BrainHealth® vs BGC Next
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrainHealth®
This app provides accessible tools based on brain health research to help users track and improve cognitive function. It empowers citizen scientists to contribute to understanding how to measure and enhance brain health throughout life.
- Accessible brain health research
- Track brain health
- Improve brain health habits
- Citizen science participation
- Cognitive neuroscience tools
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The BrainHealth® App, developed by the Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas, is a powerful tool making cutting-edge brain health research more easily accessible. Our nonprofit research institute works to redefine understanding and potential enhancement of brain health and performance. The BrainHealth® App brings opportunities to the palm of citizen scientists’ hands so they can support our goal of better understanding how to measure, track, and even improve brain health throughout life. DISCLAIMER: Center for BrainHealth is a research center focused on cognitive neuroscience. We are not medical, and our content should not be construed as offering medical advice. For medical issues, please contact your physician or other qualified health provider. Research results are provided for informational purposes only. Past study results do not constitute a promise or guarantee of future results – neither on an individual or group level. The BrainHealth App does not provide a medical diagnosis or treatment. The BrainHealth Index is not a medical or mental health assessment.
BGC Next
Conduct advanced auditory and cognitive tests from home. Developed by Northeastern University's Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-being.
- Auditory testing
- Cognitive testing
- Home-based assessments
- Mental fitness tracking
- Developed by university researchers
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Advanced auditory and cognitive testing at home, with B.G.C. Next! Brought to you by the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-being at Northeastern University.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BrainHealth® at 3.5 against BGC Next's 1.0. BrainHealth® also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BGC Next's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BrainHealth® holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrainHealth® has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BrainHealth® ships an update every 3 weeks, BGC Next every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainHealth® | BGC Next |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (40 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Texas at Dallas | Northeastern University Information Services |
In-app purchases
BrainHealth®
No in-app purchases
BGC Next
No in-app purchases
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