Need to learn a variety of healthy-lifestyle skills?
The AARP™ Staying Sharp® app is based on a holistic, lifestyle-based approach to brain health and features expert advice on memory, focus and more.
Are you sometimes irritated by little memory slips like forgetting where you placed your keys or phone? In our “Memory Loss – Is it Inevitable?” challenge, you can learn how memory works.
In addition, our Digital Declutter challenge teaches you ways to manage your digital world. Discover strategies for shifting technology away from being a distracting force in your life and into something that helps you live life more fully.
And if you’re tired of forgetting details about new people you meet, our Faces & Names challenge can help you learn the secrets of those impressive people who never forget a name.
Here’s what the app lets you do:
Take challenges that are designed to help you learn about the brain and its ongoing health, including tips to incorporate healthy habits into your daily life.
Take Staying Sharp challenges on the go.
Your progress will be saved, no matter where you start or stop your challenge. And that works on a smartphone, computer or tablet.
Who can use the app?
Anyone can download and preview the Staying Sharp® app. AARP members and other authorized users have access to it.
Plus, there’s more. Access includes the following:
* Take the challenges to earn AARP Rewards points*. This loyalty program lets you gain points for participating in activities, including eligible Staying Sharp challenges.
* Take advantage of easy access to the AARP Now app. This app lets users tap into news, events and savings, plus earn AARP Rewards points.
*Unused AARP Rewards points expire 12 months after they are earned, in monthly batches on a rolling basis.
About Staying Sharp and AARP
Staying Sharp is an AARP program that shows you how to incorporate the six pillars of brain health into your life. Staying Sharp empowers you to develop meaningful and lasting brain-healthy practices that are based on these pillars: Be social, Eat right, Manage stress, do Ongoing exercise, get Restorative sleep and Engage your brain.
The program has received industry recognition in multiple national competitions — including the Digital Health Awards and eHealthcare Awards — earning accolades for videos, interactive content and site design.
AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation’s largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin.
Terms of Service: https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/about/terms-of-service/
Privacy Policy: https://www.aarp.org/privacy/privacy-policy/
This app could be really good. The information is accessible. But the games are not. Are use a screen reader, and the games are not accessible. The screen reader can’t read what’s on the game screen. I hope this makes sense. It’s The middle of the night right now, so my brains not all here. But if you could make it the games accessible as well for the blind. That would be awesome.
It disappeared
itsMrsB
I loved this app and spent half an hour to a hour playing the games every week. During the December holiday season, because of several family crises, I didn’t play the games.Shortly into the new year I eagerly returned. Everything changed. I was led in circles to privacy policies and TOS. Nowhere could I check anything.I was instructed to download AARP Now app. I did. I signed in and the app recognized me by name. It also has my account and card connection.I still can’t access the games. AARP apparently wants me to allow texts from them and sign up for rewards and newsletters. Why? My emails are useless with so many ads. I try to keep my texts for family, friends; medical communications and specific transactions. I don’t want to clutter this communication app. I am too old for this nonsense. Is AARP really here to help customers with what they ask for or is it just another group out to sell me things and then sell my info?What a shame. A few weeks ago I would have given this app 5 stars and a high praise review. Now I feel lured in and sold out.AARP I am rating this one star. Prove me wrong - let me enjoy keeping my mind alert and responsive with these games without all these additions and I will change this review, admit my error and praise your response.
Best app there is!
foursistersonly
I love this app! There is so much valuable information, from all aspects of health and well being. It is so user friendly, easy to read and follow. Great narrators with so many interesting topics to choose from. Mind sharpening skills, pleasant soothing voices to meditate, practice breath work, nutrition. Well laid out and so enjoyable to use!
Touch doesn’t always work!
MarloVig
The touching of the items frequently don’t work. I have to touch my selection several times to make it know I’ve selected it. That makes the game time out before I finish, leaving me with a lower score. Please fix this!
We’ve made some improvements to the registration and join experience.
We’ve also made a few other minor improvements and bug fixes to help keep things running smoothly.
Version 1.6.1
The developer, AARP, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Contact Info
Identifiers
Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
AARP
Size
80.2 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
