Propel: ADHD Games for Adults 4+

Original review below, but just bumped right to 5 full stars. Developer reached out on colorblind options, made numerous changes beyond feedback. While I haven’t seen all the new changes, I can confirm several games work significantly better, and a toggle now exists without user profile for colorblind users. GREAT JOB DEV! Thank you for the adjustments.

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Onboarding literally asks if you are colorblind, and regardless of what you say you are repeatedly shown color based puzzles without any patterns/textures to assist those who cannot see colors. Could be matching games based on colors, or games where words are a color and you are supposed to know if the color matches the word. Just not a great showing to be aware enough this condition exists, to ask about it, and to do nothing within the app itself to support users suffering from it.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you’ve experienced. Ensuring our app is accessible to everyone, including those who are colorblind, is a top priority for us. We appreciate your feedback and would love for you to reach out to us at info@neuronwizard.com so we can better understand the changes needed to support you and others more effectively. Thank you for helping us improve.
Update 29/07/2024: We just released an update with improvements to allow color blind individuals to play the games. You can toggle it on on the "Profile"! We hope this helps you!

I have tried something similar that definitely lacked the sophistication of these exercises. A daily routine of exercising the brain can only benefit a pensioner like myself.

Thank you so much for taking the time to review our app! It mean the world to us! We'll keep improving the app on a daily basis to refine even further the exercises!

Every time I see an ADHD app created “by psychologists”, I literally cringe now…how is it NONE of them seem to make an app that doesn’t frustrate me from the very beginning with unclear instructions and unhelpful introductions? Tried to give this a chance because it sounded promising…shoulda known better. First game doesn’t even give you a chance to read the instructions before it starts all on its own…this was supposed to be an impulse control game…then when I try to back out to restart it tells me the next time I access the game it will increase in difficulty…I HAVE ADHD! Issues with instructions seeming unclear is a a well established part of that? Who are these “psychologists” making these apps??? Clearly not those who specialize in ADHD! Yet another ADHD app deleted…At least I wasn’t suckered into purchasing anything through empty promises this time! Predatory opportunists! Don’t waste your time or money!!!

Thank you for your honest feedback. We’re truly sorry to hear that your experience with the app was frustrating. Our goal is to create a helpful and engaging tool for people with ADHD, not to add to their challenges.

To clarify, our games are co-designed with psychologists and researchers who specialize in ADHD. They are based on cognitive training principles aimed at strengthening skills like impulse control, attention-switching, and working memory, key areas often impacted by ADHD. If you’re interested, here are some of the research studies that influenced our approach:
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6944289_Training_Attention-Switching_Ability_in_Adults_With_ADHD
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38300525/
- https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/141

That said, we understand that clear instructions are crucial, especially for ADHD users. We take feedback like yours seriously and will revisit our onboarding and game instructions to make them more intuitive. If you have specific suggestions on what would have helped, we’d love to hear them through support@neuronwizard.com as your insights could help us improve the experience for others!

Again, we appreciate you giving the app a chance and taking the time to share your thoughts.