Comparison

Brain It On! vs IQ Boost

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

Head to head
About

Brain It On!

Engage your mind with tricky physics puzzles. Draw shapes to find creative solutions to increasingly difficult challenges. Compete with friends and discover multiple ways to solve each puzzle.

Highlights
  • Dozens of brain-busting puzzles
  • Puzzles added regularly
  • Compete with friends
  • Multiple solutions per puzzle
  • Share unique solutions
Features
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Deceptively challenging puzzles for your brain! Draw shapes to solve challenging physics puzzles. They're not as easy as they look. Care to give one a try? ◆ Dozens of brain busting puzzles, with more being added all the time ◆ Compete with your friends for the Brain It On! crown ◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution? ◆ Share your unique solutions and compare with your friends If you like this game, please rate it and leave a comment. As a tiny indie developer your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help! If you don't like something in the game, please email me at support@orbitalnine.com and tell me why. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can continue to make this game better. Follow @orbitalnine on Twitter for all the latest news and updates on this game and upcoming releases. Like the game on Facebook: facebook.com/OrbitalNine Visit online at: orbitalnine.com I hope you enjoy Brain It On!

About

IQ Boost

Engage in a collection of original and humorous logic puzzles, brain teasers, and memory exercises designed to challenge your intellect. Improve your concentration, abstract thinking, and overall mindset with fun, non-standard gameplay. Discover your IQ level and watch it grow as you play.

Highlights
  • Tricky puzzles and logic tests
  • Memory, attention, and logic training
  • Original and funny tasks
  • Non-standard colorful gameplay
  • Nontrivial challenges for all ages
  • Find out your IQ level
Features
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IQ Boost is a game with tricky puzzles, tasks and logic tests. All the tasks are original and funny! We said ‘NO’ to boring brain training. Free IQ Boost game features only the best tasks, brainteasers and exercises to train your memory, attention, logic and mindset. Only 10% of all the people have an IQ higher than 120. Are you among them? Play IQ Boost - challenge your brain. Try yourself in solving nontrivial tasks. You will train logical and abstract thinking by solving puzzles and logic tasks. Concentration and memory will be better too. Have a good time while training your brain. Find out your IQ level. Lower than you thought? Play IQ Boost and you’ll see your IQ is growing. Game features: • Easy to play; • Nonstandard colourful gameplay; • Funny answers and solutions; • Nontrivial challenges for any age; • Lots of levels; • Intellectual brain-teaser game. Remember: obvious solutions might not be not always right...think out of the box and train your brain! Play and prove you are the cleverest!

Screenshots

Brain It On!4 screens
IQ Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

Brain It On! and IQ Boost both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Brain It On!'s written reviews are positive against 12% of IQ Boost's. IQ Boost's advantage is ratings volume (48K vs 5.1K) and chart position (#94 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Brain It On! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and IQ Boost sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Brain It On! against 4.5 for IQ Boost. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IQ Boost has 48K ratings behind it against 5.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Brain It On!'s written reviews are positive against 12% of IQ Boost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, IQ Boost every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Brain It On! versus IQ Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain It On!IQ Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.1K ratings)4.5 (48K ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better12.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5.1K48K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#94 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB347 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrbital Nine Games IncBrightika, Inc.

Customer experience

Brain It On!

All ratings5,145 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews1,392 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.7%

IQ Boost

All ratings48,143 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews989 reviews
Positive12.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative76.1%

User reviews

Brain It On!

From 5.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and fun
  • 🔒 No ads
  • 👍 Engaging physics-based puzzles
  • 👍 Encourages creative thinking
  • 👍 Good for brain exercise

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Drawing accuracy issues
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes too quickly
  • 🔋 Overheating on some devices
  • 👎 Too many ads for hints

IQ Boost

From 48K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤔 Thought-provoking puzzles
  • 🧠 Challenges the mind
  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Too many ads
  • ⏱️ Ads interrupt gameplay
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Literal and unchallenging puzzles

Bugs and requests

Brain It On!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Level selector not working past level 220
  • Inability to draw near screen edges due to OS gestures
  • Hint videos not always helpful
  • In-app purchases not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels
  • Level editor to create custom puzzles
  • Ability to save progress
  • Improved drawing controls
  • Better hints and guidance

IQ Boost

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not progressing as expected
  • Hints not working as intended
  • Orientation issues on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More challenging levels
  • Ability to skip ads
  • Option to pay for ad-free experience

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Brain It On!

One-time9
  • Remove Popup Ads$0.99
  • The Full Game (75% off)$0.99
  • Coin Pack$0.99
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  • The Full Game (50% off)$1.99
  • Coin Pack$1.99
  • The Full Game (25% off)$2.99
  • Coin Pack$2.99
  • The Full Game$3.99
  • Coin Pack$3.99
9 purchases

IQ Boost

Subscriptions4
  • Remove Ads – Sale$0.997 Days
  • Remove Ads – Sale$1.997 Days
  • Remove Ads – Sale$2.997 Days
Show 1 more
  • Remove Ads$4.997 Days
One-time5
  • Pile of Tips$1.99
  • Startup Set$1.99
  • Bag of Tips$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Mountain of Tips$4.99

Questions

Is Brain It On! free?
Brain It On! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IQ Boost free?
IQ Boost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain It On! or IQ Boost?
Brain It On! and IQ Boost are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5.1K and 48K ratings respectively.
Do Brain It On! or IQ Boost have ads?
Both Brain It On! and IQ Boost show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain It On! or IQ Boost?
Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, and IQ Boost every 5 weeks. Most recently, Brain It On! was updated on September 24, 2026 and IQ Boost on September 24, 2026.

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