Last updated on December 7th, 2025 at 02:04 pm
Shatterbrain – Puzzle Game Review
Shatterbrain is a Puzzle/Family game from Orbital Nine Games Inc, first launched in 5th April 2018.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 432+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Shatterbrain Stand Out
Draw shapes to solve challenging physics puzzles. From the creator of the #1 hit puzzle game, Brain It On!
◆ Dozens of brain busting physics puzzles, with more being added all the time
◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution?
◆ Compete on the leaderboards for the fastest time or best solution
If you enjoy brain games, have a knack for following the laws of physics, and enjoy making things shatter, then this puzzle game is for you. It's easy to learn but hard to master and will get you thinking outside the box in no time! Draw a dot, draw a line, draw whatever you need to solve the puzzle and shatter the shapes.
If you like Shatterbrain, please rate it and leave a comment. Your support is greatly appreciated. If you don't like something, please email me at [email protected]. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can improve Shatterbrain and turn it into a hit.
You can find me on Twitter at @orbitalnine, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/shatterbrain, or my website: http://orbitalnine.com
I hope you enjoy Shatterbrain!
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Shatterbrain is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 13th November 2025
Recent improvements include:
- Upgraded game engine to get bug fixes
Download & Availability
Shatterbrain is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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:
FINALLY an intelligent physics puzzle. Some solutions are fairly easy but others can be quite challenging. Im an adult and get so frustrated trying to find intelligent, elegantly designed games. This is one of the best. Ads arent overwhelming. Dont hesitate to get! And THANK YOU DEVELOPERS.
Easier than Brain It On but still a lot of fun.
Incredibly pleasing game to play. Not too many ads. Simple and straightforward.
Love the game, but please add more levels. Also add creator levels like Brian it on.
This is the #1 Puzzle Ever, Right.
As we got started and got the hang of things, we thought the game was too easy and almost deleted it. Trust us, it gets better. There are some seriously difficult puzzles as you get moving on and is very hard to put down. We found ourselves playing this game at work, in bed, or anywhere we could find the time. Fantastic game that we are sad we finished! We really hope the creators make more levels for this game.
Sometimes we have no idea what is asked of us. Keeps us mesmerized, though! Love this game.
Challenging. Not too many ads. Our brain thanks you. We look forward to your next offering.
It is really complicated but feels really good when you complaete a hard level.
This game is so awesome and so addictive and we love it so much! Except at times it gets to easy. Over all its a five star rating.
This is a good game we would never stop playing it.
We would like for the hints to be free for levels that have been beaten by the player because there would be no point to pay or watch an ad for a hint.
We really enjoy playing this game; its difficult without being unbeatable. Really fun, recommend anyone try this game out.
This is probably the best physics themed game Ive played. However level 72 can go die in a fire.
We like your game, but when we press the hint button an ad pops up, and when it's finished there is no exit which we have to refresh the app and watch the ad again on the hint button, please fix it, (**).
Challenging and addictive!.. Annoying and wonderful.. Please add more levels.
This game and Brain it On are so much fun and unique but they need to add more levels. Would give it 5 stars if it didnt freeze occasionally, seems to happen on a level we struggle with and just as Im winning it freezes and crashes having to redo the level.
We bought this and Brain it On for a total of $5. No ads, unlimited hints and ingenious puzzles. We love these two games and cant recommend them enough.
Do not waste one cent on this game! It has so many bugs, you need an insect zapper just to have any idea of what the creator of the game wants the player to do. We wasted $2.00.
Great game, but crashes every 30 mins or so.
We played their other game Brain It On and was delighted to find they have more! The time evaporates while you figure out the puzzles, and the more advanced we became, the more we found ourselves wanting to go back to earlier levels to see if we could complete them more efficiently. KUDOS! Great job, AGAIN.
Im enjoying these puzzles. Simple layouts. Real physics at work. Hints (solutions) are available but we sweat it out rather than give up. Some levels are easy, some difficult. A few are impossible until you learn a certain little trick or lets call it a strategy. (Keep an open mind and try everything). We enjoy finding solutions and they often make us smile. Its a similar situation with another puzzle we like very much Happy Glass. Thanks for an enjoyable and challenging puzzle.
Try it. Trust us. It gets harder and harder with a twists and different actions to work with throughout. Some levels use lines that slip around the screen or bounce or even float. We all float down here.
We love this game. Ive completed all the boards with 3 stars. Im hoping you come out with some more soon. Thank you.
A great way to pass the time. Really makes you think outside the box. There really is no one correct way to solve many of the levels. Gets your creative mind thinking. We love this game.
Like Brain it On this is a fun game that is sometimes easy, sometimes hard. But do-overs dont require viewing an ad and hints can be had in exchange for watching a 30 ad. Overall nice situation. Make more.
Talk about a time killer. Ive spent hours playing this game. Love jt.
We're really diggin this app, great for passing the time and challenging yourself.
Sometimes games are too easy or much too hard, this one was perfect with seemingly endless levels and the 'watch an ad to see the solution' system was perfect – it made you reluctant to just view all of the solutions but the help was there if you needed it. One of the best games we've ever downloaded for our phone.
Love this game, especially its simplicity and lack of neon colors and obnoxious sound effects. Fun, challenging, and addictive. Close second to Brain it On, which seems a little neglected lately. Are the new levels added only when there's updates? We'd upgrade to premium but don't know if that means more levels. When is very soon.
This one and brain it on have been our favorite games of all time on our phone. We really hope this guy never stops making them because Im a huge fan, If anyone is reading these reviews that hasnt tried either of these games, just do it.. Youll be hooked.. Anyone that walks by us wont leave us alone once they see us playing.. Lol.
If youre into puzzles, play this. Its not too easy, nor is it impossible. Im having lots of fun with it.
Great game. Really fun and challenges your brain. Wish there were more levels though. We have noticed some levels are intended on being completed differently than may be the easiest way. For example, on level 99, it gives you a maximum of three shapes to use to achieve the level, but we were easily able to complete it with one shape. Freezes up every now and then, but its not a big deal. The ads arent obnoxious either. They dont come all the time and arent long. Definitely would recommend this game. Also check out the other game by this developer called Brain it On. That one was very challenging and a similar concept.
Great game for exercising your brain and hard to put down once you start (maybe too hard, as we find ourselves writing this at 5 am!). Cant wait until the developer adds a 3rd level.
This game is so great! Challenging and fun and involves a good deal of creativity to solve the puzzles. We hoping that the creator Is hard at work on another.
Good so far. We do wish that the slow motion from hitting the black object lasted a little longer though.
Its a great game, & it gets you thinking. Lots of fun. A great break from the old humdrum of matching games. It does freeze up every once in a while, but not often enough for us to quit playing. You might really like it too, so give it a whirl & see. We are stuck on a level & cant move forward. We seen the hint, but still cannot get it to work. The frustration of being stuck may be a good reason for us to quit. Its on 2nd tier maybe game 140 or 142. We will try a few more times.
Just as we are ready to proceed to the next challenge, after advancing to level 8, the app interrupts with 30 second ads that often have NO X to close! Very frustrating. Would be a great app without constant ads; also, NO instructions- you are supposed to figure out the rules by yourself, except there are NO instructions on how to earn or purchase more points to unlock next level.
Im only giving this 3 stars because it has a bug that causes the screen to freeze when your in the middle of drawing. Our other family members have reported the same issue.
…but it freezes so often. We enjoy the challenge the game presents but is the maker up to the challenge of fixing those freezes? We see its a common complaint.
As mentioned, freezes frequently and 139 is a joke. Should have a way to move on without having 3 stars on every level.
Great for idle time to occupy your mind.
It really works your mind made well needs a few more levels but very cool.
Very good game; highly recommended.
Just awesome! But… What if you leave your phone on with the games disable auto lock.
This game is very fun and stays challenging.
The puzzles start out quite simple and easy, but later ones are actually very challenging and took us quite a few tries to 3-star. Also, not many ads at all, which is a nice surprise for a free game.
Super intuitive finger drawing control but super challenging puzzles.
The further you get into the game the more chance you have of it freezing up when you re-try a certain level. It started around level 17 or 18 and gets really bad at 24, if you try and re-play that level to quickly. Must be something to do with memory not releasing as our 7+ with max memory freezes also and you have to wait 20-30 sec for the phone to respond. (No other apps are open).
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0.19
- Size: 110.36 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: AR, CA, CS, DA, NL, EN, FI, FR, DE, EL, HE, HU, ID, IT, JA, KO, NB, PL, PT, RU, ZH, SK, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR, VI
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [Orbital Nine Games Inc]()
Last updated: 13th November 2025 | Genre: Puzzle, Family | Developer: Orbital Nine Games Inc