Comparison

Brain Training Games vs MindPal

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

Head to head
About

Brain Training Games

This app offers six interactive games designed to enhance memory, focus, and problem-solving skills for children and adults. With adjustable difficulty levels and customizable themes, it supports cognitive development across a wide age range.

Highlights
  • 6 interactive brain-training games
  • Themes: animals, letters, numbers, shapes
  • Trains visual and listening memory
  • Develops attention and focus
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Customizable game themes
Features
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Highly praised by parents and educators, Brain Training Games helps children develop focus and attention while keeping learning enjoyable. "Excellent educational App that enhances memory, problem solving, concentration, visual perception, basic numeracy and literacy." - http://www.ipadfamily.com.au "The Brain Training Games app is designed to help children develop their memory and concentration. The 6 games included deal with animals, letters, numbers and shapes. There are also three levels of difficulty to cater to different ages. If you would like to help your child develop their attention and concentration (focus), be sure to check out Brain Training Games!" - http://www.theiphonemom.com What’s Inside? - 6 interactive brain-training games - Themes include animals, letters, numbers, and shapes - Trains visual and listening memory, attention, and focus - Three difficulty levels to suit different ages and abilities - Customisable game themes for endless replay value Strong memory and concentration skills are essential for success in school—and in everyday life. Brain Training Games supports cognitive development for children, teens, adults, and seniors, making it a perfect app for the whole family. With adaptive challenges and intuitive design, the app is suitable for ages 3 to 93.

About

MindPal

This app offers a daily brain training program with over 40 games designed to improve memory, attention, language, and problem-solving skills. It provides personalized workouts and tracks your progress with detailed insights and comparisons to other users.

Highlights
  • Over 40 brain games
  • Personalized daily workouts
  • Trains memory and attention
  • Improves language and math skills
  • Tracks progress and scores
  • In-depth performance insights
Features
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Join over 20 million users! MindPal is your daily brain trainer that challenges your memory, attention, language, and problem solving skills. Enjoy a personalized daily workout of entertaining games based on the skills you'd like to improve. MindPal includes 40 educational games that train 7 key cognitive areas: Memory, Attention, Language, Math, Flexibility, Speed, and Problem Solving. Track your progress and compare your brain scores with others now! FEATURES - Over 40 games and 1000 levels to train your brain in different skills. - Personalized daily workout based on your training goals. - Expand your vocabulary and writing skills with word games. - Improve your memory, attention, math, and problem solving skills. - Track your performance and get smarter everyday! - Get in-depth insights and compare your scores to other users. MINDPAL PRO MindPal is free to use, but you can get even more from your brain training by upgrading to a Premium training program. MindPal Pro offers unlimited access to all games and advanced insights into your brain’s performance. MINDPAL PRO PRICING & TERMS For MindPal Pro upgrades, we offer the following subscriptions: 1 month: $7.99 1 year: $39.99 Lifetime: $99.99 * Prices displayed are in USD, actual charges might be converted to local currency depending on your country of residence. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be provided. Subscriptions may be managed by the user. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. For more information: 
Terms of Use - http://www.mindpalapp.com/terms 
Privacy Policy - http://www.mindpalapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Brain Training Games4 screens
MindPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MindPal at Free against Brain Training Games's $1.99. MindPal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (86K vs 6). Brain Training Games's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

MindPal is free to download; Brain Training Games costs $1.99 up front. MindPal sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Brain Training Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MindPal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MindPal has 86K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Brain Training Games's written reviews are positive against 80% of MindPal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Training Games ships an update every 4 months, MindPal every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Brain Training Games versus MindPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain Training GamesMindPal
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)4.7 (86K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.9% of reviews
Number of ratings686K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLyubov ZhivovaElektron Labs Inc.

Customer experience

Brain Training Games

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MindPal

All ratings86,097 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews1,460 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative11.0%

Bugs and requests

Brain Training Games

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MindPal

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Glitches in Slicer and Word Trim games
  • Streak resets unexpectedly
  • Wordle game loses streak incorrectly
  • Percentile scores change drastically

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free game access
  • Customizable difficulty levels
  • Ability to compare to general population
  • Improved instructions for game mechanics
  • Accessibility options for color-blind users

In-app purchases

None

Brain Training Games

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

MindPal

Subscriptions10
  • MindPal Pro$4.997 Days
  • MindPal Pro$6.997 Days
  • MindPal Pro3 Days trial$6.997 Days
Show 7 more
  • MindPal Pro$7.991 Month
  • MindPal Pro$9.991 Month
  • MindPal Pro$29.991 Year
  • MindPal Pro$39.991 Year
  • MindPal Pro7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • MindPal Pro$49.991 Year
  • MindPal Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • MindPal Pro$49.99
  • MindPal Pro$74.99

Questions

Is Brain Training Games free?
Brain Training Games costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindPal free?
MindPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Training Games or MindPal?
MindPal is rated higher. Brain Training Games averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while MindPal averages 4.7 from 86K ratings.
Do Brain Training Games or MindPal have ads?
MindPal shows ads; Brain Training Games does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Training Games or MindPal?
Brain Training Games ships an update every 4 months, and MindPal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Brain Training Games was updated on October 29, 2026 and MindPal on October 29, 2026.

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