Comparison

Memory Board vs Darkness and Flame 1

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

Head to head
About

Memory Board

Enhance your short-term memory and concentration with this game. Repeat color sequences on a grid, with increasing difficulty. Compete for a spot on the global leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Concentration training
  • Short-term memory challenges
  • Adjustable grid size
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Global leaderboard
  • Color sequence repetition
Features
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Memory Board is a game for concentration and short term memory. Select the grid size and repeat the sequence of randomly flashed colors. Continuously challenge your concentration and memory as difficulty increases with each level. Top 100 scores are invited to submit to an in-app global leaderboard. What's your highest level?

About

Darkness and Flame 1

Embark on an epic fantasy adventure as a young girl chosen to battle eternal forces. Explore a unique world, solve puzzles, and overcome challenges to save your land from destruction.

Highlights
  • Fantasy adventure quest
  • Hidden object scenes
  • Mini-games
  • Puzzles
  • Explore stunning locations
  • Assemble collections
Features
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An unusual find changes the life of a young girl forever. From that moment on, Alice is part of the eternal battle between Darkness and Flame. Darkness and Flame. Born of Fire - adventure quest game with hidden objects, mini-games, and puzzles, set in a unique fantasy world, the Fertile Lands, filled with oases and infinite deserts. A young girl named Alice finds a strange box holding an egg. From that egg a Bird of Fire hatches, and somehow enters right into the girl, leaving a burn mark on her arm. From that moment on, Alice is part of the eternal battle between Darkness and Flame. Soldiers are after her, but Alice's father manages to save her - at the price of his life. Forced to flee her home, Alice sets off to find her only relative - her uncle - someone she has never met. Together they'll have to undergo many trials in all corners of the Fertile Lands, meet exotic tribes and races, avoid imminent danger, solve dozens of puzzles, and finally face the great evil threatening the whole fantasy world. Will Alice manage to harness the power of the Flame granted to her by destiny, and save her lands before they are turned into a lifeless desert? • Immerse yourself in an amazing adventure in a fantasy world • Meet the peoples of the Fertile Lands • Solve dozens of puzzles • Harness the power of the Flame • Save the world from a danger threatening to annihilate every living thing Explore over 50 stunning locations Complete over 40 different mini-games Challenge yourself with interactive hidden object scenes Assemble collections, gather morphing objects, and gain achievements The game is optimized for tablets and phones! +++ Get more games created by FIVE-BN GAMES! +++ WWW: https://fivebngames.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fivebn/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/fivebngames YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/fivebn PINTEREST: https://pinterest.com/five_bn/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/five_bn/

Screenshots

Memory Board4 screens
Darkness and Flame 14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Darkness and Flame 1 at Free against Memory Board's $2.99. Darkness and Flame 1 also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 5). Memory Board's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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

Darkness and Flame 1 is free to download; Memory Board costs $2.99 up front. Darkness and Flame 1 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Memory Board asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memory Board holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Darkness and Flame 1 has 3.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Memory Board's written reviews are positive against 94% of Darkness and Flame 1's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory Board ships an update every 2 months, Darkness and Flame 1 every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Memory Board versus Darkness and Flame 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemory BoardDarkness and Flame 1
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.8 (3.2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.3% of reviews
Number of ratings53.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB891 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer5Path LLCFIVE-BN STUDIO LLC

Customer experience

Memory Board

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Darkness and Flame 1

All ratings3,137 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews370 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.2%

Bugs and requests

Memory Board

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Darkness and Flame 1

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress loss when accidentally tapping 'Start Over'
  • Bonus chapter download issues
  • Hints not always working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to take notes in-game
  • Option to replay completed levels
  • Hint system improvements

In-app purchases

None

Memory Board

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Darkness and Flame 1

One-time10
  • 20 coins$0.99
  • Bonus chapter$1.99
  • 30 coins$2.99
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  • 35 coins2 variants$2.99
  • 55 coins$4.99
  • 80 coins$6.99
  • 90 coins$6.99
  • 120 coins$9.99
  • 200 coins$14.99
  • 225 coins$14.99

Questions

Is Memory Board free?
Memory Board costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Darkness and Flame 1 free?
Darkness and Flame 1 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memory Board or Darkness and Flame 1?
Memory Board is rated higher. Memory Board averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Darkness and Flame 1 averages 4.8 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Memory Board or Darkness and Flame 1 have ads?
Darkness and Flame 1 shows ads; Memory Board does not.
Which is updated more often, Memory Board or Darkness and Flame 1?
Memory Board ships an update every 2 months, and Darkness and Flame 1 every 8 months. Most recently, Memory Board was updated on October 6, 2026 and Darkness and Flame 1 on October 22, 2026.

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