Comparison

Tonik vs Memory Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Tonik

A daily music puzzle game where you reassemble shuffled song fragments to guess the title and artist. It offers a unique challenge for music lovers and puzzle enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Daily new song puzzles
  • Reassemble shuffled song pieces
  • Four guess limit
  • Track game statistics
  • Discover new music
  • Share achievements
Features
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Tune In to Tonik: Your Daily Music Puzzle Discover a fresh way to experience music with Tonik, the daily puzzle that harmonizes your love for melodies and brain-teasers. Every day brings a new challenge that tests your ear and your wits. How It Works: Daily Mix: Each day, dive into a new song sample that's been sliced into nine shuffled pieces, displayed as squares on your screen. Piece the Melody: Swap the squares to reorder the fragments and restore the original flow of the song sample. Four Chances: You have four guesses to get it right. Correct placements will be highlighted, while incorrect ones will give you a subtle nudge by shaking but staying the same color. Reveal and Reflect: After solving, see the full song title and artist, and review your guess patterns to improve your strategy. Track Your Stats: Keep an eye on your musical journey with detailed statistics—total games played, winning percentage, current winning streak, and your all-time best streak. Why Tonik? Engaging Gameplay: If you enjoy puzzles like Wordle, Tonik offers a melodic twist that keeps you coming back. For Music Lovers: Expand your musical horizons as you encounter songs across various genres and eras. Competitive Edge: Share your achievements and challenge friends to see who can hit the highest notes. Join the Tonik Community Step into a world where every note matters. Whether you're a casual listener or a hardcore music aficionado, Tonik provides a daily dose of fun and a satisfying mental workout. Download Tonik today and start unshuffling the sounds that move you!

About

Memory Pulse

Train your memory, concentration, and rhythm by watching glowing pads and repeating patterns. Enjoy quick, ad-free brain-training sessions with solo play, daily challenges, and local multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Memory and concentration training
  • Pattern repetition gameplay
  • Daily global challenges
  • Local pass-and-play multiplayer
  • Colorblind-friendly options
  • Unlockable cosmetic sound packs
Features
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Memory Pulse is a focus game for training memory, concentration, and rhythm: watch the glowing pads, repeat the pattern, and chase a perfect streak. Open Play to choose Solo, the Daily Challenge, the Weekly Challenge, or Versus pass-and-play on one device. Each day and each week, the world shares the same puzzle: compare scores or share how far you got. GLOBAL RANKS - Daily and Weekly Challenge scores sync to a global leaderboard for that period's puzzle (Easy, Normal, and Hard)—see how you stack up worldwide. WHY PLAY - Train memory, concentration, and focus with short daily practice rounds. - Build stronger recall through pattern exercises that grow with you. - Sharpen timing and reflexes while you keep a perfect streak alive. HOW TO PLAY - An interactive tutorial on first launch shows the observe-and-repeat flow. - The Help Center has quick guides for modes, rankings, revive, and coins. WHAT YOU CAN PLAY All modes live in one Play list: - Daily Challenge: One shared puzzle each day in Easy, Normal, and Hard. - Weekly Challenge: One shared puzzle all week, with its own global ranks. - Solo: Unlimited runs with fresh random sequences whenever you want. - Versus: Two players, one device. Pass the phone and see who misses first. COINS AND SHOP Earn coins from a Daily reward, challenge rewards, and optional rewarded ads. Spend them in the Shop to unlock sound packs and themes, or buy coin packs and Bundles. Miss a note in Daily or Weekly? Spend coins to Revive and continue from the tap you missed. TWO-PLAYER ON ONE DEVICE A quick pass-and-play duel on a single phone or tablet—take turns and keep the pressure on until someone slips. SOUND AND STYLE Browse themes and sound packs in the Gallery—preview, equip, and unlock favorites. Try the Toy theme for bright plastic petals, or unlock premium sound packs in the Shop with coins or Bundles. Purchases are cosmetic only. There is no pay-to-win advantage. ACCESSIBILITY Colorblind-friendly options help keep petals readable while the pace rises. Pick your sound, lock in the pattern, and see how long you can keep up with the pulse. DISCLAIMER Memory Pulse is an original rhythm and concentration game. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or related to Ravensburger or the Memory card game.

Screenshots

Tonik4 screens
Memory Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tonik at none against Memory Pulse's 3. Tonik also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Memory Pulse's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Pulse sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tonik asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tonik against 5.0 for Memory Pulse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tonik ships an update daily, Memory Pulse every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tonik versus Memory Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTonikMemory Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJacob NaparstekManel Fernandez

Customer experience

Tonik

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Memory Pulse

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tonik

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Memory Pulse

One-time3
  • Master of Pulse Soundbank$0.99
  • Got Luck$0.99
  • 808 Beat$0.99

Questions

Is Tonik free?
Tonik is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memory Pulse free?
Memory Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tonik or Memory Pulse?
Tonik and Memory Pulse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Tonik or Memory Pulse have ads?
Both Tonik and Memory Pulse show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tonik or Memory Pulse?
Tonik ships an update daily, and Memory Pulse every 4 days. Most recently, Tonik was updated on September 23, 2026 and Memory Pulse on September 19, 2026.

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