Comparison

Phases Specialist vs Brain

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

Head to head
About

Phases Specialist

Features
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Phases is a cloud-based platform that enables Special Education Institutes and daycare centers to manage the core operations and connect the daycare center with students’ families effectively in a way that will really lead to higher performance of education for people with disabilities. Phases offer a variety of integrated applications that want to make the easiest collaboration between educators, therapists, and parents to provide children with the help they are needed. Phases Specialist app offers several services to special education teachers in integration with the supportive services specialists (Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Speech Therapists) in daycare centers and special education institutes. With Phases Specialists can manage their class or therapeutic sessions by recording student’s attendance and absence, setting up their individual educational plans (IEPs), updating the students' daily follow-up E-Notebook, ending with the final assessment for each student to ensure that the instructional needs of special education for each student are met. The application allows the user to access his personal profile and show his information including his assigned student’s cases with their individual educational plans. The application is available in both (Arabic- English) languages and allows the user to adjust his account settings. There is also “change password” option which enables the user to modify his account password and also “Forgot password “option which enables the user to retrieve his account password. ** FOR SPECIALIST ACCOUNT YOUR INSTITUTE MUST SUBSCRIBE FOR PHASES PLATFORM FIRST.

About

Brain

Engage in a personal brain gym with fun mini-games designed to sharpen mental performance, improve focus, and aid memory. Track your progress and mood with self-measures, and target specific brain lobes for cognitive exercise. Ideal for daily mental workouts and rehabilitation support.

Highlights
  • Interactive games for focus and attention
  • Memory and processing speed improvement
  • Mood tracking with GAD-7 and PHQ-9
  • Targeted exercises for brain lobes
  • Personal progress tracking
  • Rehabilitation support
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Your personal brain gym is here! Whether you want to sharpen your mental performance, or are looking for support with attention and memory challenges, Squeeze Your Brain is designed for you. Our collection of fun and challenging mini-games is ideal for daily cognitive exercise. Originally designed to aid in rehabilitation after a stroke or brain injury, and now includes all levels to help with ADHD, Autism, neurodivergent, and even neurotypical brains. Track your progress and feel your mind get stronger every day! Features: Interactive games to improve focus, attention, and processing speed Self-measures like GAD-7 and PHQ-9 to track your mood. Targeted exercises for each brain lobe. Personal profile to track your progress. By using this app, you agree to the Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Phases Specialist4 screens
Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phases Specialist at none against Brain's 2. Phases Specialist also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). Brain's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and 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

Both are free to download. Brain sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Phases Specialist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phases Specialist ships an update every 4 weeks, Brain every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phases Specialist versus Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhases SpecialistBrain
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB56 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPhases companyHeidi Green

In-app purchases

None

Phases Specialist

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Brain

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$0.491 Month
One-time1
  • Squeeze Your Brain$0.99

Questions

Is Phases Specialist free?
Phases Specialist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brain free?
Brain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phases Specialist or Brain have ads?
Brain shows ads; Phases Specialist does not.
Which is updated more often, Phases Specialist or Brain?
Phases Specialist ships an update every 4 weeks, and Brain every 5 months. Most recently, Phases Specialist was updated on October 24, 2026 and Brain on October 28, 2026.

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