Comparison

Mindset GO! vs KaruQ

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

Head to head
About

Mindset GO!

Engage in daily logic puzzles and weekly challenges to sharpen your mind. This free-to-play game uses observation and reasoning to help you sort shapes, develop mental abilities, and strengthen logical thinking. It's an educational brain trainer suitable for quick offline sessions or consistent practice.

Highlights
  • Daily brainteasers
  • Weekly challenge events
  • Shape sorting puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Share challenges with friends
  • Unlock bonus Shape Sets
  • Earn badges
Features
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Sort. Slide. Solve. An ingenious puzzle game - sharpen your mind using observation and logic! Mindset is an all-new puzzle game using observation and logic to sort shapes into sets. By solving daily challenges, unlocking rules and completing weekly themes, you’ll embark on a journey of discovery, earning badges, sharpening your mind and growing your unique mindset along the way. From developers who’ve worked on hits including Pixelgrams, Chime and Stardew Valley, Mindset introduces a completely new puzzle mechanic to challenge both seasoned puzzlers and newcomers. - Mindset is a true masterclass in puzzle design, offering unique and captivating new puzzles every day - Share today’s challenges with friends and compete for the longest Streak or fastest time - Complete the themed weekly puzzles to unlock bonus Shape Sets with wildly different styles - Showcase your progress and achievements by earning badges for perfecting sets and discovering all the rules - With a vast collection of exquisitely designed Shape Sets and a new challenge every day, Mindset will keep you engaged for hours on end

About

KaruQ

Engage in a unique math puzzle game where you defeat ghosts by matching numbers with flames. Merge, split, and add to flames to create the correct calculations. Explore over 190 puzzles, daily challenges, and a creative mode to build and share your own levels.

Highlights
  • Defeat ghosts with numerical flames
  • Merge and split flames for calculations
  • Over 190 unique puzzles
  • Daily challenge mode
  • Puzzle creation and sharing
  • QR code puzzle scanning
Features
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- Defeat the Ghosts with Calculations Ghosts with numbers will appear on the screen. You can defeat a ghost by hitting it with a flame that has the same number. Flames can be merged and split. Merging multiplies the numbers, and splitting divides them, allowing you to create various numbers. You can also add 1 to a flame using a matchstick. Use these actions to defeat the ghosts! - This game includes: Over 190 different puzzles A challenging "Daily Puzzle" mode with one new problem each day A "Puzzle Creation" mode (Create your own puzzles and share them with other players.) QR code scanning (Scan puzzles made by others or generate puzzles automatically from QR codes.) Four different graphic themes

Screenshots

Mindset GO!4 screens
KaruQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mindset GO! at Free against KaruQ's $1.99. Mindset GO! also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). KaruQ's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 17). On ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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

Mindset GO! is free to download; KaruQ costs $1.99 up front. Mindset GO! sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. KaruQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KaruQ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Mindset GO!'s written reviews are positive against 91% of KaruQ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindset GO! ships an update every 2 weeks, KaruQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mindset GO! versus KaruQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindset GO!KaruQ
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.8 (41 ratings)4.9 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4163 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB82 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMagicave Holdings LimitedRyuji Kuwaki

Customer experience

Mindset GO!

All ratings41 ratings
Positive70.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

KaruQ

All ratings63 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%

Bugs and requests

Mindset GO!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent acceptance of valid solutions
  • Greyed out tokens/hints after completing levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to earn tokens over time without daily puzzles
  • Free play mode without token restrictions
  • More hints or feedback for failed solutions

KaruQ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Mindset GO!

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly VIP Subscription$4.991 Month
One-time16
  • Tokens Pack$0.99
  • Hints Pack 1$0.99
  • Hints Pack$1.99
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  • Tokens Pack$1.99
  • Gói Tăng Cường Đỏ$2.99
  • Tokens Pack$2.99
  • Token-free Play 3$3.99
  • Hints Pack$3.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Pack$3.99
  • Tokens Pack$4.99
  • Pack$4.99
  • Hints Pack$7.99
  • Pack$7.99
  • Pack$9.99
  • Token-free play$9.99
None

KaruQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindset GO! free?
Mindset GO! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KaruQ free?
KaruQ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindset GO! or KaruQ?
KaruQ is rated higher. Mindset GO! averages 3.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while KaruQ averages 4.9 from 63 ratings.
Do Mindset GO! or KaruQ have ads?
Mindset GO! shows ads; KaruQ does not.
Which is updated more often, Mindset GO! or KaruQ?
Mindset GO! ships an update every 2 weeks, and KaruQ every 3 months. Most recently, Mindset GO! was updated on October 27, 2026 and KaruQ on October 28, 2026.

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