Comparison

Better Brain vs Halo

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

Halo

This app uses a wearable device to deliver gentle electrical currents to the brain, aiming to improve mood, sleep, and focus. It guides users through sessions, tracks progress, and offers educational content for wellness goals.

Highlights
  • Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
  • Mood improvement
  • Better sleep support
  • Enhanced focus
  • Usage tracking
  • Educational content
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Improved mood. Better sleep. Sharper focus. Clinically tested. Halo is a wellness device and companion app that uses transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to support mood, sleep, and focus. It delivers low-level electrical currents to the prefrontal cortex - an area of the brain linked to emotional regulation, sleep quality, and attention control. The Halo app guides you through stimulation sessions, tracks your usage, and offers regular check ins and educational content to help reach your wellness goals. Developed by the team behind Flow Neuroscience, a leader in clinical brain stimulation. Halo is built on Flow’s proven brain stimulation platform - technology that’s supported thousands of people in Europe. What Halo helps with: * Improving your mood * Better sleep so you wake feeling more refreshed * Enhance your focus so you perform better at work and day to day * Building better routines that align with your goals How does Halo work? Halo is a brain stimulation wearable that uses transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). It delivers gentle, low-intensity electrical currents to the prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain involved in cognitive and emotional processes. Who it's for: * Wellness-focused individuals seeking safe, natural tools * Anyone looking to improve their mood, sleep or focus. * High-performers, creatives, and biohackers Halo is a general wellness product designed to support wellbeing. Halo is not approved or cleared by the FDA and is not intended, marketed, or sold to treat or cure any disease or condition. Halo is intended for use by healthy adult individuals. At this time, Halo is only available for shipment within the United States.

Screenshots

Better Brain4 screens
Halo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Halo at Free against Better Brain's $2.99. Halo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Better Brain's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On review sentiment, ads, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Halo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Better Brain has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Better Brain's written reviews are positive against 50% of Halo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Better Brain ships an update every 6 months, Halo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Better Brain versus Halo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter BrainHalo
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB176 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPeter SchornFlow Neuroscience AB

Customer experience

Better Brain

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral35.3%
Negative17.6%

Halo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Better Brain

No in-app purchases

None

Halo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Better Brain free?
Better Brain costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halo free?
Halo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Better Brain or Halo?
Halo is rated higher. Better Brain averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Halo averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Better Brain or Halo have ads?
Neither Better Brain nor Halo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Better Brain or Halo?
Better Brain ships an update every 6 months, and Halo every 2 months. Most recently, Better Brain was updated on October 31, 2026 and Halo on October 30, 2026.

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