Landmarkle vs Board Brain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Landmarkle
Guess the location of famous landmarks on a map with minimal attempts. Explore iconic cities like New York, London, and San Francisco. More cities are being added to the game.
- Landmark guessing gameplay
- Map-based challenges
- Multiple city support
- Progressive difficulty
- New city additions
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Landmarkle is a game where you try to to find landmarks on a map in as few guesses as possible. The app currently supports NYC, Chicago, LA, Minneapolis, Austin, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and London, with more coming soon!
Board Brain
This app helps chess players of all levels enhance their skills through interactive games and exercises. It focuses on mastering chessboard coordinates, understanding piece movements, and recognizing square colors to improve overall game vision.
- Interactive games
- Skill-building exercises
- Chessboard coordinate mastery
- Piece movement understanding
- Square color recognition
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BoardBrain is designed to help both novice and experienced chess players improve their skills. It offers interactive games and exercises that focus on mastering chessboard coordinates, understanding piece movements, and recognizing square colors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Board Brain at none against Landmarkle's 1. Board Brain also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and 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
Both are free to download. Landmarkle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Board Brain asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Landmarkle against 5.0 for Board Brain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Landmarkle ships an update every 3 weeks, Board Brain every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Landmarkle | Board Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Oltman | Selvarajan Thangavel |
Customer experience
Landmarkle
Board Brain
In-app purchases
Landmarkle
- Create Custom Regions$1.99
Board Brain
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Landmarkle free?
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