BrainEye vs BGC Next
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrainEye
This app uses advanced eye movement tracking to assess brain performance and monitor overall well-being. It provides detailed reports and personalized insights to help users understand trends related to stress, fatigue, and other health factors.
- Eye movement tracking
- Brain performance evaluation
- Well-being monitoring
- Health trend analysis
- Detailed reporting
- Personalized insights
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All plans include a 3-day free trial! Try it free, cancel anytime. The BrainEye smartphone app is a Wellness Software intended to be used by lay users to measure eye movement to assist in evaluating brain performance, ensuring well-being and monitoring health. BrainEye leverages advanced eye movement tracking to measure accuracy and response time, offering a window into brain health. Since eye movement reflects brain function, these metrics can help you monitor brain health over time, helping you track performance and recognize trends linked to stress, fatigue, or other factors affecting your well-being. The app generates detailed reports that can be shared with healthcare providers as well as personalized insights, empowering you to manage and stay informed about your brain health. Important note: The BrainEye App is not intended to be used for the screening, prevention, diagnosis, treatment or rehabilitation of any health condition or disease. The BrainEye App is occasionally used in human research trials, all users involved in these trials will be formally asked for consent separately.
BGC Next
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Advanced auditory and cognitive testing at home, with B.G.C. Next! Brought to you by the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-being at Northeastern University.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BGC Next at none against BrainEye's 2. BGC Next also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. BrainEye sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BGC Next asks for nothing beyond the download.
BrainEye ships an update every 5 weeks, BGC Next every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainEye | BGC Next |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neuro Optica Pty Ltd | Northeastern University Information Services |
In-app purchases
BrainEye
- BrainEye Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- BrainEye Yearly3 Days trial$29.901 Year
BGC Next
No in-app purchases
