Comparison

PatternCrack vs Brain Groove

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

Head to head
About

PatternCrack

Test your logic by cracking a secret color code. Get feedback on your guesses with colored pegs indicating correct colors and positions. Offers adjustable difficulty, daily challenges, and streak tracking.

Highlights
  • Adjustable code length
  • Multiple color options
  • Limited or unlimited attempts
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Streak tracking and statistics
  • Game history with replay
  • iCloud sync
Features
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How sharp is your logic? In PatternCrack you crack a secret color code. After each guess you get feedback: black pegs mean right color in the right spot, white pegs mean right color in the wrong spot. Features: • Adjustable code length (3–6 pegs) • 4 to 8 different colors • 6 to 15 attempts or unlimited • Duplicates on or off • Daily Challenge — everyone gets the same code, one attempt • Streak tracking and statistics • Game history with detailed replay • iCloud sync across devices • Tutorial with visual examples • Dark Mode support • Accessibility: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, color-blind symbols, Reduce Motion Inspired by the classic board game.

About

Brain Groove

Engage in a fast-paced brain training experience with 12 unique games across four mental skills. Challenge yourself with 48-second rounds, daily leaderboards, and adaptive difficulty. Designed for accessibility with colorblind-safe puzzles and various support options.

Highlights
  • 12 unique brain games
  • 48-second timed rounds
  • Daily leaderboard challenges
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Colorblind-safe design
  • Practice mode
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Four skills. Sixteen games. Forty-eight seconds. Now with friends! Brain Groove is a fast, friendly brain trainer built around one simple loop: pick a game, beat the clock, push your score. Every round is a 48-second sprint, perfect for a coffee break, a commute, or a spare minute in line. PLAY TOGETHER Challenge up to three friends to a live race. Share a room code or a link, wait until everyone's ready, and play the same four games with the same puzzles at the same moment. Scores reveal after every round, and the race ends on a podium. Pure skill, no excuses. THE DAILY GROOVE Your daily ritual: three quick sessions, each with one game from every skill, then see how your run stacks up on the daily leaderboard. A fresh challenge every day, in just a few minutes. SIXTEEN GAMES, FOUR MENTAL MUSCLES • Calculate: quick numerical reasoning under the clock. • Memorize: stretch your short-term and working memory. • Analyze: logic and deduction, one fair puzzle at a time. • Visualize: spatial reasoning and seeing what others miss. Each category packs four genuinely different puzzles, not reskins of the same mechanic. What's inside is for you to discover. FAIR BY DESIGN Every puzzle is built to be solved by skill, never luck. Defuse, our no-guessing take on Minesweeper, verifies that every board is solvable by pure logic, so you never lose to a coin flip. In a challenge, everyone gets the exact same puzzles, so the best brain wins. Difficulty adapts as you play: it ramps up when you're on a roll and eases back after a miss, keeping you in the zone. MADE FOR EVERYONE Brain Groove is colorblind-safe by design. No puzzle relies on color alone; every cue also uses shape, count, or position. Paired with clear, minimal instructions, the puzzles stay readable for every kind of vision. MORE TO LOVE • Practice mode: drill any game clock-free before you race the timer. • Game Center leaderboards: climb per game, per category, and overall. • Race notifications: know the moment a friend joins your room. • Satisfying haptics, sound, and bouncy animations that make every tap feel good. • Dark mode, Dynamic Type, reduced-motion support, and full keyboard play. • No ads getting in your way. Minimal data, never sold. Find your groove.

Screenshots

PatternCrack3 screens
Brain Groove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brain Groove at Free against PatternCrack's $0.99. Brain Groove also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). PatternCrack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, 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

Brain Groove is free to download; PatternCrack costs $0.99 up front. Brain Groove sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PatternCrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PatternCrack against 5.0 for Brain Groove. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PatternCrack ships an update fortnightly, Brain Groove every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PatternCrack versus Brain Groove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternCrackBrain Groove
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB34 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperSebastian PetersKadir Yazgan

Customer experience

PatternCrack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Brain Groove

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PatternCrack

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Brain Groove

One-time1
  • Brain Groove Pro$4.99

Questions

Is PatternCrack free?
PatternCrack costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brain Groove free?
Brain Groove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PatternCrack or Brain Groove?
PatternCrack and Brain Groove are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do PatternCrack or Brain Groove have ads?
Neither PatternCrack nor Brain Groove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PatternCrack or Brain Groove?
PatternCrack ships an update fortnightly, and Brain Groove every 2 days. Most recently, PatternCrack was updated on October 7, 2026 and Brain Groove on October 8, 2026.

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