Comparison

Brain Wars vs Not Not

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

Head to head
About

Brain Wars

Engage in real-time competitive brain training against players worldwide. Solve simple puzzles to outscore opponents, climb global rankings, and challenge friends. Improve your mental concentration and adaptability through continuous, intuitive challenges suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Real-time global battles
  • Challenge friends
  • Worldwide rankings
  • Simple brain teasers
  • Intuitive training
  • Adaptable challenges
Features
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Over 20 million downloads! ◇◆Competitive Brain Training Game◆◇ Increase your brain power and compete against players from around the world! Experience the heated battle that will keep you on your toes! Highly rated by players who enjoy Puzzles Crosswords, Sudoku, and other brain teasers! ▼The Rules ・Outscore your opponents with simple brain teasers! ・Defeat them and climb the worldwide rankings! ・Challenge your friends with real-time matches! ・Increase your Brain Power through continuous challenges! ◆Real-Time Battle Experience Compete with worldwide challengers―LIVE! Test your opponents and push your brain to its limit! ◆Play With Friends! Invite your friends for double the fun! Connect through FaceBook and challenge everyone! ◆Strive For World-class Rankings The stage is the world―Play against players from around the globe and place on the worldwide ranking! ◆Simple & Intuitive Brain Training! Easy to understand mental training rules and concepts suitable for all ages! ◆The key to matches? Brain Teasers don't contain certain subjects or languages! Train your brain and easily adapt through repetition! ◆New and Updates ・Official FaceBook Page https://www.facebook.com/brainwars ・Official Twitter https://twitter.com/brainwars_jp ▼Details BrainWars is a mental concentration battle game for players from around the world. Players of all ages can participate in this through simple brain teasers and compete with each other. Brain Teasers do not require special knowledge so everyone can improve their brain function through repetition and adaptation.

About

Not Not

Engage your brain with a logic and orientation puzzle game. Swipe your character according to increasingly complex instructions to reach higher levels. Offers two addictive game modes for a satisfying challenge.

Highlights
  • Logic and orientation challenges
  • Swipe-based character control
  • Increasingly complex instructions
  • Classic game mode
  • Challenge game mode
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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How much can your BRAIN handle? Not Not puzzle game is the ultimate brain-busting challenge based on logic and orientation. Follow the written instructions to swipe your character towards the correct direction (up, down, left or right) and victory. As you reach higher levels in the game, increasingly complex and varied instructions will require use of both your logic and dexterity for you to succeed. And sorry (not really) for any mental inconvenience this may cause :) Two game modes are available: - in the classic mode, discover a new concept on each level! - in the challenge mode, go as far as possible following more and more complex instructions! ***** "Amazing game!" "NotNot is a fun, challenging, and hilarious game. This will cheat your brain many times, so when you finally finish a level, it's super satisfying. It consists of short levels (sometimes) and its very addicting." _by HKapples_ ***** "This game is epic" "This game is epic. The graphics are great, the game is enjoyable and it a brilliant game. It is quite challenging but is still realy fun. You just got to have good reactions." ---------------- _by a notnot reviewer_ ***** "Creative new mind bending game!" "Give it a try, something different." ---------------- _by JTonzo_

Screenshots

Brain Wars4 screens
Not Not4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Not Not at every 2 weeks against Brain Wars's every 6 weeks. Not Not also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 65%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Wars sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Not Not sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Brain Wars against 4.7 for Not Not. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Brain Wars's written reviews are positive against 78% of Not Not's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Wars ships an update every 6 weeks, Not Not every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brain Wars versus Not Not: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain WarsNot Not
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.5K ratings)4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews78.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB75 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.Alternative Shift

Customer experience

Brain Wars

All ratings2,486 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral10.1%
Negative25.1%

Not Not

All ratings1,049 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews776 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative16.2%

User reviews

Brain Wars

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and competitive
  • 🧠 Helps train the brain
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 🌍 Ability to play against people worldwide

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Too many ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Matchmaking issues, playing against bots
  • 🔌 Connectivity problems

Not Not

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Challenges the brain
  • 🕹 Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • 🕰 Good time-killer
  • 👍 Simple yet effective game mechanics

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive ads and monetization
  • 🐛 Bugs and technical issues
  • 🔄 Language settings reset after each session
  • 🔍 Difficulty progression can be uneven

Bugs and requests

Brain Wars

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Challenges not working properly
  • Crashes when exiting ads
  • Freezing and loading issues
  • Incorrect scoring/stats updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline practice mode
  • Clearer explanation of ranking/scoring system
  • More game variety
  • Ability to challenge friends asynchronously

Not Not

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes on startup
  • Purchased ad removal not working
  • Inconsistent swipe/input detection

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Option to disable music/sound effects
  • Improved accessibility for color-blind players

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Brain Wars

One-time8
  • Heal Heart$0.99
  • 20 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads Option$3.99
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  • 50 Coins$4.99
  • 120 Coins$11.99
  • 240 Coins$23.99
  • 480 Coins$47.99
  • 750 Coins$74.99
8 purchases

Not Not

One-time8
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Unlock World : The Liar$0.99
  • Emergency Kit$0.99
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  • First Aid Kit2 variants$0.99
  • Survival Kit2 variants$2.99
  • Complete Kit$4.99
  • Immortal Kit$9.99
  • Ultimate Kit$29.99

Questions

Is Brain Wars free?
Brain Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Not Not free?
Not Not is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Wars or Not Not?
Not Not is rated higher. Brain Wars averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Not Not averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Brain Wars or Not Not have ads?
Both Brain Wars and Not Not show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Wars or Not Not?
Brain Wars ships an update every 6 weeks, and Not Not every 2 weeks. Most recently, Brain Wars was updated on October 24, 2026 and Not Not on October 23, 2026.

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