Comparison

au vs Not Not

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

Head to head
About

au

A challenging puzzle game where players control speed by touching and lifting off the screen. Navigate through levels, collect dots, and avoid collisions. Compete for high scores and unlock new levels.

Highlights
  • Touch and hold to control speed
  • Collect all dots
  • Avoid collisions
  • 150 challenging levels
  • Leaderboard and medals
  • Replay past levels
  • Skip difficult levels
Features
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au - 4th in "focus" (aa, uu, ff, au, rr, ao, rl, sp, th, ki, ci, sn, lo, ba, ov, sh, fi, do, ru & ti) Touch down to increase speed, lift off to decrease. If you loved some of our touch and hold games in the past, you'll love au. 150 Awesome levels to start it off, touch and hold to increase speed, lift off to decrease. Avoid collisions to pass each level, get all the dots in safely. You can also top the leaderboard and earn medals! (bronze, silver and gold). There's 150 levels to solve right now, intertwined with all sorts of tweaks and surprises. You can also go back and replay any level you've already passed, at any time (Choose Level). If you're stuck on a really tricky level, skip it! (Tap Skip on the Fail Screen) If you can't wait, unlock all 150 levels and replay at your own pace! (Choose Level > Unlock All Levels) Thanks for all your support, I hope you're enjoying the "focus" series thus far. Handmade in Australia, General Adaptive

About

Not Not

Engage your brain with a logic and orientation puzzle game. Swipe your character according to increasingly complex instructions to reach higher levels. Offers two addictive game modes for a satisfying challenge.

Highlights
  • Logic and orientation challenges
  • Swipe-based character control
  • Increasingly complex instructions
  • Classic game mode
  • Challenge game mode
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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How much can your BRAIN handle? Not Not puzzle game is the ultimate brain-busting challenge based on logic and orientation. Follow the written instructions to swipe your character towards the correct direction (up, down, left or right) and victory. As you reach higher levels in the game, increasingly complex and varied instructions will require use of both your logic and dexterity for you to succeed. And sorry (not really) for any mental inconvenience this may cause :) Two game modes are available: - in the classic mode, discover a new concept on each level! - in the challenge mode, go as far as possible following more and more complex instructions! ***** "Amazing game!" "NotNot is a fun, challenging, and hilarious game. This will cheat your brain many times, so when you finally finish a level, it's super satisfying. It consists of short levels (sometimes) and its very addicting." _by HKapples_ ***** "This game is epic" "This game is epic. The graphics are great, the game is enjoyable and it a brilliant game. It is quite challenging but is still realy fun. You just got to have good reactions." ---------------- _by a notnot reviewer_ ***** "Creative new mind bending game!" "Give it a try, something different." ---------------- _by JTonzo_

Screenshots

au3 screens
Not Not4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Not Not at 4.7 against au's 3.7. Not Not also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 57%) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 36). au's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. au sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Not Not sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Not Not holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Not Not has 1.1K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of au's written reviews are positive against 78% of Not Not's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

au ships an update every 5 weeks, Not Not every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
au versus Not Not: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterauNot Not
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (36 ratings)4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews78.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings361.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB75 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGeneral Adaptive Apps Pty LtdAlternative Shift

Customer experience

au

All ratings36 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative30.6%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative36.2%

Not Not

All ratings1,049 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews776 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative16.2%

User reviews

au

From 36 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Addicting and fun
  • 👍 Great series of games
  • ✨ Simple and enjoyable
  • 💯 Best game ever
  • 😍 Amazing app

Room to improve

  • 😠 Impossible to beat levels
  • 🤔 Levels are confusing
  • 👎 Not intuitive
  • 💸 Feels like a money grab
  • 😵 Stupid and rageous

Not Not

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Challenges the brain
  • 🕹 Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • 🕰 Good time-killer
  • 👍 Simple yet effective game mechanics

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive ads and monetization
  • 🐛 Bugs and technical issues
  • 🔄 Language settings reset after each session
  • 🔍 Difficulty progression can be uneven

Bugs and requests

au

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Stops you from placing last piece
  • Level 39 needs to be fixed
  • Game crashes on open
  • No visible change of speed

Requested features

5 requests
  • Make more apps
  • Explain how to play latest game
  • Update with bug fixes
  • Provide instructions or tutorial
  • Fix crashing issue

Not Not

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes on startup
  • Purchased ad removal not working
  • Inconsistent swipe/input detection

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Option to disable music/sound effects
  • Improved accessibility for color-blind players

In-app purchases

3 purchases

au

One-time3
  • Skip au Level$0.99
  • Remove au Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All of au$3.99
8 purchases

Not Not

One-time8
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Unlock World : The Liar$0.99
  • Emergency Kit$0.99
Show 5 more
  • First Aid Kit2 variants$0.99
  • Survival Kit2 variants$2.99
  • Complete Kit$4.99
  • Immortal Kit$9.99
  • Ultimate Kit$29.99

Questions

Is au free?
au is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Not Not free?
Not Not is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, au or Not Not?
Not Not is rated higher. au averages 3.7 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Not Not averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do au or Not Not have ads?
Not Not shows ads; au does not.
Which is updated more often, au or Not Not?
au ships an update every 5 weeks, and Not Not every 2 weeks. Most recently, au was updated on November 1, 2026 and Not Not on November 6, 2026.

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