Looking for apps that would help you hone your thinking and reasoning skills? Fortunately for you, there is a wide range of high-quality software that does just that and is only a click away. Here is a list of apps that will make it both easy and fun for you to train your brain.
Lumosity: Brain Training
FREE
If you want a real challenge, why not choose an app that has managed to intrigue more than 70 million people from all over the world? Lumosity offers over 25 different games, which are combined to create daily brain training programs to help you improve your cognitive skills. The games are developed by a team of scientists and experts whose goal is to push their own research forward, which serves as a guarantee of the quality of the provided content. (» iOS / Android)
Elevate - Brain Training Games
FREE
If you want a really good app for improving your cognitive skills, there is no better than Elevate, especially considering the fact that in 2014 it was chosen as the App of the Year. Its program is devised to help you work on your focus, memory, processing speed and speaking abilities, although there is a long list of everything it can do for you. It consists of over 35 games, a workout calendar and sophisticated software for tracking your performance. (» iOS / Android)
Peak - Brain Training
FREE
Another application that was given the title of Best App, Peak provides you with access to over 40 different brain games, all of which are developed by a team of neuroscientists and experts in the field of game theory. It features Coach, which will be your personal brain trainer designed to help you customize the experience. If you don’t have much time, you can even take a shorter workout called Coffee Break or simply use the app to check your progress. (» iOS / Android)
Over 90 different countries have voted and given the title of the best education app to Fit Brains Trainer, and for a good reason. This application features games that are designed to stimulate both your IQ and emotional intelligence, making it a unique tool for improving the learning process. With over 60 games, 500 available workout sessions, it offers the most versatile training programs. It has a high rate of success in stimulating the parts of the brain that are in charge of memory, concentration, language, problem solving, speed of thinking and visual-spatial. (» iOS / Android)
CogniFit - Brain Training
by CogniFit
FREE
Are you ready for a different kind of fitness? If you think you could benefit from honing your cognitive skills, you should definitely try out CogniFit Brain Fitness. With an intuitive interface and simple games, the app provides a pleasant user experience, all the while training your brain for greatness. You can even personalize your training to achieve faster and better results in areas you find most important, such as memory, attention and concentration. With this app, everything is possible. (» iOS / Android)
Happify: for Stress & Worry
FREE
There is more than one way to help your brain work better, and one of them is to make yourself happier and less stressed out. Happify is the ultimate tool for achieving just that – an application designed to reduce stress and increase emotional wellbeing. It provides you with unlimited access to over 30 different tracks, each of which contains games and quizzes that are supposed to help you see things from a different perspective. Being happy is easy with Happify. (» iOS / Android)
Designed to help you improve your memory, this app is based on a special technique known as spaced repetition. It turns out that it is much easier to remember something if you space out your learning sessions. What makes this app different from others is the fact that it uses items that are associated with different meaning and contexts, which makes it great for memorizing information such as phone numbers, quotes and facts. In order to prevent you from forgetting something, the app uses notifications as reminders for taking quizzes. (» iOS)
Make 10 Plus
by Bess Siegal
FREE
Want to help your kid have fun while learning math? If the answer is yes, you might benefit from trying out Make 10 Plus. The goal of the game is to reach 10 as fast as possible, which is done by tapping tiles. While doing it, you need to prevent the growing wall of tiles from reaching the top of the screen. Although very simple, this game is one of the most efficient ways of teaching a child to add. (» iOS)
Memory Trainer
by Urbian
FREE
Want to take advantage of technology by making it work on the improvement of your memory? It is possible to do exactly that, and Memory Trainer is one of the best tools for doing it. The concept of this particular application is based on the fact that regular cognitive exercise leads to improved memory. Apart from memory, the main areas it develops are focus, concentration and chunking. It also features software that helps you track your progress by presenting it in the form of graphs. (» Android)
Sudoku (Full Version)
by genina.com
FREE
Are you tired of buying newspaper just so you can enjoy your Sudoku? If the answer is yes, you should definitely download an app that specializes in providing you with Sudoku puzzles of different levels. This one boasts an intuitive interface and plenty of useful features. You can play at four different levels and exit the game as you please, since your progress gets saved every time. To make it even more fun, you can even participate in weekly competitions. (» iOS / Android)