Comparison

Brainy vs Study Snacks

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

Head to head
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

About

Study Snacks

Transform study lists into an interactive game. Piece together words, facts, or symbols in bite-sized lessons. Features accessibility options and home screen widgets for learning on the go.

Highlights
  • Interactive word-splitting game
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Home screen widgets
  • Import lists via camera or CSV
  • Extensive accessibility features
  • Multiple study modes
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Turn learning into a game! Study Snacks transforms your study lists—whether it's vocabulary in English and Spanish, capitals and their countries, or chemical elements and their symbols—into an interactive game. The words are split into pieces, and your challenge is to put them back together. With bite-sized lessons, Study Snacks gradually introduces new words and reinforces what you already know. Plus, it’s designed with a strong focus on Accessibility, ensuring everyone can enjoy learning. Features: • Created by an Apple Design Award-nominated indie developer • Download dozens of learning lists for free in the Store! • Learn Spanish, German, Italian, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Korean! • Focus: Get special learning lessons to help you learn a list faster • Learn directly on your Home Screen with widgets • Scan lists via the camera or import them as a CSV from Excel or Google Drive (Plus feature) • Accessibility features: VoiceOver, dyslexic font, assistive learning, large type support, custom color schemes, VoiceControl support, custom rotor • Multiple Study modes & ways to split the terms • Apple Watch app, iCloud Sync & SharedWithYou Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://study.subwords.app/privacy/en (Previously called Study with Subwords)

Screenshots

Brainy4 screens
Study Snacks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Study Snacks at none against Brainy's shown. Study Snacks also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Brainy sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Study Snacks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Brainy against 4.6 for Study Snacks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 132 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Brainy's written reviews are positive against 68% of Study Snacks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainy ships an update fortnightly, Study Snacks weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brainy versus Study Snacks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainyStudy Snacks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (66 ratings) — better4.6 (132 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews68.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66132 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB303 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGRANGRAN LTD EOODKlemens Strasser

Customer experience

Brainy

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

Study Snacks

All ratings125 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Brainy

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time7
  • 120 coins$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • 120 gems$4.99
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  • 300 gems$9.99
  • 650 gems$19.99
  • Lifetime2 variants$49.99
  • Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

Study Snacks

Subscriptions2
  • Study Snacks Premium: Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Study Snacks Premium: Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Study Snacks Premium: Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Brainy free?
Brainy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Study Snacks free?
Study Snacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brainy or Study Snacks?
Brainy is rated higher. Brainy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Study Snacks averages 4.6 from 132 ratings.
Do Brainy or Study Snacks have ads?
Brainy shows ads; Study Snacks does not.
Which is updated more often, Brainy or Study Snacks?
Brainy ships an update fortnightly, and Study Snacks weekly. Most recently, Brainy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Study Snacks on November 3, 2026.

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