Comparison

TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge vs MindChess

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

Head to head
About

TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge

Engage your logic and mental speed in this original skill game. Help a knight solve puzzles quickly in a relaxing Mediterranean setting. Collect rewards through daily challenges in various unique environments.

Highlights
  • Brain training
  • Logic puzzles
  • Mental speed challenges
  • Collectible rewards
  • Relaxing Mediterranean environment
  • Daily challenges
Features
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Train your brain every day, with this exciting and original skill game. Use your logic and mental speed to help the intrepid knight Troyis™ to resolve the puzzle as fast as possible. Discover a unique, smart and addictive game in which you will evolve every day in a peaceful, relaxed and idyllic Mediterranean environment bathed by turquoise waters! Collect gold and gems with new challenges, in the mine, ice cave, bottom of the sea and more... ***** " Simple, but insanely addictive… " ***** " Easy to start but difficult to master… " ***** " When I found Troyis, I found some real stimulation! " ***** " Addicting, fun and awesome! I can't stop playing! " ***** " The funniest way to train your brain every day! " ***** " This is a really amazing game! " ***** " Is there some type of addictive substance that is coming through the screen into my eye sockets? " ***** " Once you get started, you just can't stop." ***** " I love this game!!! " ***** " Cant go to bed till i have my nightly dose of Troyis!!! " ***** " It's really great game. I love it!! !" ***** " I love Troyis more than my girlfriend…" ***** "It's so simple, but fantastic! " English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português, Nederlands, Polski, ελληνικά, Türkçe, русский, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, لعربية Note: Chess rules NOT required. © Troyis.com - All rights reserved

About

MindChess

This app offers daily chess training designed to enhance mental visualization and blindfold play. It features mini-games that improve calculation, memory, and concentration, inspired by grandmaster training methods. Practice exercises focus on board elements without needing a physical board.

Highlights
  • Mental visualization training
  • Blindfold chess practice
  • Calculation and memory improvement
  • Concentration exercises
  • Mini-games inspired by grandmasters
  • Progress tracking
Features
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MindChess is a daily chess gym and a study companion. Train board vision, memory and calculation in 60-second sessions, then take what you learn to your own games. THE GYM • Thirteen short drills: Square Color, Coordinates, Same Color, Same Diagonal, Bishop Captures, Two Knights, Collision, Memory, Mate in 1, Fork Finder, Piece Snapshot, Knight Distance and Opening Flash. • Timed mode (60 seconds, Game Center leaderboards) and Training mode (3 lives). • A daily challenge and a daily streak, with streak freezes and an optional reminder. • 39 achievements: badges at 10, 50 and 100 games of every drill, also in Game Center. THE STUDY TOOLS • Repertoire: play through your opening lines and the app brings each one back right before you'd forget it. • My games: game databases, PGN import and a viewer with variations, notes and marks. • Analysis: Stockfish 19 on your device, offline, with an evaluation bar and the top 3 lines. With Pro, the game report marks your mistakes. • Diagram scanner: snap a diagram and get the position ready to edit. Free. • Chess clock: increments, stages and time odds, for games with your phone on the table. • Notation your way: English, Spanish or figurines. The same board, with your look, across the app. • Public roadmap: see what's coming and vote for ideas. ON EVERY SCREEN MindChess works on iPhone, iPad, iPhone Duo and Mac. MINDCHESS PRO Pro unlocks Stockfish analysis and the game report, unlimited repertoires, lines and PGN imports, full statistics, unlimited game databases and clock controls, every drill every day and 11 Pro piece sets. Free stays useful: the scanner, the PGN viewer and the basic drills. MindChess is not an app for playing online games. It is the place where you train between them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge4 screens
MindChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge at every 4 days against MindChess's every 3 months. TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). 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. TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and MindChess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 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 — 5.0 for TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge against 5.0 for MindChess. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge ships an update every 4 days, MindChess every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge versus MindChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTROYIS™ The Brain ChallengeMindChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnlinegames OUomar megdadi

Customer experience

TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.7%

MindChess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge

One-time4
  • Gems$0.99
  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Deluxe$5.99
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  • Gems$10.99
2 purchases

MindChess

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge free?
TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindChess free?
MindChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge or MindChess?
TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge and MindChess are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge or MindChess have ads?
Neither TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge nor MindChess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge or MindChess?
TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge ships an update every 4 days, and MindChess every 3 months. Most recently, TROYIS™ The Brain Challenge was updated on October 14, 2026 and MindChess on October 24, 2026.

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