APPS WE LOVE

Sharpen Your Synapses

Challenge your brain with bite-size games.

With its challenging, research-backed games, this brain-training app puts a playful spin on building your cognitive abilities.

What we love: Choose the skills you want to work on, like memory and problem-solving, and Lumosity will tailor its training. The games are simple and quick but demand intense focus. (If that’s a challenge, there are activities to help with that too.)

Want to hone your attention? Train of Thought challenges you to direct colored trains to their matching stations—each level increases the speed and the number of stations.

Quick tip: Check the My Brain tab to see how your performance compares with others in the Lumosity community. There you’ll also find tips for improving your accuracy, speed, and strategy.

Meet the creator: Founded in 2005 in San Francisco, Lumos Labs debuted its iOS app in 2012. The company’s scientists and designers work together to turn common neuropsychological tasks into fun games and puzzles.

Lumosity: Brain Training Games

Memory, Math & Logic Puzzles