Comparison

N'Back Butterfly vs Brainify

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

Head to head

Boost your brain

About

N'Back Butterfly

Enhance your cognitive abilities and combat forgetfulness with this application designed to improve working memory. It utilizes the scientifically recognized n-back task to train your brain's capacity for information recall and manipulation.

Highlights

Working memory improvement
N-back task training
Cognitive neuroscience assessment
Continuous performance task

Features

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Forget about forgetfulness! Improve your memory! Improve Working Memory using N'Back Butterfly. The n-back task is a continuous performance task that is commonly used as an assessment in cognitive neuroscience to measure a part of working memory. The n-back was introduced by Wayne Kirchner in 1958. [quoted from Wikipedia　2014-04-02]

About

Brainify

Features

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How far can you make it? A new kind of mobile game is here! Brainify is a memory and puzzle game based on a simple game idea. Memorize and choose the right dots. Go far as you can and stimulate your brain. Memorize all the yellow dots, recreate the pattern and boost your visual memory. Challenge your friends in this ambitious game! Tips: Focus and Relax, take a deep breath and try to visuales the entire pattern. Play with your friends and resolve all levels together. Are you ready for the ultimate puzzle game experience? ALREADY A FAN? CONNECT WITH US. *Website https://www.integrallgames.com/ *Facebook https://www.facebook.com/integrallgames *Instagram https://www.instagram.com/integrallgames/ If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at contact@integrallgames.com

Screenshots

N'Back Butterfly2 screens

Brainify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: N'Back Butterfly at none against Brainify's 1. Brainify's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. Brainify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. N'Back Butterfly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

N'Back Butterfly ships an update every 10 months, Brainify every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level

N'Back Butterfly versus Brainify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	N'Back Butterfly	Brainify
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 10 months	Every 4 months — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Ad-supported	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	9 MB	46 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Yasuyoshi Ota	Ionut Iluta

In-app purchases

None

N'Back Butterfly

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Brainify

One-time1

No Ads$0.99

Questions

Is N'Back Butterfly free?

N'Back Butterfly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Brainify free?

Brainify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do N'Back Butterfly or Brainify have ads?

Both N'Back Butterfly and Brainify show ads.

Which is updated more often, N'Back Butterfly or Brainify?

N'Back Butterfly ships an update every 10 months, and Brainify every 4 months. Most recently, N'Back Butterfly was updated on October 27, 2026 and Brainify on October 22, 2026.