Comparison

IQ Prep vs Synava IQ

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

Head to head
About

IQ Prep

Features
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Practise for IQ tests with the item types of real intelligence tests: matrices, number series, figure series, mirror images, operators and digit span. Plus a lab with reaction, attention and memory tasks in which you measurably improve with practice. For aptitude tests, Mensa admission and anyone who wants to know how IQ tests work. IQ TEST ITEMS • Matrices: 3×3 figure matrices as in Raven's test, up to four rules at once, and at higher levels dot patterns that combine, intersect or cancel out • Number series: 28 rule families, from simple differences to interleaved series • Figure series: rotation, count, fill, shape and movement across the grid • Mirror images: rotated or mirrored, with ever-new figures • Operators: insert the operators, precedence applies • Digit span: forwards and backwards, as in the Wechsler test Every item is generated fresh, on five difficulty levels, and after every answer you see the solution step by step. No games, no points: items look like the real test, black figures on a plain background, no animations. LAB: REACTION, ATTENTION, MEMORY Five classic tasks from cognitive psychology to practise: reaction time, Stroop, flanker, Corsi block and dual n-back. With practice you measurably improve at them; a trend curve shows your progress, plus a daily streak. Reaction, attention and memory are tested directly in some selection procedures, such as police or pilot selection. TEST UNDER REAL CONDITIONS 30 items from all categories, 20 minutes, no help until the end. Then a score per category and every wrong item with its solution to work through. SCIENTIFIC BASIS • Practice on the test format measurably improves scores. The meta-analysis by Hausknecht et al. (2007) shows gains of about a quarter of a standard deviation from retesting, more with targeted coaching. • Practising reaction and memory tasks reliably improves performance on exactly those tasks. Whether it transfers to IQ beyond them is disputed (Melby-Lervåg et al. 2016), so IQ Prep does not promise it. • The item types follow established test families: matrices after Raven, digit span after Wechsler (WAIS, WISC), number and figure series as in CogAT and similar batteries. Free to try: three items per category, one full test with mistake review, and three runs of each lab task. Full version $4.99 one time: everything unlimited. No subscription, no ads, no account, no data collection. Training offline, internet only for purchase and restore. IQ Prep is not a standardized intelligence test and does not measure IQ.

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Synava IQ

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Synava IQ is a cognitive assessment and brain training app for iPhone and iPad. Measure how you think, train it a little every day, and watch each skill move over the weeks. IQ TESTS • Age-adaptive assessments for children, teens and adults • Logic, pattern recognition, spatial reasoning, working memory, processing speed and numerical reasoning • Questions adapt to your answers, and every assessment uses new ones • Your result is an estimated IQ range with a percentile and a confidence label, never a single number pretending to be exact • A bar for each area, your strongest area and a recommended focus • The range narrows as you take more assessments • A quick assessment takes about six minutes, a full one about fifteen IQ TRAINING • Progressive puzzles for logic, patterns, memory, spatial thinking, numbers and focus • Each exercise adapts to you, a level at a time • A short personal session every day, built from your goals and your recommended focus • No coins, no pressure, no childish rewards: accuracy, level and honest change COGNITIVE HEALTH • Gentle memory and attention exercises for everyday cognitive fitness • Larger buttons, calmer pacing, nothing against the clock • Comfortable at 45, 60 and 70+ PROGRESS • Your Cognitive Profile: one figure for each area you train • How each area has moved over the last 30 days • IQ range history, training consistency and personal bests PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking • Works without a network connection • Everything stays on your device; export or delete it at any time English, Türkçe and Deutsch, switchable at any time in Settings. Synava IQ provides a cognitive estimate and is not a clinical IQ diagnosis. It is not a medical device, its exercises are not a treatment, and it does not promise a higher IQ score. Percentiles use a provisional reference until the norms are calibrated on a large sample.

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Synava IQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Synava IQ at none against IQ Prep's 1. IQ Prep's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. IQ Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Synava IQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
IQ Prep versus Synava IQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIQ PrepSynava IQ
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBirger KrahSerdar Sarioglu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IQ Prep

One-time1
  • Full version$3.99
None

Synava IQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IQ Prep free?
IQ Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Synava IQ free?
Synava IQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IQ Prep or Synava IQ have ads?
Neither IQ Prep nor Synava IQ shows ads.

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