Learning Game · iPhone · Free
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How Your Brain Works

6 Worlds. 180 Levels. Find Out How Your Brain Ticks.

iPhone Memory Attention Reaction Time Ages 9+
hold 7 digits the ink, not the word tap when it lights up remember it tomorrow?
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6 Worlds 180 Levels Daily Ring
Tick home screen with a streak and the six worlds
Tap the ink colour, not the word: the word GREEN written in yellow
Your brain: 0.38 seconds slower when the word lied

Your Brain, Explained

Why do you forget a number before you dial it? Why does RED in blue ink slow you down? Play and find out

Beat the Ring

A ring of ticks counts down while quick puzzles appear. Right answers give time back, wrong ones take it away. Younger players get a little more time.

You Are the Experiment

Seven chapters measure your own brain: your digit span, your reaction time, how much a lying word slows you down. Results stay on your phone.

A Lesson Before Every Chapter

Tick, a friendly brain, explains each idea in a few short lines, then you practise with the ring frozen, so there's nothing to lose.

Real Science Every Level

Win a level and learn what your brain just did, with a go deeper line for the curious. Every fact is saved in your Brain Book.

The Daily Ring

The same ring for everyone, every day. Keep your streak going and share your result without spoilers.

Made for Curious Minds

Short, clear words for ages 9 and up, Relaxed mode for a slower ring, and colour-blind colours. Purchases sit behind a grown-up check.

6 Worlds

From holding a number to learning that lasts, 30 levels each

World 1
Memory
hold it, chunk it, first & last
World 2
Attention
spotlight & change blindness
World 3
Self-control
stop!, ink & read the rule
World 4
Switching
switch cost & multitasking
World 5
Speed & Time
reactions & your inner clock
World 6
Learning
test yourself, space it out, rest

See It in Action

Every puzzle shows your brain doing something real

Holding a number while the ring ticks down
Memory
Spot the tile that changed
Attention
The ring lights up: tap now
Reaction Time
Win card: what your brain just did
Real Science
The Daily Ring, the same for everyone
Daily Ring

How to Play

A short lesson shows you everything in under a minute

1

Meet the Idea

Each chapter opens with a short lesson from Tick, then a practice round with the ring frozen.

2

Beat the Ring

Hold, count, stop, switch and react before the ring runs out. Right answers add time; one free Rescue if you run out.

3

Learn What Your Brain Did

Earn up to three stars, read the real science behind the level, and collect it in your Brain Book.

Find Out How Your Brain Ticks

Free to play. Every world, lesson, experiment and Daily Ring is free. One optional purchase removes the ads.

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