Lumosity has more than 60 million members using its brain-training app. So, the company is finally launching an app on Android.
Lumosity on Android.
The San Francisco-based firm hopes to raise the collective IQ of its users through games that make them use their brains. The apps use neuroscience research as a foundation. Lumosity started in 2005, and it launched its first Web application in 2007. Its service has grown dramatically on iOS, and nearly half of its new users come from mobile. The company advertises heavily on traditional media, so you’ve probably seen its marketing.
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