Comparison

Percept vs Working Memory Lab

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

Head to head
About

Percept

Features
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A daily set of three visual perception puzzles โ€” mental rotation, visual discrimination, and change detection. Everyone in the world gets the same three puzzles each day, like a daily crossword. Solve them in about three minutes, keep your streak, and see how you compare to yesterday. Percept is not a medical or brain-training claim. It is a well-made daily puzzle about how you see. 'Right-brained people' are a myth โ€” but visual perception is a real skill you can practice. That is all this app does. - One shared daily set, three short puzzles - Streaks, percentiles, and an honest record - Optional Game Center rankings - No account, works on device

About

Working Memory Lab

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Working memory is the ability to hold something in your head and use it a moment later. Keeping a shopping list in mind. Taking notes while the teacher is still talking. Doing sums without paper. It quietly sits underneath almost everything we get done in a day. Working Memory Lab trains that ability with nine mini games. One to two minutes a round, for kids and grown-ups alike. NINE MINI GAMES - Reverse Recall โ€” colours appear one by one; tap them back in reverse. Rearranging in your head. - Match Back โ€” tap when a picture matches the one a few steps back. Taking in the new while letting go of the old (an n-back task). - Cup Shuffle โ€” follow the swapping cups and find the ball. - Dual Task โ€” solve a sum, then memorise a picture, over and over. The real thing: holding on while busy. - Copy the Order โ€” tap the animals in the order they appeared. - Take the Order โ€” remember what each table ordered. Some come alone, some as a family. - Number Flash โ€” numbers flash by; add them all up in your head. - Math Relay โ€” "plus 3", "times 2" โ€” keep the running total going. - Grid Memory โ€” remember which squares lit up, wait while the board goes dark, then tap them. BUILT TO KEEP YOU COMING BACK - Six levels, from Easy to Legend - Score grows with speed and with answers in a row - 24 badges and six ranks to climb - A daily play streak - Memory span โ€” see, as a number, how much you can reliably hold - The app spots your weakest game and suggests practice SAFE FOR CHILDREN - No account. Everything stays on the device. - No ads. No in-app purchases. - Works fully offline. - Large type, clear colours, spoken prompts. - A short how-to appears before you play a game for the first time. FOUR LANGUAGES English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Spanish โ€” text and voice both. Switch any time from Settings. A little every day. That is how memory grows.

Screenshots

Percept4 screens
Working Memory Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Working Memory Lab at none against Percept's 2. Working Memory Lab also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Percept sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Working Memory Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Percept versus Working Memory Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerceptWorking Memory Lab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJIHWAN SEOKYuki Isaka

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Percept

One-time2
  • Illusion Master Pack$2.99
  • Percept Lifetime$14.99
None

Working Memory Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Percept free?
Percept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Working Memory Lab free?
Working Memory Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Percept or Working Memory Lab have ads?
Percept shows ads; Working Memory Lab does not.

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