Comparison

Fun by Genius vs Hear Beyond

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

Head to head
About

Fun by Genius

This interactive quiz challenges your common sense and problem-solving skills with over 800 tricky questions. Designed for entertainment, it's a fun way to test your wits and outsmart the game, playable offline and with friends.

Highlights
  • 800+ tricky questions
  • Play offline
  • Hints and sharing options
  • Game Center integration
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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●●● WARNING: Stupid people may find this quiz hard, so READ the questions CAREFULLY!! ●●● YOU WILL NOT BEAT THE STUPID TEST & YOU WILL BE OUTSMARTED!! Complete the Stupid Test to show that you are a genius. THE "STUPID TEST!" HAS BEEN ENJOYED BY OVER 10,000,000+ PLAYERS WORLDWIDE!! What people say about the Stupid Test; ● Sosmelly - Loved all the puzzles and the frustration kept me going. ● LiikeEggandBeans - Fun and addictive game that drives me crazy at times! We present you with a fun, interactive, and feature rich game that will test your level of stupidity. If you love word search games, word games, brain teasers, puzzles, sudoku, mahjong, wordle, quordle or any other quiz games, trivia tests or IQ tests, Stupid Test! is your best choice! The "Stupid Test!" works perfectly on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and includes the following features: ► 800+ questions that will test your level of stupidity - YOU WILL BE TRICKED! ► All Ages Will Have Fun: A top rated trivia and puzzle game to play with family & friends; ► Download this tricky game for free; ► Great time waster when you are bored, waiting for friends or at the airport; ► Play without internet and play offline; ► Game Center integrations so you can challenge your friends and family; ► In game hints to give you clues to solve the question; ► Ability to share questions with your friends of Facebook/Twitter if you are stuck; and ► Simple and highly addictive game play with user friendly and responsive interface. You will require common sense, advanced arithmetic and problem solving skills to complete this difficult 800+ question quiz! Prove to you and your friends that you are not stupid and take the STUPID TEST now! This app is intended for entertainment purposes only and does not provide true stupidity or intelligence testing functionality.

About

Hear Beyond

Enhance your listening skills with a variety of auditory training games. Explore sound fundamentals for free, or subscribe for advanced training in areas like speech comprehension and sound localization. Ideal for improving focus and memory through engaging audio challenges.

Highlights
  • Free Sound Fundamentals games
  • Trichotic Processing training
  • Dichotic Listening exercises
  • Auditory Memory games
  • Sound In Noise challenges
  • Multiple user profiles (Pro Tier)
  • Diverse audio library
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Get up and running fast with Hear Beyond: Auditory Brain Training. Enjoy our Sound Fundamentals category COMPLETELY FREE (5-games) because your sound journey should start with opportunity, not a paywall. Download now and get going with localization, reverberation, stereo imaging, frequency identification, and volume-interval recognition. Access the next 20 auditory training games by subscribing to our Standard Tier ($2.99 USD/month or $24.99 USD/month): Trichotic Processing (4-games) Explore your ability to untangle and act on 3+ conversations at once. Dichotic Listening (6-games) Train your brain to follow voices in your left & right ears concurrently. Auditory Memory (5-games) Practice your listening and recall with games that challenge you to remember and repeat ever-longer sequences of spoken words. Sound In Noise (5-games) Pick out and remember key words and sounds in noisy environments. Try our Professional Tier ($8.99 USD/month or $74.99 USD/month) to set up 3 additional profiles for independent training sessions - ideal for different listening setups or structured use with others. All training activities have access to an audio library consisting of human voices, instruments, nature sounds and sound effects. Train with a variety of audio material to keep the challenges interesting and engaging. Read about each category and game in the app by clicking on the information icons. Hear Beyond iOS is written by humans in native Swift code to be fast, effective and low-latency. If you see any technical issues, please reach out to our team at hello@hearbeyond.app for assistance. It's your subscription support that will keep this auditory training tool growing and innovating new features! Engage your auditory system with Hear Beyond and introduce it to someone whose listening matters to you. Privacy Policy: hearbeyond.world/privacypolicy Terms of Service: hearbeyond.world/termsofservice

Screenshots

Fun by Genius4 screens
Hear Beyond4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fun by Genius at 4.7 against Hear Beyond's 3.4. Fun by Genius also leads on ratings volume (64K vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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. Fun by Genius sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hear Beyond sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fun by Genius holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fun by Genius has 64K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fun by Genius ships an update every 2 months, Hear Beyond every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fun by Genius versus Hear Beyond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFun by GeniusHear Beyond
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (64K ratings) — better3.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings64K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB256 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLeigh BeSpheres Creative Inc.

Customer experience

Fun by Genius

All ratings64,122 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews778 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.7%

Hear Beyond

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Fun by Genius

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect answers being marked as wrong
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Inconsistent or misleading question wording

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to continue from the last question instead of restarting the level
  • Improved hint system that actually helps
  • More detailed explanations for wrong answers
  • Progress tracking and leaderboards
  • Ability to report issues with specific questions

Hear Beyond

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Fun by Genius

One-time10
  • 25 Hints$0.99
  • Unlock level 2$0.99
  • Unlock Level 4$0.99
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  • 75 Hints$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All Levels$2.99
  • 200 Hints$3.99
  • 500 Hints$7.99
  • 1000 Hints$12.99
  • 2500 Hints$19.99
4 purchases

Hear Beyond

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
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  • Yearly Pro Subscription$74.991 Year

Questions

Is Fun by Genius free?
Fun by Genius is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hear Beyond free?
Hear Beyond is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fun by Genius or Hear Beyond?
Fun by Genius is rated higher. Fun by Genius averages 4.7 out of 5 from 64K ratings, while Hear Beyond averages 3.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Fun by Genius or Hear Beyond have ads?
Both Fun by Genius and Hear Beyond show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fun by Genius or Hear Beyond?
Fun by Genius ships an update every 2 months, and Hear Beyond every 6 weeks. Most recently, Fun by Genius was updated on November 12, 2026 and Hear Beyond on November 3, 2026.

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