Comparison

Casters vs Brain Games

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

Head to head
About

Casters

This app transforms screen time management into a relaxing idle fishing game. Block distracting apps and earn in-game currency by focusing, which can be used to unlock cute companions and improve your fishing strategy.

Highlights
  • Idle fishing gameplay
  • App blocking for focus
  • Earn coins for focus time
  • Unlockable animal companions
  • Strategic fishing lineups
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Gentle focus reminders
Features
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Transform focus into a cozy fishing adventure with "Casters"! Struggling to put the phone down? Let’s go fishing instead. "Casters" combines Screen Time with a cozy idle fishing game to help you reduce screen time and develop your focus without the stress. HIGHLIGHTS RELAXING FOCUS No alarming buzzers. Just soothing nature and a line floating in the water. Start your session to cast your line. GUILT-FREE BLOCKING Block distracting apps while you focus. If you need to leave, simply reel in your line (but you might miss the big catch!). EARN WHILE YOU FOCUS Every fish you catch automatically converts to coins. The longer you focus, the more you earn. CUTE COMPANIONS Use your coins to unlock adorable animal casters to keep you company while you focus. STRATEGIC LINEUPS Different squads land different fish. Experiment with your team to find rare catches and earn faster. LO-FI AESTHETICS Beautiful, calming scenery that makes productivity feel like a break. PROGRESS REPORTS Visualize your fishing and focus stats per session, day, and week. Watch your progress grow. SMART REMINDERS Set a gentle reminder to return to your flow whenever you're ready. Ready to cast your line? Download Casters and make focus feel like a break. --- Terms of Use: https://casters-app.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://casters-app.vercel.app/privacy Customer Support: casters.customers@gmail.com

About

Brain Games

This app helps break mindless scrolling habits by requiring users to solve a quick puzzle before opening distracting apps. It turns passive screen time into active mental exercise, empowering users to regain control over their device usage and build discipline.

Highlights
  • Logic, math, memory, and pattern puzzles
  • App blocking by category or individual app
  • Tracks abandoned app unlocks
  • Difficulty scales with user speed
  • Privacy-focused, no data leaves device
  • Integrates with Apple's Screen Time framework
Features
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Let's be honest: you've opened Instagram, closed it, and reopened it within the same minute. No new notifications. No reason. Just thumbs moving on their own while your brain idles in the back seat. That's not a willpower problem. That's autopilot. And you can't out-discipline a habit your hands do without asking you. BrainScreen fixes the loop with one beautifully annoying idea: before you can open the apps that eat your day, you have to solve a quick puzzle. Logic, math, memory, patterns — 15 seconds of actually thinking. Two things happen. Sometimes you solve it, get in, and carry on (a little sharper than before). And sometimes, halfway through the puzzle, your brain catches up and goes "wait, why am I even opening this?" — and you close the app and get on with your life. That second moment is the whole point. Most of your unlocks aren't decisions. They're reflexes. A tiny puzzle is just enough friction to turn the reflex back into a choice. GET SMARTER, NOT NUMBER Every app you'd normally scroll into becomes a 15-second mental rep. Over a week that's hundreds of little workouts for your brain instead of hundreds of dead-eyed scrolls. Same phone. Opposite result. - Logic puzzles designed to catch you mid-autopilot - Quick math with just enough time pressure to wake you up - Memory and pattern challenges - Word and attention tests that are weirdly satisfying - Difficulty that scales up as you get faster YOU PICK THE GATEKEEPING You decide which apps get the puzzle treatment. Lock down the obvious offenders, leave your maps and music alone. You're in charge of where the friction goes. - Block any app or whole category - Set it once, forget it, let the puzzles do the work - Built on Apple's Screen Time framework, so the blocks actually hold — no flimsy workarounds WATCH THE WINS ADD UP BrainScreen counts the unlocks you started but abandoned — the scrolls you talked yourself out of. Turns out "didn't open it" is a stat worth celebrating. - See how many pointless unlocks you skipped - Build streaks that reward discipline, not screen time - Track your puzzle speed climbing as your brain wakes back up ACTUALLY PRIVATE Your app activity never leaves your phone. We use Apple's own Screen Time technology, which means we literally cannot see what you do — and we built it that way on purpose. Your business stays your business. THE MATH THAT SHOULD ANNOY YOU The average person burns 4+ hours a day on their phone. A lot of that is autopilot you'd happily skip if something just made you pause. BrainScreen is that pause. Trade the mindless scroll for a few seconds of thinking, and get back hours you didn't know you were losing. Your thumbs have been running the show long enough. Time to make your brain do the unlocking. BrainScreen offers an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use - https://brainscreen.io/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://brainscreen.io/privacy.html EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Casters4 screens
Brain Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Casters at 100% against Brain Games's 0%. Casters also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, ratings volume, ads 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 Games sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Casters asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Casters holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Casters's written reviews are positive against 0% of Brain Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Casters ships an update every 4 days, Brain Games fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Casters versus Brain Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCastersBrain Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better4.3 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunder LLCScreentime Labs LLC

Customer experience

Casters

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Brain Games

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Casters

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Brain Games

Subscriptions5
  • Brain Screen Pro$7.997 Days
  • Brain Screen Pro$39.991 Year
  • Brain Screen Pro$49.991 Year
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  • Brain Screen Pro$59.991 Year
  • Brain Screen Pro$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Casters free?
Casters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brain Games free?
Brain Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Casters or Brain Games?
Casters is rated higher. Casters averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Brain Games averages 4.3 from 28 ratings.
Do Casters or Brain Games have ads?
Neither Casters nor Brain Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Casters or Brain Games?
Casters ships an update every 4 days, and Brain Games fortnightly. Most recently, Casters was updated on October 30, 2026 and Brain Games on October 31, 2026.

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