Comparison

BrainHack vs EnlightMe

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

Head to head
About

BrainHack

This app serves as an interpreter for the esoteric B*******k programming language. It allows users to execute B*******k code, which is known for its extreme minimalism and is designed for programmer challenge and amusement rather than practical use.

Highlights
  • B*******k programming language interpreter
  • Execute esoteric code
  • Minimalist programming language support
  • ASCII character output
  • Byte input and manipulation
Features
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BrainHack is an interpreter app for B*******k. The B*******k programming language is an esoteric programming language noted for its extreme minimalism. It is a Turing tarpit, designed to challenge and amuse programmers, and was not made to be suitable for practical use. It was created in 1993 by Urban Muller. Commands: > increment the data pointer (to point to the next cell to the right). < decrement the data pointer (to point to the next cell to the left). + increment (increase by one) the byte at the data pointer. - decrement (decrease by one) the byte at the data pointer. . output a character, the ASCII value of which being the byte at the data pointer. , accept one byte of input, storing its value in the byte at the data pointer. [ if the byte at the data pointer is zero, then instead of moving the instruction pointer forward to the next command, jump it forward to the command after the matching ] command. ] if the byte at the data pointer is nonzero, then instead of moving the instruction pointer forward to the next command, jump it back to the command after the matching [ command.

About

EnlightMe

Features
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The EnlightMe app needs the RaspberryPi EnlightMe Server to work! Please go to www.enlightme.app for instructions on how to setup the server. In combination with the EnlightMe Server you can control your Nuki smartlock, LimitlessLED/Milight LED lights, Elro power switches and even an iRobot Roomba if you have the RooWifi add-on. You can setup a schedule for switching devices on/off based on specific time, sunrise/sundown or presence/absence detection based on a FritzBox router.

Screenshots

BrainHack3 screens
EnlightMe1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BrainHack at 8.0 against EnlightMe's 11.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and December 26, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BrainHack versus EnlightMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainHackEnlightMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKatsuma TanakaRobert Ciesnik

In-app purchases

None

BrainHack

No in-app purchases

None

EnlightMe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrainHack free?
BrainHack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EnlightMe free?
EnlightMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BrainHack or EnlightMe have ads?
Neither BrainHack nor EnlightMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrainHack or EnlightMe?
BrainHack ships an update every 6 weeks, and EnlightMe every 6 weeks. Most recently, BrainHack was updated on September 11, 2026 and EnlightMe on December 26, 2025.

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