Thinkie vs Neurable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thinkie
Engage your mind with a variety of games designed to keep your brain active and alert. Track your cognitive progress in real-time with visual feedback and individualized training insights. This system is guided by extensive research and aims to enhance cognitive sharpness.
- Real-time visual results
- Brain activity tracking
- Variety of brain games
- Individualized training
- Cognitive sharpness enhancement
- Free trial available
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Challenge your brain and track your progress with the industry's first real-time, visual results. The Thinkie app offers a broad range of games specifically designed to engage you and help keep your brain active and alert. You can track your progress with our "Brain Meter" that provides immediate input through an easy-to-use system displaying colors to show level of brain activity. The results provide individualized information for your on-going training. Thinkie is built with fNIRS (Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy), which measures your brain activity through our special headband. Our design is guided by nearly 3 decades of research and development, all packaged into a brain training regimen that will help you stay cognitively sharp. Start your free trial and experience the benefits of cognitive training to reduce your brain age! Unlock more games and more difficulty levels when used alongside your Thinkie Sensor! Subscription options: $8.99/month, $99.99/year. Thinkie sensors are currently intended for United States customers only. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can turn off an auto- renewing subscription at any time from your App Store Account Settings, but refunds will not be issued for any unused portion of the term. Read Apple's terms and conditions (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Read our terms of service here: https://www.thinkiesystem.com/terms-of-service Read our privacy policies here: https://www.thinkiesystem.com/privacy-policy
Neurable
Gain real-time insights into your brain's performance to optimize cognitive health. Enhance focus, clarity, mental resilience, and track brain age with personalized data and actionable advice.
- Real-time focus tracking
- Cognitive Snapshot
- Mental Recovery score
- Focus Sessions
- Cognitive Speed monitoring
- Cognitive Strain monitoring
- Brain Age tracking
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Built to be paired with our MW75 Neuro LT smart headphones, the Neurable App gives you real-time insights into your brain’s performance, helping optimize your cognitive health over time. Learn how to enhance focus, think more clearly, strengthen mental resilience, and lower brain age, one data point at a time. Neurable App Features: **Optimize Your Day** Start your day with a Cognitive Snapshot. Check your Mental Recovery score to see how well-rested and ready you are to take on the day. **Level Up Your Focus + Lift Brain Fog** Improve your concentration habits with Focus Sessions and Neurable’s Rocket Game. Quantify your Cognitive Speed, shedding light on when you’re experiencing cloudy thinking. **Build Mental Endurance + Banish Burnout** Push your cognitive limits and strengthen mental stamina. Prevent burnout before it starts by monitoring your Cognitive Strain and taking personalized Brain Breaks. **Future-Proof Your Cognitive Health** Monitor your Brain Age with weekly reports. Discover small habits to increase your brain’s flexibility and resilience over time. **Personalized Data, Personalized Insights** Understand your own brain and maximize your potential with Cognitive Coach. Real insights about your cognitive state and how to optimize, every day. What Neurable users are saying: “Apple's AirPods Pro 3 aren't the only headphones that integrate health-tracking features into audio devices. But while Apple focuses on calories, steps, and heart rate, Neurable's second-generation MW75 Neuro LT headphones track your focus, mental recovery, and cognitive strain.” – ZDNet "The MW75 Neuro LT does not try to control your brain. It gives you a dashboard for it. You get a realistic view of when to push, when to pause, and how to structure your day so work feels less like a grind and more like a plan. At $499, it is a premium buy, but it is not just another pair of pretty headphones. It is a practical way to make attention visible and then make better choices as a result." – Gear Diary "Imagine a morning ritual involving a "two-minute cognitive snapshot" to understand your brain's readiness for the day ahead – I mean, yes please! I do want to know how set up for the day my most valuable asset is (it's my mind, no matter what anyone says) and get a handle on what Neurable calls my "cognitive energy budget" for the day, if you will." – TechRadar "And this lighter, more affordable model could be the device that finally brings BCI out of the lab and into the mainstream.” – Wearable “The Neurable brain data is much more accurate and believable than other wearables I've used. When I saw my Mental Recovery score, it felt pretty close to my actual quality of sleep.” – Neurable MW75 Neuro user Privacy Policy: https://www.neurable.com/app/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.neurable.com/app/tos Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy: https://www.neurable.com/app/health-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Neurable at none against Thinkie's 2. Neurable also leads on ratings volume (90 vs 11). Thinkie's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, 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. Thinkie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Neurable asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Thinkie against 4.9 for Neurable. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neurable has 90 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Thinkie's written reviews are positive against 83% of Neurable's.
Thinkie ships an update every 5 weeks, Neurable every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thinkie | Neurable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 4.9 (90 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 90 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thinkie inc | Neurable |
Customer experience
Thinkie
Neurable
In-app purchases
Thinkie
- Thinkie Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Thinkie Annual Subscription1 Month trial$79.991 Year
Neurable
No in-app purchases







