Comparison

Concentration vs Muggins

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

Head to head
About

Concentration

This game challenges your memory by matching pairs of tokens, revealing parts of a phonetic rebus puzzle. Enjoy solo play, local multiplayer, or online battles with friends. It's designed for fun and to sharpen focus and vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Memory token matching
  • Phonetic rebus puzzles
  • Solo, shared, and WiFi multiplayer modes
  • Nostalgic and icon token sets
  • Offline play capability
  • Smart timers for pacing
Features
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Concentration - Old School revives the timeless TV game show in a crisp, modern app designed for kids, parents, and puzzle enthusiasts. Flip tiles on a 5x6 grid to match pairs of tokens—choose from retro prizes like "New Car" or "Color TV," or familiar icons like clocks and umbrellas. Each successful match peels back the board to reveal fragments of a hidden phonetic rebus puzzle, blending memory skills with visual wordplay to decode idioms, phrases, and clever clues. Whether you're training your brain solo, alternating turns with a friend on the couch in Shared mode, or battling an opponent across devices on the same WiFi network, every game delivers satisfying reveals and "aha!" moments. No penalties for wrong guesses—just pure, educational fun that sharpens focus and boosts vocabulary. **Key Features:** - **Three Play Modes:** Solo for personal challenges; Shared for two players on one device; WiFi for real-time multiplayer on separate devices (handshake sync ensures seamless turns). - **Rebus Puzzles:** Unlock phonetic brain-teasers like "CONS-INN-TRAYS-INN" (Concentration!) through progressive reveals—guess within 60 seconds to win! - **Token Variety:** Switch between nostalgic game show prizes or intuitive icons for endless replayability. - **Smart Timers:** 10 seconds to decide after a match (continue or solve?); no rush, just smart pacing. - **User-Friendly Menus:** Easy access to Help, About (with QR code and parental-gated app rating), Mode selection, and mute toggle. - **Offline & On-the-Go:** Perfect for car rides, family nights, or quick brain breaks—no internet needed except for WiFi mode. Built with love by TurboSoftSolutions, this app strips away distractions to honor the original's clever clues and joy of a perfect match. Download now and concentrate on the fun—retro reimagined for today's minds!

About

Muggins

Engage in a unique dominoes experience with AI opponents that offer commentary. Explore story modes and unlock enhanced features through in-app purchases, including multiplayer and companion app functionality.

Highlights
  • AI bot opponents with commentary
  • Story mode with unique environments
  • Large print mode
  • French Jazz Mode (mute commentary)
  • Unlockable features via in-app purchase
  • Spectator mode
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Play Muggins All-Five Dominoes against the Yappy Bots! Supports large print mode. Play 7 bots across 17 stages. Play bots individually across environments as they yap about game state and make scene-relevant commentary. Engage with Story mode and escape the fever dreams in East Texas. Turn off the yaps with French Jazz Mode. Unlock additional features with the "Buy the Bots" pack which includes 1 player versus many bots (up to 6 at once), spectator mode and an Apple Watch Companion app that lets opponents bark at you from your wrist during games. Unplug from reality and plugin to bones and the Yappy Bots universe.

Screenshots

Concentration4 screens
Muggins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Concentration at none against Muggins's 1. Concentration also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Muggins's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Muggins sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Concentration asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Concentration holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Concentration versus Muggins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConcentrationMuggins
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB476 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNeil RohanTileSpeak Software

Customer experience

Concentration

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Muggins

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Concentration

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Muggins

One-time1
  • Buy the Bots$1.99

Questions

Is Concentration free?
Concentration is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Muggins free?
Muggins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Concentration or Muggins?
Concentration is rated higher. Concentration averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Muggins averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Concentration or Muggins have ads?
Neither Concentration nor Muggins shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Concentration or Muggins?
Concentration ships an update every 9 days, and Muggins every 9 days. Most recently, Concentration was updated on October 9, 2026 and Muggins on October 11, 2026.

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