Comparison

The Impossible Letter Game vs Brain It On!

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

Head to head
About

The Impossible Letter Game

Test your visual acuity and focus with this challenging puzzle game. It presents simple yet incredibly difficult levels designed to push your observational skills to the limit. Prepare for an extreme eye exercise.

Highlights
  • Extreme eye exercise
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Skill testing
  • Simple gameplay
  • Impossible levels
Features
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THE ULTIMATE EXTREME EYE EXERCISE GAME! The simplest and yet the most impossible game ever! Put your skills to the test, because this game will challenge you like never before. Good luck finding the most!

About

Brain It On!

Engage your mind with tricky physics puzzles. Draw shapes to find creative solutions to increasingly difficult challenges. Compete with friends and discover multiple ways to solve each puzzle.

Highlights
  • Dozens of brain-busting puzzles
  • Puzzles added regularly
  • Compete with friends
  • Multiple solutions per puzzle
  • Share unique solutions
Features
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Deceptively challenging puzzles for your brain! Draw shapes to solve challenging physics puzzles. They're not as easy as they look. Care to give one a try? ◆ Dozens of brain busting puzzles, with more being added all the time ◆ Compete with your friends for the Brain It On! crown ◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution? ◆ Share your unique solutions and compare with your friends If you like this game, please rate it and leave a comment. As a tiny indie developer your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help! If you don't like something in the game, please email me at support@orbitalnine.com and tell me why. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can continue to make this game better. Follow @orbitalnine on Twitter for all the latest news and updates on this game and upcoming releases. Like the game on Facebook: facebook.com/OrbitalNine Visit online at: orbitalnine.com I hope you enjoy Brain It On!

Screenshots

The Impossible Letter Game3 screens
Brain It On!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Brain It On! at every 3 weeks against The Impossible Letter Game's every 4 months. Brain It On! also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.1). The Impossible Letter Game's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 5.2K). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. The Impossible Letter Game sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Brain It On! sells 9 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 The Impossible Letter Game against 4.5 for Brain It On!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17K and 5.2K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 81% and 81% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Impossible Letter Game ships an update every 4 months, Brain It On! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Impossible Letter Game versus Brain It On!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Impossible Letter GameBrain It On!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17K ratings) — better4.5 (5.2K ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better80.9% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better5.2K
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGammaLateral LLCOrbital Nine Games Inc

Customer experience

The Impossible Letter Game

All ratings17,369 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative12.4%

Brain It On!

All ratings5,150 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews1,398 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.8%

User reviews

The Impossible Letter Game

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and challenging game
  • 🧠 Helps improve focus and attention to detail
  • 🎨 Visually appealing design
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Some levels are too difficult
  • 🕰️ Timer continues running during ads
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🤕 Can strain the eyes

Brain It On!

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and fun
  • 🔒 No ads
  • 👍 Engaging physics-based puzzles
  • 👍 Encourages creative thinking
  • 👍 Good for brain exercise

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Drawing accuracy issues
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes too quickly
  • 🔋 Overheating on some devices
  • 👎 Too many ads for hints

Bugs and requests

The Impossible Letter Game

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent level difficulty
  • Crashing and freezing issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to skip difficult levels
  • Pause timer during level transitions
  • More game modes and level variety

Brain It On!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Level selector not working past level 220
  • Inability to draw near screen edges due to OS gestures
  • Hint videos not always helpful
  • In-app purchases not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels
  • Level editor to create custom puzzles
  • Ability to save progress
  • Improved drawing controls
  • Better hints and guidance

In-app purchases

4 purchases

The Impossible Letter Game

One-time4
  • Get 30 Hints$0.99
  • Get 70 Hints$1.99
  • Get 120 Hints$2.99
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  • Remove Ads$9.99
9 purchases

Brain It On!

One-time9
  • Remove Popup Ads$0.99
  • The Full Game (75% off)$0.99
  • Coin Pack$0.99
Show 6 more
  • The Full Game (50% off)$1.99
  • Coin Pack$1.99
  • The Full Game (25% off)$2.99
  • Coin Pack$2.99
  • The Full Game$3.99
  • Coin Pack$3.99

Questions

Is The Impossible Letter Game free?
The Impossible Letter Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain It On! free?
Brain It On! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Impossible Letter Game or Brain It On!?
The Impossible Letter Game is rated higher. The Impossible Letter Game averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Brain It On! averages 4.5 from 5.2K ratings.
Do The Impossible Letter Game or Brain It On! have ads?
Both The Impossible Letter Game and Brain It On! show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Impossible Letter Game or Brain It On!?
The Impossible Letter Game ships an update every 4 months, and Brain It On! every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Impossible Letter Game was updated on October 25, 2026 and Brain It On! on October 27, 2026.

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