Comparison

Brainiversity vs Cognitive Boost

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

Head to head
About

Brainiversity

Engage your mind with a variety of puzzles and games designed to improve math, memory, analysis, and word skills. Track your progress visually and enjoy daily challenges to keep your cognitive abilities sharp.

Highlights
  • Math, memory, analysis, and word skill games
  • 23 unique timed games
  • Daily challenges and exams
  • Progress tracking and detailed stats
  • Playable on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad
  • Family Sharing option
Features
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Welcome to Brainiversity™ a fun collection of games designed to test your math, memory, analysis, and word skills. With 25 unique games on offer, you can play them individually to hone your skills or do a quick 3 minute workout - every day offers a new variety of games to play. Whether you're looking to improve your math skills, enhance your memory, or just challenge your mind in new and exciting ways, Brainiversity™ has something for you. Brainiversity™ also charts your progress so you can see how you're improving over time. The Stats feature gives you a detailed insight into how your training is progressing so you can adjust your training regimen as needed. Download Brainiversity™ today and start training your brain to be its best self! FEATURES * 4 different training categories: Math, Memory, Analysis and Word * 23 unique timed games * 2 unique daily challenges - Three Words and Equate It * Games include Pay Attention, Repeat After Me, Alphabet Soup, Subtraction Action, Math Grid, Split Words, Proverbs, Odd One Out, What's New?, Number Tap, Backwords, Remember This, Sort It, Sum Time,Spelling Bee, Add It Up, Math Function, Four Letters, Word Thirds, Troop Test, Shape Count, Burst Memory and Reverse Memory. * Daily Exam offers a quick three minute challenge to keep your brain on it's toes with different games each day * Edison, your brain training guide who provides tips and fun facts * Charts visually track your progress for Daily Exams and Games * Stats give you a detailed insight into how your training is progressing * Play games individually to practice and hone your skills * Play on Apple Watch and iPhone (14 games available on Watch) * Family Sharing. This subscription can be shared by everyone in a family group NOTE: Some games are only playable on iPhone and iPad due to larger screen size requirements. BRAINIVERSITY SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Brainiversity™ offers a 7-day free trial as well as a basic free version. If you choose to subscribe, you will be charged a yearly subscription fee according to your country. The subscription fee will be shown in the app before you complete the payment. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription term, unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the term. Subscription renewals cost the same as the original subscription, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time after purchase by going to your iTunes Account Settings. Refunds will not be given for any unused portion of the term. For additional information, please read the Terms and Conditions (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) and Privacy Policy (http://redspritestudios.com/privacy.html).

About

Cognitive Boost

This app offers daily brain workouts designed to enhance cognitive abilities and improve memory. Its intuitive, emoji-based games are suitable for all ages and can be played in short bursts, making it ideal for quick mental exercises.

Highlights
  • Daily brain workouts
  • Improve cognitive abilities
  • Memory training games
  • Emoji-based challenges
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Short game sessions
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Like your muscles, your brain needs regular workouts to stay in shape. Download this app and use it every day to help you stay sharp. You can improve your brain’s abilities. With regular training the brain is able to form new neural connections. Cognitive Boost can be played by all ages, toddlers through seniors. Because each game is short, it is ideal for playing while waiting for a meeting, or for other events. It is a good "calmer downer" if the person for whom you are waiting is late. Because it is highly intuitive, language skills are not required. Emojis tell you visually if you got a correct or wrong answer. The objects used for the game are based on standard emojis, but their looks have been re-imagined by the students and faculty of a historic European design university. While the game resembles the popular "memory match" games it is unique. It has hundreds of emojis that are displayed randomly. To play, you first memorize two to twenty images at a time, and then pick each original image from a "lineup" that has two new images. Start at two images at a time. As you gain momentum increase the number. Psychologists say that, on the average, without training, a person can get to seven. See how you measure up! Another challenge is increasing the rotation speed of the "multiple choice" answers. The objects rotate in three dimensions, all in different directions requiring observation, timing and memory. You can start the movement at a low speed, and as you get experience move up to a higher level. The app is complete. It is free. There are no in-app purchases. There is a button in the app that allows you to make a voluntary contribution of any amount to Parkinson’s Disease(PD) research. There is currently not a cure for PD, just problematic treatments. The button provides a direct link to the research center’s computer. The app was written as a fundraiser, by a software engineer, with 58 years of experience in IT, who has PD. Take part in the search for a cure! Download the program to get started with your memory training!

Screenshots

Brainiversity4 screens
Cognitive Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cognitive Boost at none against Brainiversity's 4. Cognitive Boost also leads on ads (none vs shown). Brainiversity's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Brainiversity sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Cognitive Boost asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Brainiversity against 4.9 for Cognitive Boost. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 13 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainiversity ships an update weekly, Cognitive Boost every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brainiversity versus Cognitive Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainiversityCognitive Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25 ratings)4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better13
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRed Sprite Studios4Genera LLC

Customer experience

Brainiversity

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cognitive Boost

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Brainiversity

Subscriptions4
  • Smarty Pants Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Brainiversity Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Smarty Pants Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Brainiversity Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Cognitive Boost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brainiversity free?
Brainiversity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cognitive Boost free?
Cognitive Boost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brainiversity or Cognitive Boost?
Cognitive Boost is rated higher. Brainiversity averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Cognitive Boost averages 4.9 from 13 ratings.
Do Brainiversity or Cognitive Boost have ads?
Brainiversity shows ads; Cognitive Boost does not.
Which is updated more often, Brainiversity or Cognitive Boost?
Brainiversity ships an update weekly, and Cognitive Boost every 11 days. Most recently, Brainiversity was updated on September 20, 2026 and Cognitive Boost on July 30, 2026.

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