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Braincup - Brain Training

Train your focus, memory and math skills.
New in version 3.7.0
Add Checkers against the CPU or a friend
Add Mini Checkers: find the winning line against the CPU
Learn Math adds Measurement: length, time, money, mass and speed
Learn Math in nine more languages, with the decimal comma where you write one
Separate switches for music and sound effects
Ticks, crosses and patterns in every game for color-blind players
Missing Operators accepts every correct answer
Mini-games for memory, focus, logic and math, plus Learn Math lessons with certificates.

Mental Calculation:
Follow expressions; each result is the base for the next.

Chain Calculation:
Solve a formula step by step.

Sherlock Calculation:
Reach the goal with the given numbers and operators.

Fraction Calculation:
Solve the fractions.

Value Comparison:
Pick the expression with the highest value.

Bubble Sum:
Add the numbers on the floating bubbles.

Quick Sum:
Numbers flash one at a time; enter the total.

Anomaly Puzzle:
Find the figure that stands out.

Pattern Sequence:
Work out the rule along each row and complete the grid.

Path Finder:
Follow the arrows from the marked start.

Visual Memory:
Memorize the shapes, then identify the hidden one.

Ghost Grid:
Watch tiles light up; tap them back in order.

Color Confusion:
Tap the ink color, not the color the word names.

Colored Shapes:
Add the points from the correct statements.

Orbit Tracker:
Track the highlighted balls as they move.

Flash Crowd:
Tap the side that flashed more dots.

Mini Sudoku:
Each row, column and block once per digit.

Mini Chess:
Finish the scenario as white against the CPU.

Solo Chess:
Capture until only the king remains. Every move must capture.

Mini Checkers:
Find the winning combination as black on a 6x6 board.

Lights Out:
Turn off every light; taps toggle neighbours.

Sliding Puzzle:
Slide tiles into order.

Shikaku:
Divide the grid into rectangles matching their numbers.

Nurikabe:
Paint the sea around numbered islands, no 2x2 blocks.

Cat Queens:
One cat per row, column and color zone; none may touch.

Knot:
Connect colored pairs without crossing; cover every cell.

Tower of Hanoi:
Move the stack to the right peg.

Schulte Table:
Tap the numbers in order as fast as you can.

Flags:
Name the country; one wrong answer ends the run.

Digit Memory:
Memorize digits, solve a quick sum, then recall.

Spot the New:
Tap the animal you have not seen before.

N-Back:
Tap Match when a shape repeats the one N steps back.

Wordle:
Guess the five-letter word in six tries.

Matchstick Riddles:
Move matchsticks to fix equations.

Peg Solitaire:
Jump pegs until one remains.

Sudoku:
Classic full-size Sudoku, several difficulties.

Chess:
Full chess vs the CPU or pass-and-play.

IQ Test:
30 matrix puzzles in 15 minutes, with an estimated IQ. Just for fun.

Missing Operators:
Find the operators (+, -, *, /) that make the equation true.

Bulls & Cows:
Guess the secret 4-digit number.

Simon Says:
Tap the growing pad sequence back each round.

Prism Clear:
Swap matching tiles to clear lines; empty the board.

Trio:
Find three cards that share a shape, a fill or a count.

Mental Rotations:
Is the second block the first one turned, or mirrored?

Mental Flex:
A cue pair sets the rule; match the target on that trait.

Rule Shift:
Sort cards by a hidden rule that changes once you have it.

Reversi:
6x6 vs the CPU or pass-and-play. Trap a line to flip it.

Checkers:
8x8 vs the CPU on three levels or pass-and-play. Captures are compulsory.

Learn Math:
Lessons, tests and certificates in Arithmetic, Geometry, Measurement and Algebra.

Every game has medals. Several achievements. No tracking. Open source.

Versions

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  • Version 3.7.0 (161) suggested Added on Sep 28, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
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  • New in version 3.6.0
    Add Reversi on a 6x6 board, against the CPU or a friend on one device
    Wordle now says you solved it when the last row is a win
    Sherlock Calculation stops ramping out of reach, and skipping no longer raises the difficulty
    Missing Operators keeps the whole equation on the screen
    Learn Math keeps every number key on the screen
    Quick Sum tells the total apart from a flashed number
    Flags is now untimed
    Fix menu headings launching a game when tapped
  • Version 3.6.0 (160) - Added on Sep 12, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • com.inspiredandroid.braincup.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 10 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • New in version 3.5.0
    Add Rule Shift, sorting cards against a rule nobody tells you
    Add Algebra to Learn Math, 21 lessons with a certificate for each
    Rebuild Color Confusion as the real Stroop task, with a congruency cost
    Rebuild N-Back as the real task, now a level ladder where the level is n
    Add launcher shortcuts for the daily challenge and recent games
    Add five more Prism Clear levels
    Give Sudoku a Reset button and Trio a Give Up button
    Translate every new string into all 51 languages
  • Version 3.5.0 (159) - Added on Sep 05, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • com.inspiredandroid.braincup.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 10 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log