IQPill vs Fathomly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IQPill
Enhance your cognitive abilities with scientifically inspired IQ challenges. Measure and improve intelligence across verbal, numerical, spatial, and pattern reasoning. Track your progress with a personalized cognitive profile and weekly training sessions.
- IQ tests
- Verbal reasoning
- Numerical reasoning
- Spatial intelligence
- Pattern reasoning
- Personal cognitive score
- Progress tracking
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IQPill is a next-generation cognitive training app designed to measure and improve your intelligence across multiple domains. Take scientifically inspired IQ challenges across five core areas: • Verbal reasoning • Vocabulary intelligence • Numerical reasoning • Spatial intelligence • Pattern & matrix reasoning Each test adapts to your performance and generates a detailed cognitive profile so you can track your progress over time. FEATURES • IQ tests • Personal cognitive score • Progress tracking • Advanced reasoning challenges • Weekly intelligence training Train your brain, discover your strengths, and push your cognitive limits. Download IQPill and unlock your full intellectual potential. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Fathomly
Transform any YouTube video into an interactive learning experience. This app uses cognitive science principles like active recall and spaced repetition to help you retain information long-term. It offers AI-generated summaries, a personal takeaway gallery, and adaptive testing to master any subject.
- Interactive learning paths from YouTube videos
- AI video summaries
- Active recall and spaced repetition
- Adaptive testing
- Personal takeaway gallery
- Topic debate feature
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Learn from any YouTube video — and actually remember it. Most of what you watch fades within days. Fathomly makes it stick. Paste a link on any topic and Fathomly turns it into an interactive learning path that breaks down core concepts, tests you with active recall, and brings ideas back just before you forget them. As you improve, questions adapt to your level so you are always challenged at the right depth — whether it is philosophy, business, history, or science. Backed by cognitive science: active recall and spaced repetition are the two most reliably proven methods for long-term retention. Everything you need to master a topic: • AI Video Summaries: Get the core takeaways and structure before you dive in. • Takeaway Gallery: Save key mental models and distilled ideas from each lesson into your personal collection. • Topic Debate: Argue the topic out with an opponent that pushes back, so you truly understand both sides. • Retention Curve: See exactly what you remember and what needs shoring up over time. • Go Deeper: Branch off into deeper subtopics once the basics are locked in. Free to start. Upgrade to Fathomly Scholar (£2.99/week, £8.99/month, or £79/year) to unlock unlimited paths, debates, and summaries. Learn what you want. Remember what you learn. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IQPill at 5.0 against Fathomly's 4.0. IQPill also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. IQPill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Fathomly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
IQPill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
IQPill ships an update every 2 days, Fathomly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IQPill | Fathomly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Aleksandre Rukhadze | jake green |
Customer experience
IQPill
Fathomly
In-app purchases
IQPill
- Premium IQ Pill$3.997 Days
- Limitless IQ Pill$4.997 Days
Fathomly
- Fathomly Scholar$2.997 Days
- Fathomly Scholar$9.991 Month
- Fathomly Scholar$79.991 Year
