CogniFit vs Lumosity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CogniFit
Engage in fun mental games designed to test, train, and improve your cognitive functions. Monitor your progress with personalized scores and track improvements in areas like memory, focus, and reaction time. This app offers a scientific approach to brain health for users of all ages.
- Personalized brain training sessions
- Cognitive score monitoring
- Improve memory, focus, and reaction time
- Track cognitive age
- Guided mindfulness techniques
- Interactive brain games
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Your mind changes every day. Some days feel clear. Others feel harder to navigate. CogniFit brings a new daily approach to brain health, helping you understand how your mind performs, adapts, and evolves over time. Built on more than 20 years of published research, CogniFit combines cognitive assessment, adaptive training, and daily guidance into a single system designed to support mental clarity, focus, and long-term cognitive wellbeing. ‣ Your Brain Age At the center of the experience is your Brain Age: a simple way to understand how your mind is performing today, and how it changes over time. Monitor your daily and weekly cognitive scores, set goals, and build a personalized training plan around your own rhythm. ‣ Five Abilities, One Evolving Picture Memory, focus, coordination, reasoning, and perception are measured over time to reveal patterns in how your mind performs day to day, alongside up to 22 other cognitive abilities, including processing speed and reaction time. ‣ Built Around You Training sessions adjust gradually, adapting difficulty, pace, and cognitive focus based on how you perform. The more you use CogniFit, the more the experience adapts to you. ‣ Guidance Throughout the Day Gentle reminders, reflections, and quick check-ins help support consistency throughout the day, especially during moments when focus or energy feels lower. ‣ Grounded in Cognitive Science Developed by neuroscience experts, CogniFit's patented Individualized Training System (ITS) is used by the scientific community, universities, hospitals, families, and medical centers around the world. ‣ The Benefits • Track your cognitive score (0-100) daily and weekly • Personalized training sessions based on the areas you want to focus on • A custom weekly plan, built around your routine • Scores across cognitive domains, including reasoning, coordination, memory, perception, and attention • Compare your Brain Age to your actual age • Guided mindfulness techniques to support your mental wellbeing • More than 100 interactive games, including Penguin Explorer, Mahjong, and Reaction Field • Video Coaches to guide you through every step • Brain games and brain teasers for adults and children alike ‣ Designed for Everyday Life A complete redesign brings a calmer, more intuitive experience that fits naturally into your routine. Short sessions, clearer feedback, and a more focused interface make daily cognitive care simple, approachable, and sustainable. Small moments, repeated daily, that's how real change happens. Are you ready to understand your brain a little better, every day? Pricing and Conditions CogniFit offers monthly ($9.99/mo) and annual ($59.99/yr) subscription packages. All amounts are in USD. All subscriptions are processed through the user’s app store account. Currency conversions for user’s outside of the US may apply. All subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. For complete details, please review: https://www.cognifit.com/terms-and-conditions
Lumosity
Engage your mind with a variety of science-based brain games and puzzles designed to improve memory, attention, and problem-solving skills. Personalized daily workouts and detailed performance insights help you track progress and achieve cognitive goals.
- 40+ adaptive brain games
- Daily personalized workout plans
- Performance insights
- Progress tracking
- Fit Test for baseline scores
- Games by skill category
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Train your mind with Lumosity’s fun science-based brain games, played by over 100 million users worldwide. Lumosity is a leading brain training app with cognitive games and puzzles to exercise Memory, Attention, Problem Solving and more. WHAT’S INSIDE THE APP •40+ Brain games that adapt as you play •Daily workout plans to train your brain •Insights into your performance •Track your progress and achieve your training goals GET STARTED WITH A FIT TEST Take a free, 10-minute Fit Test to set your baseline scores and see how your scores compare to others in your age group. EXPLORE BRAIN GAMES BY SKILL Choose the skill you want to target by playing games for speed, memory, attention, flexibility, problem-solving, math and word games. DAILY PERSONALIZED BRAIN WORKOUTS Build daily habits with workouts curated for you. Get personalized challenges based on your training habits and preferences. Practice key skills through curated, targeted brain games. DETAILED TRAINING INSIGHTS Discover your strengths across games with in-depth performance insights. Explore patterns in your gameplay to better understand how you engage with different challenges. THE SCIENCE BEHIND LUMOSITY We’re a team of scientists and designers exploring new ways to challenge the brain and advance cognitive research. We take established cognitive and neuropsychological tasks, or create entirely new, experimental challenges. We then transform these tasks into games and puzzles that challenge core cognitive skills. We also collaborate with 40+ university researchers worldwide. We provide qualified researchers free access to Lumosity’s tools, to support new investigations in the cognitive sciences. WHO IS LUMOSITY FOR? •People of all ages who enjoy challenging their minds with fun, challenging games •Lifelong learners interested in games that engage cognitive skills. •Anyone aiming to exercise Memory, Speed, Attention, or Problem Solving skills. Whether you're drinking your morning coffee or winding down before bed, Lumosity makes it easy to fit a meaningful brain training session into your day. Join millions using Lumosity to train their minds. Download today and build your brain training habit. GET HELP: https://lumositybeta.zendesk.com/ FOLLOW US: http://twitter.com/lumosity LIKE US: http://facebook.com/lumosity LUMOSITY PREMIUM & TERMS With Lumosity Premium, you will work out with a personalized training program, unlock in-depth insights about how you play, and receive tips for better game accuracy, speed and strategy. Lumosity Premium subscriptions are charged through your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew at the price and period selected above unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes account settings after purchase. Refunds are not provided for the unused portion of any term, and any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when a purchase is made. Privacy Policy: https://www.lumosity.com/legal/privacy_policy Terms of Service: https://www.lumosity.com/legal/terms_of_service Payment Policy: https://www.lumosity.com/legal/payment_policy California Privacy Policy: https://www.lumosity.com/en/legal/privacy_policy/#what-information-we-collect
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CogniFit at none against Lumosity's shown. Lumosity's advantage is ratings volume (131K vs 1.7K) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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. CogniFit sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lumosity sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lumosity holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lumosity has 131K ratings behind it against 1.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of CogniFit's written reviews are positive against 79% of Lumosity's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CogniFit | Lumosity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) | 4.7 (131K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K | 131K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #56 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 249 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CogniFit | Lumos Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
CogniFit
Lumosity
User reviews
CogniFit
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Varied and interesting
- 👍 Great design, learn about strengths and weaknesses
- 👍 Challenging and engaging
- 👍 Amazing app
- 👍 Comprehensive assessments and personalized training
Room to improve
- 💰 Free but not free, locked features require payment
- 🐛 Freezes and crashes, app not working properly
- 🐛 Inconsistent audio, issues with Bluetooth devices
- 🐛 Confusing instructions, difficult to understand some games
- 🐛 Glitchy controls, unresponsive buttons
Lumosity
From 131K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Challenging and engaging games
- 👍 Helps improve cognitive abilities
- 🧠 Effective brain training
- 💡 Variety of games and exercises
- 🧠 Noticeable improvements in memory and focus
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🔒 Limited access to features without premium
- 🐛 Glitches and performance issues
- 🤔 Frustrating difficulty progression
- 🤔 Repetitive and unengaging at higher levels
Bugs and requests
CogniFit
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant need to restart iPad to get app to work
- Games freezing and progress not saved
- Buttons and controls not working as expected
- Inconsistent loading and crashing issues
- Personalized training not functioning properly
Requested features
6 requests- More language options
- Ability to skip games during personalized training
- Option to practice specific weak areas
- Clearer instructions and tutorials for all games
- Accommodate for color blindness and visual impairments
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- More engaging and less repetitive games
Lumosity
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and account issues
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Syncing problems between mobile and desktop
- Unreliable customer support
Requested features
6 requests- More free games and content
- Ability to slow down or adjust game difficulty
- Better performance and stability
- More detailed progress tracking and insights
- Ability to compete with friends
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- Easier subscription management and cancellation
In-app purchases
CogniFit
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription 50% Off$9.991 Month
- Subscription Monthly$12.991 Month
- Monthy Basic$19.991 Month
- Monthly Basic$19.991 Month
- CogniFit Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- CogniFit Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription 50% Off$59.991 Year
- Yearly Basic$119.991 Year
- Assessment - Full price$49.99
Lumosity
- Lumosity Premium2 variants$11.991 Month
- Lumosity Premium14 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Lumosity Premium$35.991 Year
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- Lumosity Premium$54.991 Year
- Lumosity Premium$69.991 Year
- Lumosity Premium2 variants$89.001 Year
- Lumosity Premium14 Days trial$89.001 Year
- One Month Subscription$14.99






