APPS TO SPARK MEMORY

Procrastination is as common as it is inefficient. Almost all of us have wasted hours at a time on challenging smartphone games instead of studying, whether it be Candy Crush, Flappy Bird, Temple Run or...

What was I talking about again?

Oh yeah, memory! What if you could spend time on your phone AND improve your assignment quality?

Here are the top 4 apps to spark memory that are FREE and compatible for Apple and Android, you can use to keep your brain fit!

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Peak Brain Training tests your brain with workouts including memory games, word pairs and maths.

Based on how you perform, the app summarises your ‘brain in a nutshell’ combining scores in memory, mental agility, focus, language and problem solving.

What this app does that most don’t is attempt to improve your vocabulary through a Boggle-inspired word finder game.

With a great variety of challenges, Peak Brain Training keeps your brain fit!

04 Peak Brain Training

On the surface, the activities on this app seem fairly simple and easy. Which hat is the coin under? What is 8 + 4?

Yet, even at the base level, you realise these tasks aren’t as easy as you thought. This is because you are assessed not just on completion of the tasks, but on the pace you complete these activities at.

Just think, all of those times tables at school can finally start paying off and keep your brain fit!

03 Brain School Training

Memorado, like any good personal trainer, allows you to set training goals and specific areas, you would like to improve.

You can personalise your training schedule with 5 games every day, depending on what you think needs attention, such as memory, dealing with pressure or mental math to name a few.

By allowing notifications from the app, you can receive daily statistics and a tip of the day, which helps with staying sharp and keeping your brain fit.

02 Memorado

Fit Brains Trainer is unique in its use of technology to decipher how to best train your brain. Not only do you enter your age and educational status, but you can also register any conditions from which you may suffer, from dyslexia to migraines.

A great deal of patience and persistence is required to unlock levels of games, however, this does provide a sense of reward when you do succeed.

After all, keeping your brain fit and healthy should be rewarding!

01 Fit Brains Trainer

Think your brain is fit? Here’s a test for you…

Think your brain is fit? Here’s a test for you…

Which one of these balls did NOT appear in the previous slides?

If you said the yellow ball (without cheating), it looks as though your brain is in tip-top shape!

If not, it might be worth downloading these apps!

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With so much technology at the tip of our fingers, we have the potential to push our brains to perform at their peak. Just like the rest of your body, your brain needs exercise to stay fit and healthy.

If you find yourself stuck on an assignment and feel the urge to give up, pick up a device, use one of these apps and get your brain back into shape!