Comparison

IQ2 vs Memory Training

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IQ2

Enhance your cognitive abilities, including memory, IQ, and creativity, by training your right brain. This app focuses on improving peripheral vision and minimizing eye movement for faster information processing.

Highlights
  • Improve memory
  • Enhance IQ
  • Boost cognition
  • Develop creativity
  • Train peripheral vision
  • Minimize eye movement
Features
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- IQ2 helps you improve memory, IQ, cognition, creativity, speed reading ability by enhancing your right brain. - Try to minimize eye movement as much as possible, keep your eyes to the center of the screen, while locating targeted characters using peripheral vision.

About

Memory Training

Enhance your cognitive abilities with daily, effective memory exercises. Improve focus, clarity, and mental sharpness through engaging games designed to keep your brain active and memory strong. Suitable for all ages, it offers quick sessions with no distractions.

Highlights
  • Dozens of unique memory games
  • Exercises for Visual, Working, and Spatial Memory
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Quick daily sessions
  • Calm, minimal design
  • Offline play
Features
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Many people notice improved memory and focus within the first week. Train your memory with short, effective daily exercises designed to fit into any routine. Simple, focused, and easy to follow. This app helps you stay mentally fit with memory exercises for daily use. Whether you’re working, studying, or just want better focus and clarity, you’ll notice the difference after a few sessions. No complicated setup. No distractions. Just simple, engaging tasks to keep your brain active and your memory strong. What You’ll Get: • Dozens of unique memory games - from recalling emoji grids to solving fast number patterns • Exercises grouped into 3 skill zones: - Visual Memory - Working Memory - Sequence & Spatial Memory • Multiple difficulty levels - so you can start easy and level up • Quick sessions that take just a few minutes a day • A calm, minimal design to help you focus Improve Your: • Memory and recall • Concentration and attention • Thinking speed and accuracy • Mental clarity and productivity Train anywhere — no internet needed. Progress is saved automatically so you can always see how far you've come. No pressure. No stress. One short session a day. Real results. Start today. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

IQ24 screens
Memory Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IQ2 at none against Memory Training's 10. IQ2 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 22). Memory Training's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, rating and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Memory Training sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. IQ2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for IQ2 against 4.8 for Memory Training. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IQ2 has 4.6K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of IQ2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Memory Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IQ2 ships an update fortnightly, Memory Training monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
IQ2 versus Memory Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIQ2Memory Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.6K ratings)4.8 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.6K — better22
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPicup Inc.Olena Gotsulyak

Customer experience

IQ2

All ratings4,602 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative12.0%

Memory Training

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

IQ2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Slideshow-like experience with no interactivity
  • Leaderboard scores seem manipulated

Requested features

3 requests
  • More game modes and levels
  • Customizable difficulty settings
  • Support for larger screen devices

Memory Training

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IQ2

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Memory Training

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly plan$1.991 Month
  • Annual plan$5.991 Year
  • Monthly subscription$29.991 Month
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  • Monthly subscription$49.991 Month
One-time6
  • Full Access #1$3.99
  • Premium Access$7.99
  • Full Access #2$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Full Access #3$19.99
  • Full Access #4$29.99
  • Full Access #5$39.99

Questions

Is IQ2 free?
IQ2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memory Training free?
Memory Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IQ2 or Memory Training?
Memory Training is rated higher. IQ2 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while Memory Training averages 4.8 from 22 ratings.
Do IQ2 or Memory Training have ads?
Memory Training shows ads; IQ2 does not.
Which is updated more often, IQ2 or Memory Training?
IQ2 ships an update fortnightly, and Memory Training monthly. Most recently, IQ2 was updated on November 11, 2026 and Memory Training on November 12, 2026.

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