2048 Backwards vs Brain Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2048 Backwards
This game challenges players to merge tiles by swiping, but in reverse. Instead of combining to reach a high number, players start with large tiles and aim to break them down to reach the smallest tile. Compete for the top spot on the leaderboards.
- Reverse 2048 gameplay
- Swipe to merge tiles
- Goal is to reach the 2 tile
- Leaderboard competition
- Simple puzzle mechanics
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2048 in reverse!!! Start with 2048 tiles and swipe like tiles to merge them into half of what they were! Try and reach the 2 tile to compete on the Leaderboards! Good Luck!
Brain Trainer
Engage your mind with this addictive number-matching puzzle game. Choose from three board sizes, game modes, and graphic themes to test your intelligence and improve cognitive skills.
- Multiple game modes (Power of Two, Power of Three, Fibonacci)
- Three board sizes
- Three graphic themes
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Addictive gameplay
- Intelligence testing
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Train your brain with this very addictive game. Three board sizes, three game modes, and three graphic themes are available! Test your intelligence :) How to Play Swipe your finger to move the tiles. POWER OF TWO: when two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. For example, 2 merges with 2 and becomes 4; 4 merges with 4 and becomes 8, etc. POWER OF THREE: when three consecutive tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. For example, 3 merges with 3-3 and becomes 9; 9 merges with 9-9 and becomes 27, etc. FIBONACCI: a tile can be joined with a tile that is one level above or below it in the sequence, but not with an equal tile. In math, the Fibonacci sequence is a succession of numbers in which each number is obtained by adding together the last two digits that came before. The first terms are: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144. For example, 2 and 3 merge together and become 5; 5 and 3 merge together and become 8, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brain Trainer at 3.9 against 2048 Backwards's 3.0. Brain Trainer also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 34 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). 2048 Backwards's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brain Trainer holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Trainer has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
2048 Backwards ships an update every 34 months, Brain Trainer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 Backwards | Brain Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ethan Sarif-Kattan | Gaetano La Delfa |
Customer experience
2048 Backwards
Brain Trainer
In-app purchases
2048 Backwards
No in-app purchases
Brain Trainer
No in-app purchases
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