Comparison

BrainHQ vs OCON Spatial

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Scientifically validated brain exercises
  • Improves memory and processing speed
  • Adaptive training adjusts to performance
  • Daily free exercise
  • Personalized brain fitness goals
  • Flexible training sessions
Features
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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

About

OCON Spatial

Features
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OCON Spatial is free to download. OCON Premium is $4.99 per month after a 7-day free trial, and the coaching features described below require an active subscription. Your iPhone or iPad camera just became your toughest, smartest training partner. OCON Spatial watches every rep you take and tells you the truth about your form — instantly, privately, and without a trainer in the room. ON-DEVICE BY DESIGN Movement analysis runs entirely on your device using Apple's Vision body-pose framework, built into iOS. There is no third-party AI provider, no cloud inference, no analytics and no advertising. No video, image or workout data is ever uploaded, and there is no server or account database behind the app. Your reps stay yours. FORM INTELLIGENCE, NOT A REP COUNTER Live pose detection tracks joint angles, rep depth, elbow position and spine alignment in real time, then converts your session into a single number: your WQ (Workout Quality) score — a blend of form precision, safety index and tempo consistency. CATCH IMBALANCES AS THEY HAPPEN A live balance panel compares your left and right sides rep by rep and flags asymmetric positions while you lift. During hinge movements like deadlifts and rows, OCON Spatial flags rounded-back positions the moment they occur, so you can self-correct on the next rep. YOUR HALL OF FAME Every rep that meets the form threshold is automatically clipped and saved to your private Hall of Fame — a highlight reel of your best training moments, stored on your device and built entirely from your own performance. HONEST PROGRESSION Elite Progression bars for Form Precision, Power/Strength and Consistency start at zero and move only from real workouts you log. No fluff, no fake milestones — just an honest record of your improvement. WHO IT'S FOR Solo lifters, home-gym owners, and anyone training without a coach watching their back. If you track your metrics like a Whoop or Strava user and want that same discipline applied to your form, this is your tool. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS OCON Premium: $4.99 per month, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Sign in with Apple is the only sign-in method; no email or password is required. Privacy Policy: https://oconspatial.lovable.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BrainHQ4 screens
OCON Spatial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OCON Spatial at none against BrainHQ's 2. OCON Spatial also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). BrainHQ's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. BrainHQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month. OCON Spatial asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrainHQ ships an update every 2 months, OCON Spatial daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BrainHQ versus OCON Spatial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainHQOCON Spatial
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPosit ScienceJack Wilko

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

OCON Spatial

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BrainHQ

Subscriptions2
  • BrainHQ$13.991 Month
  • BrainHQ$94.991 Year
None

OCON Spatial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrainHQ free?
BrainHQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OCON Spatial free?
OCON Spatial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BrainHQ or OCON Spatial have ads?
Neither BrainHQ nor OCON Spatial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrainHQ or OCON Spatial?
BrainHQ ships an update every 2 months, and OCON Spatial daily. Most recently, BrainHQ was updated on October 14, 2026 and OCON Spatial on October 9, 2026.

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