Comparison

Symbols vs Fallacy

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

Head to head
About

Symbols

Learn symbolic logic through interactive exercises and visual study cards. Master rules of inference, evaluate arguments, and translate everyday language into formal logic. Progress through various activities to build and solidify your understanding of logical reasoning.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Studycards with clear explanations
  • Interactive activities for skill mastery
  • Validity: Evaluate pre-solved arguments
  • Justification: Deduce missing argument steps
  • Inference: Build valid arguments
  • Translation: Convert statements to logical form
Features
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Learn logic with Symbols, the app that teaches natural deduction and the rules of inference in an intuitive, accessible way. Our unique Studycards feature visual pictographs and interactive, step-by-step exercises that allow you to grasp each rule easily and quickly. Then, challenge yourself with activities specifically designed to practice those rules, building your skills progressively, and cementing them in your memory with every level completed. Why Symbols? Comprehensive Studycards: Learn essential rules like Modus Ponens, Modus Tollens, Disjunctive Syllogism, and many more through clear explanations and examples. Perfect for students and anyone looking to understand formal logic. Engaging Activities for Skill Mastery: Validity: Sharpen your critical thinking by evaluating pre-solved arguments. This unique activity provides the benefits of repetition without the tedium, helping you apply, recognize, and grow familiar with the rules of inference. Justification: Challenge your understanding with puzzle-like scenarios where you deduce missing argument steps. This deepens your comprehension and refines your application of logical rules within complex arguments. Inference: By this stage, the training wheels are off, and the student has to draw on everything they've learned so far. Their task is to mentally build a valid argument from what’s provided—or to recognize that no valid argument can be formed. What would normally be worked out slowly on paper is now done at the speed of thought. Translation: Translation helps students practice turning statements with indicator words and phrases into logical form. These indicator words, commonly found in logic books and courses, give students a sense of how to translate everyday language into formal logic. Translation breaks this process into levels, allowing students to track their progress and earn new scores as they build proficiency. Download Symbols for free and begin your journey into formal logic. Your free access includes the first level of every activity and the Modus Ponens study card, a must-have for getting started. For more advanced content and features, simply use our in-app purchases to continue building your logic skills. Start your journey of mastering the rules of inference now!

About

Fallacy

This app teaches logical reasoning and critical thinking skills by turning the identification of logical fallacies and cognitive biases into a game. It offers structured brain training with daily exercises and timed challenges, using real-world scenarios and media to build applied intelligence.

Highlights
  • Identify 30+ logical fallacies
  • Recognize 20+ cognitive biases
  • Daily brain exercises
  • Timed reasoning challenges
  • Debate Mode with real-world arguments
  • Progressive difficulty levels
Features
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Do you trust your own thinking? Most people unknowingly fall for the same logical fallacies and cognitive biases every day — in conversations, on social media, in the news, and in their own decisions. Fallacy is the first brain training app built to sharpen one critical skill: your ability to think clearly, spot flawed reasoning, and win any argument with logic. PEOPLE YOU MEET — OUTSMART REAL-LIFE CHARACTERS Ever tried reasoning with a WhatsApp Uncle who forwards conspiracy theories? Or an overconfident AI that sounds smart but gets everything wrong? In People You Meet, you go head-to-head with characters inspired by people in your life. Spot their logical fallacies, identify their cognitive biases, plan your comeback, and win arguments using critical thinking instead of volume. Every character uses different reasoning tricks — this brain training mode teaches you more about logic and flawed thinking than any textbook. MASTER 30+ LOGICAL FALLACIES From Ad Hominem and Straw Man to the Slippery Slope and Appeal to Authority — master every major logical fallacy through real-world brain training scenarios. Each logical fallacy includes clear explanations, everyday examples, and progressive reasoning challenges that build genuine critical thinking. Whether you encounter these logical fallacies in the news, at work, or in a debate, you will spot them instantly after training. RECOGNIZE 20+ COGNITIVE BIASES Confirmation bias. Anchoring. The Dunning-Kruger effect. These invisible cognitive biases shape your decisions every day. Fallacy is the only brain training game that teaches you to detect cognitive biases in yourself and others through hands-on reasoning exercises. Understanding your cognitive biases is the foundation of stronger critical thinking and better decisions. DEBATE MODE — SHARPEN YOUR REASONING Step into real debates on real topics. Read opposing arguments, spot the logical fallacies hidden inside, and build powerful reasoning skills. Debate Mode is the ultimate brain training for critical thinking — improve how you argue, evaluate claims, and win debates using pure logic. Every debate round strengthens your reasoning and sharpens your ability to spot cognitive biases under pressure. CHALLENGE MODE — SPOT BIAS IN REAL NEWS Scroll through headlines and posts from real-world news sources. Your mission: spot the flawed reasoning and logical fallacies before time runs out. Challenge Mode is brain training for the real world — building the critical thinking and media literacy skills you need to detect cognitive biases in the news you consume daily. PRECISION IQ SCORING & PROGRESS TRACKING Your reasoning ability is measured with a precision IQ score that updates as you train. Track your 30, 60, and 90-day progress. Watch your critical thinking improve with clear insights into your cognitive growth. Brain training works best when you see results — Fallacy shows you exactly how your reasoning improves over time. DAILY BRAIN EXERCISES & 5 DIFFICULTY LEVELS Build a daily brain training habit with fresh logic puzzles and reasoning challenges every day. Maintain your streak and strengthen your mental fitness. Five difficulty levels take you from beginner to expert reasoning — keeping brain training challenging no matter your skill level. WHY FALLACY IS THE SMARTEST BRAIN TRAINING APP Other brain games train memory or math. Fallacy is the only brain training app focused on logical fallacies, cognitive biases, and real-world critical thinking. From planning a comeback against flawed reasoning to winning debates with logic — this is brain training that makes you smarter in conversations, arguments, and everyday life. Download Fallacy for free. Start brain training and master the critical thinking skills that actually matter. https://www.spotfallacy.com/privacy-policy https://www.spotfallacy.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Symbols4 screens
Fallacy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Symbols and Fallacy both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Symbols's written reviews are positive against 78% of Fallacy's. Symbols also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Fallacy's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (58 vs 10). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Symbols sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Fallacy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.6 for Symbols against 4.5 for Fallacy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fallacy has 58 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Symbols's written reviews are positive against 78% of Fallacy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Symbols ships an update every 6 weeks, Fallacy fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Symbols versus Fallacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSymbolsFallacy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better4.5 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1058 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew RayesVERTEX STUDIOS LTD

Customer experience

Symbols

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fallacy

All ratings58 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative18.5%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Symbols

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
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  • Three Month Subscription$18.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
6 purchases

Fallacy

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Premium Access$6.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription Fallacy7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Access1 Month trial$12.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Yearly Premium Access7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Fallacy7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access - Premium$79.99

Questions

Is Symbols free?
Symbols is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fallacy free?
Fallacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Symbols or Fallacy?
Symbols is rated higher. Symbols averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Fallacy averages 4.5 from 58 ratings.
Do Symbols or Fallacy have ads?
Neither Symbols nor Fallacy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Symbols or Fallacy?
Symbols ships an update every 6 weeks, and Fallacy fortnightly. Most recently, Symbols was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fallacy on October 24, 2026.

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