Comparison

Cortex Brain Training vs NeuroSpace

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

Head to head
About

Cortex Brain Training

Features
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Cortex. Seventeen brain games and puzzles in one calm app. No subscription, no tracking. Seventeen focused brain games and classic puzzles, plus Peak Hours: a personal cognitive instrument you won't find in other brain trainers. Try everything free for 3 days, then unlock it all with a single purchase. No subscription, no ads, no accounts, and nothing leaves your device. PEAK HOURS A quick reaction check you can take any time of day. Over time it charts when your mind is sharpest and reveals whether you're a morning lark, a night owl, or steady all day. Fully private, stored only on your phone. THE GAMES Memory, focus, reading, timing and spatial skills, each built around a real task: - N-Back, Sequence Memory and Remember-To for memory - Stroop, Track and Peripheral Vision for attention - Schulte Table and Speed Reader for visual scanning and reading - Mental Rotation for spatial reasoning - Inner Clock for your sense of time - Number Sequences for pattern reasoning SKILL DRILLS - Mental Math: learn a real trick, then drill it - Speed Math and Estimation for arithmetic fluency and number sense CLASSIC PUZZLES - Nonogram: solve the number clues to reveal a hidden picture - Sudoku and Word Search, as pure puzzles 3-DAY FREE TRIAL, THEN PAY ONCE Every game is unlocked free for 3 days. Keep them all forever with a single one-time purchase. No weekly trials, no renewing subscription, no surprise charges. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no analytics, no advertising, no third-party trackers. The app works fully offline and your stats stay on your phone. Privacy here isn't a setting you switch on; it's how the app is built. BUILT FOR FOCUS A precision design made for concentration, not a candy-coloured slot machine. Make it yours with multiple themes, light or dark, and a custom accent colour. Track your personal bests at your own pace. Now fully available in nine languages.

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NeuroSpace

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NeuroSpace – Brain Training That Actually Makes You Sharper NeuroSpace is a brain training app built around the mental skills you use every day: memory, attention, logic, language, reaction speed, emotional awareness and coordination. No endless levels of the same puzzle — 74 distinct exercises, each with its own mechanics, scoring model and progression. Every exercise runs on an adaptive difficulty ladder. Answer correctly and it gets harder. Struggle and it eases off. You always train right at the edge of your ability, which is exactly where progress happens. Seven Training Areas • Memory – recall sequences, positions, shapes and details • Focus – filter out distraction and hold your attention • Problem Solving – logic, numbers and pattern recognition • Language – vocabulary, word finding and verbal fluency • Agility – reaction speed and mental flexibility • Emotion – read faces, tone and social cues • Coordination – hand-eye timing and dual-task control 74 Games Every game has warm-up rounds, its own difficulty curve and an honest score. No two sessions feel the same. Your Daily Workout • A personalized training plan, new every day • Short sessions that fit into a coffee break • Warm-up rounds before anything counts • A training calendar and streaks that keep you going Track Your Progress • Detailed statistics for every training area • See which skills are improving and which need work • Cognitive self-tests for concentration and mental fitness • Your full training history at a glance Seven games — one from every training area — are free forever. NeuroSpace Premium unlocks all 74 games, the complete daily plan and all statistics. Five minutes a day. That's all it takes. Train smarter. Think faster. NeuroSpace. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://neurospace-app.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Cortex Brain Training4 screens
NeuroSpace4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cortex Brain Training and NeuroSpace are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Cortex Brain Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NeuroSpace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cortex Brain Training versus NeuroSpace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCortex Brain TrainingNeuroSpace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephane de BarbansonDiyar Dirik

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cortex Brain Training

One-time1
  • Unlock all games$3.99
3 purchases

NeuroSpace

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Cortex Brain Training free?
Cortex Brain Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NeuroSpace free?
NeuroSpace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cortex Brain Training or NeuroSpace have ads?
Neither Cortex Brain Training nor NeuroSpace shows ads.

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