Impossible Dial vs Adapt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Impossible Dial
This game challenges your reflexes and cognitive skills by requiring you to tap when an arrow matches the color of its adjacent dial segment. It's designed to enhance focus, improve short-term memory, and boost attention span. Compete for high scores in this engaging brain training experience.
- Improves focus
- Enhances short-term memory
- Develops mental reflexes
- Helps with attention span
- Addictive gameplay
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Impossible Dial is an addictive game that tests your brain's reflexes and helps you improve your memory and focus. Simply tap when the arrow is the same color as the part of the dial it is next to! Match as many colours as you can and see if you can get a new high score! WARNING: Highly Addicting! Features: * Improves focus and short term memory * Helps your child pay attention and retain information better * Get better mental reflexes A fun and addictive mind trainer created by Ben Pasternak, Alex Pelletier, Remy Carr and Tamir Triguboff.
Adapt
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ADAPT – Reaction, focus and competition. How fast can you react when every moment counts? ADAPT combines fast reaction training with live duels against other players and regularly changing Weekly Challenges. COMPETE LIVE Challenge other players directly. Fast rounds, equal conditions and one simple goal: react faster and more accurately than your opponent. WEEKLY CHALLENGES Take on new challenges with fixed rules. Everyone plays under the same conditions, making every run perfect for direct comparison and leaderboard competition. THE GAME ADAPTS TO YOU Hit the bright signals and avoid the red decoys. ADAPT calibrates to your level and increases the challenge as you improve. You can also push your limits in Endless Mode, track your statistics and compete for a place on the leaderboards. ADAPT trains: • Reaction speed • Focus and attention • Timing and accuracy • Fast decisions under pressure No complicated rules. No long tutorials. Start, react and improve. Your opponent is you – until you compete against others.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Impossible Dial at none against Adapt's shown. Impossible Dial also leads on iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Impossible Dial sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Adapt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Impossible Dial ships an update fortnightly, Adapt every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Impossible Dial | Adapt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (60 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | App Holdings | Adamantios Tsolis |
Bugs and requests
Impossible Dial
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes when opening
- Dial stops responding during gameplay
- Ads appear even with no internet connection
Requested features
3 requests- Option to disable ads for a fee
- Ability to pause game during ads
- Improved ad placement (e.g. between games instead of during)
Adapt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Impossible Dial
- Remove Ads$0.99
Adapt
- Supporter L$0.991 Year
- Supporter M$2.991 Year
- Supporter L$5.991 Year








