Comparison

Better Brain vs 5 MITRE

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

Head to head
About

Better Brain

Enhance your fluid intelligence with challenging memory tasks. Practice remembering simultaneous audio and visual events to improve problem-solving skills. Features adaptive difficulty and customizable training options.

Highlights
  • Fluid intelligence training
  • Simultaneous audio/visual memory tasks
  • Adaptive difficulty control
  • Multiple training task options
  • Dual channel memory tasks
  • Training log export
Features
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Improve your fluid intelligence with Better Brain. Fluid intelligence is the ability to reason and solve new problems independently of previously acquired knowledge. With Better Brain you practice challenging memory tasks where you have to remember simultaneously audio and visual events. A scientific study has shown a positive effect of this training on the fluid intelligence of a test group. The memory task you need to practice is the 2-back task where you must remember the letter you heard two steps back in the past and simultaneously the position of a square on a three by three grid. BetterBrain features multiple user controlled settings such as two additional training tasks (audio position, color change, form) and adaptive difficulty control: Once you make sufficient progress, you may work on the more challenging 3-back task and if you make too many mistakes, the level will be reduced. Another advantage of Better Brain is the possibility to practice dual channel memory tasks which are either fully audio or fully visual. You can also export via email or the Finder a complete log file of your training sessions for later analysis.

About

5 MITRE

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Let's bring out the potential of your brain movement with 5 MITRE! 5 MITRE feature 2 type of training 1. Number Tree =================================================== Solving simple problems as quickly as possible is a trick to activate and train the brain. Considering the use in places where writing is impossible, such as within a commuter train, we prepared a problem of repeating mental arithmetic without writing the answers of each calculation and deriving the final answer. Number Tree can be used in the following two ways depending on the use purpose. Brain Anti Aging Training ------------------------- It is training to maintain or improve the "basic physical strength" of the brain. Daily training in 5 minutes with a number tree. The time of commuting to school or to office in the morning is the optimal time zone for training of the brain. Brain warm-up training ------------------------- It is training to bring out the potential of your brain in a few minutes. If you do the training before starting or after lunch, sleepiness will blow, concentration will increase.In addition to increasing your concentration, you will also improve judgment and processing power necessary to cope with various problems with various challenges. Also, if you do before you start studying for exams, you will be able to memorize more things because memory is enhanced. 2. Memory Test =================================================== It tests how many alphanumeric characters and symbols can be memorized in two minutes. Use it as an index to check the current condition of the brain. First of all, do a test one time before starting training, then test after every five training. If you do it on a regular basis, you will see a change in how your brain works.

Screenshots

Better Brain4 screens
5 MITRE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 5 MITRE at Free against Better Brain's $2.99. 5 MITRE also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4). Better Brain's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 17 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

5 MITRE is free to download; Better Brain costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Better Brain ships an update every 6 months, 5 MITRE every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Better Brain versus 5 MITRE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter Brain5 MITRE
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter SchornNat Benjarpornbanyat

In-app purchases

None

Better Brain

No in-app purchases

None

5 MITRE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Better Brain free?
Better Brain costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 5 MITRE free?
5 MITRE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Better Brain or 5 MITRE have ads?
5 MITRE shows ads; Better Brain does not.
Which is updated more often, Better Brain or 5 MITRE?
Better Brain ships an update every 6 months, and 5 MITRE every 17 months. Most recently, Better Brain was updated on August 29, 2026 and 5 MITRE on September 15, 2026.

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