Comparison

Memory vs Memory Cartoon

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

Memory Cartoon

This free game challenges you to find matching pairs of animated animal cards. Improve your memory and brain training skills by completing levels in the shortest time possible. Enjoy classic gameplay with a fun cartoon theme.

Highlights
  • Memory card matching gameplay
  • Brain and memory training
  • Animated animal cards
  • Score points for found pairs
  • Classic game mechanics
Features
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Memory Cartoon - Card Match and Brain training is a free game designed to help with brain and memory training. It is easy to play, you just need to memorize and find pairs of disordered cards on a board in the shortest possible time, each pair found you score points. * Classic game play you know and love! * Train your brain while you play * Amazing animated cards of animals like monkey, frog, elephant, dog, cat and more * Old school and vintage game with amazing gameplay * Amazing animal cartoon theme

Screenshots

Memory4 screens
Memory Cartoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Memory at every 11 days against Memory Cartoon's every 4 months. Memory also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 67%) and ratings volume (10K vs 179). Memory Cartoon's advantage is monetization model (free with ads vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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. Memory sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Memory Cartoon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Memory against 4.6 for Memory Cartoon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memory has 10K ratings behind it against 179, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Memory's written reviews are positive against 67% of Memory Cartoon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory ships an update every 11 days, Memory Cartoon every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Memory versus Memory Cartoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoryMemory Cartoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings) — better4.6 (179 ratings)
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better179
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with ads — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB107 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperClement MartyPaulo Ricardo Oliveira de Paula

Customer experience

Memory

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

Memory Cartoon

All ratings176 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

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 Cartoon

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
1 purchases

Memory Cartoon

One-time1
  • Go Ad-Free$0.99

Questions

Is Memory free?
Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memory Cartoon free?
Memory Cartoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memory or Memory Cartoon?
Memory is rated higher. Memory averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Memory Cartoon averages 4.6 from 179 ratings.
Do Memory or Memory Cartoon have ads?
Both Memory and Memory Cartoon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Memory or Memory Cartoon?
Memory ships an update every 11 days, and Memory Cartoon every 4 months. Most recently, Memory was updated on October 30, 2026 and Memory Cartoon on October 29, 2026.

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