Comparison

RaiseYourIQ vs TACHS Prep

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

Head to head
About

RaiseYourIQ

Enhance cognitive abilities and supercharge learning skills with science-backed, gamified exercises. Track progress, gain personalized insights, and make problem-solving more enjoyable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Cognitive training exercises
  • Gamified learning experience
  • Daily challenges
  • Progress tracking
  • Personalized insights
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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Unlock Your Cognitive Potential with RaiseYourIQ RaiseYourIQ is a ground-breaking brain-training app designed to enhance cognitive abilities, raise IQ and supercharge learning skills for users of all ages. We combine the latest research in cognitive and behavioral science with engaging, game-based training to help you acquire new skills and make learning and problem-solving in the real world more enjoyable and effective. Who We Are Founded by behavioral scientists with over 50 years of combined experience, RaiseYourIQ is trusted by families, educators, and individuals worldwide. Our mission is to nurture genius in everyone, empowering lifelong learning and mental agility through accessible, science-backed exercises developed in our own and others' published scientific research. What’s Inside The App • Scientifically proven cognitive training exercises based on the SMART system • Fun, gamified learning experience • Daily challenges • Easy progress tracking • Personalized insights to monitor growth and achievements • Perfect for kids, adults, or anyone facing learning difficulties Subscription Information Please note that all interactive content, training exercises, and insights are available exclusively through an in-app subscription. This subscription is required to access the full range of exercises and features within the app. Where Science Meets Fun SMART is the only brain training system in the world scientifically proven to boost children’s overall intelligence, with independent, peer-reviewed studies consistently showing improvements in essential skills like reading, numeracy, and educational performance. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TACHS Prep

Prepare for the TACHS exam with timed subtests, detailed worked answers, and a personalized study plan. This app simulates the actual test format, offering practice questions and lessons tailored to your weaknesses. Track your progress and master the material with adaptive practice modes.

Highlights
  • Timed subtests simulating the TACHS format
  • Detailed worked answers with step-by-step explanations
  • Personalized study plan based on diagnostic tests
  • Adaptive practice mode for targeted learning
  • On-screen scratchpad with Apple Pencil support
  • Progress tracking and error journal
Features
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Most TACHS prep starts with drilling. That is the fastest way to waste the time you have, because you cannot study everything at once and you do not yet know what is weak. This app starts with a 28-question diagnostic, about half an hour. It is not a score. It tells you where to begin, and builds a study plan around your test date. BUILT FOR THE TEST AS IT IS NOW The TACHS runs on screen in six timed subtests, one after another: Reading, Written Expression, Mathematics, and three short Ability subtests of figure puzzles. About 2 hours 10 minutes of testing, with a short break between subtests. Inside a subtest you can skip, mark and come back; once you submit a subtest you cannot return to it. There is no penalty for a wrong answer. Practice here runs by those same rules: six subtests, each on its own clock, answer choices lettered the way the test letters them, a cross-out tool for choices you have ruled out, a highlighter on the reading passages, and a basic calculator in the math subtest, the way the test platform now provides one. The format itself is a lesson, so the shape of the day is already familiar. THE ABILITY SECTION, DRAWN Figure matrices, paper folding, figure classification: puzzles most students have never seen before test day. Here they are drawn on screen, hundreds of them, with a worked explanation of the rule behind each one and short lessons on how to read them. WORKED ANSWERS, NOT ANSWER KEYS Every question shows the method, step by step, and then checks the answer against it. Get one wrong and you find out why, not just which letter you missed. MADE FOR iPad, INCLUDING APPLE PENCIL On iPad the question sits beside a scratch pad you can write on with Apple Pencil or a finger, and your working stays next to the worked explanation afterwards so you can compare them line by line. Reading passages open side by side with their questions. WHAT IS INSIDE - 1,499 practice questions across the four sections - 89 lessons, each with worked examples - 75 reading and Written Expression passage sets - Full practice tests in the six-subtest format, about 176 questions each, drawn fresh to the same blueprint every time so a test is worth sitting more than once - Adaptive Practice, a shorter mode that picks what to ask next from how you are doing and tells you the difficulty level you were working at in each section - A one-page report your child can send you when they want to show how it is going The pass unlocks all of it. What stays free is next. FREE, PERMANENTLY - The 28-question diagnostic and the study plan it builds - Your error journal and your progress, always - 10 new questions a day, up to 150 in total - Unlimited redo of anything you have already answered Your progress stays on this device and in your own iCloud, and is never locked: with or without the pass, and after it expires. THE PASS: ONE PAYMENT, NO AUTO-RENEWAL It lasts 365 days from the day you buy it, it does not renew itself, and you will not be charged again. No subscription to remember to cancel. It unlocks every full practice test, the whole lesson library, and the whole question bank with no daily limit. NO DATA COLLECTED No account. No sign-up. No analytics, no advertising, no tracking, and nothing sold to anyone. Your work syncs privately between your own devices through your iCloud account and goes nowhere else. The App Privacy section on this page says "Data Not Collected" because that is literally true. Written for eighth graders sitting the TACHS for the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens, and the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Riverside Insights or any diocese or school.

Screenshots

RaiseYourIQ4 screens
TACHS Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: RaiseYourIQ at 9 against TACHS Prep's 1. TACHS Prep's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. RaiseYourIQ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and TACHS Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RaiseYourIQ against 5.0 for TACHS Prep. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RaiseYourIQ has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RaiseYourIQ ships an update every 10 days, TACHS Prep every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RaiseYourIQ versus TACHS Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaiseYourIQTACHS Prep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaunch Labs LLCSimple Tree LLC

Customer experience

RaiseYourIQ

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TACHS Prep

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

RaiseYourIQ

Subscriptions10
  • Premium Parent 1 Child Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Premium Adult Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium for 2 Children$22.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium for 3 Children$31.991 Month
  • Premium Parent 1 Child Annual$128.991 Year
  • Premium Adult Annual$128.991 Year
  • Annual Premium for 2 Children$244.991 Year
  • Annual Premium for 3 Children$349.991 Year
  • Annual Premium for 4 Children$439.991 Year
  • Annual Premium for 5 Children$519.991 Year
1 purchases

TACHS Prep

One-time1
  • 365-Day Pass$39.99

Questions

Is RaiseYourIQ free?
RaiseYourIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TACHS Prep free?
TACHS Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RaiseYourIQ or TACHS Prep?
RaiseYourIQ and TACHS Prep are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RaiseYourIQ or TACHS Prep have ads?
Neither RaiseYourIQ nor TACHS Prep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RaiseYourIQ or TACHS Prep?
RaiseYourIQ ships an update every 10 days, and TACHS Prep every 5 days. Most recently, RaiseYourIQ was updated on September 17, 2026 and TACHS Prep on October 4, 2026.

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