Cortex Brain Trainer: N-Back
Stephane de Barbanson Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Cortex Brain Trainer: N-Back is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Stephane de Barbanson. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated October 21, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 46 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 21
- 2026 · v2.0.11
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About Cortex Brain Trainer: N-Back
Cortex is an offline brain-training app: dual N-Back, a Stroop test, Schulte tables, a reaction time test and an RSVP speed reader, plus Sudoku, Nonogram and Word Search puzzles. No account, no internet, no tracking: nothing leaves your phone. Also known as: n-back memory test, Stroop effect test, Schulte grid, reflex test, speed reading trainer. Seventeen focused brain games and classic puzzles, plus Peak Hours: a personal cognitive instrument you won't find in other brain trainers. Four games are free forever; unlock all seventeen plus Peak Hours with a single purchase. No subscription, no ads, no accounts, and nothing leaves your device. PEAK HOURS A quick reaction check you can take any time of day. Over time it charts when your mind is sharpest and reveals whether you're a morning lark, a night owl, or steady all day. Fully private, stored only on your phone. THE GAMES Memory, focus, reading, timing and spatial skills, each built around a real task: - N-Back, Sequence Memory and Remember-To for memory - Stroop, Track and Peripheral Vision for attention - Schulte Table and Speed Reader for visual scanning and reading - Mental Rotation for spatial reasoning - Inner Clock for your sense of time - Number Sequences for pattern reasoning SKILL DRILLS - Mental Math: learn a real trick, then drill it - Speed Math and Estimation for arithmetic fluency and number sense CLASSIC PUZZLES - Nonogram: solve the number clues to reveal a hidden picture - Sudoku and Word Search, as pure puzzles FREE TO START, UNLOCK ONCE Four games are free forever: N-Back, Stroop, Schulte Table and Speed Math. Unlock all seventeen games plus Peak Hours with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, no renewing charges. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no analytics, no advertising, no third-party trackers. The app works fully offline and your stats stay on your phone. Privacy here isn't a setting you switch on; it's how the app is built. BUILT FOR FOCUS A precision design made for concentration, not a candy-coloured slot machine. Make it yours with multiple themes, light or dark, and a custom accent colour. Track your personal bests at your own pace. Now fully available in nine languages.
What’s new
Version 2.0.11 · Updated October 21, 2026
Small fixes and polish.
App privacy
The developer, Stephane de Barbanson, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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