An adaptive reasoning gym where every question is written fresh, built around one distinction at a time, and scored on the standard intelligence scale.
An app that trains the distinctions good judgment runs on might actually make you sharper. The math is public, and if the whole idea is wrong, the scoreboard will find out before anyone else.”— Conner Lambden
IntelligenceMax, an app that generates unique reasoning questions for each user and evaluates answers using the standard intelligence scale, became available today.
For years, brain-training apps have focused on drilling reflexes. IntelligenceMax instead delivers one challenging multiple-choice question at a time, centered on a distinction: options that appear similar yet differ in the single detail that is crucial for maximizing truth-seeking. That detail might be an oversight everyone misses, a sunk cost that should be ignored, or an unspoken incentive. Each wrong answer is tied to one of these blind spots, and an explanation identifies it in straightforward language. The incorrect response becomes the learning opportunity.
There is no pre-existing question bank, so nothing can be memorized and no pattern can be exploited. Questions are generated individually for each person, based on their prior responses, and the underlying model is listed on the card. This enables the AI to tailor questions slightly beyond the user’s current grasp, helping to expand their understanding. The lineups refresh weekly with the newest models, so the authors are always the best available at that time. God mode utilizes the strongest pool, including GPT-5.6 Sol, Fable 5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Kimi K3. Plus employs a mid-tier pool featuring GPT-5.6 Terra and DeepSeek. Free uses the fast set, GPT-5.6 Luna and Gemini Flash Lite. AI questions written specifically for you are the app’s focus, and the challenge is structured so a learned pattern never works twice.
IntelligenceMax was created to address the issue the brain-game category created: users improved at the game itself, not at thinking. The FTC reached a $2 million settlement with Lumosity in 2016 over allegations that its games could enhance memory, focus, and performance in school and work (Federal Trade Commission v. Lumos Labs Inc., Case No. 3:16-cv-00001, N.D. Cal.). Subsequent research confirmed the same finding: gains that transfer from a game to broader reasoning are small or negligible once bias is controlled. IntelligenceMax makes no claim that training prevents cognitive decline or changes a psychologist-administered IQ score, and it publicly shares the complete scoring method on its science page.
Nothing is concealed on the scoreboard: each question displays the expected probability of answering it correctly and exactly how each option would impact the score. Easy correct answers barely alter the score; questions at the edge of a person’s capability move the number. Current-events mode follows the week’s headlines. Challenges, a friends leaderboard, and an iOS app that syncs across devices to bring in your friends. Free covers 50 questions. Plus is $15 a month. God mode is $99 a month. It is designed for people who want the score to change, not a streak counter.
IntelligenceMax also publishes an evidence-ranked guide to what actually improves reasoning and cognitive performance, and a ranking of what higher intelligence is associated with in life, with speculation labeled as speculation.
About IntelligenceMax
IntelligenceMax is an adaptive reasoning gym. AI writes each question fresh, scoring is transparent, and the company publishes the evidence for and against its own claims. Founded in Denver, Colorado, and available worldwide at https://intelligencemax.ai.
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