Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima App Reviews

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bought this app on itunes not realizing it wouldnt work on the new iphone. (I realize this is MY mistake) But if the iphone 4 has the same processor and TWICE the memory of the ipad why cant it work on the new iphone????? Seriously developers the iphone market is WAY bigger than the ipad (which is really just a gloried iphone anyways), you guys should seriously consider supporting the new iphone.

This is neat in design but the product execution is poor. Instructions could be far more clear and detailed. The once a day only brain testing stops completely if you get a text or message from any thing that pushes notifications. I was in the middle of todays test when a popup dialogue message from fbook came. I hit ignore immediately but the test informed me due to interruption it was shutting itself down. These are phones - interruptions will happen!

It has not been updated with any changes or improvements in like nearly 2 years

Im 54 and my brain age averages around 33, but it tells me Im poor and below average. Really? I enjoyed the games, but find the feed back too negative to continue using. Also, instead of updating this version (no updates in almost 3 years); he has created a new app that costs another $1.99. Id boycott this product and find another company.

These exercises have been very beneficial to me. I can tell I have improved in relative areas, which makes it worth it. But as others have mentioned, I dont like that interrupts, even when ignored end daily exercises for the day. That is not practical! Also mentioned is how in quick play, once completing an exercise, you cannot repeat practicing that exercise without returning to the main menu. To me it is not a big deal that you expanded to another app, but it would be nice to see a few touch ups on this one, to make it more so worth telling others about.

Compared to other brain games for the iPhone this is a bust. Some of the games are confusing and the "examples" they show arent explained enough or dont show how to actually do the game. I thought this would be a worthwhile app but compared to the other brain game I have this isnt very good.

I cant even go through 1 game because it dosnt explain how to do those combined parts

- the app crashed in the middle of testing/training and wont let me resume that test/excercise - I received text message during training - the app said "training interrupted" then exited the training -- what do u expect from a game on a phone!? do I have to turn on Airplane mode every time!? - I missed the old interface they used on DS, not this pastel, rainbow unicorn look - the chime sound (when you answer correctly) is very annoying. It sounds like someone repeatedly ring your doorbell. All I need is just a little ding to let me know that I got it and move on to next question

The UI developer for this game knew the dimensions for the iPhone screen, but no concept of touch interface. This feels like a crappy DS game (and the original Brain Age games were fairly decent on the DS) ported to the iPhone without adapting to the platform. As a result, it is very annoying to navigate through the menus. The included Sudoku game is the worst implementation Ive ever seen (I dont play much Sudoku) - tapping a square brings up the 9*9 grid always with the top left square selected regardless of which square you tapped and theres no way to enter known possibilities. This is a far inferior Sudoku to that included in the original DS Brain Age and not worth playing.

Does what it should but it does need fixing as others have mentioned. I also felt discouraged when 1st starting out but I learned to practice in mini game mode. After learning the games the brain training goes much more smoothly.

Since the OS update has been crashing for me. Used to work great on my iTouch.

The puzzles are somewhat fun and I like the thought of keeping my brain nimble. However the app has glitches. First screen ask if you want to start with sound. Yes or no doesnt matter as it has yet to make a single beep. I did check both of my devices and the sound is on. Also, when I do my daily brain training, it will ask if I wish to continue after each exercise. Most of the time if I say "Yes" the app dies and then I have to tap thru 5 screens to get back to where I was. Easier to say no and then go back in. Also, the instructions on a few of the games are a bit sparse. If possible play them in practice a few times to get the hang of them. Finally, they have icons and ratings but no place you can go to learn what they mean. My E is a blob and my H is something else. I have no idea what E and H stand for but a few of the shapes you can learn as the games tells you how you did. A chart would be helpful.

The game is really great, but everytime the game crashes it just takes it all away so please update with a fix thanks

The app crashes almost every time after doing an exercise now. Update the app for both iOS 6 AND iPhone 5!!

I enjoyed this game for a few years now. Now all of the sudden its crashing with the new update. As far as I could tell there wasnt anything wrong with it before. Whats the new version supposed to do besides crash all the time?

In the latest Version you need to start with a new profile otherwise if you use an old profile will crash every time

Not. It now crashes on my old profile all the time.

I just updated to 2.1.0 in the hopes the update would fix a couple of problems with the previous version. Problems with the previous version were (1) In Brain Age mode, which you can do only once per day, it always played the same game-- Reverse Dice-- and never played any other game. It used to play a different game each day. (2) In Brain Training mode, when you answer Yes to the question, "Continue brain training", it *always* crashed. Unfortunately, the update to 2.1.0 created even more problems. Now the game crashes after selecting your profile so you cant do any training at all.

No retina support! No iphone 5 support! Crash all the time! Dont buy this app