Comparison

Tap! vs Short Term Memory

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

Head to head
About

Tap!

Features
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Tap! is a simple, fast arcade game about tapping a target before it gets away. Each time you hit it, it jumps somewhere else on the screen, and it keeps getting quicker the longer you go. It's the kind of game you pick up for one round and end up playing for twenty. There are three game modes: Time Attack โ€” you get 30 seconds to score as high as you can. Survival โ€” you have three lives, and every target has a countdown ring. Tap it in time or you lose a life. Zen โ€” no timer and no lives, just for relaxing and going after a long streak. As you play, hitting targets quickly in a row builds a combo that multiplies your points, up to 8x. Gold targets show up now and then and are worth five times as much. The higher you climb, the smaller and faster the targets get, and there are Easy, Normal, and Hard settings if you want to change the challenge. Tap! has Game Center leaderboards for each mode and achievements to unlock, and it keeps track of your best scores and overall stats. There are haptics and sound effects, and there are no ads, no accounts to make, and no internet needed to play. See how fast you can tap.

About

Short Term Memory

Features
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Short Term Memory is a fun and challenging memory game where you match pairs of similar cards. Test your focus and recall as you flip cards, find matches, and improve your short-term memory with each round. Perfect for quick brain workouts and casual play!

Screenshots

Tap!3 screens
Short Term Memory3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tap! at every 2 days against Short Term Memory's fortnightly. Short Term Memory's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tap! ships an update every 2 days, Short Term Memory fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Tap! versus Short Term Memory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap!Short Term Memory
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan Feldstein LLCDaniel Albu

In-app purchases

None

Tap!

No in-app purchases

None

Short Term Memory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tap! free?
Tap! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Short Term Memory free?
Short Term Memory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tap! or Short Term Memory have ads?
Neither Tap! nor Short Term Memory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tap! or Short Term Memory?
Tap! ships an update every 2 days, and Short Term Memory fortnightly. Most recently, Tap! was updated on June 11, 2026 and Short Term Memory on September 13, 2026.

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