Comparison

Brain Wars vs Starry Slide

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

Starry Slide

A minimalist puzzle game offering a refreshing and engaging experience. Designed with privacy and simplicity in mind, it provides smooth performance and intuitive controls for players of all ages. Enjoy quick breaks or extended puzzle sessions without distractions.

Highlights
  • Minimalist puzzle experience
  • Ad-free gameplay
  • No tracking
  • Smooth performance
  • Intuitive controls
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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Enjoy a refreshing and minimalist puzzle experience with Starry Slide. Designed for privacy and simplicity, this app delivers engaging gameplay without distractions. No ads, no tracking Smooth performance and intuitive controls Great for all ages Perfect for quick breaks or long puzzle sessions!

Screenshots

Brain Wars4 screens
Starry Slide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Starry Slide at 100% against Brain Wars's 65%. Starry Slide also leads on ads (none vs shown). Brain Wars's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Brain Wars sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Starry Slide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brain Wars versus Starry Slide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain WarsStarry Slide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranslimit, Inc.SABZ LABS PTY LTD

Customer experience

Brain Wars

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

Starry Slide

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Starry Slide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Starry Slide

One-time1
  • Unlimited Puzzle Access$1.99

Questions

Is Brain Wars free?
Brain Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starry Slide free?
Starry Slide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Wars or Starry Slide have ads?
Brain Wars shows ads; Starry Slide does not.

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