Comparison

Whack A Braille vs The Forgotten Script

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

Head to head
About

Whack A Braille

An accessible arcade game that challenges players to type braille characters, symbols, and contractions before they disappear. Designed for blind players and braille learners, it offers various practice modes and adjustable settings for a playful learning experience.

Highlights
  • Playable with Braille Screen Input, Displays, and keyboards
  • Practice Grade 1 letters, symbols, and Grade 2 contractions
  • Adjustable speech rate and voice selection
  • Non-timed training mode for beginners
  • Adaptive Mole Recon for personalized practice
  • Blind-first and Accessibility-first design
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Whack a Braille! is a fast-paced accessible arcade game where you type the right braille character, symbol, or contraction before the mole ducks away. Play with a braille display, an external keyboard, or Braille Screen Input. Practice Grade 1 letters, symbols, typing-row patterns, and Grade 2 contractions, then cash in your tickets for prizes as you build up your shelf. The game is designed for blind players, braille learners, teachers, and anyone who wants a playful way to build braille speed and confidence. Features: • Built with Blind-first and Accessibility-first design. • Playable with Braille Screen Input, Braille Displays, and external keyboards. • Adjustable speech rate and voice selection. • Mole sets include keyboard touch-typing training, Grade 1 letters and numbers, and UEB Grade 2 symbols,, word signs, and two-character contractions. • Battle Modes have sets of 3-letter, 4-letter, and 5-letter Grade 1 words, and Wordy Mole Mayhem has randomly drawn 4 to 10 letter words to be typed. • Non-timed training mode for beginners, along with adjustable difficulty modes and round timer lengths. • Adaptive Mole Recon feature that keeps track of misses and what braille characters need practice. Type fast, bonk moles, earn tickets, and see what prize suits your fancy.

About

The Forgotten Script

Features
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An ancient script lies scattered across forgotten ruins. Each glyph hides a letter. Each inscription hides a message. Your job: crack the cipher. The Forgotten Script is a meditative puzzle game where you decode encrypted quotes and inscriptions by mapping mysterious glyphs to letters. Start with a few revealed clues, then use logic, pattern recognition, and linguistic intuition to uncover the rest. EXPLORE THE RUINS Each run is an expedition through a series of rooms, each containing a new cipher to solve. Progress deeper, earn higher scores, and uncover increasingly complex encryptions across four difficulty levels — from Novice to Expert. DAILY CHALLENGE A new puzzle every day, the same for everyone. Compete on the daily leaderboard and build your streak. Miss a day? A free rescue is available once per month, and Pro members get a weekly streak shield. GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS Climb weekly and all-time leaderboards across three puzzle languages. Your best four runs each day count toward your standing — no need to grind endlessly. THREE PUZZLE LANGUAGES Decode ciphers in English, Turkish, and Spanish. Each language draws from its own unique bank of quotes and inscriptions, offering a fresh challenge for multilingual players. NO ADS. NO TIMERS. NO NONSENSE. The Forgotten Script respects your time. There are no advertisements, no energy systems, no wait timers. Play at your own pace, offline or online. FORGOTTEN SCRIPT PRO (Optional) A single lifetime purchase unlocks: • Expert difficulty level • Themed visual palettes — Desert Tomb, Jungle Temple, Crystal Cavern, and more • Access to past daily puzzles • Detailed stats and run history • Streak Shield — one automatic save per week The game is free to play. Pro is for those who want to go deeper. FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Cipher puzzles with unique glyph alphabets • Daily challenges with global leaderboards • Four difficulty levels (Novice, Scholar, Master, Expert) • Three puzzle languages (English, Turkish, Spanish) • Streaks, achievements, and XP progression • Beautiful themed palettes for Pro members • Works fully offline — no internet required to play • Sign in with Apple or Google to sync across devices • No ads, no tracking, no analytics SDKs

Screenshots

Whack A Braille4 screens
The Forgotten Script4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Forgotten Script at 13.0 against Whack A Braille's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Whack A Braille sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and The Forgotten Script sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whack A Braille ships an update every 2 days, The Forgotten Script every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Whack A Braille versus The Forgotten Script: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhack A BrailleThe Forgotten Script
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco SalsicciaGOKHAN OGUZ

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Whack A Braille

One-time4
  • Light Thwap$0.99
  • Big Bonk$1.99
  • Mega Whack$2.99
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  • Ultimate Whackage$4.99
1 purchases

The Forgotten Script

One-time1
  • Forgotten Script Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Whack A Braille free?
Whack A Braille is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Forgotten Script free?
The Forgotten Script is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Whack A Braille or The Forgotten Script have ads?
Neither Whack A Braille nor The Forgotten Script shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whack A Braille or The Forgotten Script?
Whack A Braille ships an update every 2 days, and The Forgotten Script every 4 days. Most recently, Whack A Braille was updated on October 28, 2026 and The Forgotten Script on October 8, 2026.

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