Comparison

World Map Puzzle for Kids 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

World Map Puzzle for Kids

Features
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Learn the shapes, locations and names of countries by placing pieces on a world map. FEATURES - Choose a continent, then an easy region or a whole-continent puzzle. - Play with country shapes or flag-and-name cards. - Small countries use readable badge pieces. - Tap hints or hold for help placing a piece. - Choose Japanese notation or English in Settings; interface text follows your selection. - Hear country names and celebrate completing a stage. - Track clear records and best times, and work toward a world-tour certificate. PLEASE NOTE Map data comes from Natural Earth (public domain). Borders and country names follow the Japan POV dataset. This reflects the data source and does not express a political position. Puzzles and bundled maps can be played offline.

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Working Memory Lab

Features
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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

World Map Puzzle for Kids2 screens
Working Memory Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

World Map Puzzle for Kids and Working Memory Lab are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
World Map Puzzle for Kids versus Working Memory Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Map Puzzle for KidsWorking Memory Lab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoki ChibaYuki Isaka

In-app purchases

None

World Map Puzzle for Kids

No in-app purchases

None

Working Memory Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Map Puzzle for Kids free?
World Map Puzzle for Kids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Working Memory Lab free?
Working Memory Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do World Map Puzzle for Kids or Working Memory Lab have ads?
Neither World Map Puzzle for Kids nor Working Memory Lab shows ads.

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