SuperStruct vs Drain Brain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SuperStruct
Engage in a scientific puzzle game where you arrange protein components to form optimal structures. Utilize experimental data as guides to achieve the highest score and solve complex molecular arrangements.
- Protein complex structuring
- Experimental data as guides
- Puzzle-based gameplay
- Scoring system
- Scientific simulation
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find the optimal structure of the protein complex using the information provided. Each puzzle includes individual proteins (tiny parts of cells and the puzzle pieces) and different experimental data that serve as guard rails to form the ideal arrangement of the pieces. The more experimental data you satisfy, the higher score, and the closer you are to solving the puzzle and becoming a scientist!
Drain Brain
A retro-styled puzzle game where players connect pipes on a grid to create a path for flowing liquid. Score points by filling pipes and race against the clock to fix dead ends before the flow stops. Features include various pipe types, a smart queue, and bombs to correct mistakes.
- Pipe connection puzzles
- Retro LCD handheld style
- Progressive difficulty
- Smart queue system
- Game Center leaderboards
- Original soundtrack
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Connect pipes before the flow catches up in Drain Brain, a retro-styled puzzle game inspired by classic LCD handhelds! Place pipes on a grid to create a path from start to goal. Once the countdown ends, liquid begins flowing through your creation. Every pipe it fills scores points, but if the flow hits a dead end, you've got seconds to fix it or it's game over! Features: • 7 pipe types including cross pipes that can score twice! • Smart queue system with 5 upcoming pieces! • 3 bombs per level to fix mistakes! • Progressive difficulty that speeds up as you advance! • Game Center leaderboards and achievements! • Original soundtrack by Nobonoko! • Themes, and more! Easy to learn. Hard to master. Each level pushes you faster. How far can you go?!?!?!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Drain Brain at daily against SuperStruct's every 3 weeks. Drain Brain also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). SuperStruct's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SuperStruct against 5.0 for Drain Brain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
SuperStruct ships an update every 3 weeks, Drain Brain daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SuperStruct | Drain Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vital Mind Media | Symbolic Software |
Customer experience
SuperStruct
Drain Brain
In-app purchases
SuperStruct
No in-app purchases
Drain Brain
No in-app purchases
