Opti Train vs FocusCalm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Opti Train
This app helps you achieve peak performance by training your brain patterns. It uses a compatible brain-sensing accessory to provide audio and video neurofeedback, guiding you to a personalized optimized state for any activity.
- Sport-specific training modes
- General performance training
- Audio and video neurofeedback
- Personalized brain pattern training
- Brain map visualization
- Synchronization of thought levels
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Have you ever felt like you aren’t performing at your Best? That you just aren’t on top of your game? Opti Train will not only help you understand what an optimized performance feels like, but will teach you how to create that feeling in any area, especially when it’s most important! There are training modes for individual sports which guide you through sport-specific training routines! The sports currently available are: · Golf · Archery · Bowling · Baseball · Softball · Basketball · Many more coming soon! Use the "Train" mode to get the same great training for performance areas not listed! ** This application requires a subscription with Opti Brain (www.myoptibrain.com) to use. Opti Train uses the Muse brain sensing headband or sunglasses to stream brain data into the app, calculate how close your brain is to a high performance brain pattern, and then outputs audio and video neurofeedback to inform you of your current state. **This application also requires an external accessory that senses your brain activity. Compatible brain sensing hardware includes: -Muse Headband -Smith Lowdown Focus Glasses powered by Muse The feedback provided by Opti Train helps you train your brain to reach an optimized performance pattern that helps you BETTER YOUR BEST® performance! Using the brain sensing headset or sunglasses, focus your thoughts to lower the volume of the feedback music or make a feedback video play. Every person’s brain looks different when they are performing at their optimum. For that reason our one-of-a-kind, patented brain training programs are effective because they train a relational brain pattern personalized for you instead of a specific number, meaning you are free to be unique! Opti Train will train your levels of thought (active thought, passive thought, critical thinking, etc.) to become more synchronized. 35+ years of research has suggested that training the brain to be in synchronization will optimize performance. This is not only optimal for performance but also a healthy state of mind. You can save your trainings from Opti Train and then view the brain maps from those trainings in Opti Brain. See what your optimized brain looks like! The Opti Train app is brought to you by Opti Brain, a company dedicated to helping you optimize you and your performance.
FocusCalm
Train your brain for improved focus and a calmer mind with science-backed exercises and real-time feedback. This app helps you manage stress, enhance mental performance, and track your progress towards a more focused and tranquil state.
- Brain training exercises
- Real-time brain activity feedback
- FocusCalm score tracking
- Neurofeedback technology
- Stress management techniques
- Performance tracking metrics
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Now it's easier than ever to train your brain for better focus and a calmer mind. Your brain is like a muscle...with training, you can make it stronger and better able to handle the stress and pressure in your life. Sleep, relationships, productivity, and even your performance at work, school, and in sports are all affected by your mental state. But you CAN learn how to get control of your mindset and manage feelings of stress, no matter how crazy life gets. FocusCalm trains your brain to enter a powerful state of mind that is focused, engaged, aware, and mindful, without the stress that makes you feel poorly. --BACKED BY SCIENCE-- In a recent study by the FocusCalm team, users who completed 25 exercises in the app had a 21% improvement in their feelings of well-being as reported on the respected WHO Wellness Index. For many years, studies have shown that neurofeedback training like the exercises in FocusCalm can literally change the way your brain works. Through the power of neurofeedback, you can learn how to control your mental state. FocusCalm's games, activities, and exercises are developed by neuroscientists, sports psychologists, and physicians to help teach you how to manage your mindset, while our lightweight, wearable EEG (electroencephalogram) headband accurately shows you how well you're doing in real-time (sold separately). --MORE THAN MEDITATION-- Meditation apps help you relax and unwind. FocusCalm does more. It starts with your FocusCalm score...a real-time display of your brain activity on a scale from 0 - 100. A low score means your brain is active or stressed. A high FocusCalm score means your brain is calm and tranquil. Through our meditations and expert-developed content, FocusCalm helps you LEARN how to put your mind in a FocusCalm state. Then, with our games and activities, you PRACTICE getting into that state more quickly, consistently and deeply. Over time, as you improve your skills, you can then CHALLENGE yourself to keep your FocusCalm high as you perform mental tasks that simulate stressful or difficult situations in life. --RESULTS IN JUST A FEW MINUTES PER DAY-- FocusCalm is a wearable that you wear only when you're using the app. Our programs are quick 15 minute sets of exercises designed to help you reach a goal: • Getting energized for the day • A quick break during stressful times • Gently winding down after a stressful day • Preparing for sleep • Gearing up for athletic competition or a big meeting --TRACK YOUR IMPROVEMENT-- Like any skill, FocusCalm is all about practice. FocusCalm provides detailed results after each exercise so you can see a variety of metrics about your performance: • Depth - Measures your peak FocusCalm score to indicate how calm your brain became during an exercise or meditation. • Consistency - Shows the percentage of time during the exercise that you were able to keep your FocusCalm score above 65. • Speed - Indicates how quickly you were able to reach a score above 65 in the exercise. • FocusCalm Minutes - The length of time you spent in a FocusCalm state. Like a goal of 10,000 steps, 7 minutes in FocusCalm has been shown to have positive benefits in your life. FocusCalm tracks all of these metrics on your profile so you can see your progress over time. --THE FOCUSCALM HEADBAND-- • Available at www.focuscalm.com • Bluetooth connection is quick, reliable and simple • Lightweight and comfortable so you can use it anytime • Accurately monitors up to 1200 EEG data points per second • Up to 8 hours of use on a single charge FOCUSCALM | BRAIN TRAINING FOR BETTER FOCUS AND A CALMER MIND FocusCalm saves your meditation data to the Apple Health app. FocusCalm Subscription plans for full access to the App: - FocusCalm Annual Subscription: $69.99 (12 month) - FocusCalm Monthly Subscription: $9.99 (1 month) Terms of service: https://focuscalm.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://focuscalm.com/focus-calm-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Opti Train at 5.0 against FocusCalm's 3.9. Opti Train also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 24%). FocusCalm's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (53 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Opti Train sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and FocusCalm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Opti Train holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FocusCalm has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Opti Train's written reviews are positive against 24% of FocusCalm's.
Opti Train ships an update every 2 months, FocusCalm monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Opti Train | FocusCalm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.9 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 411 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optiherence | BrainCo Inc |
Customer experience
Opti Train
FocusCalm
In-app purchases
Opti Train
- Monthly Opti Subscription$9.991 Month
- Yearly Opti Subscription$99.991 Year
FocusCalm
- FocusCalm Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- FocusCalm Annual Subscription$69.991 Year








