Comparison

Neurable vs Arctop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Arctop

Features
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Arctop turns your Master & Dynamic MW75 Neuro headphones into a real-time brain-computer interface. Connect over Bluetooth, stream 12 channels of EEG at 500 Hz, and watch your brain activity flow on screen the moment you put your headphones on. REAL-TIME EEG STREAMING - Connect to MW75 Neuro headphones in seconds - Automatic on-head detection - Packet rate, signal quality, and session timer at a glance - Background streaming keeps your session running while you use other apps COGNITIVE WORKLOAD - Calibrate your personal workload model - Start a session and measure your cognitive data in real time while you work SESSION HISTORY AND METRICS - Every session is recorded and organized in your history - Review duration, average cognitive workload, and workload distribution - Go deep on any session with workload over time, time-in-zone, and between-marker breakdowns - Download your own workload data as CSV files - Weekly insights and streaks on your personal dashboard PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Sign in with your Google account - Your neural data never leaves your device unencrypted - Your brain data belongs to you — delete your account (and data) at any time TRY IT WITHOUT HARDWARE Curious how it works? Demo Mode lets you explore the full app — live streaming, workload sessions, history, and dashboard — with simulated data, no headphones required. REQUIREMENTS - Master & Dynamic MW75 Neuro headphones for live EEG streaming (Demo Mode works without them) - An Arctop account (Google Sign-In) - iOS 17 or newer (iPhone and iPad) Arctop is a neurotechnology platform for real-time brain measurement. This app is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition.

Screenshots

Neurable4 screens
Arctop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arctop at every 3 days against Neurable's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neurable ships an update every 3 weeks, Arctop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Neurable versus Arctop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeurableArctop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (90 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings90 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNeurableArctop

In-app purchases

None

Neurable

No in-app purchases

None

Arctop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neurable free?
Neurable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arctop free?
Arctop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Neurable or Arctop have ads?
Neither Neurable nor Arctop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neurable or Arctop?
Neurable ships an update every 3 weeks, and Arctop every 3 days. Most recently, Neurable was updated on July 6, 2026 and Arctop on September 23, 2026.

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