Comparison

Brain It On! vs Skyhook

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

Skyhook

A space arcade game focused on precise timing and momentum. Launch, catch rotating hooks, and navigate through cosmic obstacles to reach distant planets. Collect stardust and earn new ships as you master handcrafted levels.

Highlights
  • Handcrafted levels across three worlds
  • Rotating skyhooks and shifting destinations
  • Stardust collection for rewards
  • Unlockable ships with special abilities
  • Offline gameplay
  • Adjustable music and sound effects
Features
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Wait for the perfect moment. Tap to let go. Skyhook is a space arcade game about timing, momentum, and finding your way through the dark. Launch from orbit, catch a rotating skyhook, and line up your next leap toward a distant planet. Simple controls leave room for clever routes. Tap open space to leave orbit. Hold your current planet or skyhook to speed up its rotation. During flight, tap left or right to spend a limited burst and adjust your course. Take the direct shot, or visit every skyhook to collect the stardust along the way. A SMALL UNIVERSE TO MASTER • Handcrafted levels across three distinct worlds. • Moving skyhooks, shifting destinations, asteroid fields, and dangerous black holes. • Stardust to collect and keep, even after a crash. • Medals for arriving, taking fewer launches, and collecting each level's stardust. • Earn new ships with extra bursts, then unlock Aurora's automatic asteroid-clearing laser. MADE FOR A QUIETER KIND OF ARCADE Art deco ships and celestial machinery drift through deep, atmospheric space. A dark, cinematic soundtrack accompanies each journey. Adjust music and effects independently, or mute the game and keep listening to your own audio. Learn with a short automatic demo, replay unlocked levels, and return whenever you like. Progress saves on your device. Gameplay works offline, and no Skyhook account is required. Free to play, with occasional ads between completed levels. An optional one-time Remove Ads purchase removes in-game advertising. All levels and ship unlocks are earned through play.

Screenshots

Brain It On!4 screens
Skyhook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Skyhook at 5.0 against Brain It On!'s 4.5. Skyhook also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Brain It On!'s advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Skyhook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skyhook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain It On! has 5.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, Skyhook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brain It On! versus Skyhook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain It On!Skyhook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB81 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOrbital Nine Games IncBo Jacobson

Customer experience

Brain It On!

All ratings5,165 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews1,398 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.8%

Skyhook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Skyhook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 6 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Skyhook

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Brain It On! free?
Brain It On! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skyhook free?
Skyhook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain It On! or Skyhook?
Skyhook is rated higher. Brain It On! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Skyhook averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Brain It On! or Skyhook have ads?
Both Brain It On! and Skyhook show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain It On! or Skyhook?
Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Skyhook every 3 days. Most recently, Brain It On! was updated on November 4, 2026 and Skyhook on October 31, 2026.

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