![]() Slovenia-based independent game developer Dawn of Play is behind Twinoo and also offers other puzzle games aiming to keep your brain fit. With reportedly 5 million downloads, Twinoo wants to boost both your left and right brain through its games, which include logic/math challenges as well as colour-mixing puzzles. Brainbow says it collaborates with "experts in neuroscience, cognitive science and education" when developing its games.Ĭost of app: Free, with paid Pro versions Users can set targets as well as monitor progress through its "brain maps". Peak is a brain-training app – designed by London-based game creator Brainbow – aiming to sharpen various cognitive skills by offering daily "workouts" and bite-sized games. ![]() It is available in English, Swedish, Danish, French, German and Norwegian.Īvailable on: iOS ( iTunes link), Android ( Google Play link) The premise: Users try to build the correct synonym that matches the word shown. The Berlin-based startup behind the learning app is backed by angel investor Christophe Maire.Īvailable on: Android ( Google Play link)ĭeveloped by a Stockholm-based duo, which dubs itself Apprope, The Synonym Scrambler is useful for building your vocabulary bank and practicing spelling. Because user engagement with the lock screen is relatively high, retention rates for the UnlockYourBrain are reportedly twice those of similar apps in this space. Mobile "microlearning" app UnlockYourBrain creates an unlock layer so the user needs to answer a question before unlocking their smartphone screen. The app notifies you when you it's time to test yourself again and continues for a selected period. ![]() Developed by Steven Waterfall, it offers a different approach to other brain-training apps by allowing users to memorize items that are more useful – such as bank details or birthdays. The company claims the game can help to improve your concentration and relaxation skills.Īvailable on: iOS (iTunes link) Cost of app: $4.99Ĭreated by a Danish team in collaboration with brain scientists from Copenhagen University, the Brain+ app aims to help train your attention, memory and problem solving abilities through its games Captain's Challenge, Remember Me and Fresh Frog respectively.īy utilizing a technique called spaced repetition, the Eidetic app wants to help users memorize anything from phone numbers or exam study notes. The game, for iPhone/iPad, lets users navigate a waking dream with their attention and concentration abilities through a consumer headset that measures brainwave signals ($79.99). In September, the startup behind the mobile game announced a $1.3 million seed round.Ĭreated by Icelandic brainwave-controlled app developer MindGames, W.I.L.D sounds pretty wild. How it works: Users set training goals, take an assessment test and Memorado provides selected games to match your goals. Without further ado, here's our list (in no particular order) of interesting European-made apps that want to keep your brain fit:īrain-training app Memorado, developed in Berlin, offers a set of games promising to improve your memory and "cognitive controls". Whether or not you think brain games are effective in sharpening your mind, one thing's for sure: It can't be worse than letting your brain atrophy on Facebook (or BuzzFeed). Regardless, entrepreneurs and developers – many, who work alongside neuroscientists and universities – still believe they can help to boost your brainpower with their brain-training apps. Can brain-training apps really improve your cognitive abilities? That's a question that a number of studies have tackled in the last couple of years without arriving at any clear answer.
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