Comparison

Memory vs Puzzle8

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

Puzzle8

An intellectually challenging and entertaining puzzle game designed for children. It features AI-powered hints to assist players when they get stuck, offering a unique advantage over other puzzle games. Progress through various difficulty levels, from easy to challenging.

Highlights
  • AI-powered hints
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Intellectually challenging gameplay
  • Entertaining for children
  • Progressive levels
Features
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First Puzzle8 app with AI powered hints. Puzzle8 is an intellectually challenging and entertaining game for kids. Game offers different levels so players can progress from easy to difficult levels. AI generated hints are available whenever player gets stuck. This is the only puzzle8 game which currently offers AI generated hints.

Screenshots

Memory4 screens
Puzzle83 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzle8 at none against Memory's 10. Puzzle8 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Memory's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 3). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Puzzle8 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzle8 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memory has 10K ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Puzzle8's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory ships an update every 10 days, Puzzle8 every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Memory versus Puzzle8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoryPuzzle8
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClement MartyDeepu Singh Ganesh

Customer experience

Memory

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

Puzzle8

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Puzzle8

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

Puzzle8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memory free?
Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzle8 free?
Puzzle8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Memory or Puzzle8?
Puzzle8 is rated higher. Memory averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Puzzle8 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Memory or Puzzle8 have ads?
Memory shows ads; Puzzle8 does not.
Which is updated more often, Memory or Puzzle8?
Memory ships an update every 10 days, and Puzzle8 every 8 days. Most recently, Memory was updated on September 26, 2026 and Puzzle8 on June 5, 2026.

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