Brainfool vs Signal Lost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brainfool
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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.
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.
- Real-time narrative pacing
- 13 distinct characters
- Branching narrative choices
- In-game journal
- AI-generated live responses
- Hidden mechanics
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Signal Lost sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Brainfool asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Brainfool | Signal Lost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 伟宗 郑 | Thomas Masters |
In-app purchases
Brainfool
No in-app purchases
Signal Lost
- A Cup of Coffee$0.99
- A Fresh Battery$2.99
- A New Antenna$4.99
Questions
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