Last updated on November 28th, 2025 at 10:55 pm
Not Not – A Brain-Buster – Puzzle Game Review
Not Not – A Brain-Buster is a Puzzle/Casual/Education game from Alternative Shift, first launched in 3rd May 2017.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 1,028+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Not Not – A Brain-Buster Stand Out
How much can your BRAIN handle?
Not Not puzzle game is the ultimate brain-busting challenge based on logic and orientation. Follow the written instructions to swipe your character towards the correct direction (up, down, left or right) and victory.
As you reach higher levels in the game, increasingly complex and varied instructions will require use of both your logic and dexterity for you to succeed.
And sorry (not really) for any mental inconvenience this may cause :)
Two game modes are available:
- in the classic mode, discover a new concept on each level!
- in the challenge mode, go as far as possible following more and more complex instructions!
"Amazing game!"
"NotNot is a fun, challenging, and hilarious game. This will cheat your brain many times, so when you finally finish a level, it's super satisfying. It consists of short levels (sometimes) and its very addicting."
by HKapples
"This game is epic"
"This game is epic. The graphics are great, the game is enjoyable and it a brilliant game. It is quite challenging but is still realy fun. You just got to have good reactions."
by a notnot reviewer
"Creative new mind bending game!"
"Give it a try, something different."
by JTonzo
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Not Not – A Brain-Buster is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 29th July 2021
Recent improvements include:
- minor bug fixes
- SDKs update
Download & Availability
Not Not – A Brain-Buster is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Not Not – A Brain-Buster on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
In app purchases dont work. Save your money and live with the adds. Other than that we enjoy the game.
Dont waste your money with in app purchases. They dont do anything but take your money and give you nothing in return.
This is definitely one of the most interesting games Ive seen in a while. It is well made. Challenging, but not to challenging. Im still pretty new to the game, but so far our experience is good. Not to many ads and fun.
As the title states, the game is incredibly fun and challenging. Makes you think logically and can be very hard. Most of the low ratings are about ads, and Im not sure about how it was 3 years ago (Which most of the one stars are from) but as it currently stands the Ads are not horrible. You have a permanent one at the bottom of your screen, and you get a short 5 second ad anytime you fail, as yes its only when you fail. Personally we dont think thats a bad system, in a way it rewards you for beating the level. Probably one of the best free games we have played.
Im picky about games we like. We have a hard time getting into them and not losing interest right away. We really love this game because it challenges both our eye hand coordination and processing the little bit of information. It seems like it would be much easier but it really isnt and we like that. Ive been sick and theres only so much Netflix we can watch, Facebook we can scroll through, etc., and this is a great break.
Good game.very challenging can get frustrating at times but definitely worth playing.
Good game but an ad every death is pretty crazy. Also, the levels for us at least get a little too hard and we just cant do it anymore. Having to get the gold with many levels and having to complete everything is very hard.
This game is surely a nice brain teaser and somehow a game of addiction too. The game stands on some very simple rules. But the developers are able to get the best out of those.
As title says, we paid to remove ads, but we still have them.
This game is so fun! It helps time go by faster without you even realizing it. Its one of those games where even though its difficult thats what makes you want to play again.
Cool and different gane. Excellent training for eye-hand-logic coordinarion.
A really good game that makes you stay in touch to play.
This is a great game… Difficult but good for hand-eye.
Keeps your brain going. We highly suggest that you get this game.
What a clever and cute little game. So addictive.
Fun game requiring a lot of attention. Its not a good game if youre easily stressed out because its easy to screw up when you need to move fast but we love it.
Just needs a horizontal (9:16) view mode so you can play with a controller and controller mount. Yes the actual playable content works with a controller (Nimbus Steel Series).
We usually download the free games to try them, which is nice and preferable to paying a dollar blindly. So all the complaints about the ads are short-changing this game because they can get rid of the ads for a buck. The game is a fabulous challenge for the brain. When you have one second to process the phrase not not not up or blue it can really get intense. We love this game and it took us one round of playing to decide to buy it. Check it out for free. Pay the dollar if you like it. (You will like it).
This game is an challenge it's really hard but its cool to.
We love this game so much, it's an awesome brain teaser, and we don't know why, but when we die/lose we smile instead of rage quit. This game is so fun omg thank you for creating it! Also, we see a bunch of people complaining about all the ads, we simply turn on airplane mode. Easy fix.
Great brain teaser to try while waiting in line or just building reaction speed.
This game is great for your reaction time, your hand eye coordination. We enjoy it because it makes you think, it's not just a game. It is but it makes your brain work. It helps pass the time to. On the bus, in the car, on a plane, or on a train. It will make the trip to your location faster and better. We play this game every day. And we set a goal to reach a new level. It motivates us. We defiantly suggest people to this game. It's really fun to play.
Not Not is very fun, but the timer goes really fast. Yes, that is the point, but we wish that it would be a tiny bit slower.
This game really keeps you thinking to make good choices.
Great game to keep you busy and focus.
This is a great game for a short distraction, and it's a simple concept but requires concentration. Oddly satisfying to play.
We like it. Simple but presents challenge.
Love how it makes you use your brain.
Keeps you on your toes forces you to stay focused.
Keeps you on your toes. Have to think quickly. Very addicting.
We like this game, it challenges you to use your brain.
Gave it a go cause our gf was playing it, lots of fun.
We love the graphics in this game, and so far we haven't experienced a single software glitch. The music has a cool feel to it too. It's simple, yet tricky. We would recommend it.
Challenging!!! Hard!!!! Freaking FUN.
It's nice game to improve your skills,focus.
We absolutely love this addicting game!!! It's kind of like simon says!!! So awesome.
This game is pretty cool! It offers a large variety of challenges, it can be difficult but it's rewarding, & it's fun to challenge your friends to see if they can beat your skill level.
We like this game so much, it's all about focus & testing your mind ability.we highly recommend it. There's some Ads but that's how they keep them.
We love it! Please remove the no ads icon after purchase.
Great game and all, bug how in tarnation do you go "right and left".
We struggle with dyslexia but this game has been a wonderful help ^.^b.
We love this game great challenge.
This game is SOOO good If you challenges you WILL love this game.
this game. You actually have to pay attention and read.
Really good fast-paced puzzler. Our mind is on edge every moment Im playing, and we always seem to think we have much less time than we actually do. The colors get especially confusing… Our one gripe is with the ads. Thats it.
Emoji rating for this game is:.
Very enjoyable and addictive, the $$ amount is well worth the discontinuation of advertisement.
This game is great and addictive but there are too many ads.
Way too many ads but the game is awesome.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 4.6.2
- Size: 81.12 MB
- iOS: 10.0 or later
- Languages: AR, DA, NL, EN, FI, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, ML, NB, PT, RU, ZH, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Alternative Shift
Last updated: 29th July 2021 | Genre: Puzzle, Casual | Developer: Alternative Shift