Speed Brain

This app is meant to boost your brain activity and take your mind out of its typical thought patterns. Though it has a very simply design, there is actually some pretty complex science going on here. To play the game, go to start game, of course. Then double tap the screen. You’ll see a pattern of circles, a square or another assortment of shapes. The app will automatically advance you to the next image. Once you see it, simply pick match or no match depending on whether the image is exactly the same as the one preceding it. Continue doing this until you run out of time. The more you get right the higher your score. You get bonuses for completing combinations.

This game may seem incredibly easy, and it is if you go slowly. However, the whole point is to go as fast as you can to keep your mind at peak performance and to show off to your friends. If you want your friends to be jealous of your score, you can email it to them by touching the more button at the bottom of the screen and selecting challenge friends. They’ll then get a link to download the app themselves, potentially starting an exchange of Speed Brain trash talk.

There’s also options to turn the sound off and on and choose whether to have your phone vibrate when you make a mistake (which eventually can get annoying). Other buttons allow you to read more of the science behind the game or check out a profile. But mostly what they do is redirect you to the manufacturer’s website.

I thought this app was fun and easy to use and it did make me feel a little smarter.

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