MindWave Mobile Tutorial vs Sphero Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
This app guides you through setting up and using a brainwave-sensing headset. It's designed to help first-time users connect their compatible headset to their device and begin interacting with brain-controlled applications.
- Headset setup guide
- Introduction to brainwave interaction
- Bluetooth 4.0 device compatibility check
- First-time use configuration
- Compatible with various NeuroSky headsets
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Welcome to the MindWave Mobile Tutorial app, a free setup and introduction app brought to you by NeuroSky and powered by your brain. MindWave Mobile headsets (including the MindWave Mobile+ and MindWave Mobile 2) enable you to interact with games and apps by using the power of your brain. This MindWave Mobile Tutorial app will introduce you to the MindWave Mobile headset, and configure your headset properly for first-time use. Please go ahead, download the app, and start taking full advantage of your MindWave Mobile headset. Requirements: - You must have a MindWave Mobile headset (including original MindWave Mobile, MindWave Mobile+, MindWave Mobile 2, or other compatible headset such as BrainLink) - You must have an iPhone or iPad that supports Bluetooth 4.0 (including iPhone 4s and later, iPad 3 and later, iPod touch 5th gen and later, iPad Air, iPad Mini or iPad Pro)
Sphero Play
Control and play with various Sphero robots using a single application. Explore multiple drive modes, engage in robot-controlled games, and learn basic programming through a block-based interface.
- Multiple drive modes (joystick, tilt, voice)
- Robot-controlled games
- Block Drive programming
- Sports-themed drive modes
- Voice control
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Drive and play games from ONE app with your Sphero Mini, Sphero 2.0, SPRK, SPRK+, BOLT, and BOLT+. Connect and control your robots with several exciting drive modes, use your robot as a controller to play games, or try out Block Drive for an intro to programming with colorful blocks. Features include: DRIVE MODES Drive your robots several ways with the Sphero Play app. Use the joystick and slingshot controls, tilt your device, or use your voice. Our sports-themed drive modes keep things fun with the ability to swing your device to "golf"*, or flick to "kick" your robot. BLOCK DRIVE PROGRAMMING Learn programming basics by controlling your robot with colorful movement and light blocks. GAMES Use your robot as a controller to shoot your way through space, race your vehicle through a tunnel avoiding obstacles and scoring points, or rotate your ball to destroy a polygon of bricks. Need robots? We know a guy. Visit sphero.com and order today. *This mode is not available on iPads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sphero Play at 4.8 against MindWave Mobile Tutorial's 3.2. Sphero Play also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 75 months) and ratings volume (37K vs 14). MindWave Mobile Tutorial's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Sphero Play holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphero Play has 37K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of MindWave Mobile Tutorial's written reviews are positive against 69% of Sphero Play's.
MindWave Mobile Tutorial ships an update every 75 months, Sphero Play every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindWave Mobile Tutorial | Sphero Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (14 ratings) | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 37K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NeuroSky, Inc. | Sphero, Inc. |
Customer experience
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
Sphero Play
Bugs and requests
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sphero Play
Reported bugs
2 issues- Joystick controls not working as expected
- Alignment issues causing unexpected movement
Requested features
4 requests- More games and activities
- Support for additional Sphero products (e.g. Ollie, BB-8)
- Improved aiming and control precision
- Camera integration to see the Sphero's view
In-app purchases
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
No in-app purchases
Sphero Play
No in-app purchases
Questions
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