Comparison

Glowform vs Working Memory Lab

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

Head to head
About

Glowform

Fit glowing tangram-style pieces into silhouettes with satisfying clicks. Enjoy 237 relaxing puzzles with no time limits or pressure. Play offline and at your own pace.

Highlights
  • 237 tangram-style puzzles
  • Offline play
  • No time limits
  • Drag and rotate pieces
  • Hints and undo options
  • Optional sound and haptics
Features
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Fit glowing pieces into quiet silhouettes. Glowform is a calm, offline tangram-style puzzle for iPhone and iPad — no timer, no lives, no account. FIND YOUR NEXT SHAPE • 337 levels across four neon packs • 100 levels free, with a free taster in every pack • Three original piece sets, from 3 to 12 pieces • Any arrangement that fills the silhouette counts NEON JOURNEY Discover 100 picture puzzles inspired by animals, objects, buildings, and vehicles. Progress from 3 to 10 pieces, from simple shapes to intricate pictures. Levels 1-20 are free; Levels 21-100 unlock with Glowform Pro. Each pack starts at Level 1. Your existing progress is preserved. FEEL EACH PIECE FIT • Smooth movement and precise 45-degree rotation • Light traces along joined edges as pieces snap into place • Undo, reset, pause, and placement hints • Optional sound, music, and haptics PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE • Play puzzles offline on iPhone and iPad • No time limit, lives, or account required • Progress and settings stay on your device • Reduced Effects and system Reduce Motion support • Share your completed shape and solve time GLOWFORM PRO An optional one-time purchase unlocks all 237 Pro levels, removes all ads, and adds three extra hints each round. No subscription. Purchases can be restored. The app interface is currently in English.

About

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 — colours appear one by one; tap them back in reverse. Rearranging in your head. - Match Back — 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 — follow the swapping cups and find the ball. - Dual Task — solve a sum, then memorise a picture, over and over. The real thing: holding on while busy. - Copy the Order — tap the animals in the order they appeared. - Take the Order — remember what each table ordered. Some come alone, some as a family. - Number Flash — numbers flash by; add them all up in your head. - Math Relay — "plus 3", "times 2" — keep the running total going. - Grid Memory — 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 — 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 — text and voice both. Switch any time from Settings. A little every day. That is how memory grows.

Screenshots

Glowform4 screens
Working Memory Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Working Memory Lab at none against Glowform's 1. 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 · 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. Glowform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Working Memory Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Glowform versus Working Memory Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowformWorking Memory Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLe NguyenYuki Isaka

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Glowform

One-time1
  • Glowform Pro$9.99
None

Working Memory Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glowform free?
Glowform 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 Glowform or Working Memory Lab have ads?
Glowform shows ads; Working Memory Lab does not.

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