mimic + vs The Completionist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mimic +
Test your memory with this addictive game inspired by Simon Says. Repeat increasingly complex color sequences across various modes and customizable themes. Challenge yourself to reach higher levels and compete on leaderboards.
- Repeat color sequences
- Classic, Dynamic, Reverse, and Shuffle modes
- 4 customizable themes
- 2x2 or 4x4 board options
- Game Center leaderboards
- Replay sequence option (paid)
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Mimic + is an addictive and challenging memory game based on Simon Says classic game - one of the most popular games of all time! Have a few minutes to spare? Waiting in line? This is perfect for you! The concept is simple: repeat the color sequence shown—each round adds one more step. Sounds easy? The challenge ramps up fast. Try it and see how far your memory can take you! Don’t be fooled by its simplicity—reach level 30 and you’re a true genius # Game Modes * Classic - Repeat the sequence in order. * Dynamic - Play like Classic, but new buttons appear as you progress. * Reverse - Repeat the sequence backwards. * Shuffle - The pattern reshuffles every round. # Fully Customizable * Choose from 4 themes: Classic, Piano, Xylophone, or Wormarium * Play on 2×2 or 4×4 boards * Set your starting level (up to 25 in the lite version) * Toggle sound effects * Replay the sequence (paid version only) * Use up to 3 continues (1 in lite) * Compete via Game Center leaderboards * Free version supported by ads; paid version is ad‑free Enjoy the game? Rate us and share your feedback!
The Completionist
Manage a 1980s pop culture magazine, hiring staff and commissioning stories. Navigate deadlines and finances with a retro aesthetic and a Kanban workflow. Your choices impact the magazine's success and unlock new narrative quests.
- Run a 1980s pop culture magazine
- Hire writers, editors, and researchers
- Kanban workflow for story management
- Retro pixel art and sound design
- Thousands of 1980s headlines
- Prestige system for permanent upgrades
- Narrative quests and story progression
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Run a scrappy pop culture magazine through the golden age of print. Hire writers, editors, and researchers. Commission stories about the movies, music, games, and news that defined the 1980s. Move work across a Kanban board from idea to published think piece. Try not to go broke. It's 1980. MTV hasn't launched. Keyboards click and coffee brews and nobody's heard the word "Internet." You just have tight deadlines, a small team, and a whole decade of pop culture to write about. Part strategy game. Part idle. Part workflow sim. Part love letter to the 1980s. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT * Your Choices Matter — Build a team of specialists or balanced generalists. Rush stories to hit deadlines for the bonus, or slow down and chase 5-star quality for the milestone payout. Hire aggressively and spend yourself thin, or run lean and invest in equipment. Prestige early with a handful of legacy points, or grind deeper for a bigger haul. Every run surfaces a new question. * Old School Aesthetic — Commodore 64 color palette, pixel art sprites, and sounds. It looks like it crawled out of a floppy disk. In a good way. * Thousands of 1980s Headlines — Empire Strikes Back opening weekend. The NES launch. Live Aid. The Challenger disaster. The stuff that shaped a generation. * Kanban Workflow — Research, draft, create, edit, publish. Manage stories across the board like a project manager who's really into Depeche Mode. * Build Your Team — Creators write. Editors catch typos. Researchers break down leads. Project Managers keep the whole operation from falling apart. Hire smart, level up skills, and equip your crew with keyboards, desks, and headphones. * Prestige System — Hit $300K and complete a Volume. Start your next run with permanent legacy upgrades that pull your strategy in different directions. Revenue Boost or Inflation Shield. Quality Boost or Fast Learners. There's no correct order. There's your order. Each Volume is faster, deeper, and harder to put down. * Speed Boosts — Coffee, pizza, donuts. The fuel of journalism. Buy consumables for a temporary push. Buy an office dog for permanent motivation. * Narrative Quests — Story-driven progression through your magazine's rise across the decade. Not just numbers going up — a real arc. * NO ADS. NO ENERGY GATES. One optional speed boost. That's it. The first Volume teaches you the mechanics. Volumes 2 through 10 are where you discover what kind of editor you actually are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Completionist at 69% against mimic +'s 0%. The Completionist also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). mimic +'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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
mimic + costs $2.99 and The Completionist $1.99 up front. The Completionist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mimic + asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Completionist holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of mimic +'s written reviews are positive against 69% of The Completionist's.
mimic + ships an update every 7 months, The Completionist every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mimic + | The Completionist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Flavio Serrazes | Frosty Pop |
Customer experience
mimic +
The Completionist
In-app purchases
mimic +
No in-app purchases
The Completionist
- Monday Motivation$1.99
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