Mind Games vs Freaky Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mind Games
Engage in a variety of brain-training games designed to exercise different mental skills. Track your progress with score histories and standardized scales. A training center helps select personalized exercise routines.
- Brain training games
- Mental skill practice
- Score history tracking
- Progress graphs
- Standardized score conversion
- Personalized training center
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Exercise your brain! Mind Games is a great collection of games based in part on principles derived from cognitive tasks to help you practice different mental skills. This app includes many excellent free games. There are many trial games from Mind Games Pro that allow you to play 3 times. All games include your score history and a graph of your progress. Using some principles of standardized testing, your scores are also converted to a standardized scale so that you can see where you need work and excel. Not sure where to focus? Training Center does the work for you by picking the perfect mix of exercises to keep you engaged. Mind Games is intended to be brain challenging entertainment. No research has yet been conducted to determine if this app has cognitive benefits.
Freaky Focus
This game challenges your brain by requiring both hemispheres to communicate and resolve conflicts. It's designed to enhance your problem-solving and decision-making skills by training your brain to use both analytical and intuitive functions effectively.
- Dual hemisphere brain training
- Improves communication between brain hemispheres
- Enhances problem-solving skills
- Boosts decision-making abilities
- Trains analytical and intuitive thinking
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Your brain is split into two hemispheres that focus on different tasks. Your left hemisphere is more analytical and detail-oriented, your right hemisphere is more intuitive and impulsive. When you play Freaky Focus both hemispheres have to communicate (through the famous corpus callosum) to decide whether there is a conflict. This trains you to use both hemispheres effectively when you solve problems or make decisions!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mind Games at none against Freaky Focus's 2. Mind Games also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (84% vs 65%). Freaky Focus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Freaky Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mind Games asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mind Games holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mind Games has 12K ratings behind it against 568, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Mind Games's written reviews are positive against 65% of Freaky Focus's.
Mind Games ships an update every 3 weeks, Freaky Focus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mind Games | Freaky Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (12K ratings) — better | 4.2 (568 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better | 65.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 568 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mindware Consulting, Inc | Erik Wegener |
Customer experience
Mind Games
Freaky Focus
User reviews
Mind Games
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Effective brain training
- 🧠 Variety of challenging games
- 📈 Tracks progress and performance
- 🤓 Helps improve memory and focus
- 🎮 Fun and engaging
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads in free version
- 🤔 Confusing navigation and layout
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🇺🇸 American-centric content and terminology
- 🔒 Limited access without paid upgrade
Freaky Focus
From 568 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Helps improve focus and concentration
- 🎮 Challenging and engaging gameplay
- 💰 Free to play with no paywall
Room to improve
- 🚫 Excessive ads that disrupt gameplay
- ⏱️ Time limits too short, making it difficult to respond
- 🎨 Color scheme issues for some users
Bugs and requests
Mind Games
Reported bugs
3 issues- Screens going blank or freezing
- Answers/instructions being cut off
- Inconsistent scoring and percentile calculations
Requested features
5 requests- Add a tutorial for new users
- Provide more language and region options
- Improve scoring and feedback system
- Introduce a dark mode option
- Allow users to track and review past performance
Freaky Focus
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent scoring or incorrect answers registered
- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable time limits
- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Difficulty levels or progressive challenges
In-app purchases
Mind Games
No in-app purchases
Freaky Focus
- Remove ads2 variants$0.99
