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Dual N Back vs MindBuilding

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

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Dual N Back

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頭が良くなる脳トレ「Dual N-Back」 科学的研究でワーキングメモリの強化が実証されているDual N-Backを、誰でも直感的に楽しめるアプリにしました。 【遊び方】 9マスのグリッドに色と文字(または絵文字)が表示されます。N回前と同じ色・文字が出たらボタンを押すだけ。シンプルなルールで、気づけば本気になれます。 【3つのモード】 アルファベット:集中力を鍛えたい大人に くだもの:かわいい絵文字で子供も楽しめる どうぶつ:動物好きにおすすめ 【特徴】 ・自動難易度調整:正答率に応じてNレベルが上下するので、常に適切な難しさで続けられる ・間違えてもやり直せる:ボタンをもう一度押すとキャンセル可能 ・記録を自動保存:セッションごとの正答率とNレベルの推移をグラフで確認 ・広告なし・完全オフライン:通信不要でいつでもどこでも集中できる 【こんな方に】 ・記憶力や集中力を上げたい ・子供と一緒に脳トレを楽しみたい ・スキマ時間を有効活用したい 毎日1セッション(約1分)から始めてみてください。

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MindBuilding

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Short exercises for memory, attention and reaction time. Track your scores. A subscription is required to use MindBuilding: weekly (3-day free trial) or yearly (7-day free trial), or a one-time lifetime purchase. The welcome and your first session are free. MindBuilding brings the mind workouts of the mindbuilding community into one app: RRT, N-back, CCT, Posner, UFOV, 3D MOT and more, with a plan for today and progress you can check. 40 EXERCISES AND A DAILY CHECK-IN Each one says what it trains and how strong the evidence is (badge A to D). The core of the community: • RRT: relational reasoning on premises, with community presets and a spatializing tutorial. • Dual N-back: working-memory updating, with a variable mode. • CCT: an adaptive PASAT for cognitive control, with a gentle entry. • Posner: fast same-or-different judgments on letters, names and meanings. Experimental, and labeled as such. • UFOV (useful field of view): a target in the center, another at the edge, shown for a split second. • 3D MOT: track several targets moving among identical distractors. • Stop signal: halt an action already started; your SSRT is estimated with the standard research method. • Stroop, Schulte table, a 2-minute math sprint, the chimp test, and 10 unrelated words for one facet of creativity. • A 3-minute check-in (PVT) that shows how alert you are today. Nothing to beat, nothing to train. A PLAN FOR TODAY, IN ONE TAP Tell MindBuilding your goals and your time, then press Start: a short circuit, or a 5 to 20-minute warm-up before class, work or a game. Each exercise states its progression rule in plain words, and Ranked mode keeps settings fixed so records stay comparable. PROGRESS YOU CAN CHECK Every session is saved automatically: records, lifetime totals, curves and a consistency calendar. Hit a plateau and the app says so, with a variant or a rest day to try. Taps are time-stamped at the moment of touch and stimuli dated to the frame actually shown, at 120 Hz where supported; a timing lab shows what your device can do. CHECK-UPS ON TASKS YOU NEVER TRAIN A 5-minute starting check-up, then at most one a month: matrices, complex span, reaction time, sustained attention. Alternate forms and the monthly limit reduce what habit alone adds to your scores, so you see what really changed. You are only compared with yourself, and there is no intelligence score. THE SCIENCE, IN THE OPEN Each exercise has a card: what research shows, what it doesn't, and a link to every study. Get better at what you practice: that is what the evidence supports. CONSISTENCY THAT RESPECTS REST Consistency counts against your plan, never raw volume. Weeks held stay on your record, freezes are earned by training and never sold, and pause mode holds everything when life gets busy. After about 30 minutes on one exercise, MindBuilding suggests a break. NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS Works offline. Export every session and every trial as CSV or JSON, or erase everything, whenever you want. ACCESSIBLE Dark and light themes, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, softened flashes, and cues that never rely on color alone. On iPhone and iPad. MINDBUILDING PRO (REQUIRED) After the welcome and your first session, choose a plan: • Weekly: weekly subscription, with a 3-day free trial • Yearly: yearly subscription, with a 7-day free trial • Lifetime: one-time purchase, nothing to renew Yearly and Lifetime work with Family Sharing. Your local price is shown in the app before you confirm your purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://romeoapps.app/en/mindbuilding/privacy/ MindBuilding is not a medical app. It does not diagnose or treat any condition.

Screenshots

Dual N Back4 screens
MindBuilding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dual N Back at none against MindBuilding's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MindBuilding sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Dual N Back asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Dual N Back versus MindBuilding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDual N BackMindBuilding
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuta HiroseROMEO ILARIO FLAVIO GAMBINO

In-app purchases

None

Dual N Back

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MindBuilding

Subscriptions2
  • MindBuilding Pro — Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • MindBuilding Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • MindBuilding Pro — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Dual N Back free?
Dual N Back is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindBuilding free?
MindBuilding is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dual N Back or MindBuilding have ads?
Neither Dual N Back nor MindBuilding shows ads.

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