Brain Exercise Initiative vs Serial 7s
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain Exercise Initiative
This application provides daily mental exercises designed to enhance cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients. Sessions include math, reading, and writing activities that adapt in difficulty based on performance.
- Daily mental exercises
- Math, reading, and writing activities
- Adaptive difficulty
- Research-backed approach
- Cognitive function improvement
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The Brain Exercise app offers mental exercises for Alzheimer’s patients to improve their cognitive function. Backed by Dr. Ryuta Kawashima’s research, the 30-minute session comprises of math, reading, and writing activities to complete daily, 5 times a week. The better you do, the more difficult the games become.
Serial 7s
This game challenges you to rapidly subtract 7 from a starting number until you can no longer continue. It's based on a cognitive test used to assess attention and memory, with consistent play potentially improving brain skills and helping to prevent cognitive decline.
- Serial 7 subtraction gameplay
- Tests attention and memory
- Helps prevent cognitive decline
- Measures subtraction speed
- Randomized starting numbers
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Serial 7s is a brain training game that tests how fast you can perform continuous subtraction of 7 from a starting number. Inspired by the classic "Serial 7s" task—a standard component of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)—this game gives a proven cognitive test a fresh twist. Starting with a randomly generated number between 99 and 105, your total time to complete 14 consecutive subtractions of 7 is measured. Serial subtraction by 7 is widely used to evaluate focus, attention span, and working memory. Regular practice can help sharpen your mind and boost cognitive fitness. Recommended for anyone interested in brain training, keeping their mind active, or supporting long-term cognitive health and dementia prevention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Brain Exercise Initiative at none against Serial 7s's shown. Brain Exercise Initiative also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Brain Exercise Initiative against 5.0 for Serial 7s. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Exercise Initiative has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Brain Exercise Initiative | Serial 7s |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Hack4Impact | HFX Lab |
Customer experience
Brain Exercise Initiative
Serial 7s
In-app purchases
Brain Exercise Initiative
No in-app purchases
Serial 7s
No in-app purchases
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