Comparison

Train Your Brain vs Cognitive Boost

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

Head to head
About

Train Your Brain

Engage in a variety of memory games designed to enhance retention and cognitive skills. This app offers a collection of challenges with adjustable difficulty levels to help users of all ages improve their memory and attention span.

Highlights
  • Memory games for short and long term retention
  • Daily memory training routines
  • Multiple game types including card pairs and sequence repetition
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Progress tracking and scoring
  • Available in 5 languages
Features
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Stimulate your memory and have fun with memory senior games. A complete collection of games that will help you develop your memory skills while having fun. Within this app you will find different games to test your capacity of retention and memory in the short and long term. Each game has different levels so you can practice gradually. In addition, you can see the score obtained in each level and visualize your progress. Ideal to stimulate the memory of older people. TYPES OF GAMES - Find card pairs - Repeat sequences - Avoid obstacles and trace the right path - Remember figures and numbers - Memorize patterns - Associate objects - Memorize elements of different images - Distractive games to stimulate working memory APP FEATURES - Daily memory training - Available in 5 languages - Simple and intuitive interface - Different levels for all ages - Constant updates with new games COGNITIVE STIMULATION Senior memory games belongs to a collection of games designed to stimulate different cognitive areas in adults: Memory, Attention, Processing speed, Visuospatial Function and Coordination. The design of these games has been carried out in collaboration with experts in neuroscience and psychiatry, with the aim of creating playful content and, in addition, serve as a complement to the treatments carried out in health centers. ABOUT TELLMEWOW Tellmewow is a mobile game development company specialized in easy adaptation and basic usability which makes our games ideal for the elderly or young people who simply want to play an occasional game without major complications. If you have any suggestions for improvement or want to stay tuned about upcoming games, follow us on our social networks. @tellmewow

About

Cognitive Boost

This app offers daily brain workouts designed to enhance cognitive abilities and improve memory. Its intuitive, emoji-based games are suitable for all ages and can be played in short bursts, making it ideal for quick mental exercises.

Highlights
  • Daily brain workouts
  • Improve cognitive abilities
  • Memory training games
  • Emoji-based challenges
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Short game sessions
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Like your muscles, your brain needs regular workouts to stay in shape. Download this app and use it every day to help you stay sharp. You can improve your brain’s abilities. With regular training the brain is able to form new neural connections. Cognitive Boost can be played by all ages, toddlers through seniors. Because each game is short, it is ideal for playing while waiting for a meeting, or for other events. It is a good "calmer downer" if the person for whom you are waiting is late. Because it is highly intuitive, language skills are not required. Emojis tell you visually if you got a correct or wrong answer. The objects used for the game are based on standard emojis, but their looks have been re-imagined by the students and faculty of a historic European design university. While the game resembles the popular "memory match" games it is unique. It has hundreds of emojis that are displayed randomly. To play, you first memorize two to twenty images at a time, and then pick each original image from a "lineup" that has two new images. Start at two images at a time. As you gain momentum increase the number. Psychologists say that, on the average, without training, a person can get to seven. See how you measure up! Another challenge is increasing the rotation speed of the "multiple choice" answers. The objects rotate in three dimensions, all in different directions requiring observation, timing and memory. You can start the movement at a low speed, and as you get experience move up to a higher level. The app is complete. It is free. There are no in-app purchases. There is a button in the app that allows you to make a voluntary contribution of any amount to Parkinson’s Disease(PD) research. There is currently not a cure for PD, just problematic treatments. The button provides a direct link to the research center’s computer. The app was written as a fundraiser, by a software engineer, with 58 years of experience in IT, who has PD. Take part in the search for a cure! Download the program to get started with your memory training!

Screenshots

Train Your Brain4 screens
Cognitive Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cognitive Boost at none against Train Your Brain's 1. Cognitive Boost also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). Train Your Brain's advantage is ratings volume (5.7K vs 13) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. Train Your Brain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cognitive Boost asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cognitive Boost holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Your Brain has 5.7K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Your Brain ships an update every 3 months, Cognitive Boost every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Train Your Brain versus Cognitive Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain Your BrainCognitive Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.7K ratings)4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.7K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTellmewow4Genera LLC

Customer experience

Train Your Brain

All ratings5,715 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative38.2%

Cognitive Boost

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Train Your Brain

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Face/name recognition game not working
  • Paid games still showing ads
  • Grocery list game has unrecognizable items

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to adjust game speed and difficulty
  • Ability to disable all sounds
  • Better scoring system and feedback

Cognitive Boost

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Train Your Brain

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

Cognitive Boost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Your Brain free?
Train Your Brain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cognitive Boost free?
Cognitive Boost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Your Brain or Cognitive Boost?
Cognitive Boost is rated higher. Train Your Brain averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while Cognitive Boost averages 4.9 from 13 ratings.
Do Train Your Brain or Cognitive Boost have ads?
Train Your Brain shows ads; Cognitive Boost does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Your Brain or Cognitive Boost?
Train Your Brain ships an update every 3 months, and Cognitive Boost every 11 days. Most recently, Train Your Brain was updated on October 15, 2026 and Cognitive Boost on October 4, 2026.

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