Train your Brain. Memory Games

Review by eFreeware

If you are looking for something to keep your memory sharp without committing to a long campaign or a complicated control scheme, Train your Brain is built for exactly that. Senior Games has assembled eight different memory puzzles into one free app, and the whole package is designed so that a child, an adult or an older player can pick it up without instruction. That breadth of audience is the pitch, and it is also the reason the app avoids anything that feels like a traditional video game.

The appeal is straightforward: you get a rotating set of short exercises that test recall, attention and pattern recognition, each with its own levels and a visible score. There is no story to follow and no character to level up. You open the app, play a round or two, and see whether you did better than last time. For someone who wants a few minutes of mental exercise rather than entertainment, that is a reasonable trade.

It has been on Google Play since August 2018 and has passed five million installs, with a 4.6 average across more than 126,000 ratings. Those numbers suggest the formula has held up over a long run, and the developer has kept updating it, most recently in September 2026. The app is free to download, carries ads, and offers in-app purchases.

What separates it from a generic puzzle app

Plenty of apps offer a matching game or a sequence test. What distinguishes this one is the stated intent behind the design. Senior Games says the games were created alongside specialists in neuroscience and psychiatry, and describes the app as a complement to work done in health centers rather than a replacement for it. That framing matters because it tells you the exercises were chosen for specific cognitive areas, not just for fun.

The developer lists five areas the collection is meant to stimulate: memory, attention, processing speed, visuospatial function and coordination. You can see that thinking in the game list itself. Matching pairs and sequence repetition lean on short-term recall, while the obstacle and path-tracing games pull in coordination and spatial reasoning. The distraction-based games are aimed at working memory, which is the part that has to hold information while something else is happening.

The other differentiator is accessibility. Tellmewow, the studio behind the app, describes itself as specializing in easy adaptation and basic usability, and says its games are made for older players or for younger ones who just want an occasional round. That shows up in the promise of a simple, intuitive interface and in levels that scale across ages. It is a narrower goal than most puzzle apps set for themselves, and it shapes everything else about the product.

The eight exercises and how they play

The collection covers a fair amount of ground. There is a classic find-the-card-pairs game, a repeat-the-sequence test, and a pattern memorization exercise where you reproduce a layout you were just shown. Two games ask you to remember figures, numbers or specific elements from an image, which is closer to the kind of recall you use when you study something briefly and then look away.

Two others lean on movement and spatial judgment: one has you avoid obstacles, another has you trace the correct path. Then there are the distractive games, which the developer includes specifically to work on memory that has to function while other things compete for your attention. That last category is the most interesting to me, because it mirrors the way memory actually gets tested outside a game, when you are trying to hold onto something while the room is noisy.

None of these are novel mechanics on their own. What makes the set useful is that they are gathered in one place and aimed at the same goal, so you can move between them depending on which kind of recall you want to work on that day. If matching pairs feels too easy, the sequence or pattern games will likely be harder. If the spatial games frustrate you, the association and image-recall exercises offer a different route.

Levels, scoring and the progress you can see

Every game in the app is divided into levels, and the developer's stated reason is gradual practice. That structure is what turns a set of puzzles into something you can actually stick with. You start where the difficulty is manageable and move up as you improve, rather than hitting a wall in the first session and quitting.

The app also records the score you get at each level and lets you view your progress over time. For memory training specifically, that feedback loop is the point. Memory work is slow and the improvements are small, so seeing a number go up is often the only evidence you have that anything is happening. It also gives you a way to tell whether a particular exercise is worth repeating or whether you have plateaued on it.

The daily-training angle ties into the same idea. The developer frames the app around regular short sessions rather than long ones, which fits how cognitive drills usually work best. A few minutes on the same exercises, repeated often, is a more realistic habit than an hour-long session once a week, and the level-and-score structure supports that pattern.

Languages, updates and who the app is built for

The app supports seven languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian and Portuguese. Either way, the language coverage is broad enough that most players will find something usable, and the puzzles themselves rely more on shapes, positions and sequences than on reading, so the language barrier is low to begin with.

The update history is worth noting because it addresses the main risk with any puzzle collection: repetition. The developer says the app receives constant updates with new games, and the most recent notes mention eight games alongside improved levels. A collection that grows is more likely to stay interesting than one that ships once and never changes.

As for who it fits, the developer is explicit that the content works for children, adults and seniors, and the Everyone rating reflects that. The realistic audience is anyone who wants a low-pressure mental workout: an older player looking for something manageable, a younger one who wants a quick puzzle between other things, or someone using the app alongside other cognitive activities. It is meant to complement treatment in health centers, not to replace it, and that is the right way to read the claims.

What to weigh before installing

The app is free, and it carries ads and offers in-app purchases. That is the standard model for this category, and it is worth knowing before you start rather than after. If you are setting the app up for someone else, particularly an older relative, it is worth being on hand for the first session so that any purchase prompts are clear.

The other thing to weigh is the scope. This is a collection of memory exercises, and it stays inside that lane. There is no narrative. The developer's own framing is an occasional game without major complications, which is honest about what the app is. If you want a puzzle game with progression systems, characters or online competition, this is a different kind of product.

The design choices that make it accessible also make it predictable. Eight exercise types, repeated across levels, is a narrow format, and the variety comes from rotating between them rather than from constant novelty. That is a fair trade for an app meant to be used in short daily sessions, but it does mean the experience is closer to a routine than to a discovery.

A steady pick for short daily memory work

Train your Brain does one thing and does it without much friction. Eight memory exercises, levels that scale, scores you can track, and a design philosophy built around accessibility rather than depth. The collaboration with neuroscience and psychiatry specialists gives the exercise selection a rationale beyond entertainment, and the five-million-plus installs and 4.6 rating suggest the approach has found a durable audience since 2018.

I would point this at anyone who wants a few minutes of structured mental exercise each day and does not want to learn a control scheme or follow a story to get it. It is particularly well suited to older players, which is clearly the developer's focus, but the level structure means younger users are not shut out. The ads and in-app purchases are the main thing to accept going in, along with the fact that the format is deliberately narrow.

If you are looking for a memory-training routine rather than a game to get lost in, this is a sensible place to start. If you want something with more variety, competition or narrative, the app is not trying to be that, and you will notice the difference quickly.

What's new in version 3.6.5.1

♥ Thank you very much for playing Memory games! ⭐️ 8 games to stimulate memory. ⭐️ Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian and Portuguese. ⭐️ Games for all ages: children, adults and seniors. ⭐️ Improved game levels. ⭐️ Created in collaboration with doctors and psychologists. We are happy to receive your comments and suggestions. If you find any errors in the game, you can write to us at [email protected]