Retro Brain Trainer vs Stay Sharp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Brain Trainer
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Retro Brain Trainer is a daily brain training app built around classic cognitive challenges โ wrapped in a retro pixel art style that makes every session feel like a game. Whether you have 2 minutes or 20, Retro Brain Trainer has a game for you. GAMES Math Exercise Solve arithmetic problems and write your answers by hand. The app uses an on-device AI model to read your handwriting in real time โ no internet required for recognition. Also available in multiple choice mode. Time Attack How many math problems can you solve in 30 seconds? Test your mental speed under pressure. Memory Match Flip cards and find matching pairs. Three difficulty levels with increasing grid sizes. Schulte Table Numbers appear briefly on a grid, then hide. Tap them in order from memory. A classic focus and attention exercise used by speed readers worldwide. Stroop Test See a color word written in a different ink color โ tap the ink color, not the word. Harder than it sounds. Sudoku Classic 9x9 Sudoku puzzles in three difficulty levels, freshly generated every time. FEATURES - On-device handwriting recognition powered by a custom-trained neural network (no data sent to servers) - Global leaderboard โ compete with players worldwide using a nickname of your choice - Daily streak tracking to keep you consistent - Personal bests saved locally for every game mode - Retro pixel art design with sound effects and haptic feedback - Full offline support โ play without internet, sync scores when connected - No account or registration required to play - Complete data deletion โ remove all your data anytime from Settings PRIVACY Retro Brain Trainer does not collect personal information. The only data stored on our servers is your chosen nickname and game scores for leaderboard purposes. Everything else stays on your device.
Stay Sharp
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Stay Sharp is a daily workout for your mind โ eight handcrafted brain games, refreshed every single day, all in one beautifully simple app. Wake up to four fresh daily puzzles. Train any time with four endless games that get harder as you get sharper. No accounts. No ads. No distractions. Just you and the next move. โ DAILY CHALLENGES โ A new set of four puzzles drops every day at midnight: - LETTERGRAM Guess the 5-letter word in 6 tries. Green tiles mean right letter, right spot. Yellow means right letter, wrong spot. Built for word lovers. - HANGMAN Crack the hidden word before the figure is complete. Built-in hints when you're stuck. - WORD SEARCH Slide your finger across the grid to find every hidden word. Diagonals and reversed words are fair game. - ANAGRAMS Make smaller words from one source word in three minutes. The longer the word, the bigger the score. โ UNLIMITED PLAY โ Four games you can drop into any time, with progressive difficulty. Beat a level and the next one unlocks โ but every level you've already mastered stays available. Come back tomorrow, next week, or in a month and pick exactly the difficulty that feels right. - COLOR MATCH A Stroop-test classic. Does the COLOR of the word match what the word SAYS? Three seconds per round. Faster than your brain wants to be. - SLIDE PUZZLE The timeless 8-puzzle and 15-puzzle. Drag tiles into order. Each level adds more shuffles. - MINESWEEPER Reveal every safe cell without hitting a mine. Long-press to flag. Boards get bigger and meaner as you climb. - PAIR UP Card matching with a timer. Flip two cards, find the pair, beat the clock. More cards every level. โ WHY STAY SHARP? โ - No ads. Ever. - No accounts. Nothing to sign up for. - No internet required. - All progress saved on your device. - Jump to any unlocked difficulty whenever you want. - Tiny download. Lightning-fast launch. - Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad. Built for the five-minute coffee break, the morning commute, the quiet moment before bed โ whenever your brain wants something better than scrolling. Stay sharp.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Retro Brain Trainer at 15.1 against Stay Sharp's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Retro Brain Trainer | Stay Sharp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eray Mulla | Harini Gopalswamy |
In-app purchases
Retro Brain Trainer
No in-app purchases
Stay Sharp
No in-app purchases
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