Comparison

Memory vs Memory 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 with this classic card-matching game. Enjoy various modes like Time Attack, local multiplayer, and online matches. It also offers educational activities for learning letters, numbers, and languages.

Highlights
  • Time Attack mode
  • Local and online 2-player modes
  • Educational card activities
  • Customizable themes and card backs
  • 25 difficulty levels
  • 10 diverse card packs
  • Game Center integration
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 Game

Features
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A simple memory card matching game with insect cards. Find the same pair of insects from the displayed cards. There are 3 difficulty levels available.

Screenshots

Memory4 screens
Memory Game2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memory Game at none against Memory's 10. Memory Game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Memory Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory ships an update every 2 weeks, Memory Game every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Memory versus Memory Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoryMemory Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClement MartySota Yokoe

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 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
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  • 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

Memory Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memory free?
Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memory Game free?
Memory Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Memory or Memory Game have ads?
Memory shows ads; Memory Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Memory or Memory Game?
Memory ships an update every 2 weeks, and Memory Game every 3 days. Most recently, Memory was updated on November 15, 2026 and Memory Game on November 7, 2026.

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