Brain Games vs Myco Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain Games
This app helps break mindless scrolling habits by requiring users to solve a quick puzzle before opening distracting apps. It turns passive screen time into active mental exercise, empowering users to regain control over their device usage and build discipline.
- Logic, math, memory, and pattern puzzles
- App blocking by category or individual app
- Tracks abandoned app unlocks
- Difficulty scales with user speed
- Privacy-focused, no data leaves device
- Integrates with Apple's Screen Time framework
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Let's be honest: you've opened Instagram, closed it, and reopened it within the same minute. No new notifications. No reason. Just thumbs moving on their own while your brain idles in the back seat. That's not a willpower problem. That's autopilot. And you can't out-discipline a habit your hands do without asking you. BrainScreen fixes the loop with one beautifully annoying idea: before you can open the apps that eat your day, you have to solve a quick puzzle. Logic, math, memory, patterns — 15 seconds of actually thinking. Two things happen. Sometimes you solve it, get in, and carry on (a little sharper than before). And sometimes, halfway through the puzzle, your brain catches up and goes "wait, why am I even opening this?" — and you close the app and get on with your life. That second moment is the whole point. Most of your unlocks aren't decisions. They're reflexes. A tiny puzzle is just enough friction to turn the reflex back into a choice. GET SMARTER, NOT NUMBER Every app you'd normally scroll into becomes a 15-second mental rep. Over a week that's hundreds of little workouts for your brain instead of hundreds of dead-eyed scrolls. Same phone. Opposite result. - Logic puzzles designed to catch you mid-autopilot - Quick math with just enough time pressure to wake you up - Memory and pattern challenges - Word and attention tests that are weirdly satisfying - Difficulty that scales up as you get faster YOU PICK THE GATEKEEPING You decide which apps get the puzzle treatment. Lock down the obvious offenders, leave your maps and music alone. You're in charge of where the friction goes. - Block any app or whole category - Set it once, forget it, let the puzzles do the work - Built on Apple's Screen Time framework, so the blocks actually hold — no flimsy workarounds WATCH THE WINS ADD UP BrainScreen counts the unlocks you started but abandoned — the scrolls you talked yourself out of. Turns out "didn't open it" is a stat worth celebrating. - See how many pointless unlocks you skipped - Build streaks that reward discipline, not screen time - Track your puzzle speed climbing as your brain wakes back up ACTUALLY PRIVATE Your app activity never leaves your phone. We use Apple's own Screen Time technology, which means we literally cannot see what you do — and we built it that way on purpose. Your business stays your business. THE MATH THAT SHOULD ANNOY YOU The average person burns 4+ hours a day on their phone. A lot of that is autopilot you'd happily skip if something just made you pause. BrainScreen is that pause. Trade the mindless scroll for a few seconds of thinking, and get back hours you didn't know you were losing. Your thumbs have been running the show long enough. Time to make your brain do the unlocking. BrainScreen offers an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use - https://brainscreen.io/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://brainscreen.io/privacy.html EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Myco Buddy
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Grow with intention. Myco Buddy is a mushroom grow journal built for home cultivators who want more than scattered notes and camera-roll chaos. Track active grows, archive past batches, and build a record you can actually learn from. Every batch, one place • Active and past batches — inoculation through harvest (or contamination) • Grain, substrate, strain, status, and notes for each grow • Visual photo timeline with date-stamped log entries Document what matters • Capture photos in-app or import from your library (including bulk import) • Log temperature and humidity with each entry • Optional on-device background removal. • Photos you take in-app are also saved to a MycoBuddy album in Photos Genetics & supplies • Strain library — name, generation, source, and notes • Inventory for spawn, substrate, jars, and gear — organized in groups Harvest with clarity • Record multiple flushes per batch • Track wet and dry weights Your data, your device • On-device storage — no account required • Export and import full backups (.zip): strains, inventory, batches, photos, and settings • Light, dark, or system appearance Myco Buddy Plus The free plan includes 1 batch (as well as unlimited inventory and strain tracking). Myco Buddy Plus unlocks unlimited active and past batch storage with a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Whether you’re on your first jar or your fiftieth flush, Myco Buddy helps you grow with intention. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Brain Games and Myco Buddy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Brain Games sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Myco Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brain Games ships an update fortnightly, Myco Buddy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brain Games | Myco Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Screentime Labs LLC | SEAN IAN HALENWOOD |
In-app purchases
Brain Games
- Brain Screen Pro$7.997 Days
- Brain Screen Pro$39.991 Year
- Brain Screen Pro$49.991 Year
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- Brain Screen Pro$59.991 Year
- Brain Screen Pro$69.991 Year
Myco Buddy
- Myco Buddy Plus$4.991 Month
- Myco Buddy Plus Full Year$34.991 Year









