Comparison

Memory vs Memory Round

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

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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

Memory Round

A classic memory matching game designed to sharpen your mind. Enjoy bite-sized fun anytime, anywhere, with adjustable difficulty levels. Share the experience by streaming it to your TV.

Highlights
  • Brain training game
  • Adjustable difficulty (easy, medium, hard)
  • Suitable for all ages
  • AirPlay support for TV streaming
  • Playable anytime, anywhere
Features
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This classic game is good for your brain and made even more fun on your iPad or iPhone. Great for all ages with easy, medium and hard puzzles. Show on your TV with Air Play and everyone in the room will join in. Bite-sized fun anytime, anywhere.

Screenshots

Memory4 screens
Memory Round2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Memory Round at none against Memory's shown. Memory Round also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (99% vs 89%). Memory's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (10K vs 1.1K). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Memory Round sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memory Round holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memory has 10K ratings behind it against 1.1K, 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 99% of Memory Round's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory ships an update every 10 days, Memory Round every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Memory versus Memory Round: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoryMemory Round
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.4% of reviews98.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClement MartyNorman Basham

Customer experience

Memory

All ratings10,139 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews479 reviews
Positive89.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative4.4%

Memory Round

All ratings1,055 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.6%

User reviews

Memory

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Best game
  • 👍 Great memory game
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Helps improve memory
  • 👍 Keeps mind sharp

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔒 Data mining concerns
  • 🔍 Limited card sets/themes
  • 👀 Small images on higher levels
  • 🤔 Confusing scoring system

Memory Round

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Relaxing gameplay
  • 👍 Helps improve memory
  • 👍 Suitable for all ages
  • 👍 Simple and easy to understand

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free rounds, need to purchase more
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes

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

Memory Round

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more levels and puzzles
  • Implement a two-player mode
  • Allow customization of grid size

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
4 purchases

Memory Round

One-time4
  • Mercury - 10 Rounds$1.99
  • Mars - 25 Rounds$3.99
  • Jupiter - 60 Rounds$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Solar System - 95 Rounds!$7.99

Questions

Is Memory free?
Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memory Round free?
Memory Round is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memory or Memory Round?
Memory Round is rated higher. Memory averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Memory Round averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Memory or Memory Round have ads?
Memory shows ads; Memory Round does not.
Which is updated more often, Memory or Memory Round?
Memory ships an update every 10 days, and Memory Round every 7 months. Most recently, Memory was updated on September 30, 2026 and Memory Round on September 14, 2026.

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