Comparison

Thinko vs FolkloreFieldGuide

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

Head to head
About

Thinko

This app offers quick brain training exercises and quizzes designed to be completed in 60 seconds or less. It features daily challenges, a wide variety of quiz topics, and classic games to help users stay sharp and learn new information.

Highlights
  • 60-second challenges
  • Daily brain challenges
  • 200+ quiz topics
  • Cognitive skill training games
  • Classic games reimagined
  • XP and achievement system
  • Detailed performance stats
Features
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Think fast. Learn faster. Thinko is the brain training app built for people who want to stay sharp without spending hours doing it. Every quiz, game, and challenge is designed to be completed in 60 seconds or less - perfect for your morning commute, lunch break, or wind-down routine. DAILY BRAIN CHALLENGE A brand new challenge drops every single day. Build your streak, track your accuracy over time, and see how you rank against players globally. Miss a day and your streak resets - so come back tomorrow. RAPID-FIRE QUIZZES Choose from 200+ quiz topics - Science, World History, Space, Psychology, Gaming, Cricket, Football, Movies, Music, AI & Technology, and more. Free users unlock 50 topics. Upgrade to access everything. Answer fast, score higher. Each correct answer earns XP. Wrong answers are explained so you actually learn - not just guess. 103 BRAIN GAMES Train specific cognitive skills: - Reflex tests - Memory sequences - Pattern recognition - Spatial reasoning - Word and number challenges 29 games are free forever. NEW THIS UPDATE - 8 GAMES Half Cut, Balance, Cipher, Word Spring, Rule Shift, Hold That Thought, Move Master and Risk Run. BRAIN CLASSICS Take a break with timeless games, rebuilt for Thinko: - 2048 - swipe, merge, conquer - Tower Stack - build the perfect skyline - Tic Tac Toe - the classic, reimagined - Neon Slide - slide-to-solve puzzles - Four in a Row - outsmart the AI - Emoji Alchemy - mix emojis into new discoveries - Sudoku - the logic puzzle you love Everyone plays free: one Game of the Week unlocked for all, rotating weekly, plus 3 free preview plays a day on most locked games. Unlock permanently with a game pack or the Unlimited plan. ACHIEVEMENTS AND XP Every session earns XP and unlocks achievements. Level up your Brain Athlete profile, collect badges, and compete on global leaderboards. Levels are permanent - they never reset. DETAILED STATS Track accuracy, response time, best streaks, and strongest topics over time. DAILY REMINDERS Set a custom notification time and never skip your brain workout. WHAT'S FREE - 29 brain games - 50 quiz topics - Daily challenge - Game of the Week - Achievements and XP - Streak tracking UPGRADE FOR MORE Starter - 5 quizzes per day - All 200+ topics unlocked - Choose 5 or 10 questions - Rewarded ads only Pro - 10 quizzes per day - Everything in Starter - Zero ads - Custom difficulty and full quiz history Unlimited - 20 quizzes per day - Up to 20 questions (choose 5, 10, 15 or 20) - Custom AI quizzes - All 11 premium brain games - Quiz speaker (text-to-speech) in 25 languages - Zero ads everywhere - Priority AI generation One-time game packs are also available if you'd rather own your games outright - 57 games with the Pro pack, 92 with Ultimate. Subscriptions are optional. The free experience is genuinely great. GET IN TOUCH Email: contact@aroralabs.org Report issues in-app - tap Profile then Feedback Website: https://thinko.aroralabs.org Terms of Use (EULA): https://thinko.aroralabs.org/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://thinko.aroralabs.org/privacy/

About

FolkloreFieldGuide

Engage in a daily text-deduction game where you analyze clues from town reports to identify cryptids. Build your reputation as an investigator and uncover larger mysteries through connected story arcs. The game is free to play with optional ads.

Highlights
  • Daily cryptid mysteries
  • Text-based clue analysis
  • Reputation and streak system
  • Connected story arcs
  • Unlockable field guide entries
  • One-time purchase for ad removal and extras
Features
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A new cryptid mystery every day. Folklore Field Guide is a cozy text-deduction game — read the town's tip-line report, weigh the clues, and name the creature behind the sighting. DEDUCE, DON'T SEARCH - Each day brings a new sighting: a track shape, a strange sound, the time of day, the weather, a smell on the wind - Cross-reference the clues against the entries in your field guide - Narrow the suspects and name the cryptid — Bigfoot, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Nessie and more BUILD YOUR REPUTATION - Wrong guesses cost you reputation, so deduce carefully - Keep a daily streak going and rise from curious local to trusted investigator UNCOVER THE BIGGER MYSTERY - Daily reports connect into multi-week story arcs and regional mysteries - Unlock field-guide entries as you encounter new creatures CRYPTOZOOLOGIST'S PASS — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock the Pass once and keep it forever: remove ads, the full annotated field guide, extra clue reveals, and the story-arc archive with advanced stats. No subscription. Folklore Field Guide is free to play and supported by ads; remove them anytime with the one-time Pass. Grab your notebook. The woods are talking.

Screenshots

Thinko4 screens
FolkloreFieldGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thinko at 5.0 against FolkloreFieldGuide's 3.8. Thinko also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). FolkloreFieldGuide's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Thinko sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and FolkloreFieldGuide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thinko holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Thinko versus FolkloreFieldGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThinkoFolkloreFieldGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShubham KumarChristian Pedersen

Customer experience

Thinko

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FolkloreFieldGuide

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Thinko

Subscriptions7
  • Starter Monthly$3.491 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.491 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly$16.991 Month
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  • Mastermind Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Starter Annual$31.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$79.991 Year
  • Unlimited Annual$159.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Ads Forever$2.99
  • Game Pack — Starter$4.99
  • Game Pack — Pro$9.99
1 purchases

FolkloreFieldGuide

One-time1
  • Folklore Field Guide Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Thinko free?
Thinko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FolkloreFieldGuide free?
FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thinko or FolkloreFieldGuide?
Thinko is rated higher. Thinko averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while FolkloreFieldGuide averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Thinko or FolkloreFieldGuide have ads?
Both Thinko and FolkloreFieldGuide show ads.

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