# Puzzle Master vs Brain Stars

The clearest difference is ads: Brain Stars at none against Puzzle Master's shown. Puzzle Master's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Puzzle Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brain Stars sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Puzzle Master ships an update every 5 days, Brain Stars every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Puzzle Master | Brain Stars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/puzzle-master-brain-training/id6745882796/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **2** | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 33 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [志荣 杨](https://appshunter.io/developer/478654885) | [Kumari Rekha](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789014821) |

## What reviewers say

### Puzzle Master

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/puzzle-master-brain-training/id6745882796)

This app offers a collection of classic logic puzzles like Tents, Nurikabe, and Shikaku. It features a clean interface, adaptive themes, and supports multiple languages. Challenge your brain with various difficulty levels and track your progress.

**Highlights:** Multiple classic logic puzzles, Various board sizes and difficulty, History and best times tracking, Light and dark themes, Support for English and Chinese, Minimal and elegant interface

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ads | $1.99 | one-time |


### Brain Stars

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brain-stars/id6789014819)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $24.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Puzzle Master free?

Puzzle Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Brain Stars free?

Brain Stars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Puzzle Master or Brain Stars have ads?

Puzzle Master shows ads; Brain Stars does not.

### Which is updated more often, Puzzle Master or Brain Stars?

Puzzle Master ships an update every 5 days, and Brain Stars every 3 days. Most recently, Puzzle Master was updated on November 5, 2026 and Brain Stars on October 31, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*
