The Forgotten Script vs BrAIn Beat the Bot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Forgotten Script
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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
BrAIn Beat the Bot
Engage in a fast-paced word guessing game. Challenge a bot or friends, revealing words letter by letter. Track scores, improve your time, and enjoy distraction-free gameplay across multiple languages and categories.
- Solo bot challenges
- Local score tracking
- Multiplayer mode
- Tournament play
- Multiple languages
- Distraction-free gameplay
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A few spare minutes. A new word. Your next destination. BrAIn brings offline word games, crosswords and sports trivia to iPhone and iPad. PLAY YOUR WAY - Beat the Bot: guess hidden words across countries, cities, animals, food and more. - Beat the Grid: solve connected crosswords in Daily, Mini or Full mode, with hints and saved progress. - Beat the Link: find four connected groups among 16 words. There are 72 puzzles in total across 18 language modes: four per mode, split between Easy and Hard. - Beat the Ball: test your soccer, American football, basketball and baseball knowledge. - Daily: play a word round and an NFL round. EXPLORE BEFORE YOU GO Discover 15 city destinations, illustrated landmarks, a kids' quiz mode and club trivia, including Bayern museum and stadium questions. Read a quick fact after an answer. BrAIn is an independent educational game, not an official club or league app. PLAY TOGETHER Share one device, invite a friend through Game Center, or send a five-word Beat My Score challenge to play at different times. Track supported scores and achievements in Game Center. Solo puzzles work offline. Game Center invitations, challenges, score syncing and external links require internet. Local puzzle progress is saved on your device. Choose from 18 language and script modes. Content coverage varies: city clues and facts are in English and Persian; club quizzes in English, German and Persian. Other interface languages use clearly marked English clues for those packs. Beat the Link has native-language puzzles for all 18 modes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrAIn Beat the Bot at none against The Forgotten Script's 1. The Forgotten Script's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. The Forgotten Script sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BrAIn Beat the Bot asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Forgotten Script ships an update every 4 days, BrAIn Beat the Bot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Forgotten Script | BrAIn Beat the Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GOKHAN OGUZ | IdeaAsCode LLC |
In-app purchases
The Forgotten Script
- Forgotten Script Pro$4.99
BrAIn Beat the Bot
No in-app purchases
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