Comparison

Opti Calm vs BrainBit Neurofeedback

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

Head to head
About

Opti Calm

Train your brain to reach optimal performance patterns with this app. It uses a compatible external brain-sensing accessory to provide visual and audio feedback, guiding you to a state of calm for meditation or high-pressure activities. Improve efficiency and recall your best performance brain patterns.

Highlights
  • Brain activity sensing integration
  • Visual feedback (score, video, brain representation)
  • Audio feedback (music volume)
  • Calm brain training algorithm
  • Performance optimization
  • Meditation and sports training modes
Features
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**This application requires a subscription with Opti Brain to use. **This application also requires an external accessory that senses your brain activity to use. Compatible brain sensing hardware includes: -Muse Headband, -Smith Lowdown Focus Glasses powered by Muse The brain sensing hardware will connect your brain activity to this app and help you BETTER YOUR BEST™ by training your brain to reach its optimum performance pattern! Visit MyOptiBrain.com and purchase a subscription to learn to reach your optimum potential today! The Opti Calm app is produced by Opti Brain, a company dedicated to performance optimization. Opti Calm features our Calm brain training algorithm. Calm (previously know as Serenity in Opti Train) teaches the brain to decrease in activity. This algorithm is popular for daily meditation because less brain activity is reflected by a clear mind. In addition, this algorithm is popular to train with in high-pressure, performance sports because it can help you create more efficiency in your brain. For example, in a repetitive task such as putting a ball or throwing a pitch your goal while practicing can be to decrease your brain activity which increases the efficiency of your brain. Your goal would be to perform the same motion (with a high success rate) with less thought. Opti Calm offers visual feedback to guide your brain to an optimized brain pattern in the form of a percentage score, a playing/pausing video, or a color-changing brain representation. When the video is playing, when your index is higher, when the brain is completely colored you have found your Calm. Visual feedback is ideal to use while sitting still when you are thinking meditatively about an upcoming performance. Opti Calm also offers audio feedback in the form of music increasing or decreasing in volume to guide your brain. When the music is the most quiet you have found your Calm. It is ideally used while in motion to BETTER YOUR BEST™. For example, let your favorite music (chosen from your personal iTunes library) guide your brain while putting a golf ball, shooting at a target, or throwing a pitch. The more you train with Opti Calm, the easier it will be to identify your best performance brain pattern. Then take your Opti Calm best pattern to your performance. If you don't remember, your brain will! Opti Calm's sister app Opti Brain allows you to view the brain maps from your trainings. When you save a training it becomes available to be mapped in Opti Brain. To see how much Calm was present in your training, select the brain icon featuring the same aqua color theme as Opti Calm on the setup screen in Opti Brain.

About

BrainBit Neurofeedback

Train your brain rhythms with this system that uses a mobile app and EEG headband. Visualize your brain activity in a game environment to improve concentration, relaxation, and emotional control.

Highlights
  • EEG headband integration
  • Brain activity visualization
  • Game environment for training
  • Improve concentration
  • Train quick relaxation
  • Control emotional state
  • Prevent psychoemotional disorders
Features
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The BrainBit Neurofeedback system is designed for self-regulation training sets prepared by specialists with a goal of being able to controll the brain rythms at will. The system involves the use of a mobile application with the BrainBit EEG headband. The app shows the brain activity in the form of a game environment to control the video sequence or background music. Neurofeedback training allows you to learn how to meditate, quick relaxation, fall asleep or concentrate. The "BrainBit Neurofeedback" system is used to: • increase the level of concentration; • train skills of quick relaxation; • control of the emotional state; • visualize the level of brain activity and self-regulation trainings; • prevent and exclude psychoemotional disorders.

Screenshots

Opti Calm4 screens
BrainBit Neurofeedback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BrainBit Neurofeedback at 4.0 against Opti Calm's 3.0. BrainBit Neurofeedback also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription). Opti Calm's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BrainBit Neurofeedback holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Opti Calm ships an update every 2 months, BrainBit Neurofeedback every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Opti Calm versus BrainBit Neurofeedback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpti CalmBrainBit Neurofeedback
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB235 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOptiherenceBRAINBIT INC.

Customer experience

Opti Calm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

BrainBit Neurofeedback

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Opti Calm

No in-app purchases

None

BrainBit Neurofeedback

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Opti Calm free?
Opti Calm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrainBit Neurofeedback free?
BrainBit Neurofeedback is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Opti Calm or BrainBit Neurofeedback?
BrainBit Neurofeedback is rated higher. Opti Calm averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BrainBit Neurofeedback averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Opti Calm or BrainBit Neurofeedback have ads?
Neither Opti Calm nor BrainBit Neurofeedback shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Opti Calm or BrainBit Neurofeedback?
Opti Calm ships an update every 2 months, and BrainBit Neurofeedback every 6 months. Most recently, Opti Calm was updated on September 28, 2026 and BrainBit Neurofeedback on October 29, 2026.

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