Comparison

ESP Trainer vs Remote Viewing Tournament

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

Head to head
About

ESP Trainer

Enhance your psychic abilities with this ESP trainer. Developed under a NASA program, it helps you improve clairvoyant skills through interactive color-square guessing games. Experience multi-sensory feedback and learn to recognize intuitive impressions.

Highlights
  • Color-square guessing game
  • Multi-sensory feedback (chime, vibration, visual)
  • Score tracking and encouragement
  • Optional 'Pass' button for non-forced choices
  • Reinforcement for skill learning
  • Develop intuitive awareness
Features
Currently charting
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The ESP trainer was developed under a NASA program by Russell Targ at Stanford Research Institute. We have found that people are able to improve their ESP scores by using a machine just like this and get in touch with the part of themselves that is psychic. This is often called a clairvoyant ability, and can enhance your life in many surprising ways. The player is presented with four colored squares. For each trial, one has been selected at random by the ESP Trainer. Your task is to choose the correct square. If you succeed, you will hear a chime, feel a vibration, and see a large color picture. Otherwise, the system lights up the correct square, and you proceed with the next trial. The score indicator at the top counts the number of correct choices. Words of encouragement appear as you achieve the scoring levels of 6, 8. 10, 12 or 14 hits. After 24 trials you may begin a new game. The game offers multi-sensory feedback, reinforcement, and an opportunity to Pass, meeting all the requirements needed for learning this skill. ESP Trainer improves your ability to recognize your intuitive impressions, and it can bring you to a level of intuitive awareness beyond anything you've experienced before. The purpose of the trainer is to allow you to become aware of what it feels like when you psychically choose the correct square. When you don't have that special feeling, we encourage you to press the Pass button. (So this is not a "forced choice" test.) In a year long NASA program with 145 subjects (under Contract 953653 NAS7-100) many were able to significantly improve their scores. Four of the subjects improved their scores at the hundred-to-one level or better. This approach has been used with surprising success on Wall Street. But of course, past results are no guarantee of future performance. Because you are learning a new skill, slower is better than faster. If you find yourself frequently scoring 12 or more, write to the developer at his web site www.espresearch.com. This game can provide the first steps toward experiencing and developing the psychic abilities hidden within us all. software by Levity Novelty LLC

About

Remote Viewing Tournament

Develop your natural psychic remote viewing abilities through daily practice and step-by-step tutorials. Compete against others for monthly prizes and contribute to parapsychology research. This app is suitable for both beginners and experienced users interested in ESP.

Highlights
  • Learn remote viewing with tutorials
  • Daily practice targets
  • Monthly prize competition
  • Sharpen psychic skills
  • Contribute to parapsychology experiment
Features
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Discover and develop your natural psychic remote viewing abilities, and compete to earn prizes! Remote viewing is a technique that allows anyone to learn to perceive information from a distant place or time. With RV Tournament you can sharpen your remote viewing skills by practicing with a new target each day. Plus, the top scoring users will receive a prize at the end of every month! RV Tournament will walk you step-by-step through the process of remote viewing, so it's perfect for both experienced remote viewers and those who are just starting out. Whether you’re simply curious to learn about ESP or want to hone your psi skills, RV Tournament is a rewarding way to do it. • Learn remote viewing with step-by-step tutorials • Sharpen your skills with a new practice target each day • Top performing players receive a prize at the end of each month • 100% FREE, full version! Practice and test your intuitive psychic skills daily, and contribute to a parapsychology experiment investigating the nature of ESP and precognition. Every month the top performers earn money in the friendly tourney style contest. Sharpen your intuition with this free psychic training app!

Screenshots

ESP Trainer4 screens
Remote Viewing Tournament4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Remote Viewing Tournament at Free against ESP Trainer's $0.99. Remote Viewing Tournament also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). ESP Trainer's advantage is chart position (#10 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Remote Viewing Tournament is free to download; ESP Trainer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote Viewing Tournament holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 293 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ESP Trainer's written reviews are positive against 93% of Remote Viewing Tournament's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESP Trainer ships an update every 14 months, Remote Viewing Tournament monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
ESP Trainer versus Remote Viewing Tournament: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESP TrainerRemote Viewing Tournament
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (293 ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2931.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRussell TargIronZog LLC

Customer experience

ESP Trainer

All ratings293 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral13.3%
Negative11.5%

Remote Viewing Tournament

All ratings1,062 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.7%

User reviews

ESP Trainer

From 293 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 🤩 Helps develop intuition
  • 🧠 Trains psychic abilities
  • 🎯 Accurate feedback on performance
  • 🌟 Impressive high scores possible

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Loud, annoying sound effects
  • 🔍 Lack of performance tracking/history
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Questionable scientific validity

Remote Viewing Tournament

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great practice for remote viewing
  • 🤩 Fascinating and mind-boggling
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward interface
  • 💡 Helpful for developing intuition and psychic abilities
  • 🎉 Fun and engaging daily challenge

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Confusing when seeing both target images
  • 🔍 Wish for more practice rounds per day
  • 🙄 Concerns about owner using user data for personal gain

Bugs and requests

ESP Trainer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing on some devices
  • Inconsistent responsiveness of color squares
  • Inability to disable sound effects

Requested features

4 requests
  • Volume/sound control options
  • Performance tracking and statistics
  • More difficulty levels or game modes
  • Integration with other mindfulness apps

Remote Viewing Tournament

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Results page showing neither image as correct
  • Notifications and history not working properly
  • Compatibility issues with Apple Pencil

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow unlimited practice rounds
  • Option to turn off slider instructions
  • Ability to communicate with other remote viewers
  • Introduce sound as a target type
  • Provide more feedback on missed targets

In-app purchases

None

ESP Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Remote Viewing Tournament

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESP Trainer free?
ESP Trainer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Remote Viewing Tournament free?
Remote Viewing Tournament is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESP Trainer or Remote Viewing Tournament?
Remote Viewing Tournament is rated higher. ESP Trainer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 293 ratings, while Remote Viewing Tournament averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do ESP Trainer or Remote Viewing Tournament have ads?
Neither ESP Trainer nor Remote Viewing Tournament shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESP Trainer or Remote Viewing Tournament?
ESP Trainer ships an update every 14 months, and Remote Viewing Tournament monthly. Most recently, ESP Trainer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Remote Viewing Tournament on October 16, 2026.

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