Starling Performance vs BrainApps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starling Performance
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For members of Starling Performance to reserve their place in a class, sign up for gym events, and general account management like updating headshots and credit card on file.
BrainApps
Engage in short, game-based workouts designed to improve focus, memory, and reasoning. This mental fitness tool offers personalized training plans and progress tracking without ads or pressure.
- Game-based cognitive training
- Focus, Memory, Reasoning skill tracks
- Personalized training plans
- Progress tracking with Brain Score
- 25+ cognitive training games
- Clean, calming design
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Make five minutes count with BrainApps — a practical brain training app with 90+ games for memory, attention and logic. Choose a quick workout, play clear and engaging cognitive games, and build a mental fitness routine that fits naturally into your day. BrainApps keeps sessions short, tracks your progress and gives you plenty of variety without making training feel complicated. 90+ BRAIN GAMES Explore games across three core areas: • Memory — practise patterns, matching and recall • Attention — work on focus, accuracy and task switching • Logic — challenge reasoning and problem solving SHORT DAILY WORKOUTS Complete a focused session in about five minutes. Train during a break, before work or whenever you want a quick mental challenge. START FOR FREE Seven games are always available free across Memory, Attention and Logic. You can also play the changing Workout of the Day once daily: three additional games that are normally part of the premium library. TRAINING THAT STAYS FRESH With more than 90 games, personalised workouts and changing daily combinations, BrainApps gives you different ways to keep your routine interesting. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Follow your Brain Score, training streaks, statistics and achievements. Clear feedback helps you see your activity over time and stay motivated. INSPIRED BY COGNITIVE PRINCIPLES BrainApps tasks draw on established ideas from cognitive psychology and transform them into approachable games for everyday mental fitness. WHEN CONCENTRATION FEELS DIFFICULT If concentration feels difficult — for example in connection with PAIS, Long Covid or brain fog — BrainApps offers short, clearly structured tasks that can fit gently into everyday life. The app is not a therapy and does not replace medical care. WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE BRAINAPPS • 90+ games for memory, attention and logic • Short workouts in about five minutes • Seven games always available free • A changing three-game Workout of the Day • Personalised workouts and adaptive challenges • Brain Score, statistics, streaks and badges • A clear interface with full German localisation Download BrainApps and try your first short workout today. BrainApps is a mental fitness and entertainment app. It is not a medical product and does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. Privacy Policy: https://brainapps.io/page/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://brainapps.io/page/terms Support: support@brainapps.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starling Performance at none against BrainApps's 2. Starling Performance also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). BrainApps's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. BrainApps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Starling Performance asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Starling Performance | BrainApps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PushPress, Inc. | IQClub, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Starling Performance
No in-app purchases
BrainApps
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
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