BrainHQ vs Linus Administrator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrainHQ
This app offers a scientifically-backed brain training program designed to improve cognitive functions like memory, attention, and processing speed. It features adaptive exercises that adjust to your performance, fitting into your daily routine with sessions as short as five minutes.
- Scientifically validated brain exercises
- Improves memory and processing speed
- Adaptive training adjusts to performance
- Daily free exercise
- Personalized brain fitness goals
- Flexible training sessions
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Train your brain with BrainHQ from Posit Science—the most rigorous program available for better brain health, and the only one backed by more than 100 scientific papers showing benefits - including the breakthrough NIH-funded ACTIVE study. Now with new features that contribute to your brain fitness success! BrainHQ represents the culmination of 30 years of research in neuroscience and brain health. Top scientists from around the world helped to develop and test the BrainHQ exercises. The result: a training system that comprehensively improves brain performance, from the most basic elements of perception through the most complex elements of memory, attention, and cognitive function. No other brain fitness program can match BrainHQ in scientific proof. More than 100 publications from independent, randomized controlled trials have shown that the exercises and assessments in BrainHQ drive real change. These changes include: • cognitive improvements, such as better memory and faster processing speed • real-world improvements, including safer driving and improved quality of life • physical brain changes, like healthier white matter and more coordinated neurons. All of this means that BrainHQ works—in laboratory studies, and in the lives of everyday people: •"BrainHQ is a no-brainer must-have in my book…This training has expanded my visual, fine-tuned my audio and even my reflexes seem to be getting faster. BrainHQ is fun and gives me the challenges I need to keep my brain working out on a daily basis." - C. MacDonald •"Only a few months into the BrainHQ exercises the difference is clear, this isn’t left to speculation, I saw drastic improvements…and my family has noticed a strong improvement." - A. Amitrano And leading publications agree: “Our testers concluded that Posit's product—one of the few so far to undergo clinical trials and peer-reviewed research—had the firmest scientific grounding.” - Wall Street Journal The BrainHQ app helps you set and achieve your brain training goals—so it not only works, it works for you. Each exercise adapts to your performance and gets more challenging as your performance improves, just like a personal trainer for your brain. The training is designed to fit into your life: train for just 5 minutes in your spare time, or do a complete workout in an hour. BrainHQ is a free download, and includes a free exercise every day. For full access, we offer the following recurring subscription options: 1 month: $13.99 1 year: $94.99 These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country or residence. Monthly subscription are billed once per month, and an annual subscriptions are billed once per year. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://www.brainhq.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.brainhq.com/terms
Linus Administrator
This app facilitates early detection of cognitive impairment by allowing healthcare providers to register patients, administer digital assessments, and receive immediate, automatically scored results. It leverages AI to identify subtle signs traditional methods might miss, providing actionable insights for clinical decision support.
- Patient registration and demographics
- Selection and administration of cognitive assessments
- Assignment of results to providers
- Automatic scoring and interpretation
- Real-time sync with web portal
- Digital clock drawing and recall tests
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The Linus Health platform – a suite of digital cognitive assessment, clinical decision support, and intervention solutions – helps providers catch cognitive impairment early and efficiently; turn insights into action; and boost the bottom line. Augmenting human expertise with cutting-edge AI, the platform brings visibility to early, subtle signs of cognitive issues that traditional paper-based tests may miss and empowers providers with actionable recommendations. The Linus Health Administrator app allows existing customers to register patients, administer cognitive assessments, and route results to providers quickly and easily. Using an iPad and Apple pencil, patients complete assessments with minimal oversight. With automatic scoring and interpretation, results are immediately available to providers. Key features and functionality support a smooth clinical workflow: • Enroll a patient (name & demographics) • Select assessments • Assign to a provider for interpretation of results • Administer assessments • Immediate sync with the Linus web portal for clinicians to view results Core Cognitive Evaluation™ Combines quantitative insights from our next-generation digital assessment with qualitative insights from a life and health questionnaire, helping providers understand both a patient’s current cognitive status and future dementia risk. DCTclock™ Uses advanced machine-learning algorithms to provide nuanced measures of motor, cognitive, and time-based performance that are not visible to the naked eye or captured by the traditional clock drawing tests. DCR™ - Digital Clock and Recall Uses advanced machine-learning algorithms to detect subtle signs of cognitive impairment by analyzing the patient's drawing behavior and speech during the digital clock drawing tasks and 3-word verbal recall.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linus Administrator at none against BrainHQ's 2. Linus Administrator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BrainHQ's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 3) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BrainHQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month. Linus Administrator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Linus Administrator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrainHQ has 22K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BrainHQ ships an update every 2 months, Linus Administrator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainHQ | Linus Administrator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #183 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Posit Science | Linus Health, Inc. |
Customer experience
BrainHQ
Linus Administrator
Bugs and requests
BrainHQ
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Audio issues on iOS
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Progress reset issues
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch app
- Apple TV app
- Better progress tracking in-app
- Customizable difficulty levels
- More diverse representation in exercises
Linus Administrator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BrainHQ
- BrainHQ$13.991 Month
- BrainHQ$94.991 Year
Linus Administrator
No in-app purchases








