Comparison

SageMind Brain Training vs Scrolio

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

Head to head
About

SageMind Brain Training

Engage in 30 brain games designed for adults and seniors to improve memory, focus, logic, speed, and language skills. Play for just five minutes a day to maintain cognitive function and track your progress.

Highlights
  • 30 brain games
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Daily streaks
  • Brain Age Test
  • Offline play
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Thirty brain games, five minutes a day. Sage is a brain training app made for adults and seniors 60 and up. Big buttons, clear text, and simple rules — no clutter, no confusion, nothing to figure out. Sage is built for short sessions that fit real life. Pick a game, play a few rounds, and keep your streak alive. Sagey, your training buddy, shows up every day whether you do or not. 30 GAMES ACROSS FIVE AREAS Memory — Tile Recall, Back Track, Pinball Recall, Mind Match, Order Up Focus — Star Search, Sky Spotter, Color Match, Beat Keeper, Koi Pond Logic — Tower of Hanoi, Ball Sort, Block Fit, Train Lines, Sliding Puzzle Speed — Arrow Rush, Speed Match, Frog Hop, Quick Math, River Count Language — Word Link, Word Search, Word Cross, Word Guess, Connect Dots THE BRAIN AGE TEST Take a two-minute test and get your Brain Age — a score based on how fast and how accurately you play. Retake it whenever you like and watch the number move. Your Brain Age is a game score, not a medical assessment. It doesn't diagnose anything, and it isn't a measure of your health. GAMES THAT KEEP UP WITH YOU Every game adapts to how you play. Do well and it gets harder. Struggle and it backs off. You stay in the range where training stays interesting instead of boring or brutal. WATCH YOUR PROGRESS • Daily streaks that make the habit stick • High scores and levels for every game • Charts across all five areas • Your full Brain Age history BUILT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE • No ads. Not one. • No trackers and no analytics. We don't follow you around. • Works offline — progress syncs when you're back online. • A daily reminder, only if you ask for one. • Delete your account and everything in it from the Profile tab, in two taps. SAGE PREMIUM Sage Premium unlocks all 30 games, the Brain Age Test, and your full progress history. Some plans start with a free trial. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends. • Your Apple ID is charged again on each renewal. • Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Deleting the app does not cancel it. • If you take a free trial, any unused part of it is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and vary by country. Privacy Policy: https://sagewebsite-six.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://sagewebsite-six.vercel.app/terms Questions or bugs? Email semionsr@gmail.com and a human will answer.

About

Scrolio

Discover a curated feed of short, true stories based on your chosen interests. Each story is designed to be read in about a minute, offering engaging content to learn from and share. Expand your knowledge on topics from space to art with daily updates.

Highlights
  • Curated feed of short true stories
  • Interest-based content selection
  • Stories readable in about a minute
  • Option to explore stories further
  • Daily new story updates
  • Focus on factual and shareable content
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HOW IT WORKS Pick what you love. Scrolio shows you a few subjects at a time: Love it, Curious, or Not for me. Five loves is all it takes to get started. Swipe up for the next story. Swipe right to read it. Every story is told page by page, with the people, the timelines and the numbers that make it real. The more you read, the better it gets. What you open, finish and skip teaches Scrolio what to show you next. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT Whole stories, not trivia. Each one takes you from the hook to why it matters. Made around you. Your feed follows the things you love, not a trend. Something to say. Walk away with stories people actually want to hear. Less junk. More things worth knowing. COLLECTIONS Every subject you read becomes a collection: what you have read, and what comes next. Favorite the ones you care about and they stay at the top. Get suggestions built around the things you love. SCROLIO PRO Read a few stories every day. Scrolio Pro unlocks unlimited stories and every collection, with a 3 day trial for new subscribers. It is $39.99 per year, billed to your Apple Account, and renews until you cancel. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Prices may differ by country or region. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scrol.io/privacy Questions or ideas? Email hello@scrol.io.

Screenshots

SageMind Brain Training4 screens
Scrolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SageMind Brain Training at 5.0 against Scrolio's 4.4. SageMind Brain Training also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Scrolio's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. SageMind Brain Training sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scrolio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SageMind Brain Training holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scrolio has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SageMind Brain Training ships an update every 3 weeks, Scrolio every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SageMind Brain Training versus Scrolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSageMind Brain TrainingScrolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPropify App LLCE12 Labs

Customer experience

SageMind Brain Training

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scrolio

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SageMind Brain Training

Subscriptions3
  • Sage Premium Monthly Trial3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Sage Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Sage Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Scrolio

Subscriptions1
  • Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SageMind Brain Training free?
SageMind Brain Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrolio free?
Scrolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SageMind Brain Training or Scrolio?
SageMind Brain Training is rated higher. SageMind Brain Training averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Scrolio averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do SageMind Brain Training or Scrolio have ads?
Neither SageMind Brain Training nor Scrolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SageMind Brain Training or Scrolio?
SageMind Brain Training ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scrolio every 5 days. Most recently, SageMind Brain Training was updated on November 10, 2026 and Scrolio on November 10, 2026.

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