Comparison

Brainfool vs Signal Lost

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

Head to head
About

Brainfool

Features
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Brainfool is a minimalist daily logic puzzle: one active brain game at a time. Open the app and get a board—Sudoku, Takuzu (binary), Nonogram / Picross, or Slitherlink—chosen for you. Finish or bail, then get a sharp little send-off. Unfinished boards carry across days; the next puzzle arrives only after you clear or bail. · One game at a time—not an endless brain-training gym · Fully offline; progress stays on your device · Difficulty quietly adapts—no badges, no mode picker · Streak shields, month calendar, and gallery keep the habit gentle No leaderboards, no friends list, no fill-in hints. Just this one logic puzzle.

About

Signal Lost

A narrative survival game where you listen to a radio to make choices. Decipher broadcasts to find allies and uncover the truth behind a global event. Your decisions have lasting consequences.

Highlights
  • Real-time narrative pacing
  • 13 distinct characters
  • Branching narrative choices
  • In-game journal
  • AI-generated live responses
  • Hidden mechanics
Features
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A narrative radio survival game. Atmospheric. Quiet. The threat is what you do with what you hear. Something happened. The grid is mostly dark. You're alone at Station Kilo. The shortwave still works. Most of the band is static. Occasionally, somewhere between 34.1 and 112.7 MHz, a voice cuts through. Elias, alone on a property northeast. June, holed up south of him, watching his generator light. A government broadcast on 91.1. A radio DJ still talking into the dark. A coordinator offering a slot at a place called Cedar Ridge. Some of them will help you. Some of them are lying. One of them knows what really happened. WHAT IT IS • A real-time narrative game paced like a real radio. Responses can take minutes or hours. The notification will reach you. • 13 distinct characters across 11 frequencies, plus a hidden hijack mechanic on 88.1 if you figure out how it works. • Every choice ripples. Sharing HAVEN coordinates with June pulls Marcus into the world. Helping Elias bleed the fuel line unlocks the path to 88.1. Betraying anyone to the coordinator severs everyone. • A journal that fills itself as you uncover things. • A few rare moments where the response on the other end of the signal is generated live by an AI. Used sparingly, capped at 2 per frequency per playthrough. • Game Center achievements, and a shareable card when your station finally goes dark. WHAT IT ISN'T • A chat app. You will not reply in real-time. Signals are sparse on purpose. • An action game. Nobody's coming for you. The threat is what you decide to do with what you hear. • A game you can rush. You can play in 5-minute windows over a week. That's the design. ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN Signal Lost works with VoiceOver. Every screen is labeled, and the tuning dial is an adjustable control you can sweep with a swipe or jump between marked frequencies. The station's text follows your Dynamic Type size. Free. No ads. The whole story is free. If the station keeps you company, there's an optional "Support the Station" tip jar in Settings. Any tip unlocks amber and white phosphor colors as a thank-you. Built by one person. Headphones recommended.

Screenshots

Brainfool4 screens
Signal Lost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brainfool at none against Signal Lost's 3. Brainfool also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Signal Lost sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Brainfool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainfool ships an update every 8 days, Signal Lost every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brainfool versus Signal Lost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainfoolSignal Lost
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developer伟宗 郑Thomas Masters

In-app purchases

None

Brainfool

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Signal Lost

One-time3
  • A Cup of Coffee$0.99
  • A Fresh Battery$2.99
  • A New Antenna$4.99

Questions

Is Brainfool free?
Brainfool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Signal Lost free?
Signal Lost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brainfool or Signal Lost have ads?
Neither Brainfool nor Signal Lost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainfool or Signal Lost?
Brainfool ships an update every 8 days, and Signal Lost every 2 months. Most recently, Brainfool was updated on November 5, 2026 and Signal Lost on November 7, 2026.

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