EncephalApp vs Hang'em
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EncephalApp
This app presents a series of color-word association tests to measure your mental processing speed and response rate. It tracks your progress through multiple rounds, providing detailed results and allowing score comparison or sharing for review.
- Mental speed testing
- Response rate identification
- Color-word association
- Score tracking and progression
- Result presentation
- Score comparison and sharing
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Stroop Test is a test of a users mental speed. A series of runs will be presented to test the users response rate in identifying the color of printed text. The app will track the users score as they progress through numerous rounds of the runs and present them with the results of their test. The user can then compare their score with others, or send the score to a third-party for review.
Hang'em
This word game brings the classic Hangman experience to your device with added scoring for each letter. Challenge friends by creating your own phrases or play solo with randomly selected categories and a point system for correct guesses.
- Classic Hangman gameplay
- Points for each letter
- Stump a Friend mode
- Custom phrase creation
- Randomly selected categories
- Body part scoring system
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Hang'em is a word game based on the classic paper and pencil Hangman game. We've added points for every letter to make things more interesting. We have also added another game option called "Stump a Friend". Choose this option to enter your own phrase and have you friend try and guess it. Single Game: * Categories are selected randomly (Animals, Countries, Food, Geography, Movies, Music, Random, Science, Sports). * Each letter is worth 10 points. * Each missed letter adds a body part. * Each phrase you clear, you get a body part back. * Six missed letters and the game is over! Stump a Friend: * Enter a phrase or phrases * Give the phone to a friend. Give the friend a hint if you like. Good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hang'em at 100% against EncephalApp's 63%. Hang'em also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hang'em holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of EncephalApp's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hang'em's.
EncephalApp ships an update every 5 months, Hang'em every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EncephalApp | Hang'em |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jasmohan Bajaj | William Guthrie |
Customer experience
EncephalApp
Hang'em
In-app purchases
EncephalApp
No in-app purchases
Hang'em
No in-app purchases









