Tricky Brain vs Glow Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tricky Brain
Engage in a series of surprising and challenging levels that will make you laugh, scream, and think quickly. Solve puzzles and escape each unique scenario.
- Surprising level design
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Escape challenges
- Humorous and scary elements
- IQ testing puzzles
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Every level is a surprise — laugh, scream, and think fast to escape!
Glow Arcade
This app offers a vibrant collection of mini-games including arcade action, puzzles, and classics. Enjoy offline gameplay with no sign-in required. Earn in-game currency to unlock new content and challenges.
- Arcade action, puzzles, and classics
- Offline gameplay
- No account required
- Earn in-game currency
- Unlockable content
- Daily bonuses and missions
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Glow Arcade brings arcade action, puzzle solving, racing, and timeless classics together in one colorful mini game collection. Jump straight into a game—core gameplay works offline, with no account or sign-in required. FIND YOUR NEXT FAVORITE • Race through traffic in Glow Racer. • Sort colors in Water Sort. • Clear lines and blocks in Glow Block Puzzle. • Match pairs in Glow Mahjong. • Sweep the board in Minesweeper. • Slide tiles into place in Glow Slide. • Aim carefully in Torpedo Strike. • Test your reactions in Croc Smash and Glow Pong. • Challenge a friend on the same device—or the computer—in Tic-Tac-Toe. PLAY, EARN, AND PROGRESS Earn Gold through gameplay and use it to unlock tougher modes, new difficulty levels, extra puzzle packs, and a new vehicle. Every game offers its own rules, goals, and style, so you can switch from relaxed puzzle solving to fast arcade action whenever you want. COME BACK EACH DAY Claim your Daily Bonus, complete a Daily Mission, and earn additional rewards as you play. Visit the Vault to view your Gold and available bonuses. YOUR ARCADE, YOUR WAY Whether you enjoy racing games, block puzzles, tile matching, classic games, or reaction-based arcade play, Glow Arcade keeps them together in one convenient collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glow Arcade at 100% against Tricky Brain's 36%. Glow Arcade also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Tricky Brain's advantage is ratings volume (255 vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Tricky Brain sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Glow Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glow Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Brain has 255 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Tricky Brain's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glow Arcade's.
Tricky Brain ships an update every 2 weeks, Glow Arcade every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tricky Brain | Glow Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (255 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 255 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 421 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Boss Fish | Stanislav Chystiakov |
Customer experience
Tricky Brain
Glow Arcade
In-app purchases
Tricky Brain
- VIP Subscription$2.997 Days
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Tiny Coin Pack$2.99
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- Hint Pack 2$3.99
- Hard Offer Pack$3.99
- Hint Pack 3$4.99
- Premium Pack$6.99
- Hint Pack 4$7.99
- Hint Pack 5$12.99
- Hint Pack 6$14.99
Glow Arcade
- Remove Ads$2.99









