MindTriggers vs Connect Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindTriggers
This app offers engaging games designed to improve memory and cognitive skills, beneficial for natural aging or dementia. It supports individual daily play and online tutoring sessions. Users can opt-in to data studies and monitor their performance.
- Memory and cognitive skill games
- Individual daily play recommendations
- Online tutoring service integration
- Performance monitoring
- Optional data participation in studies
- Engaging and fun gameplay
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MindTriggers is an app used both for individual use and online tutoring service run by Dr. Zahra Moussavi’s team. The app is designed to combat those types of memory and cognitive skills that are impaired by either natural aging or by a type of dementia. For the individual usage, we recommend playing 3 of the games on a daily basis for at least 20 minutes per day. The app has an option that allows you to choose your data to be used in a study as well as monitoring your performance. To be enrolled in online tutoring sessions, please contact Dr. Zahra Moussavi at ZM.MindTriggers@gmail.com. Engaging The MindTriggers is engaging and fun; if played on daily basis you will see its benefit within a month. Supported by: Manitoba Blue Cross
Connect Words
Connect groups of four words that share a common theme in a 4x4 grid. This free daily puzzle game challenges your logic, vocabulary, and general knowledge. It's easy to learn but difficult to master, offering fun for all ages.
- Daily word puzzles
- 4x4 word grid
- Word association challenges
- Expand vocabulary
- Improve logic skills
- Suitable for all ages
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Welcome to Connect Words, the free daily word puzzle game! Join millions of players worldwide and test your puzzle-solving skills, enjoying fun and exciting challenges whilst expanding your general knowledge and vocabulary. Complete the 4 x 4 word grid by connecting groups of four words which share a connection / common theme. The game starts simple but gets progressively more difficult - easy to play but tricky to master. The game is a mixture of crossword, word search and logic association and perfect for players of all ages - children, teens and adults, families and friends. Improve your logical thinking and spelling skills. Download Connect Words now and play for free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MindTriggers at none against Connect Words's shown. MindTriggers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Connect Words's advantage is ratings volume (52K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MindTriggers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect Words has 52K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MindTriggers ships an update every 2 weeks, Connect Words every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindTriggers | Connect Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (52K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 39.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 52K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #97 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zahra Moussavi | Infinitous Games |
Customer experience
MindTriggers
Connect Words
Bugs and requests
MindTriggers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Connect Words
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect or unsolvable puzzle connections
- Inability to exit or reset a puzzle
Requested features
4 requests- Hint or skip option for puzzles
- Dark mode for better visibility
- Progress tracking and leaderboards
- Ability to purchase ad-free version
In-app purchases
MindTriggers
No in-app purchases
Connect Words
No in-app purchases
