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Head-to-head

Akinator vs Brain Test

Akinator 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Brain Test
Brain Test 4.8★ · Free + IAP 70

Brain Test is the better choice for those seeking a diverse range of brain-teasing puzzles, despite its significant ad frequency, while Akinator offers a unique, impressive guessing game experience but is also heavily impacted by ads.

Full reviews: Akinator · Brain Test

Akinator is a unique AI guessing game that impresses users with its accuracy but is plagued by frequent ads and occasional technical issues. Brain Test offers a wide variety of brain puzzles that many find fun and engaging, but its user experience is severely hampered by an overwhelming number of ads.

Head to head

Features edge: Brain TestR8R16R18R23
Akinator Akinator is praised for its ability to accurately guess characters, objects, and animals, with users finding its intelligence 'freaky but awesome' and 'very smart' R8R23. It can guess a wide range of things, from Suki from Avatar to Twisted Wonderland characters, and even obscure items R8R16. However, some users report it struggles with less common or 'pacific' things like a specific dog breed or Dobby, and sometimes gets answers wrong or asks unusual questions R18.
Brain Test Brain Test offers a variety of brain-testing puzzles that users find fun, challenging, and interactive, with some even claiming it helps them in school R71R89. The game provides hints, though some users find them unhelpful or difficult to access due to bugs . There are also reports of offensive content in some levels .
Ease of Use tieR4R5R11R28
Akinator Akinator is generally easy to play, with users enjoying the simple question-and-answer format R5R11. However, some users experience technical issues like the app not opening or being 'laggy' after updates R4. There are also complaints about a 'dumb anti-cheat system' that penalizes users for correctly guessing rare items or for trying to trick the game R28R40R43.
Brain Test Brain Test is described as easy to pick up and play, with users quickly progressing through levels . However, many users report significant technical issues, including the game crashing constantly, not opening sometimes, or freezing during gameplay . Some levels are also described as 'impossible' without hints .
Reliability edge: AkinatorR2R8R18R21
Akinator Akinator's reliability is mixed. While many users praise its accuracy and intelligence R2R8R23, others report it frequently gets answers wrong, especially for specific or obscure characters/objects R18R21. Some users also report the app being slow or laggy after updates .
Brain Test Brain Test suffers from significant reliability issues, with frequent reports of the app crashing, not opening, or freezing . Users also mention ads not working, which prevents them from getting hints or progressing .
Price/Value edge: AkinatorR3R5R6R9
Akinator Akinator is free to play, which many users appreciate R5. However, the experience is severely degraded by an excessive number of ads, often appearing after every round or every turn, making the game 'annoying' and 'unbearable' R3R6R9R12. Some ads are long or difficult to exit R12R19.
Brain Test Brain Test is also free, but its value is heavily undermined by an 'insane volume' of ads. Users report ads after every level, every 1-2 levels, or every 10 seconds, making gameplay frustrating and leading many to uninstall . Some ads are unskippable or get stuck .
Support tieR4R28R40R43
Akinator There is no direct feedback on support, but users report issues like the app not opening, lag after updates, and an anti-cheat system that penalizes them, suggesting a lack of effective resolution for these problems R4R28R40R43.
Brain Test Users report bugs where ads don't work, preventing them from getting hints or progressing, and the game crashes frequently, indicating that these issues are not being adequately addressed .
Pick Akinator if

You are looking for a unique, AI-driven guessing game that can be surprisingly accurate, and you are willing to tolerate frequent ads R8R23R35.

Pick Brain Test if

You enjoy a wide variety of brain-teasing puzzles and are prepared to endure a very high volume of ads between levels R71R89.

Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases, and both suffer from an overwhelming number of ads, which significantly skews recent negative reviews. Brain Test has a much larger user base and higher lifetime rating, but recent reviews highlight severe ad fatigue and technical glitches.

Frequently asked

Do Akinator and Brain Test have a lot of ads?
Yes, both Akinator and Brain Test are heavily criticized by users for having an excessive number of ads, with many reporting ads after every round or level, making the gameplay experience frustrating R3R12R19R35.
Is Akinator accurate at guessing?
Akinator is often praised for its impressive accuracy, with users calling its mind '100% good' and 'very smart,' and noting it can guess characters almost immediately R2R8R23. However, some users report it occasionally gets answers wrong or struggles with obscure items R18R21.
Does Brain Test help with learning?
Some users suggest that Brain Test can be an 'end learning' experience and even claim it has helped them do better in school R71R89.

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. [R8] Akinator 5/5 · US Freaky but awesome: I love this app! I thought of Suki from Avatar the last Airbender and it thought of it almost immediately 💀😭💀😂
  2. [R16] Akinator 1/5 · US A fall from grace riddled with ads: I used to play this game whenever I cant quite think of a characters name or origin and just have Akinator remind me with answering questions that I remember of the character. Then after getting what I needed I would get sucked into the rewards aspect to see if I can get him to guess a character/item that no one has guessed in months. But anytime you get an obsc
  3. [R18] Akinator 3/5 · US Fun but not pacific: It was fun. But I think he cannot do pacific things because I choose a beshon which is my dog and he thought it was me guessing randomly but I do like this game it is super fun. Oh and tysm for reading my review
  4. [R23] Akinator 5/5 · US Cool game!: This game is Awesome! Akinator is very smart
  5. [R4] Akinator 1/5 · US Technical error, can't get in, what's going on? Can't access. · translated
  6. [R5] Akinator 5/5 · US Love it soo much: As a person who hates buying games Akinator is so fun in memorizing to play. You don’t need to pay for anything. It’s totally free. No restrictions. No VIP Things literally Just Free and I love this game so much. I think you should get it. And I also love that they put pictures of the character that you were thinking of. But I had to say sometimes it gets the wrong by the slighte
  7. [R11] Akinator 5/5 · US So much fun: This game is so fun and interesting
  8. [R28] Akinator 1/5 · US the dumb anti-cheat system thing: ok so I’m trying to make Akinator guess a pop tart and I selected all the answers that made sense and Akinator’s final answer was a pop tart and when I clicked yes it said that I got penalized and im in 300th place in ranking
  9. [R2] Akinator 5/5 · US His mind is 100% good! 😊: So, I’ve been playing Akinator for about 18 months, but I have never been like this in my 7: year old kid.
  10. [R21] Akinator 3/5 · US Sushi love it: When I was thinking of something easy and it said it Wrong but I still like it
  11. [R3] Akinator 3/5 · US It ok: I don’t like how u need wi fi and how much ads
  12. [R6] Akinator 3/5 · US Why I gave it 3 stars: I gave it three stars because it’s very fun but every turn I get a add and I was top 30 in the world and I got another good badge and it said stop saying Akinator is right when u only want the points when it legit guessed what I was doing
  13. [R9] Akinator 3/5 · US Great app, Hold up…wait a minute…something ain’t right!: I like to let the Akinator guess who I’m thinking of, but what’s this, ADS?! *sigh* I really wish I could get a free AD BLOCKER!!!!!1!!1!!1!!
  14. [R40] Akinator 2/5 · US I got penalized??: So I was trying to guess an object in my car and all of a sudden when it guessed my object correctly, it said I was cheating!? Why? I was just on a car ride looking for random things and now I can’t participate in the rankings. Fix your game.
  15. [R43] Akinator 1/5 · US Tricked me: This game has a thing in where it will see if you are trying to trick to get free in game money. It would do this to me every once in a while. But this time was different i fell for it once, then i went into another round and was trying to guess a gymnast because i wanted to guess a rare one. So I finished the round and got a trick so i said no and then got another trick back to back,
  16. [R12] Akinator 3/5 · US Too many…: It has way too many as and it gets annoying because I try to switch my character to a show and it gave me an ad in the ads. Go on for like five minutes. It’s extremely annoying. And although I would recommend the game I would not also thank you.
  17. [R19] Akinator 2/5 · US Too many ads: There are now too many ads which ruin the experience. The app is very impressive overall but the ads are out of control and difficult to exit.
  18. [R35] Akinator 5/5 · US Great game: Good game and the only problem with it is that a ad comes up after every round you play.
  19. [R71] Brain Test 5/5 · US Amazing: An end learning at the same time same time only playing this game ratter then youtube
  20. [R89] Brain Test 5/5 · US Nice game: I’m actually doing better in school now 👍👍👍👍👍

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