Brain Games vs Cognitive Boost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain Games
Enhance cognitive skills with daily brain training exercises. This app offers 50 mini-games across six categories to improve awareness, adaptability, reflex, reasoning, precision, and patience. Keep your mind sharp and prepared for daily challenges.
- 50 mini-games
- 6 cognitive categories
- Daily brain training
- Mind sharpness improvement
- Memory training
- Cognitive skill enhancement
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Playing Left vs Right only 10 minutes daily can keep your mind sharp and help prepare you for a day full of challenges and new problems to solve! Train your brain with 50 mini-games in our 6 fun categories applicable to your day-to-day activities! * Awareness * Adaptability * Reflex * Reasoning * Precision * Patience You can start training every day for free. Additional games are available after watching a short video. If you want to be a VIP, you can enjoy unlimited games and more daily training. Did we mention you can try VIP for free too? You can try a free 7-day trial and if you don't like it, you can cancel at any time.* Try it for yourself, don't take it from us. Listen to the over 14000 people who have left reviews averaging 4.5 stars! Thank you so much for giving your brain a chance to stay fit! You can view our Privacy Policy here http://www.mochibits.com/privacy-policy and our Terms of Service here http://www.mochibits.com/terms-of-service (* PLEASE NOTE: You must cancel the subscription before the second week if you choose to not get a subscription.)
Cognitive Boost
This app offers daily brain workouts designed to enhance cognitive abilities and improve memory. Its intuitive, emoji-based games are suitable for all ages and can be played in short bursts, making it ideal for quick mental exercises.
- Daily brain workouts
- Improve cognitive abilities
- Memory training games
- Emoji-based challenges
- Suitable for all ages
- Short game sessions
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Like your muscles, your brain needs regular workouts to stay in shape. Download this app and use it every day to help you stay sharp. You can improve your brain’s abilities. With regular training the brain is able to form new neural connections. Cognitive Boost can be played by all ages, toddlers through seniors. Because each game is short, it is ideal for playing while waiting for a meeting, or for other events. It is a good "calmer downer" if the person for whom you are waiting is late. Because it is highly intuitive, language skills are not required. Emojis tell you visually if you got a correct or wrong answer. The objects used for the game are based on standard emojis, but their looks have been re-imagined by the students and faculty of a historic European design university. While the game resembles the popular "memory match" games it is unique. It has hundreds of emojis that are displayed randomly. To play, you first memorize two to twenty images at a time, and then pick each original image from a "lineup" that has two new images. Start at two images at a time. As you gain momentum increase the number. Psychologists say that, on the average, without training, a person can get to seven. See how you measure up! Another challenge is increasing the rotation speed of the "multiple choice" answers. The objects rotate in three dimensions, all in different directions requiring observation, timing and memory. You can start the movement at a low speed, and as you get experience move up to a higher level. The app is complete. It is free. There are no in-app purchases. There is a button in the app that allows you to make a voluntary contribution of any amount to Parkinson’s Disease(PD) research. There is currently not a cure for PD, just problematic treatments. The button provides a direct link to the research center’s computer. The app was written as a fundraiser, by a software engineer, with 58 years of experience in IT, who has PD. Take part in the search for a cure! Download the program to get started with your memory training!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cognitive Boost at none against Brain Games's 11. Cognitive Boost also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Brain Games's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 13) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Brain Games sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Cognitive Boost asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cognitive Boost holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Games has 25K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Brain Games ships an update fortnightly, Cognitive Boost every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brain Games | Cognitive Boost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (25K ratings) | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MochiBits, LLC | 4Genera LLC |
Customer experience
Brain Games
Cognitive Boost
Bugs and requests
Brain Games
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent game mechanics and rule application
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- More advanced and challenging games
- Ability to track progress and stats without paying
- Preview of upcoming games
- Customizable difficulty levels
Cognitive Boost
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brain Games
- Left vs Right VIP Membership7 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Monthly VIP Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Monthly VIP Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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- Monthly VIP Subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
- Yearly VIP Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly VIP Subscription7 Days trial$47.991 Year
- Yearly VIP Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Left vs Right VIP Week Pass$1.99
- Lifetime VIP Pass$49.99
Cognitive Boost
No in-app purchases
Questions
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