Brain Training & Memory Improvement Apps for Android

By Anna Hazard

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Part 1 :  Cross Platform
Part 3 : iOS Exclusive

Introduction

In contrast to cross platform brain training apps, these Android exclusive games tend to be overall less expensive to upgrade yet contain more ads in their base forms. Games tend more towards the casual & entertaining with most lacking the scientific & neurological research behind the more expensive cross platform variations available.
 
The focus on these brain apps still remains on improving memory, problem solving skills, processing speed, increasing overall I.Q., and enhancing other cognitive skills by having players run through puzzles & other games for a few minutes each day.

Android Apps

Memory Games: Brain Training

• Android (Free with ads & in-app purchases)
  
• 21 logic games for improving visual memory, attention, reasoning and concentration requiring only 2 - 5 minutes of daily play. Also includes a player vs player online mode where friends & random opponents can be challenged.
  

Memory Detective - Brain Game

• Android | Website (Free with ads & in-app purchases)
  
• Play with Sherlock Holmes to train attention & working memory based on tasks widely used by scientists. Play through free increasingly difficult levels that feature fun & unique hand drawn graphics.
  

Memory Trainer

• Android | Website (Free with ads)
  
• Play through a sampling of free training games to help improve spatial & working memory, focus, fluid intelligence, and concentration skills
  

Brain Training

• Android (Free with ads & in-app purchases)
  
• Includes 15 types of brain training games to help improve short term memory, concentration, focus , speed & accuracy. Games focus on multi-tasking, math, colors, memory, concentration, facial recognition, and much more.

BrainBuzz - Social Brain Battles!

• Android (Free with ads & in-app purchases)
  
• Includes 40+ different brain games that allow you challenge other competitors from around the world in tournaments, in 1 vs 1, or by practicing solo. New games & puzzles are continually added that can be unlocked by exploring the BrainBuzz app world. Unlike some other brain training programs there is a large focus on the social aspect in this app.

The Best Brain Training

• Android (Free with ads & in-app purchases)
  
• Includes a handful of entertaining games meant to evaluate and help improve a player's calculation, memory, analysis, sharpness and perception. Available in solo or multiplayer mode in real time against other users around the world. Best if used for at least a few minutes a few times each day

Train Your Brain

• Android (Free with ads)
  
• Includes 7 short games meant to help improve concentration, focus, attention to detail, spatial thinking, and overall cognitive function. Games include Colors, Numbers, Anagrams, Rotation, Schulte Table and more.

Smart - Brain Games & Logic Puzzles

• Android (Free with ads & in-app purchases)
  
• Contains 28 puzzle games with 600 increasingly harder levels for training your IQ and reasoning skills by helping improve memory, attention, intellectual flexibility, concentration and reaction times.

47 Brain Games: Mental Training!

• Android | Website (Free with ads)
  
• 47 & rising games meant to help improve memory, concentration, problem-solving, and calculation. The games are meant to be played for a couple of minutes every day in short sessions and will adjust their difficulty to match the skill level of the player.
  

Owlie - Brain Game

• Android (Free)
  
• A brain training game for enhancing memory, concentration and reaction speed based on the N-back memory task that studies have indicated helps improve working memory & fluid intelligence. Includes 10 levels with 4 audio-visual stimuli in 15 different game modes that run at the player's preferred speed.