Free Iphone Applications

IQ Boost Lite

As more and more games start to populate the App Store, and in turn, the iPhone and iPod Touch, it becomes more serious of a competitor to other portable gaming systems. One such system is the Nintendo Dual-Screen (DS in short), and with the addition of IQ Boost, and it’s free counterpart, IQ Boost Lite, both the iPhone and iPod Touch have just moved one step closer to catching up with the system. Developed by Brian Williams, this App seems posed to take some of the brain-game market away from the DS, which has traditionally courted the niche.

While this game is anything far from simple, it offers an interesting aspect of gaming: self-improvement. The game maker actually claims that the gameplay in this game has been scientifically proven to increase your memory and possibly even your IQ. While we’re not sure whether or not the claim is true, we wouldn’t refute it after one play of the game. We highly recommend playing the tutorial first, however, as the game is nearly impossible to understand without it. The game, in normal english, is basically two things going on at once. A sound is played and a box on the grid flash, both at the same time. You have to identify if none, one, or both of these repeated, and then press the button that corresponds with this. While we found it fairly easy and boring, we’re sure that there are some people out there who will find this interesting and fun.

So, yes, we agree that games like certainly have a market out there. This game makes use of pretty cool graphics, and if marketed and improved upon correctly, can certainly join the group of elite brain games. After all, who doesn’t want to improve their memory? All told, we give this App 4 out of 5 intelligent stars.