Comparison

Impulse vs BrainFox

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

Head to head
About

Impulse

Enhance your cognitive abilities with personalized brain training games and puzzles. Discover your mental strengths and weaknesses through self-discovery tests, and track your progress over time to build a sharper mind.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily training plans
  • Memory & processing speed training
  • Attention & focus exercises
  • Mental math challenges
  • Problem-solving games
  • Cognitive profile discovery
  • IQ and personality tests
Features
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100+ million downloads 4.7 worldwide rating App of the Day in 50+ countries Train your brain. Discover yourself. Become sharper. Impulse is more than a brain training app — it's a complete toolkit for understanding how your mind works and building it into its strongest version. Struggle to stay focused? Forget things easily? Feel like your brain could do more? That’s where Impulse comes in. TRAIN WHAT YOUR BRAIN NEEDS MOST Impulse builds a personalized daily training plan tailored to the brain areas you need most: - Memory & Processing speed - Attention & focus - Mental math - Problem-solving Our science-inspired games are challenging enough to keep you progressing and simple enough to enjoy every day — at any age or skill level. DISCOVER YOUR COGNITIVE PROFILE Go deeper with a library of self-discovery tests that reveal how your mind truly works: - IQ tests & Cognitive strengths - Personality type and archetype insights - Emotional intelligence and self-awareness tests Each test comes with personalized recommendations so you know exactly which areas to focus on and how to grow. TRACK YOUR GROWTH - See your performance trends over time - Get actionable insights — not just scores - Stay motivated with streaks and progress reports WHY IMPULSE Most brain apps just give you games. Impulse also gives you deeper understanding of yourself. Train smarter and stay sharp for life. Join 100 million people worldwide who've made Impulse part of their daily routine. Impulse offers a 3-day free trial with full access to all games - no ads, no interruptions. If you choose to subscribe, the fee will be shown in the app before you complete the payment. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in your iTunes Account Settings. Terms of Service: https://brainimpulse.me/app/tos.html Privacy Policy: https://brainimpulse.me/app/privacy_policy.html Contact: support@brainimpulse.me

About

BrainFox

This app offers over 27 engaging games designed to exercise and challenge your memory, focus, and problem-solving skills. It provides a personalized, adaptive training program that tracks your mental sharpness with just a few minutes of play daily. Earn badges and complete missions to achieve your cognitive goals.

Highlights
  • Over 27 brain games
  • Memory and focus training
  • Problem-solving challenges
  • Personalized adaptive program
  • Progress tracking
  • Mission completion and badges
Features
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BrainFox is a personal brain trainer, that helps you exercise and challenge your mental abilities using +27 brain games. Challenge your memory, focus, problem-solving and more. BrainFox comes in the form of fun and rewarding brain and iq training games. BrainFox is a personal brain trainer, that helps you exercise and challenge your key abilities such as memory, focus, problem-solving and more. This logic game provides a personalized game-based training program for your brain, that adjusts over time based on performance. Track your sharpness while playing just a few minutes a day, four times a week. BrainFox is available for you anywhere at any time, on your mobile and tablet. Play and reach your goals by completing missions and even Earn badges for your great mind achievements! BrainFox lets you: Play BrainFox's brain games to test your memory and sharpen your mind. With this brain trainer, you can enjoy making yourself feel better by playing mind and brain games. Games are a fun way to train and challenge your brain. Our games are created to challenge the mind and exercise memory through fun and rewarding brain exercises. Download and BrainFox today and give your brain an exciting daily workout and challenge your mental abilities. Test your memory, focus, and other brain skills, and have fun as you play this mind training app. If you like games that make you think such as mind games, Sudoko, intelligence riddles, IQ games, and puzzles, BrainFox brain training games are just for you! So what are you waiting for? Challenge your BRAIN and Sharpen your MIND with BrainFox. Allow yourself to feel better. Download BrainFox today! In order to use BrainFox app, you should subscribe and have a premium account. Premium Terms: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Note that subscriptions are automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be provided. Brainfox subscriptions are being managed by the user. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. During an active subscription, no cancellation of the current subscription will be allowed. For more information: Privacy Policy: https://www.sharplylabs.com/privacy-policy-sharplylabs Terms of Service: https://www.sharplylabs.com/copy-of-privacy-policy-brainfox-1 Feedback: support@sharplyapp.com

Screenshots

Impulse4 screens
BrainFox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Impulse at 4.7 against BrainFox's 4.0. Impulse also leads on ratings volume (849K vs 40) and review sentiment (69% vs 53%). BrainFox's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Impulse sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and BrainFox sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Impulse holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Impulse has 849K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Impulse's written reviews are positive against 53% of BrainFox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Impulse ships an update every 6 days, BrainFox every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Impulse versus BrainFox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpulseBrainFox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (849K ratings) — better4.0 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better53.3% of reviews
Number of ratings849K — better40
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGMRD Apps LimitedSharply Labs

Customer experience

Impulse

All ratings849,108 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews7,379 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative26.9%

BrainFox

All ratings40 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Impulse

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent progress tracking and level completion
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices
  • Subscription issues and unexpected charges

Requested features

5 requests
  • More varied and challenging brain games
  • Personalized training plans based on user needs
  • Family sharing and multi-user support
  • Better integration of test results and game performance
  • Improved night mode and accessibility features

BrainFox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Impulse

Subscriptions13
  • ImpulsePRO [7 days]3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium Access$6.997 Days
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  • Premium Access$7.997 Days
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • ImpulsePRO [1 week]3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • ImpulsePRO [1 month, 25% off]3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Premium Access$15.991 Year
  • Premium Access$24.991 Year
  • Premium Access$28.991 Year
  • PRO [1 year, special offer]$29.491 Year
  • ImpulsePRO [52 weeks]$29.991 Year
  • Premium Access$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Access$49.99
4 purchases

BrainFox

Subscriptions3
  • BrainFox Pro3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • BrainFox Yearly Plan7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • BrainFox Pro Annual Plan$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • BrainFox Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Impulse free?
Impulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrainFox free?
BrainFox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Impulse or BrainFox?
Impulse is rated higher. Impulse averages 4.7 out of 5 from 849K ratings, while BrainFox averages 4.0 from 40 ratings.
Do Impulse or BrainFox have ads?
Both Impulse and BrainFox show ads.
Which is updated more often, Impulse or BrainFox?
Impulse ships an update every 6 days, and BrainFox every 9 days. Most recently, Impulse was updated on September 25, 2026 and BrainFox on September 6, 2026.

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