# Brainsprint for Mac: Swap the scroll for a minute of brain.

> Brainsprint on your Mac's notch: one-minute brain games (quick math, word guess, number memory, Stroop) offered at an interval you choose, instead of a doom-scroll.

Most breaks are a reflex: pick up the phone, open a feed, lose ten minutes. Brainsprint gives that reflex somewhere better to go.

Every so often ctrlhq offers a one-minute game under the notch. Say yes and a small card drops down, you play for a minute with the keyboard, and you're back to work. Say later and it asks again in ten minutes.

## What you get

- **Five quick games.** Quick Math, Word Guess, Number Chain, Odd One Out and Stroop Dash. Mental arithmetic, vocabulary, working memory, visual attention and focus.
- **One minute, then done.** Timed games run for 60 seconds. After a game you can go once more, up to three times, and the card tells you when that's plenty.
- **Keyboard first.** Type the answer, type the word, press 1 to 4. Esc closes the card at any point, with no penalty.
- **Offered on your schedule.** Every 15 minutes to 3 hours of time at your Mac, within the hours you pick, on weekdays if you like. Snooze it and it comes back in 10 minutes.
- **Never mid-take.** Stays quiet while you record, take meeting notes, run a focus session, or have ctrlhq open.
- **Scores stay here.** Personal bests and your daily streak are stored on your Mac. No account, no leaderboard, nothing uploaded.

## How it works

1. Open the Brainsprint tab and press Play on any game, or turn on reminders.
2. Pick how often to be offered one, and the hours it's allowed.
3. When the offer appears under the notch, press Play and use the keyboard.
4. Beat your best, then get back to what you were doing.

## FAQ

### Will it make me smarter?

It isn't a clinical brain trainer and doesn't claim to be. It's a one-minute break that asks you to think a little, in place of a scroll, so you come back to work with something other than a feed in your head.

### Does it watch what I browse?

No. Brainsprint doesn't look at your apps or websites. It offers a game on the interval you set, counted only while you're at your Mac.

### Which games are included?

Quick Math, Word Guess, Number Chain, Odd One Out and Stroop Dash. Choose which of them are in the rotation, or play any of them whenever you like from the tab or the power tool.

### Does Word Guess need the internet?

No. The word list and the dictionary check are both on your Mac.

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Part of ctrlhq, the productivity app in your Mac's notch: $19 once (launch price, regular $49), no subscription, 14-day money-back guarantee. Native, about 12 MB. Download: https://ctrlhq.app/download · All features: https://ctrlhq.app/features