Comparison

Memory vs Shikaku

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

Head to head
About

Memory

A classic memory matching game where players flip cards to find pairs. Aim to clear the board with minimal mistakes and track your progress on the leaderboard. Offers multiple difficulty levels and letter cards for younger players.

Highlights
  • Card matching gameplay
  • Minimize 'oops' count
  • Leaderboard tracking
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Letter cards for kids
Features
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Memory, also known as Concentration, is the classic card game that trains your memory. Great for kids from 4 to 99. All cards are dealt face down. Tap two cards to turn them face up. If they match (same rank and suit), they leave the table. If they don't, they turn back over and you get one "Oops". Clear the table with as few Oops as you can. - Six sizes, from 12 cards for beginners to the full deck of 52 - Letter cards for young children who don't know playing cards yet - Card Design: choose the card faces, the backs and the table color - The Scoreboard keeps your best score for each size - "Show all cards on start" for a gentler beginning - How To Play guide built in Made for families No ads and no accounts. Settings, the Tip Jar and links out of the game sit behind a simple question only grown-ups can answer, so kids can play on their own. Parents can turn that off in Settings. Memory is free. If you enjoy it, you can support future ad-free games with a tip.

About

Shikaku

Features
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Shikaku is a calm logic puzzle about dividing a grid into rectangles. Each number is a clue: draw one rectangle around it, and make the rectangle's area match the number. Every rectangle must contain exactly one clue, and the whole board must be covered. Play quick puzzles with four difficulty levels, take on a fresh daily puzzle, and track your best times and streaks. The hand-drawn paper board keeps the focus on solving: drag to draw, tap to erase, undo mistakes, clear the board, or use a hint when you are stuck. Features: - Classic Shikaku rectangle logic - Daily puzzle generated from a shared seed - Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert boards - Best times, timer, and daily streak - Hints, undo, and clean drag controls - Notebook-inspired visual style

Screenshots

Memory4 screens
Shikaku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shikaku at none against Memory's 3. Shikaku also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 13 months). Memory's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Memory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shikaku asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory ships an update every 13 months, Shikaku every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Memory versus Shikaku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoryShikaku
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad FeinsteinSedat Ates

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Memory

One-time3
  • Thank you!$0.99
  • Thank you very much!$2.99
  • Support tip$9.99
None

Shikaku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memory free?
Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shikaku free?
Shikaku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Memory or Shikaku have ads?
Shikaku shows ads; Memory does not.
Which is updated more often, Memory or Shikaku?
Memory ships an update every 13 months, and Shikaku every 2 days. Most recently, Memory was updated on October 15, 2026 and Shikaku on October 7, 2026.

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