Category Cards vs Memiq
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Category Cards
A relaxing card puzzle game where players match image and word cards to their correct categories. Stack cards, clear the board, and use the 'Deal' option to draw new cards when stuck. Enjoy colorful visuals and simple yet challenging gameplay.
- Match image and word cards
- Sort items into categories
- Stack cards correctly
- Clear the board to progress
- Draw new cards with 'Deal'
- Colorful visuals
- Brain training
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Category Cards is a fun and relaxing card puzzle where you sort items into the right categories. Match image and word cards to their Category Cards, stack them correctly, and clear the board to move forward. Stuck? Tap Deal to draw new cards and keep the game going. With colorful visuals, simple mechanics, and satisfying matches, Category Cards is easy to play but tricky to master. Train your brain and enjoy the perfect casual challenge!
Memiq
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Memiq is a brain card game, crafted for your Apple device. Flip cards, find matching pairs, and train your brain — one match at a time. Choose from beautiful themed decks (fruits, animals, sports and more) and race against the clock. Features: • Themed card decks: fruits, animals, sports and more • 3 game modes: solo, same device with a friend, or on separate devices — challenge your friends, anywhere • Timer and score tracking for every session • Local and global leaderboards — track your best scores and challenge players worldwide • Clean, elegant design for all ages Simple to learn. Hard to put down.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Category Cards at none against Memiq's 1. Category Cards also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Memiq's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Memiq sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Category Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.
Category Cards ships an update every 2 days, Memiq every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Category Cards | Memiq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fat Cat With a Hat | Sergio Marcazzan |
In-app purchases
Category Cards
No in-app purchases
Memiq
- Memiq Premium$2.99
