Comparison

Memory vs Kim's Game

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

Head to head
About

Memory

Sharpen your memory and concentration with this classic matching game. Suitable for all ages, it offers multiple difficulty levels and diverse card packs. Compete with others and track your progress while enjoying multilingual support.

Highlights
  • 25 levels of difficulty
  • 10 diverse card packs
  • Multilingual support
  • Apple Game Center competition
  • Progress tracking
  • Regular updates
Features
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Discover or rediscover the joy of playing Memory with "Memory • Classic", a captivating memory game for iPhone and iPad. Designed for players of all ages, "Memory • Classic" is the ideal iOS game to sharpen your memory, whether alone or with family. — 4.0.0 — • Time Attack The clock starts at 30 seconds and every pair adds a few more. Clear the board to earn 5 extra seconds before a bigger board is dealt, while your score keeps adding up. The run ends when time runs out. • 2 Players Take turns on the same device. Find a pair and you play again; miss and the turn passes. Points count as usual — the highest total wins. • 2 Players Online The same rules as 2 Players, live against another player through Game Center. • Educational Choose an activity to practice letters, words, numbers, memory or another language. A pair can join cards that look or sound different but mean the same thing — a picture and its word, lower- and uppercase letters, or two languages. Ready-made activities set up the cards for you; Custom lets you choose the image, text, voice and language on each side. • Choose your look — Original Wood • Stellar Odyssey • Coral Reef • Kraft Atelier You can change it any time in Settings. • Card backs — Colors • Decorations • Layouts • Enhanced animations Game Features: - 25 Levels of Difficulty: Suitable for everyone, from beginners to experts, with five degrees of difficulty, each comprising five levels. - 10 Card Packs: Stimulate your memory by matching cards featuring magnificent animals, sports, letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, common words, and much more. - Addictive Gameplay: With 25 levels and ten varied card packs, no two games are the same. - Enter the Competition: Like challenges? Compete with friends and family through Game Center, climb the global rankings to see where you stand, and track your progress.

About

Kim's Game

Test your memory and observation skills by memorizing a set of shapes within a time limit. This classic game, inspired by Rudyard Kipling, is suitable for all ages and helps improve cognitive abilities.

Highlights
  • Memorize shapes
  • Timed challenges
  • Brain training
  • Observation skills
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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Kim's Game is a fun and addictive brain trainer. You are given a short time to memorize a set of shapes, and then enter what they were. Originally invented by Rudyard Kipling to be played with gems, it has since been used widely to teach memory and observation skills to everyone from pre-school children to the military. How many shapes can you remember?

Screenshots

Memory4 screens
Kim's Game3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Memory at 89% against Kim's Game's 30%. Memory also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 8 months). Kim's Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Memory sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Kim's Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memory holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memory has 10K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Memory's written reviews are positive against 30% of Kim's Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory ships an update every 11 days, Kim's Game every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Memory versus Kim's Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoryKim's Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings) — better2.3 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better32
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClement MartyClostra

Customer experience

Memory

All ratings10,307 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews495 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.4%

Kim's Game

All ratings30 ratings
Positive26.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative55.0%

Bugs and requests

Memory

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Rapid screen orientation switching
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Inability to resume previous games

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to create custom card sets
  • Add more card themes and categories
  • Improve scoring system and provide better explanations
  • Optimize performance and fix orientation issues

Kim's Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Memory

One-time10
  • Upper Case Letters - Card Pack$1.99
  • Lower Case Letters - Card Pack$1.99
  • Food Images - Card Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Numbers - Card Pack$1.99
  • Words - Card Pack$1.99
  • Music Instruments - Card Pack$1.99
  • Sports Images - Card Pack$1.99
  • Faces - Card Pack$1.99
  • Emoji Card Pack$1.99
  • Memory All Card Packs$8.99
None

Kim's Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memory free?
Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kim's Game free?
Kim's Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Memory or Kim's Game?
Memory is rated higher. Memory averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Kim's Game averages 2.3 from 32 ratings.
Do Memory or Kim's Game have ads?
Memory shows ads; Kim's Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Memory or Kim's Game?
Memory ships an update every 11 days, and Kim's Game every 8 months. Most recently, Memory was updated on October 28, 2026 and Kim's Game on October 24, 2026.

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