Comparison

Brain Games vs Brain Wars

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 50 mini-games
  • 6 cognitive categories
  • Daily brain training
  • Mind sharpness improvement
  • Memory training
  • Cognitive skill enhancement
Features
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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.)

About

Brain Wars

Engage in real-time competitive brain training against players worldwide. Solve simple puzzles to outscore opponents, climb global rankings, and challenge friends. Improve your mental concentration and adaptability through continuous, intuitive challenges suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Real-time global battles
  • Challenge friends
  • Worldwide rankings
  • Simple brain teasers
  • Intuitive training
  • Adaptable challenges
Features
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Over 20 million downloads! ◇◆Competitive Brain Training Game◆◇ Increase your brain power and compete against players from around the world! Experience the heated battle that will keep you on your toes! Highly rated by players who enjoy Puzzles Crosswords, Sudoku, and other brain teasers! ▼The Rules ・Outscore your opponents with simple brain teasers! ・Defeat them and climb the worldwide rankings! ・Challenge your friends with real-time matches! ・Increase your Brain Power through continuous challenges! ◆Real-Time Battle Experience Compete with worldwide challengers―LIVE! Test your opponents and push your brain to its limit! ◆Play With Friends! Invite your friends for double the fun! Connect through FaceBook and challenge everyone! ◆Strive For World-class Rankings The stage is the world―Play against players from around the globe and place on the worldwide ranking! ◆Simple & Intuitive Brain Training! Easy to understand mental training rules and concepts suitable for all ages! ◆The key to matches? Brain Teasers don't contain certain subjects or languages! Train your brain and easily adapt through repetition! ◆New and Updates ・Official FaceBook Page https://www.facebook.com/brainwars ・Official Twitter https://twitter.com/brainwars_jp ▼Details BrainWars is a mental concentration battle game for players from around the world. Players of all ages can participate in this through simple brain teasers and compete with each other. Brain Teasers do not require special knowledge so everyone can improve their brain function through repetition and adaptation.

Screenshots

Brain Games4 screens
Brain Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

Brain Games and Brain Wars both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Brain Games's written reviews are positive against 65% of Brain Wars's. Brain Games also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (25K vs 2.5K). 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. Brain Games sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Brain Wars sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.7 for Brain Games against 4.6 for Brain Wars. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Games has 25K ratings behind it against 2.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Brain Games's written reviews are positive against 65% of Brain Wars's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Games ships an update fortnightly, Brain Wars every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brain Games versus Brain Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain GamesBrain Wars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (25K ratings) — better4.6 (2.5K ratings)
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews — better64.8% of reviews
Number of ratings25K — better2.5K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMochiBits, LLCTranslimit, Inc.

Customer experience

Brain Games

All ratings24,791 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews438 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative9.1%

Brain Wars

All ratings2,486 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral10.1%
Negative25.1%

User reviews

Brain Games

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good brain exercises
  • 🤓 Helps improve memory and focus
  • 🧠 Challenges the mind
  • 💡 Variety of games and training
  • 🕰️ Gentle and not too difficult

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Some features locked behind paywall
  • 🤔 Unclear instructions for certain games
  • 🎨 Difficulty distinguishing colors for colorblind users
  • 🔁 Constant review prompts can be annoying

Brain Wars

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and competitive
  • 🧠 Helps train the brain
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 🌍 Ability to play against people worldwide

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Too many ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Matchmaking issues, playing against bots
  • 🔌 Connectivity problems

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

Brain Wars

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Challenges not working properly
  • Crashes when exiting ads
  • Freezing and loading issues
  • Incorrect scoring/stats updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline practice mode
  • Clearer explanation of ranking/scoring system
  • More game variety
  • Ability to challenge friends asynchronously

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Brain Games

Subscriptions9
  • 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
One-time2
  • Left vs Right VIP Week Pass$1.99
  • Lifetime VIP Pass$49.99
8 purchases

Brain Wars

One-time8
  • Heal Heart$0.99
  • 20 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads Option$3.99
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  • 50 Coins$4.99
  • 120 Coins$11.99
  • 240 Coins$23.99
  • 480 Coins$47.99
  • 750 Coins$74.99

Questions

Is Brain Games free?
Brain Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain Wars free?
Brain Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Games or Brain Wars?
Brain Games is rated higher. Brain Games averages 4.7 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Brain Wars averages 4.6 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Brain Games or Brain Wars have ads?
Both Brain Games and Brain Wars show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Games or Brain Wars?
Brain Games ships an update fortnightly, and Brain Wars every 6 weeks. Most recently, Brain Games was updated on November 1, 2026 and Brain Wars on October 29, 2026.

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