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Brain Who? Tricky Riddle Tests

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Brain Who? offers challenging and fun riddle gameplay, but an overwhelming number of ads, even for paying users, severely detracts from the experience, leading to widespread frustration and uninstalls.

4.6★ lifetime (181,903) Free + in-app purchases since 2020 by TEOS OYUN VE TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI updated 0.1 mo ago recent negative 79% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Excessive Ads Ad-Free Purchase Issues Engaging Gameplay Game Mechanics & Bugs
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.6★ lifetime average

Brain Who? is a free-to-play riddle game designed to challenge players' brains with tricky puzzles. While many users find the core gameplay enjoyable and stimulating, the experience is consistently marred by an excessive volume of ads, which often appear after every level and sometimes even after every click.

What users like

  • The game offers challenging and fun brain-testing riddles.R74R88R101R108
  • It can be a good way to sharpen your mind and helps with anxiety and focus for some users.R64R261R326R377

What users complain about

  • There are an excessive number of ads, often appearing after every level or even every click, making gameplay frustrating and almost impossible.R1R6R7R8
  • Paying for an ad-free experience does not always remove all ads, leading to feelings of being ripped off.R3R13R24R36
  • Some puzzles have incorrect answers or unresponsive mechanics, requiring hints for actions already attempted.R2R115R177
  • The game can be too easy for some players, while others find certain questions (like movie questions) too hard, even for teenagers.R47R118R219R394
  • There are reports of basic mistakes in grammar and punctuation within the game's text.R431
  • Some users experienced issues with free trials being charged after cancellation or the game not loading.R40R362

Latest update · v2.4.7

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

- Performance improvements - Bug fixes

Recurring themes

Excessive Ads negative
The most prevalent complaint is the overwhelming number of ads. Users report ads appearing after every level, every click, or even multiple ads between short puzzles, making the game unplayable. Many state they spend more time watching ads than playing. This contradicts the developer's notes about 'performance improvements' if the core issue of ad frequency remains.R1R6R7R8
Ad-Free Purchase Issues negative
Users who paid to remove ads report that ads still appear, making the purchase feel like a 'rip-off' or 'money grab'. This is a significant issue for user trust and contradicts the expected benefit of in-app purchases.R3R13R24R36
Engaging Gameplay positive
Despite the ad issues, many users find the core game fun, challenging, and satisfying. It's praised for testing the brain and offering diverse characters and questions.R74R88R101R108
Game Mechanics & Bugs negative
Some reviews mention issues with unresponsive controls where correct actions aren't registered, or hints suggest actions already tried. There are also reports of bugs on specific levels and general lag.R2R33R115R177

Who it's for

This game is for people who enjoy challenging brain teasers and riddles and are either willing to tolerate a very high volume of ads R74R88 or are prepared to risk paying for an ad-free version that may not fully deliver R3R13. It is NOT for those who get easily frustrated by frequent interruptions, as ads are pervasive R1R12R46. It might also not be suitable for young children due to some content and difficulty R47R118.

Evidence note: The recent review sample is heavily skewed negative (78.7% recent-negative), primarily due to the overwhelming ad presence. This contrasts sharply with the lifetime rating of 4.56, suggesting a significant decline in user experience, possibly from increased ad monetization. The developer's notes mention 'performance improvements' and 'bug fixes,' but recent reviews still report lag and unresponsive gameplay, and the ad issue, which is the most prominent 'bug' from a user perspective, is not addressed and appears to be worsening.

Frequently asked

Does Brain Who? have too many ads?
Yes, Brain Who? has an excessive number of ads, with many users reporting ads after every level, every click, or even multiple ads between short puzzles, making the game frustrating and often unplayable R1R6R12R46.
If I pay to remove ads in Brain Who?, do they actually go away?
No, multiple users report that even after paying to remove ads, they still encounter them, leading to feelings of being ripped off R3R13R24R43.
Is Brain Who? a challenging game?
Yes, many users find Brain Who? to be a challenging and fun game that effectively tests their brain R74R88R101R108.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R74] 5/5 · US Fun game: I love how challenging this game is! Just hate how theres so many ads
  2. [R88] 5/5 · US rai’ly: this game is so fun!!!!!! and satisfying!!!! you should definitely get it
  3. [R101] 4/5 · US Ad Problem: I really love this game!! I think it is super fun and really tests your brain. The only problem is there are so many ads and it makes it frustrating. There is an ad after every round and the rounds only take about 30 sec - 1 min. I think that if they reduced the ads number it would make it so much more fun to play!
  4. [R108] 5/5 · US Excellent Game! No need to purchase expensive add ons: The questions are not too easy, and it features an international, diverse cast of characters. If you or your loved ones want a game that includes multiple representations of intelligence then you’ll love this one
  5. [R64] 3/5 · US Good game but too many ads: I love the game and it really helps with my anxiety and focus. The only issue I have with this game is there is an advertisement that plays after every successful puzzle
  6. [R261] 5/5 · GB I Ike it: I like it because it makes me smarter Than I ever was and it is so much fun ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
  7. [R326] 5/5 · GB BRAIN: This game is AMAZING zigs really good who cares if it has lots of adds the main thing is that it makes your brain sharp.
  8. [R377] 5/5 · GB Too many ads: Its the best game to sharpen your mind but you can’t if there is an ad after everything you play and it is really annoying so if you could fix it that would be great
  9. [R1] 2/5 · US TRASH: WISH I COULD DO ZERO STARS ON PUT 2 STARS SO HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN SEE REVIEW.TOO MANY ADDS….YOU SPEND MORE TIME TRYING TO GET THRU ADDS THAN EVEN PLAYING GAME
  10. [R6] 1/5 · US To many adds: Adds after every click. downloaded, played 1 game and watched 3 adds before I could play level 2. I instantly deleted if you want to watch more adds then play the game the this is the game for you
  11. [R7] 1/5 · US Ads: this game is horrible, you get ads every time u beat a level and it’s actually annoying. don’t download this game it’s actually useless 😭
  12. [R8] 1/5 · US Deleted: Way too many ads to try and get you to pay to remove them. Fun game otherwise
  13. [R3] 1/5 · US don’t pay to remove ads!: I paid to remove ads and they still show you ads, so it’s a rip off. it’s like an ad after each level. not worth!
  14. [R13] 1/5 · US Paid for no ads: I paid for no ads and the game pushes me to watch an ad to get a bonus prize. The option to go to next level takes a few seconds as it wants me to watch an ad. Wants me to pay $6.99 a week to become VIP. Money grab and rounds became boring and not challenging.
  15. [R24] 1/5 · US Money grab/ ad campaign: To many ads after every level. Sometimes 2-3. Then it pops up to pay for vip or ad free. Pay for add free ads still pop up trash game.
  16. [R36] 1/5 · US Stole money didn’t get what I paid for.: Paid for ad free and still got ads!
  17. [R2] 3/5 · US Could be good but…: The game is nice. It’s just that when you figure out at the beginning how to solve it will not respond. I’ll try something and keep trying it and keep trying it and nothing and then when I use a hint, it’ll tell me to do the very thing I was doing. I don’t like that.
  18. [R115] 3/5 · US Wrong Answers: Your game is fun for the most part. But some of your answers are wrong, your hint shows one thing and when you go to pick it you’d told it’s wrong. Need to fix
  19. [R177] 3/5 · US Great but a bug: When I played this game it was fun but on level 26 this level had a bug. I tapped on both men phone and one was very inapropiet and the other one was honest. So I wanted to pick the honest man but when I tapped on him it didn’t work. So now that level will never be solved for me. Besides that great game I guess.
  20. [R47] 3/5 · US Too easy but keep littles away!!!: Idk it’s a great game but super easy and my kid is 4 and doesn’t understand most of it and has tantrums. So not that great to littles. Boo to who ever made this.😡
  21. [R118] 4/5 · US Need to go back: I accidentally clicked the wrong age when I first downloaded it and it won’t let me go back. And I have a question, why are the movie questions so hard? like I let my little cousin play and he didn’t know a single movie the game was asking him to guess and he’s 15! But overall the game is awesome and I love it. And I am rating it but it won’t let me do 4 and a half stars so I am
  22. [R219] 3/5 · GB Very poor: Very poor images, poor challenge, lack of creativity. It could be better. Sorry engineering and design team
  23. [R394] 4/5 · GB No Hate: This game is very fun and calming for me but the challenges are very hard and the clues haven’t really been that helpful no hate just saying. Overall I like this game and it has kept me busy in my opinion. PS I love your games name you choose it is so fun ! And lastly not all the challenges are hard just some of them BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  24. [R431] 3/5 · GB My honest opinion: This game is ok but there are a few problems. 1. TOO MANY ADS. Within one minute of playing this game, there were six 30 second adverts. This is such a shame because it makes the game unplayable. 2. BASIC MISTAKES.The amount of missing punctuation and comma splices is ridiculous. There is a lot of incorrect grammar as well. Furthermore, there are so many levels with missing qu
  25. [R40] 1/5 · US Thief’s: i got a free trial subscription and i cancelled it simply because the game wasn’t entertaining to me and they ended up charging my card anyways i’ve never had this happen to me for a free trial
  26. [R362] 4/5 · GB Great but…: Great but after a while it just stops loading.I don’t know if it’s just my iPad though
  27. [R33] 3/5 · US Brain who?: Good and fun somtimes laggy though
  28. [R12] 1/5 · US Never had so many adds: Never had to deal with that amount of adds like with this game. If yoy play an hour I would estimate it 50 minutes of that is just adds. Im removing it right away, just too much
  29. [R46] 1/5 · US Don’t waste your time.: I downloaded the game, and it lasted literally 5 minutes before being uninstalled from my phone. Every, and I mean EVERY, time you click the screen, no matter what button you push or if you’re in a level or not, there’s an ad. Not the short ones either. The ones that are 30+ seconds long that you can’t get out of until they’re over. Far too many ads to make the game even remo
  30. [R43] 1/5 · US Do NOT download: I downloaded this app thinking it looked like fun. The ads were horrendous. I spent more time watching ads than actually playing the game. At first I thought it seemed like it could be fun so after a couple of rounds I paid the $4.99 to remove the ads. I played the next round and immediately went to another ad. I closed the game completely, reopened, played another round and

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store