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IQ Max: Brain Training Games

Train your brain. Five minutes a day.

40 quick games, three new puzzles every day and an IQ test, on a personal path that gets harder as you get better.

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For iPhone. Subscription with a 7-day free trial.

The IQ Max training path on iPhone, with units, checkpoints and the next game to play Pal the octopus waving

How it works

Six skills. One quick daily workout.

Every day IQ Max picks a short set of games for you. Play them, keep your streak, and watch each skill move up over time.

  • Memory

    Hold more in mind, for longer.

  • Attention

    Spot the detail everyone misses.

  • Speed

    Think fast and react faster.

  • Logic

    Crack patterns and sequences.

  • Spatial

    Rotate, fit and count shapes.

  • Math

    Sharpen your mental arithmetic.

40 brain games

Bite-sized games for every kind of smart

From Hidden Stars and Pair Up to Tower of Hanoi and Mini Sudoku, each game takes a minute or two. Play the one Pal picks for you, or jump into any skill you want to work on.

  • 40 games across memory, attention, speed, logic, spatial and math
  • A game of the day to try something new
  • High scores and personal bests for every game
The IQ Max games library sorted by skill Pal the octopus juggling

Your personal path

Games that grow as you improve

Every game gets harder round by round when you get it right, and eases off when you miss, so it stays just hard enough. Your path unlocks new games step by step, with workouts, checkpoints and rewards along the way.

  • Difficulty that adapts to you in every round
  • Units and checkpoints that add new games over time
  • XP, levels, badges and daily streaks with streak freezes
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Daily puzzles

Three new puzzles every single day

A fresh word puzzle, a grouping puzzle and a letter hive arrive every day. Solve them over breakfast, then share your grid with friends without spoiling the answers.

  • Pal Word
  • Four Links
  • Word Hive
The Four Links daily puzzle in IQ Max Pal the octopus thinking

The IQ test

What's your IQ? Find out in 15 minutes

30 questions on patterns, number series, words and shapes. See your estimated score on a bell curve, go through your answers, and share your result.

Your result is an estimated score for fun and practice. The IQ Max test is not a clinical or psychological assessment.

A pattern question from the IQ Max IQ test Pal the octopus as a detective

Meet Pal

Your eight-armed training buddy

Pal cheers your wins, nudges you to keep your streak and dresses up in the outfits you unlock as you level up.

Pal cheering Pal with a bright idea Pal reading Pal holding a trophy Pal meditating

Better with friends

Give a free week, get a free week

Train with friends and both of you win. Share your invite link from the app, and every friend who starts their trial earns you a free week of IQ Max Pro.

  1. Share your invite link or code from the app.
  2. Your friend joins with a longer free trial.
  3. You get your next week of IQ Max Pro free.
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  • 40brain games
  • 6skills to train
  • 3new puzzles a day
  • 5minutes a day

FAQ

Questions, answered

What is IQ Max?

IQ Max is a brain training app for iPhone. It has 40 quick games across six skills (memory, attention, speed, logic, spatial and math), three new puzzles every day, an IQ test, and a personal path that adds new games and gets harder as you improve.

How much time do I need each day?

About five minutes. Each game takes a minute or two, so a short workout fits into a coffee break, and your streak keeps you coming back.

Is the IQ test a real IQ test?

No. The IQ test in IQ Max has 30 questions on patterns, number series, words and shapes and gives you an estimated score for fun and practice. It is not a clinical or psychological assessment.

How does the subscription work?

IQ Max Pro is a subscription that starts with a 7-day free trial. The price is shown in the app before you start, payment is handled by Apple, and you can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings at least 24 hours before the trial or period ends.

How does "Give a free week, get a free week" work?

Share your invite link from the app. Friends who join with your code get a longer free trial, and you get a free week of IQ Max Pro each time an invited friend starts their trial.

Who is Pal?

Pal is the octopus who trains with you. Pal cheers you on, celebrates your streaks and can wear the outfits you unlock as you level up.

Which devices does IQ Max work on?

IQ Max is made for iPhone and is available on the App Store.

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Ready for today's workout?

Download IQ Max and play your first game in under a minute.

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