Comparison

Mind Games vs Memo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Brain training games
  • Mental skill practice
  • Score history tracking
  • Progress graphs
  • Standardized score conversion
  • Personalized training center
Features
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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.

About

Memo

Engage in daily 5-minute brain training exercises grounded in neurobiology. Improve memory, focus, and logic with a variety of games and mindfulness sessions. Track your progress and compete globally.

Highlights
  • 5-minute daily brain workouts
  • Neurobiology-based exercises
  • Memory, math, and logic games
  • Mindfulness and breathing sessions
  • Progress tracking charts
  • Global leaderboard competition
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Daily fitness for your brain — grounded in neurobiology research! Memo shows how short, 5-minute daily practices develop your brain's capacity across working memory, mental math, Sudoku, 2D & 3D geometry, and selective attention. Memo works in two complementary directions — active Brain Training and restorative Mindfulness sessions — giving you a clean, intuitive interface to track your cognitive progress over time, plus an atmosphere of friendly competition on the Global Leaderboard. Why Choose Memo? Grounded in Neurobiology & Cognitive Science Every exercise in Memo is built on established neurocognitive research — from visuospatial working memory and Stroop inhibitory control to mental rotation, deductive reasoning, and paced autonomic breathing. Short, consistent 5-minute daily workouts stimulate cognitive agility without overwhelm. 6-Step Daily Brain Challenge Start your day with a curated 5-minute brain fitness workout combining word recall, arithmetic, visual equations, angle geometry, and 3D spatial cube counting. Complete the Daily Challenge to build your calendar streak and compare streaks on the Leaderboard. Direction 1 — 8 Cognitive Brain Training Games: - Mental Math & Visual Equations (Level 1 & Level 2) - Master rapid arithmetic, number bonds, multi-step chains, and visual algebraic icon puzzles. - Geometry / GeoLogic (Level 1 & Level 2) - Solve interactive 2D triangle and angle-chaser puzzles plus 3D orthographic cube projections with step-by-step hints. - Sudoku (6x6 & 9x9) - Train deductive logic with fast 2x3 boards or classic 3x3 number grids. - Chimp Test - Challenge your working memory and spatial recall inspired by the famous primate cognition benchmark. - Dots Link - Connect matching color pairs across the grid with smooth continuous paths without crossing lines. - Brain Speed - Test and improve your visual reaction time, inhibitory control, and decision speed. - Mind Flip - Sharpen selective attention, spatial updating, and cognitive flexibility. - Word Memory - Strengthen short-term verbal recall by memorizing word lists under time pressure. Direction 2 — Mindfulness Sessions, Sleep Tracker & Apple Health Peak cognitive fitness goes hand in hand with mental recovery. Use guided Breathing sessions (4-4-4 Box Breathing and 4-7-8 Relaxation), the Do Nothing stillness timer, and the Activity & Sleep Tracker with optional Apple Health synchronization to log Mindful Minutes and Sleep Analysis (including Awake and Asleep stages). Convenient Progress Tracking & Friendly Competition - Intuitive Progress Charts - Easily track your daily growth in a clean visual UI comparing your current scores, speed, and accuracy against your personal First Try baseline. - Friendly Competition on the Global Leaderboard - Enjoy a welcoming, motivating atmosphere of friendly competition across Daily, Weekly, and All-Time rankings for every game and difficulty level. Key Features at a Glance: - Short 5-minute daily brain fitness workouts grounded in neurobiology - Dual-direction system: 8 Brain Training games + Mindfulness & Sleep recovery - Apple Health integration for Sleep Analysis and Mindful Minutes - Clean, intuitive UI for visual progress tracking against your personal baseline - Global Leaderboard fostering friendly daily competition and streak sharing - Available in 8 languages Download Memo now and start your first 5-minute brain fitness workout! -- https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mind Games4 screens
Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mind Games at none against Memo's 10. Mind Games also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). Memo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price 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. Memo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Mind Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mind Games has 12K ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Memo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind Games ships an update every 3 weeks, Memo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Mind Games versus Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind GamesMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMindware Consulting, IncSiarhei Keller

Customer experience

Mind Games

All ratings12,454 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews508 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.2%

Memo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Memo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mind Games

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Memo

Subscriptions9
  • Memo Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Memo Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Memo Premium +7d Free7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Memo Premium +30d Free1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Memo Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Memo Premium Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Memo Premium +7d Free7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Memo Premium +30d Free1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Memo Premium +30d Free1 Month trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Memo Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Mind Games free?
Mind Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memo free?
Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mind Games or Memo?
Memo is rated higher. Mind Games averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Memo averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Mind Games or Memo have ads?
Mind Games shows ads; Memo does not.
Which is updated more often, Mind Games or Memo?
Mind Games ships an update every 3 weeks, and Memo every 3 days. Most recently, Mind Games was updated on November 8, 2026 and Memo on November 7, 2026.

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