Play targeted brain games
Each one is built to work a specific cognitive area.
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Now beat your own reading reflex.
This is the Stroop task, a psychology-lab classic since 1935. Your brain reads the word before it registers the ink. Tap the ink colour, not the word — it's a pure test of focus under interference.
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4.6★ · 12,400 ratingsI took it on a whim and the profile was spot-on about my strengths. The daily games are now part of my morning.
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From question one to your number
- 1
Sit the 25-question test
- 25 items across 5 cognitive domains, rising in difficulty.
- One sitting, about 20 minutes, no trick questions.
- Scored on the standard 100-point deviation-IQ scale.
- 2
Read your full result
- Your IQ score, your global percentile, your cognitive profile.
- A benchmark of 3 of your 7 brain areas, strengths first.
- A personal certificate you can keep, print or share.
- 3
Build on it with Brightmind
- Short daily games that push reasoning, focus and agility.
- Quick reads and reflections that make new knowledge stick.
- A streak that turns five minutes a day into a habit.
What the test actually looks at
Same brain, two very different states.
Cognitive performance isn't fixed — it tracks how much you use the machinery. The prefrontal cortex, the white matter connecting it and the circuits that set your processing speed all respond to regular demand. The test measures where they are; the training moves them.
A brain out of practice
Prefrontal cortex: Underused, it works less efficiently — holding focus and juggling ideas starts to feel like effort.
White matter: The insulation on the brain's wiring degrades without demand, so signals between regions lose pace.
Processing-speed circuits: Fire a beat late — reactions stretch and quick tasks stop feeling quick.
Processing speed and white-matter integrity respond measurably to cognitive training (Salthouse, 2009).
After the test, the training
Read short, sharp articles
Across the 7 areas of your mind — new material every day.
Test yourself with quizzes and polls
Reflection is how new knowledge becomes yours.
Your mind runs on seven areas.
Intelligence isn't a single dial. Brightmind maps it across seven areas that work as a team:
- Reasoning
- Memory
- Agility
- Focus
- Communication
- Empathy
- Identity
Before you start
Is this a real IQ test?
Yes — 25 standardised questions scored on deviation-IQ norms, returning a score on the familiar 100-point scale with a percentile. It's an educational benchmark, not a clinical assessment.
How long will it take?
About 20 minutes for the test, in one sitting. The daily training afterwards is around five minutes.
What does it cost?
The test is free to take. Your full results and training are part of Brightmind — the first 3 days are just $1.49, then $4.99 every 2 weeks. Stop whenever you want.
Measured, not guessed
The Brightmind IQ test is built on validated psychometric tasks — the same families of reasoning, memory and attention items used in established intelligence research. What you get back is a benchmark, not flattery.
- Returns a deviation-IQ score with your global percentile.
- Benchmarks 3 of 7 brain areas, strengths shown first.
- No pass, no fail — a measured starting point, never a verdict.
Brightmind is rated 4.6★ on the App Store and Google Play.