AppsFromResearch
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Cognitive Training & Brain Health Apps

Validated digital tools for screening, monitoring, and training cognitive health across clinical and research settings. Not commercial brain games — apps with published evidence behind them.

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CDC HEADS UP Concussion Safety

FreeAndroid
3 publications
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
CDC HEADS UP Concussion Safety educates coaches, parents, and athletes on preventing, recognizing, and responding to youth sports brain injuries.
US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWellness & Public Health
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Concussion Coach

FreeiOS Android
2 publications
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
Concussion Coach helps Veterans and others with mild traumatic brain injury manage post-concussive symptoms through education, trackers, and evidence-based self-management tools.
US Department of Veterans AffairsClinical Tools & Monitoring
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CrushStations

FreeiOS Android
3 publications
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
Digital game training working memory in young adults, demonstrating improved performance on related cognitive tasks outside the game through specific transfer.
New York UniversityPsychology & Cognitive Science
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Gwakkamole

FreeiOS Android
3 publications
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
Research-based game training adolescents' inhibitory control by challenging players to react to targets while ignoring distractors.
New York UniversityPsychology & Cognitive Science
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Poly Rules!

FreeiOS Android
1 publication
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
Poly Rules! trains working memory and cognitive flexibility through rule-changing sorting tasks, improving performance on related reasoning abilities.
Northeastern UniversityPsychology & Cognitive Science
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Recall the Game

FreeiOS
2 publications
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
Recall the Game trains working memory through an engaging N-back game, with improvements in memory performance linked to broader reasoning gains.
University of California, RiversidePsychology & Cognitive Science
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Recollect the Game

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
Recollect the Game provides working memory exercises through N-back tasks designed to improve cognitive performance for all ages.
University of California, RiversidePsychology & Cognitive Science
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Recollect the Study

FreeiOS Android
1 publication
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
Research-based game using side-scrolling platformer to deliver cognitive N-back tasks aimed at improving working memory.
University of California, RiversidePsychology & Cognitive Science
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Remember Bee

FreeiOS
2 publications
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
Remember Bee trains working memory using N-back tasks, with improvements linked to enhanced performance on reasoning skills in randomized controlled trials.
University of California, RiversidePsychology & Cognitive Science
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TabCAT

FreeiOS
5 publications
Evidence Tier:CLINICAL GRADE
TabCAT provides automated cognitive tests on tablets for clinicians to assess and monitor adults, detecting cognitive impairment with high accuracy.
University of California, San FranciscoPsychology & Cognitive Science
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All You Can ET

FreeiOS Android
1 publication
Evidence Tier:VALIDATED
All You Can ET trains adolescents' cognitive flexibility through a game requiring players to apply frequently changing rules caring for aliens.
New York UniversityPsychology & Cognitive Science
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AMES Phone

FreeiOS Android
2 publications
Evidence Tier:VALIDATED
Mobile research tool assessing executive functions like working memory and inhibitory control in children aged four to twelve in school settings.
Stanford UniversityPsychology & Cognitive Science
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BrainHealth

FreeiOS Android
3 publications
Evidence Tier:VALIDATED
BrainHealth is a research platform assessing cognitive, social, and emotional well-being through a multidimensional BrainHealth Index while delivering evidence-based training strategies.
University of Texas at DallasPsychology & Cognitive Science
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CDC HEADS UP Concussion and Helmet Safety

FreeiOS
3 publications
Evidence Tier:VALIDATED
CDC HEADS UP educates parents, coaches, and teens on recognizing concussions and fitting helmets, improving coaches' ability to identify injured athletes.
US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWellness & Public Health
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Listen - Auditory Training

FreeiOS Android
1 publication
Evidence Tier:VALIDATED
Gamified program training auditory processing skills like sound localization and memory to improve speech comprehension in noise.
Northeastern UniversityPsychology & Cognitive Science
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Sightseeing

FreeiOS Android
3 publications
Evidence Tier:VALIDATED
Sightseeing is a vision training game using perceptual learning to improve visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in healthy and low-vision individuals.
University of California, RiversidePsychology & Cognitive Science
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CDC HEADS UP Rocket Blades

FreeiOS Android
1 publication
Evidence Tier:EVALUATED
Educational mobile game teaching children ages six to eight about concussion safety, including injury prevention and appropriate emergency responses.
US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWellness & Public Health
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CU Face Race

FreeiOS
4 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Research and training app using eight game levels to improve face recognition memory and perception through neurocognitive dual-process training.
University of Colorado BoulderPsychology & Cognitive Science
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Healthy Brains

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
App providing Brain Health Index to assess cognitive health and stratify neurodegenerative disease risk, warranting medical assessment when scores are low.
Cleveland ClinicWellness & Public Health
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Michigan Liar's Dice

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Liar's Dice game demonstrating Soar cognitive architecture through AI opponents using probabilistic decisions, symbolic reasoning, modeling, and learning.
University of MichiganComputer Science & IT
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Mind Window

FreeiOS Android
2 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Mind Window helps users understand their thought patterns by prompting them to log thoughts throughout the day and providing personalized feedback.
University of ArizonaPsychology & Cognitive Science
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P.A.R.T. Next

FreeiOS Android
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Research platform creating cognitive assessments and training protocols targeting executive functions like working memory to improve fluid intelligence through practice.
Northeastern UniversityMental Health & Psychology
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Saving Memo

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Saving Memo is a cognitive training game that challenges working memory through engaging real-world-style tasks for the general public.
University of California, RiversidePsychology & Cognitive Science
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The Social Brain App

FreeiOS Android
3 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
The Social Brain App gamifies neuroscience experiments assessing social decision-making, crowd-sourcing data on hippocampus function in relationships.
Mount Sinai Health SystemPsychology & Cognitive Science