Comparison

LinkBox vs Brain

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

Head to head
About

LinkBox

Save, organize, and share web links with ease. Create public or private collections of articles, videos, and tools using tags and folders. Ideal for students, researchers, and professionals looking to manage their digital resources.

Highlights
  • Save and organize links
  • Create curated collections
  • Share collections publicly or privately
  • Organize with tags and folders
  • Future collaboration features
Features
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Designed for creators, students, shoppers, and anyone who collects links. LinkBox makes saving and organizing links feel effortless — and sharing them feel exciting. Save anything. Articles, products, TikToks, YouTube videos, recipes, tools — if it has a link, LinkBox saves it. Create collections. Build stunning public or private folders with colors, icons, covers, and titles that match your vibe. Share what you love. Send your folders to friends, followers, or your community. People can follow your folders and get updates whenever you add something new. Explore & get inspired. See trending collections, discover creators by category, or follow niche folders curated by people like you. Grow your audience. Every folder is like a mini-channel. Track views, clicks, and followers — and soon, add affiliate links to monetize your recommendations. Fast, clean, and simple. A modern design inspired by Apple-style clarity. No ads. No paywalls. Just a beautiful space to save and share the things you find online.

About

Brain

Engage in a personal brain gym with fun mini-games designed to sharpen mental performance, improve focus, and aid memory. Track your progress and mood with self-measures, and target specific brain lobes for cognitive exercise. Ideal for daily mental workouts and rehabilitation support.

Highlights
  • Interactive games for focus and attention
  • Memory and processing speed improvement
  • Mood tracking with GAD-7 and PHQ-9
  • Targeted exercises for brain lobes
  • Personal progress tracking
  • Rehabilitation support
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Your personal brain gym is here! Whether you want to sharpen your mental performance, or are looking for support with attention and memory challenges, Squeeze Your Brain is designed for you. Our collection of fun and challenging mini-games is ideal for daily cognitive exercise. Originally designed to aid in rehabilitation after a stroke or brain injury, and now includes all levels to help with ADHD, Autism, neurodivergent, and even neurotypical brains. Track your progress and feel your mind get stronger every day! Features: Interactive games to improve focus, attention, and processing speed Self-measures like GAD-7 and PHQ-9 to track your mood. Targeted exercises for each brain lobe. Personal profile to track your progress. By using this app, you agree to the Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LinkBox4 screens
Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brain at 5.0 against LinkBox's 4.4. Brain also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). LinkBox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. LinkBox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LinkBox has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of LinkBox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brain's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkBox ships an update every 6 weeks, Brain every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
LinkBox versus Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkBoxBrain
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (18 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperApps By Me LLCHeidi Green

Customer experience

LinkBox

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Brain

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

In-app purchases

None

LinkBox

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Brain

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$0.491 Month
One-time1
  • Squeeze Your Brain$0.99

Questions

Is LinkBox free?
LinkBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brain free?
Brain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LinkBox or Brain?
Brain is rated higher. LinkBox averages 4.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Brain averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do LinkBox or Brain have ads?
Brain shows ads; LinkBox does not.
Which is updated more often, LinkBox or Brain?
LinkBox ships an update every 6 weeks, and Brain every 5 months. Most recently, LinkBox was updated on September 7, 2026 and Brain on July 9, 2026.

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