Comparison

Brain Game University vs memoryOS

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

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About

Brain Game University

Engage in a variety of challenging brain games and puzzles, playable solo or with others. Earn a virtual degree as you master 41 unique games, each with hundreds of variations. Compete to achieve academic success in this fun and educational gaming experience.

Highlights
  • 41 unique brain games
  • Hundreds of variations per game
  • Single-player and multiplayer modes
  • Earn a virtual degree
  • Game Center integration
  • Challenging puzzles
Features
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The multiplayer brain game app you've been waiting for: 41 challenging brain games, each with hundreds of variations, that let you play alone or in Game Center while earning your Bachelor of Gaming Arts degree. Can you make the dean's list? Wreck the curve? Get straight A's? Getting schooled has never been so much fun. The Brain Game University Curriculum: • 2048 - Earn the 2048 tile before the grid fills up • 4 Letter Words - Solve a puzzle filled with 4 letter words • Arrows Away - Swipe in the direction of the most arrows • Block Star - Tap on groups of blocks to remove them • Boomer - Avoid exploding tiles while swiping paths • Brink - Slide puzzle tiles into the correct positions • Card Sharp - A card game where it's 21 or bust • Code Breaker - Tap colored pegs to solve the code • Color Match - Match tiles with reversed colors • Concentration - Match hidden letters, numbers & shapes • Connect: Connect dots with matching colors • Deja Vu - Try to remember which tiles you've seen • Edge Match - Match puzzle tile colors & patterns • Fifteen - Slide tiles into the correct order • Flash - Simon Says using flashes & sounds • Fruit Crunch - Match 3 fruits to crunch them • Grid Guru - Repeat increasingly complex patterns • Heap - Try to move all the playing cards onto the heap • Hopscotch - Slide letter tiles between rows to spell words • Hunt & Peck - Create words by tapping letter tiles • Mines: Uncover tiles without detonating mines • Misfit: Tap the item that doesn't belong • Number Crunch - Answer math expressions with swipes • One & Only - Find the unique tile color • Paired Up - Tap the matching pair of colored animal tiles • Peg - Peg Solitaire with colorful marbles • Rounders - Slide round tiles until the numbers match • Scramble - Slide letter tiles to unscramble words • Shape Shift - Match shapes before they shift • SlideWays - Slide tiles until they match the board • Smashed - Smash groups of blocks as fast as you can • Sudoku - Fill each 3x3 box with the numbers 1-9 • Tetravex - Slide tiles until all adjacent edges match • Total Recall - Memorize & recall words • Treys - Find 3 cards that are all the same or all different • True Colors - Tap tiles that are true to their color • Unity: Unite matching tiles by swiping them together • Word Crunch - Find words by swiping in a straight line • Word Hunt - Form words by tracing adjacent letters • Word Warrior - Recall letter tiles in order to create words • Yacht - Roll 5 dice to make 12 different combinations

About

memoryOS

Enhance your memory and focus with interactive lessons and a virtual mind palace game. Learn scientifically proven techniques to improve knowledge retention and recall a wide range of information, from names and numbers to complex data and entire books.

Highlights
  • Interactive bite-sized lessons
  • Virtual Mind Palaces game
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Scientifically proven techniques
  • Improve knowledge retention
  • Memorize diverse information
Features
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memoryOS contains interactive bite-sized lessons by a 2X World Memory Champion and an educational 3D game of Virtual Mind Palaces - all in one easy-to-use app. It utilizes scientifically proven memory techniques, spaced repetition and patented game mechanics to enhance long-term memory storage and improve knowledge retention. memoryOS is loved by 500,000+ people worldwide because it is a whole new, joyful & game-changing tool for obtaining the most effective memorization skills. Co-founded by Jonas von Essen, who went from struggling to remember to becoming a World Memory Champion, winning on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, "Jeopardy, and setting a world record by memorizing 100,000 decimals of Pi . memoryOS app has over 18k public worldwide ratings on Apple and Google app stores combined, averaging 4.8 stars. Users also continue adding 5-star reviews daily, sharing how effective and life-changing memoryOS has been for them. Also, memoryOS remains the most crowdfunded app in Kickstarter’s history. Memorization is as important as reading and writing and should be taught as our base skill. Our mission is to enable millions of people to remember needed information easily. With memoryOS, you will learn how to memorize: - Names, Long speeches, Lists of items, Birthdays, Personal facts, Passwords, Trivia, Languages, Vocabulary and phrases, Countries and Capitals, Flags, Historical timeline, Numbers, Periodic table - Content of complete books, Dates of significant events, Complex data structures, Concepts, and figures - Art, Anatomy, Decks of cards, Advanced number systems; Long sequences of numbers, Binary Digits You will also learn: - How to keep track of years, months, weeks, and days - Advanced study techniques, Spaced Repetition system, Speed memorization Why did Google Brands Accelerator recognize memoryOS as being 'Light Years Ahead' in the memory space? • memoryOS delivers results: During our pre-launch phase, thousands of users completed our demo and, on average, had a 70% increase in recall and a 60% increase in recall speed just after the first ~40min session. • Providing your mind with structured storage space: We have spent tens of thousands of hours creating and optimizing our Virtual Mind Palaces, so you don’t have to spend months constructing your own the hard way. These virtual palaces serve as blueprints for your mind's storage space, allowing you to easily encode, store and recall like a memory champion. • A proven innovative approach that works: During our research and development stage, thousands of people of all age groups and even those with difficult medical conditions found memoryOS as an effective and useful tool. Actual results exceeded our team’s expectations. • Gamified edtech at its best: memoryOS has proven to work on people with no prior gaming experience - anyone can use it. Utilizing the power of the Unity game engine, memoryOS is widely accessible on all mobile and tablet devices and is soon coming to VR. -- Joining memoryOS is free. This provides extensive value on the free plan, and you are not obligated to pay to start using it. You can subscribe to a Student Premium plan for as low as $3.49/month when billed annually or $4.99/month when billed monthly (it can be 10-20% higher in some countries due to local taxes). You can subscribe through the 'Shop' section of the memoryOS app and find the above-mentioned or go to your App Store app's profile and choose a desired plan there. Recurring payments will automatically renew unless you cancel your account at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage your subscription, cancel anytime, or turn off auto-renewal by accessing your iTunes account. Join the memoryOS community of over 500,000+ early adopters who share this memorable journey! -- Terms: memoryOS.com/terms Privacy policy: memoryOS.com/privacy-policy Learn more at: memoryOS.com Contact us: support@memoryOS.com

Screenshots

Brain Game University4 screens
memoryOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brain Game University at none against memoryOS's 28. Brain Game University also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.2). memoryOS's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 4) and chart position (#60 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. memoryOS sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Brain Game University asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Brain Game University against 4.9 for memoryOS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: memoryOS has 17K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Game University ships an update weekly, memoryOS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Brain Game University versus memoryOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain Game UniversitymemoryOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)4.9 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.3% of reviews
Number of ratings417K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#60 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB231 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel HansenEncoder Inc.

Customer experience

Brain Game University

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

memoryOS

All ratings16,902 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1,694 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.8%

Bugs and requests

Brain Game University

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

memoryOS

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues and account management problems
  • Frequent crashes and app instability
  • Navigation and UI elements not working as expected
  • Syncing issues between devices and lost progress
  • Connectivity problems when using cellular data

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free content and lessons
  • Ability to create custom memory palaces
  • Better progress tracking and analytics
  • Integration with other learning/productivity apps
  • Offline mode for lessons and memory palaces

In-app purchases

None

Brain Game University

No in-app purchases

23 purchases

memoryOS

Subscriptions20
  • Student Weekly Plan$3.997 Days
  • Student Monthly Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Expert Weekly Plan7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Essential Weekly Plan7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Essential Monthly Plan7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Essential Monthly Plan2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Essential Monthly Plan$16.991 Month
  • Student 3 Months Plan$19.993 Months
  • Expert Monthly Plan$24.991 Month
  • Expert Monthly Plan$29.991 Month
  • Expert 3 Months Plan7 Days trial$49.993 Months
  • Expert 3 Months Plan$69.993 Months
  • Expert 6 Months Plan7 Days trial$89.996 Months
  • Essential Annual Plan1 Month trial$89.991 Year
  • Essential Annual Plan7 Days trial3 variants$89.991 Year
  • Essential Annual Plan14 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Expert Annual Plan7 Days trial$148.991 Year
  • Expert Annual Plan1 Month trial$149.991 Year
  • Expert Annual Plan7 Days trial$174.991 Year
  • Expert Annual Plan1 Month trial$174.991 Year
One-time3
  • 10 Hearts$0.99
  • 10 Loci Coins$2.99
  • 50 Loci Coins$14.99

Questions

Is Brain Game University free?
Brain Game University is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is memoryOS free?
memoryOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Game University or memoryOS?
memoryOS is rated higher. Brain Game University averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while memoryOS averages 4.9 from 17K ratings.
Do Brain Game University or memoryOS have ads?
Neither Brain Game University nor memoryOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Game University or memoryOS?
Brain Game University ships an update weekly, and memoryOS every 2 weeks. Most recently, Brain Game University was updated on October 24, 2026 and memoryOS on October 29, 2026.

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