Comparison

FocusCalm vs Neurable

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Brain training exercises
  • Real-time brain activity feedback
  • FocusCalm score tracking
  • Neurofeedback technology
  • Stress management techniques
  • Performance tracking metrics
Features
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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

About

Neurable

Gain real-time insights into your brain's performance to optimize cognitive health. Enhance focus, clarity, mental resilience, and track brain age with personalized data and actionable advice.

Highlights
  • Real-time focus tracking
  • Cognitive Snapshot
  • Mental Recovery score
  • Focus Sessions
  • Cognitive Speed monitoring
  • Cognitive Strain monitoring
  • Brain Age tracking
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Built to be paired with our MW75 Neuro LT smart headphones, the Neurable App gives you real-time insights into your brain’s performance, helping optimize your cognitive health over time. Learn how to enhance focus, think more clearly, strengthen mental resilience, and lower brain age, one data point at a time. Neurable App Features: **Optimize Your Day** Start your day with a Cognitive Snapshot. Check your Mental Recovery score to see how well-rested and ready you are to take on the day. **Level Up Your Focus + Lift Brain Fog** Improve your concentration habits with Focus Sessions and Neurable’s Rocket Game. Quantify your Cognitive Speed, shedding light on when you’re experiencing cloudy thinking. **Build Mental Endurance + Banish Burnout** Push your cognitive limits and strengthen mental stamina. Prevent burnout before it starts by monitoring your Cognitive Strain and taking personalized Brain Breaks. **Future-Proof Your Cognitive Health** Monitor your Brain Age with weekly reports. Discover small habits to increase your brain’s flexibility and resilience over time. **Personalized Data, Personalized Insights** Understand your own brain and maximize your potential with Cognitive Coach. Real insights about your cognitive state and how to optimize, every day. What Neurable users are saying: “Apple's AirPods Pro 3 aren't the only headphones that integrate health-tracking features into audio devices. But while Apple focuses on calories, steps, and heart rate, Neurable's second-generation MW75 Neuro LT headphones track your focus, mental recovery, and cognitive strain.” – ZDNet "The MW75 Neuro LT does not try to control your brain. It gives you a dashboard for it. You get a realistic view of when to push, when to pause, and how to structure your day so work feels less like a grind and more like a plan. At $499, it is a premium buy, but it is not just another pair of pretty headphones. It is a practical way to make attention visible and then make better choices as a result." – Gear Diary "Imagine a morning ritual involving a "two-minute cognitive snapshot" to understand your brain's readiness for the day ahead – I mean, yes please! I do want to know how set up for the day my most valuable asset is (it's my mind, no matter what anyone says) and get a handle on what Neurable calls my "cognitive energy budget" for the day, if you will." – TechRadar "And this lighter, more affordable model could be the device that finally brings BCI out of the lab and into the mainstream.” – Wearable “The Neurable brain data is much more accurate and believable than other wearables I've used. When I saw my Mental Recovery score, it felt pretty close to my actual quality of sleep.” – Neurable MW75 Neuro user Privacy Policy: https://www.neurable.com/app/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.neurable.com/app/tos Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy: https://www.neurable.com/app/health-privacy

Screenshots

FocusCalm4 screens
Neurable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Neurable at 83% against FocusCalm's 24%. Neurable also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). FocusCalm's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. FocusCalm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Neurable asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neurable holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 90 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of FocusCalm's written reviews are positive against 83% of Neurable's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusCalm ships an update monthly, Neurable every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FocusCalm versus Neurable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusCalmNeurable
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (53 ratings)4.9 (90 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5390 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB156 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrainCo IncNeurable

Customer experience

FocusCalm

All ratings53 ratings
Positive69.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative64.7%

Neurable

All ratings90 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FocusCalm

Subscriptions2
  • FocusCalm Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • FocusCalm Annual Subscription$69.991 Year
None

Neurable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusCalm free?
FocusCalm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neurable free?
Neurable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FocusCalm or Neurable?
Neurable is rated higher. FocusCalm averages 3.9 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Neurable averages 4.9 from 90 ratings.
Do FocusCalm or Neurable have ads?
Neither FocusCalm nor Neurable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusCalm or Neurable?
FocusCalm ships an update monthly, and Neurable every 3 weeks. Most recently, FocusCalm was updated on October 15, 2026 and Neurable on October 15, 2026.

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