snip every 6 days. Most recently, Brain Test was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bonsai Snip on October 29, 2026.

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