Comparison

IntelliCalm brainwave music vs OnCortex Pro

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

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About

IntelliCalm brainwave music

Features
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Play music with your brainwaves ! Configure several MIDI sounds to play them with your brainwaves. Improve your meditation with audible feedback - play an instrument and have IntelliCalm lower the volume of the sound as your brainwaves slow down in meditation. Train you mindfulness with biofeedback in form of beautiful sounds. - Show visuals of your brainwaves as they indicate either meditative states, attention or eye blinks - Attach musical voices/instruments and pitch levels to each frequency band of your brainwaves (Theta, Low Alpha, High Alpha, Low Beta, High Beta etc.) - Increase / Decrease the volume of each instrument to achieve different patterns of biofeedback - Automatically save and load the sound profile - Record and export raw data of your brainwaves Requires MindWave Mobile 2 EEG headset of NeuroSky. On popular demand we will support other headsets as well. Usage: 1. Turn on bluetooth on your iPad or iPhone 2. Start IntelliCalm 3. Turn on your MindWave Mobile 2 Headset, make sure the battery is charged 4. Click on the link button to search and connect your Mindwave Mobile 2 headset 4a. Make sure to select 50/60Hz depending on the frequency of the electrical power in your country. 5. Wait for the headset symbol turns green for a good connection. If it stays yellow, try pressing the electrode on your forehead with one hand and pinch the ear-electrode tight with your other hand. 6. Check out the blue, red and brown bars. The blue grows as you calm down. The red grows as you focus or concentrate. The brown indicates eye-blink. 7. If you want, click on the gear symbol to change the sound profile: Harmonious: if turned on it will not play disharmony pitches i.e. the sounds will be more harmonious Accuracy: this defines how precise the frequency of your brainwaves will be soundified. Lower Values increase precision. Duration: this defines how long the midi sound will play that is triggered by your brainwaves. Play with it to get most out of the different midi instruments. Sensitivity: this defines how sensitive the reading of your brainwaves is. Higher values will play the selected sounds louder, i.e. lower brainwave levels can be picked up. Brain Wave Band: the different frequency bands of normal human brainwaves. Lower frequencies generally mean calmer states of mind. Theta is hard to produce unless you sleep. The Alpha Bands can indicate meditative & calm brain states. Beta Bands indicate focussed, concentrated states of mind. Voice: the available midi voices to select for each brain wave band. Base Pitch: the pitch assigned to the lower end of the respective brain wave frequency band. E.g. if you select C1 for low alpha, IntelliCalm will play C1 when it detects a wave of roughly 8Hz. The detection algorithm searches you brainwaves for the frequencies of the midi pitches that lay within each brain wave band. In this example it will search for all frequencies of the midi pitches that lay within 8-9Hz (7.71,8.17,8.66,9.17,9.72,10.30). It then transposes based on the Base Pitch you select. If you align the base pitches of all voices with the number of midi pitches (frequencies) that lay within the respective brain wave band then you can create a seamless range of notes played. If you select "natural" then no transposing will be done. Volume: select arrow up if you want the volume of the voices to grow as the respective brainwave gets stronger. Select arrow down if you want the volume to go down with growing brainwaves. NOTE: To achieve wonderful biofeedback during meditation, use arrow down for the Alpha Waves in order to calm the music with meditation. Have fun with IntelliCalm. Don't hesitate to provide feedback using App Store review or via our website (click on the question mark next to the title of the app)

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OnCortex Pro

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This application has been made thinking of people who want to perform cognitive stimulation in an easy, simple and fun way. It has 4 categories to carry out cognitive stimulation activities: - Memory - Attention - Executive functions - Language ** Do the daily challenge to work on the different cognitive functions in a varied and controlled way. Each activity contains several levels of difficulty to adjust to the needs of each person and achieve adequate cognitive stimulation. Performing this type of activity helps prevent future cognitive problems related to memory, attention, orientation, etc. They are also highly indicated to slow down the progress of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc. We recommend these activities especially for older people or people with mild cognitive impairment or moderate cognitive impairment, to help prevent or reduce cognitive decline. The daily training of our brain is very important to maintain existing neuronal interconnections and favor new ones. That is why we have tried to ensure that the activities stimulate users in a pleasant and practical way and make training your brain fun. Have fun getting your brain in shape!

Screenshots

IntelliCalm brainwave music4 screens
OnCortex Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: IntelliCalm brainwave music at Free against OnCortex Pro's $1.99. OnCortex Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

IntelliCalm brainwave music is free to download; OnCortex Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IntelliCalm brainwave music ships an update every 3 weeks, OnCortex Pro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
IntelliCalm brainwave music versus OnCortex Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntelliCalm brainwave musicOnCortex Pro
PriceFree โ€” better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.011.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size286 MB489 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan BrandmeierAntonio Carlos Cordero Delgado

In-app purchases

None

IntelliCalm brainwave music

No in-app purchases

None

OnCortex Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IntelliCalm brainwave music free?
IntelliCalm brainwave music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnCortex Pro free?
OnCortex Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do IntelliCalm brainwave music or OnCortex Pro have ads?
Neither IntelliCalm brainwave music nor OnCortex Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IntelliCalm brainwave music or OnCortex Pro?
IntelliCalm brainwave music ships an update every 3 weeks, and OnCortex Pro every 8 days. Most recently, IntelliCalm brainwave music was updated on October 30, 2026 and OnCortex Pro on October 27, 2026.

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