Comparison

NeuroNation vs Memo

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

Head to head
About

NeuroNation

Enhance your memory and cognitive abilities with science-backed exercises. This app offers personalized training programs, diverse games, and progress tracking to sharpen your mind and improve focus. Invest in your cognitive health with daily mental challenges.

Highlights
  • Scientifically proven techniques
  • Personalized training programs
  • Diverse range of brain games
  • Progress tracking and insights
  • Daily brain challenges
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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NeuroNation - Brain Training Exercise your mind & memory Enhance your memory with science-backed exercises used by millions of users globally! Unlock the full potential of your brain with NeuroNation, the scientifically-backed app designed to boost your cognitive abilities. Whether you’re looking to improve your focus, sharpen your mind, or simply have fun with challenging games, our app offers a comprehensive solution. Features: Scientifically Proven Techniques: Leverage exercises to enhance your memory, attention, concentration, and problem-solving skills. NeuroNation's brain training has been awarded the AOK Leonardo Health Prize for Digital Prevention sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Health. Personalised Training Programs: Tailor-made sessions adapt to your performance, ensuring optimal challenge and growth. NeuroNation performs a comprehensive analysis of your strengths and potential and creates a customised brain training plan that meets your needs. Diverse Range of Games: Enjoy a variety of brain-stimulating activities including puzzles, memory and speed games, and logic challenges. Increase your thinking speed and concentration and improve your everyday mental performance. Progress Tracking: Monitor your improvement over time with detailed insights. As you improve, the tasks can become more complex, promoting continuous cognitive growth without plateaus. You can follow your progress closely and benchmark it against your peer group. Daily Challenges: Engage with new and exciting challenges to keep your brain active daily through NeuroBoosters. User-Friendly Interface: Navigate easily with our intuitive design, suitable for all ages and skill levels. Why NeuroNation? Regular brain exercises help strengthen neural connections, leading to better memory. Daily mental exercises promote neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections. NeuroNation combines fun and effectiveness, making it easy to incorporate brain training into your daily routine. By using our app, you’re not just playing games — you’re investing in your cognitive health. In several studies conducted by the Department of General Psychology at Freie Universität Berlin and the Medical School of Hamburg, the effectiveness of NeuroNation working memory training was proven. Learn more about the science behind NeuroNation: The science behind NeuroNation | NeuroNation How It Works: Our exercises are developed to target specific cognitive functions. Through consistent practice, users can experience improved memory recall, faster information processing, and better daily mental abilities. The app adjusts the difficulty level based on your progress, ensuring that you’re always challenged but never overwhelmed. NEURONATION PREMIUM With NeuroNation Premium, you have access to: Comprehensive cognitive training program with more than 30 motivating exercises Brain training customisation and in-depth performance insights Regular publication of new exercises and courses PRICING AND TERMS OF CONDITIONS NeuroNation Premium Membership is available via the following subscription plans: 3 months from 41.99 USD* (13.99 USD*/month) 12 months from 83.99 USD* ( 6.99 USD*/month) *Prices displayed are in USD. Actual charges might be converted to your local exchange currency depending on your country of residence. Payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your Premium Membership (subscription) automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Our Terms of Use https://sso.neuronation.com/legals/tou Our Privacy policy: https://sso.neuronation.com/legals/dataprivacy The protection of your data is very important to us. We will never disclose information to third parties and will always treat your data with the strictest confidence.

About

Memo

Engage in daily 5-minute brain training exercises grounded in neurobiology. Improve memory, focus, and logic with a variety of games and mindfulness sessions. Track your progress and compete globally.

Highlights
  • 5-minute daily brain workouts
  • Neurobiology-based exercises
  • Memory, math, and logic games
  • Mindfulness and breathing sessions
  • Progress tracking charts
  • Global leaderboard competition
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Daily fitness for your brain — grounded in neurobiology research! Memo shows how short, 5-minute daily practices develop your brain's capacity across working memory, mental math, Sudoku, 2D & 3D geometry, and selective attention. Memo works in two complementary directions — active Brain Training and restorative Mindfulness sessions — giving you a clean, intuitive interface to track your cognitive progress over time, plus an atmosphere of friendly competition on the Global Leaderboard. Why Choose Memo? Grounded in Neurobiology & Cognitive Science Every exercise in Memo is built on established neurocognitive research — from visuospatial working memory and Stroop inhibitory control to mental rotation, deductive reasoning, and paced autonomic breathing. Short, consistent 5-minute daily workouts stimulate cognitive agility without overwhelm. 6-Step Daily Brain Challenge Start your day with a curated 5-minute brain fitness workout combining word recall, arithmetic, visual equations, angle geometry, and 3D spatial cube counting. Complete the Daily Challenge to build your calendar streak and compare streaks on the Leaderboard. Direction 1 — 8 Cognitive Brain Training Games: - Mental Math & Visual Equations (Level 1 & Level 2) - Master rapid arithmetic, number bonds, multi-step chains, and visual algebraic icon puzzles. - Geometry / GeoLogic (Level 1 & Level 2) - Solve interactive 2D triangle and angle-chaser puzzles plus 3D orthographic cube projections with step-by-step hints. - Sudoku (6x6 & 9x9) - Train deductive logic with fast 2x3 boards or classic 3x3 number grids. - Chimp Test - Challenge your working memory and spatial recall inspired by the famous primate cognition benchmark. - Dots Link - Connect matching color pairs across the grid with smooth continuous paths without crossing lines. - Brain Speed - Test and improve your visual reaction time, inhibitory control, and decision speed. - Mind Flip - Sharpen selective attention, spatial updating, and cognitive flexibility. - Word Memory - Strengthen short-term verbal recall by memorizing word lists under time pressure. Direction 2 — Mindfulness Sessions, Sleep Tracker & Apple Health Peak cognitive fitness goes hand in hand with mental recovery. Use guided Breathing sessions (4-4-4 Box Breathing and 4-7-8 Relaxation), the Do Nothing stillness timer, and the Activity & Sleep Tracker with optional Apple Health synchronization to log Mindful Minutes and Sleep Analysis (including Awake and Asleep stages). Convenient Progress Tracking & Friendly Competition - Intuitive Progress Charts - Easily track your daily growth in a clean visual UI comparing your current scores, speed, and accuracy against your personal First Try baseline. - Friendly Competition on the Global Leaderboard - Enjoy a welcoming, motivating atmosphere of friendly competition across Daily, Weekly, and All-Time rankings for every game and difficulty level. Key Features at a Glance: - Short 5-minute daily brain fitness workouts grounded in neurobiology - Dual-direction system: 8 Brain Training games + Mindfulness & Sleep recovery - Apple Health integration for Sleep Analysis and Mindful Minutes - Clean, intuitive UI for visual progress tracking against your personal baseline - Global Leaderboard fostering friendly daily competition and streak sharing - Available in 8 languages Download Memo now and start your first 5-minute brain fitness workout! -- https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NeuroNation4 screens
Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Memo at none against NeuroNation's shown. Memo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). NeuroNation's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 3) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. NeuroNation sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per 3 months and Memo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NeuroNation has 4.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of NeuroNation's written reviews are positive against 100% of Memo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NeuroNation ships an update every 3 weeks, Memo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NeuroNation versus Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeuroNationMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.5K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynaptikon GmbHSiarhei Keller

Customer experience

NeuroNation

All ratings4,509 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,264 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.7%

Memo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

NeuroNation

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on certain devices
  • Issues with color-based exercises due to color perception differences
  • Incorrect scoring or feedback on some exercises

Requested features

4 requests
  • More variety in exercise types
  • Ability to customize difficulty levels
  • Better progress tracking and performance analytics
  • Multilingual support

Memo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

NeuroNation

Subscriptions10
  • 3 Months - Subscription$10.993 Months
  • 6 Months - Subscription$10.996 Months
  • 3 Months - Subscription$13.993 Months
Show 7 more
  • NeuroNation Premium 1M plan$13.991 Month
  • 1 Month - Subscription App&Web$13.991 Month
  • 12 Months - Subscription$19.491 Year
  • 6 Months - Subscription$22.496 Months
  • 12 Months - Subscription$38.991 Year
  • NeuroNation Premium 12M plan$41.991 Year
  • Premium 12M plan+7D Free trial7 Days trial$57.991 Year
10 purchases

Memo

Subscriptions9
  • Memo Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Memo Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Memo Premium +7d Free7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Memo Premium +30d Free1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Memo Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Memo Premium Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Memo Premium +7d Free7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Memo Premium +30d Free1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Memo Premium +30d Free1 Month trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Memo Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is NeuroNation free?
NeuroNation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memo free?
Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NeuroNation or Memo?
Memo is rated higher. NeuroNation averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Memo averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do NeuroNation or Memo have ads?
NeuroNation shows ads; Memo does not.
Which is updated more often, NeuroNation or Memo?
NeuroNation ships an update every 3 weeks, and Memo every 3 days. Most recently, NeuroNation was updated on November 8, 2026 and Memo on November 7, 2026.

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