Comparison

Brain Training vs Men's Shadow Work

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

Head to head
About

Brain Training

Enhance cognitive abilities with logic games, mental recall exercises, and brain puzzles. This app offers a variety of mind games and assessments to improve focus, attention, and critical thinking skills for personal growth and mental sharpness.

Highlights
  • Logic games
  • Mental recall exercises
  • Brain puzzles
  • ADHD games
  • Skillz games
  • IQ assessments
  • Personality insights
Features
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Improve your mental health by playing brain games! BrainBloom is a brain training app designed to enhance your cognitive abilities with logic games, mental recall exercises, brain puzzles, ADHD games, and skillz games. Mind Games and Brain Teasers Challenge your mind with a wide variety of thinking games for adults crafted to hone your cognitive abilities and provide a rewarding brain fitness workout. From engaging skillz games that train your math, vocabulary, and logic skills to ADHD games aimed at improving focus and attention, BrainBloom offers something for everyone. Among the variety of mental health games, BrainBloom offers brain games for seniors designed to preserve cognitive health and keep the mind sharp. Brain Tests & IQ Assessments Enhance your personal growth with our diverse assessments. Track cognitive progress with IQ and ADHD tests, and explore personality insights through Brain Type and Archetype evaluations. Who is BrainBloom for? Students: Conquer deadlines and ace exams with improved focus and problem-solving skills. Professionals: Enhance cognitive performance, stay sharp under pressure, and boost critical thinking for better decision-making. Lifelong Learners: Keep your mind active and engaged, fostering cognitive health as you age. Enthusiasts of Connect Two Dots, One Line and other logic puzzles, BrainBloom offers stimulating mind games you'll enjoy. Whether you’re seeking to boost your productivity or simply enjoy some mental stimulation, BrainBloom provides personalized recommendations based on your performance and preferences, ensuring a unique and effective brain training experience tailored to your needs. The more you use BrainBloom, the more you'll advance your cognitive abilities with brain teasers that improve problem-solving and refine your critical thinking skills. Terms of Service: https://brainbloom.me/terms_findmy Privacy Policy: https://brainbloom.me/privacy_policy_findmy Contact us: support@brainbloom.me

About

Men's Shadow Work

Features
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Inner Men’s Work is a daily practice app for men who want to feel more grounded, emotionally clear, and purposeful in everyday life. When your mind is racing, your chest is tight, or you feel pulled away from who you want to be, Inner Men’s Work gives you one short, focused practice to reset your body, steady your mind, and reconnect to what matters most. This is not performative masculinity. Inner Men’s Work is about calm strength, honesty, integrity, and presence. Every day, Inner Men’s Work delivers a short guided exercise you can do in moments, not hours. Practices are designed around four core paths: Presence, Shadow, Heart, and Purpose. You might ground yourself through breath and body awareness, work with a forgiveness prompt, face a hard truth with courage, or realign your actions with your values. Each practice is concise, practical, and emotionally meaningful, so you can build consistency even on your busiest days. Inner Men’s Work also lets you browse the full library of practices, search by what you need right now, and save the ones that hit deepest so they are always close at hand. Widgets for lock screen and home screen make your daily practice visible, accessible, and integrated into your routine, helping you stay connected to the work instead of forgetting it in the noise of the day. With Inner Men’s Work, the goal is simple: less numbing, less drifting, more presence. Over time, these small daily moments create a real shift in how you show up with yourself, your partner, your family, and your mission. If you want to feel stronger without shutting down, more open without losing your edge, and more aligned in the life you are building, Inner Men’s Work is built for you. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ *All features above require a lifetime purchase or active subscription

Screenshots

Brain Training4 screens
Men's Shadow Work3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Brain Training at 15.1 against Men's Shadow Work's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brain Training sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Men's Shadow Work sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Brain Training versus Men's Shadow Work: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain TrainingMen's Shadow Work
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPPLYFTChris Wakefield

Bugs and requests

Brain Training

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Every time I get on it wants me to repeat from the beginning
  • 2 games are broken, and only 3 work
  • Broken games waste of money
  • You do not get the games it shows

Requested features

1 request
  • Welcome help cancelling app when I found I could no longer afford the monthly charge

Men's Shadow Work

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Brain Training

Subscriptions10
  • BrainBloom Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • BrainBloom Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • BraimBloom Weekly Subscription$7.997 Days
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  • BrainBloom Month Subscription$9.991 Month
  • BraimBloom Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
  • BrainBloom Year Subscription$39.991 Year
  • BrainBloom Quarter$39.993 Months
  • BrainBloom Year Subscription$49.991 Year
  • BrainBloom Year Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • BrainBloom Year Subscription$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Men's Shadow Work

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$24.99

Questions

Is Brain Training free?
Brain Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Men's Shadow Work free?
Men's Shadow Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Training or Men's Shadow Work have ads?
Neither Brain Training nor Men's Shadow Work shows ads.

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