Comparison

Brain Test vs Word Games

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

Head to head
About

Brain Test

Test your selective attention, cognitive flexibility, and processing speed with this psychology-based logic puzzle. Compete with friends and family by identifying the ink color of presented words within a time limit.

Highlights
  • Selective attention test
  • Cognitive flexibility training
  • Processing speed improvement
  • Timed challenges
  • Multiplayer competition
  • Color word matching
Features
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Do you like logic puzzles? Try yourself and compete with your friends and family! Stroop effect is based on the famous psychology test and focuses on selective attention, cognitive flexibility and processing speed. RULES You'll see 3 labels, each displaying a name of a color, however not necessarily tinted in the color which it denotes. - One label will be placed centered at the top of the screen, - and two labels will be placed in the bottom left and right corners respectively. The task is to select the appropriate label from the bottom, whose text denotes the ink color of the top label! Sounds easy, doesn't it? - Give as many correct answer as you can in 60 seconds. Join the fun and show your best skills! http://www.stroopeffectapp.com https://www.facebook.com/stroopeffectapp

About

Word Games

Enhance your verbal skills with a collection of 12 word games designed to boost vocabulary, trivia knowledge, and memory. Practice abstract thinking, word relationships, and spelling through engaging challenges.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary building
  • Trivia knowledge
  • Verbal memory practice
  • Abstract thinking exercises
  • Word relationship testing
  • Spelling improvement
Features
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Word Games is a great collection of games based, in part, on principles of cognitive psychology to help you practice verbal skills. This app contains all 12 of Mindware's word games to help you build your vocabulary, trivia knowledge, and verbal memory. Some games require purchase of the Pro version in order to play more than 3 times. Description of Games: Abstraction - Exercise your ability to quickly differentiate between words with a concrete vs. abstract meaning. Word Flow - Exercise your verbal memory for words. Similarities Scramble - Test and improve your knowledge of word relationships. Speed Trivia - Test and improve your knowledge of general trivia and information. Verbal Concepts - Practice your ability to categorize and think conceptually. Vocabulary Star - Improve your vocabulary and spelling skills. Vocabulary Power - An un-timed multiple choice vocabulary task. Word Memory - Memorize 30 words and see if you can remember them. Word Prefixes - Practice and improve your knowledge of word prefixes.

Screenshots

Brain Test4 screens
Word Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Word Games at 4.7 against Brain Test's 4.1. Word Games also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (96% vs 72%). Brain Test's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Brain Test sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Word Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Games holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 120 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Brain Test's written reviews are positive against 96% of Word Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Test ships an update every 2 weeks, Word Games every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brain Test versus Word Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain TestWord Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (71 ratings)4.7 (120 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews95.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttila HegedusMindware Consulting, Inc

Customer experience

Brain Test

All ratings71 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative24.1%

Word Games

All ratings120 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.1%

Bugs and requests

Brain Test

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Word Games

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • No explanation on how to play games
  • Scores not transferring to pro version

Requested features

2 requests
  • More direct verbal memory training
  • Transfer scores to pro version

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Brain Test

One-time2
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Unlock expert mode$1.99
None

Word Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brain Test free?
Brain Test is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Games free?
Word Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brain Test or Word Games?
Word Games is rated higher. Brain Test averages 4.1 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Word Games averages 4.7 from 120 ratings.
Do Brain Test or Word Games have ads?
Both Brain Test and Word Games show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Test or Word Games?
Brain Test ships an update every 2 weeks, and Word Games every 5 months. Most recently, Brain Test was updated on October 24, 2026 and Word Games on October 21, 2026.

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