Brain Test 5: Tricky Challenge vs Crossy Road

How do Brain Test 5: Tricky Challenge and Crossy Road compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Brain Test 5: Tricky Challenge	Crossy Road
Genre	Family	Family
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	hard	medium
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	medium
Typical session	variable	short
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	1,888	734,126
Reviews say	What players like Excellent puzzle variety and creativity More challenging than previous Brain Test games Rewarding light bulb progression system Common complaints Excessive ads after every level and mid-gameplay Heart/strike system adds frustrating artificial difficulty Limited number of levels and no replay option	What players like Highly addictive and entertaining gameplay Large character collection (300+ skins to unlock) Works offline without WiFi requirement Common complaints Excessive ads after just 2 runs; many ads even with optional viewing Difficulty spikes sharply for new players with too many cars No character preference switching; locked into random unlocks

Brain Test 5: Tricky Challenge — Tricky puzzle riddles that challenge your brain with increasingly clever logic challenges and visual brain teasers. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure) Crossy Road — An endless arcade hopper where you guide quirky retro characters across roads, trains, and rivers while collecting 300+ unlockable characters. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.