Comparison

Games Fair 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

Games Fair

A free, open-source collection of classic puzzle and arcade games. Enjoy timeless gameplay with features like haptic feedback, high score tracking, and auto-save. Play offline with a comfortable dark theme.

Highlights
  • Block Blast puzzle game
  • Classic falling-block gameplay
  • Tap-based arcade challenges
  • Brick-breaking action
  • Sudoku with multiple difficulties
  • Tile-merging number puzzles
  • Haptic feedback
  • Offline play
Features
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Games Fair is a free, open-source collection of classic puzzle and arcade games, in one app that never asks you for anything. SOLITAIRE Klondike, turning one card at a time or three. With Winnable Deals Only on, a solver plays every deal through to a win before it reaches the table, and Hint shows a move on the way. Once every card is face up, the rest fly home by themselves. BLOCK BLAST Drag pieces onto the board and fill rows and columns to clear them. Clear on back-to-back moves for a combo, or empty the whole board for a 5,000-point bonus. BREAKOUT Clear the bricks. Power-ups widen the paddle, slow the ball, or let it smash straight through. Levels get faster. FALLING BLOCKS The one you already know how to play. Lines clear, the level climbs, the pieces come quicker. SUDOKU Puzzles at several difficulties, with the number pad where your thumb already is. 2048 Slide the tiles, watch them merge, chase your best score. Reaching 2048 is not the end if you do not want it to be. CHARADES Hold the phone to your forehead while your friends give clues, nod when you guess right, and tip your head back to pass. Decks run from animals and movies to sayings and things to act out, and the screen stays on for the whole round. MINES The classic sweeper. Your first tap is always safe, holding a square plants a flag, and a number with all its flags opens the rest around it. Three board sizes, each shaped to fit your screen. LANGUAGES Menus, instructions and accessibility labels are in 13 languages. Charades has localized animal and food decks in each of them, and twenty-one themed decks in English. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No advertising. No purchases. No account. No network access at all — every game runs entirely on your device. Your progress is saved when you leave a game and restored when you come back, including if the phone puts the app to sleep mid-round. Games Fair is published by the App Fair Project and is free software under the GNU Affero General Public License, with an exception for distribution through the app stores. It is built with the Day framework: one Rust codebase drawing itself with each platform's real native widgets. github.com/Games-Fair/Games-Fair

About

Brain Groove

Engage in daily brain teasers and logic puzzles, either solo or with friends. Compete in live races, track your progress on global leaderboards, and enjoy a variety of game modes that adapt to your skill level. The core experience is free, with an optional one-time purchase for unlimited play.

Highlights
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Live multiplayer races
  • Weekly Marathon puzzles
  • Four distinct game modes
  • Skill-based gameplay
  • Colorblind-safe and accessible design
Features
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Brain games, with friends. Your daily puzzle break, solo or together. Race your friends, or take on the world. PLAY TOGETHER Drop a link in the group chat and race on the same puzzles, live. Up to four players, one podium, and bragging rights until the rematch. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY A fresh challenge every day, a few minutes long, and a global board to see where you stand. A BIGGER ONE EVERY WEEK The weekly Marathon: no clock, no rush. Just how far you can go. FOUR WAYS TO THINK Spot what others miss. Remember what flashed by. Beat the clock to the number. Find the one right answer. Every game starts easy and grows with you. ONLY SKILL COUNTS No luck, no guessing. Everyone gets the same puzzles, so the best play wins. FOR EVERYONE Colorblind-safe, with larger text, dark mode and tablet support. FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTION The daily challenge and the weekly Marathon are free, forever. Brain Groove Pro is one optional purchase for unlimited play with no ads. Pay once, keep it.

Screenshots

Games Fair4 screens
Brain Groove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brain Groove at 5.0 against Games Fair's 3.7. Games Fair's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Brain Groove sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Games Fair asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brain Groove holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Games Fair ships an update every 4 days, Brain Groove every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Games Fair versus Brain Groove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGames FairBrain Groove
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe App Fair Project IncKadir Yazgan

Customer experience

Games Fair

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Brain Groove

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Games Fair

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Brain Groove

One-time1
  • Brain Groove Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Games Fair free?
Games Fair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brain Groove free?
Brain Groove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Games Fair or Brain Groove?
Brain Groove is rated higher. Games Fair averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Brain Groove averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Games Fair or Brain Groove have ads?
Neither Games Fair nor Brain Groove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Games Fair or Brain Groove?
Games Fair ships an update every 4 days, and Brain Groove every 2 days. Most recently, Games Fair was updated on November 5, 2026 and Brain Groove on November 5, 2026.

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