Cognitive test apps for research
Make research fun with Research Buddies.
When preparing your experiment or thesis, you need a research buddy to measure response times and cognitive performance reliably. Research Buddies offers focused apps that help you run classic tasks such as the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT), Stroop Test, N-back working memory task, Trail Making Test (TMT), Go/No-Go task, and the Eriksen Flanker task on both iOS and Android.
Designed for research and thesis projects
Maximum flexibility
Set the test length, timing, difficulty or number of trials, depending on the test, so the app matches your study design.
Result analysis
Collect and review response times directly in the app, so you can quickly see how your participants perform.
Easy export
Select all your tests or a subset and export to a .CSV file. Send the file to yourself via email, WhatsApp, Slack, or any other app.
A research buddy in practice
When preparing my experiment for a social science thesis I definitely needed a research buddy. A critical component for my experiment was to accurately measure the psychomotor vigilance of my subjects. Luckily I found Research Buddies and I passed my thesis with flying colors.
Sebastiaan – Tilburg, the Netherlands
Example study using a vigilance-style task:
Merino, S., & Atzmueller, M. (2018). Behavioral Topic Modeling on Naturalistic Driving Data.
Our cognitive test apps
Use Vigilance Buddy for the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT), Stroop Buddy for the classic Stroop Test, NBack Buddy for N-back working memory training, Trail Buddy for the Trail Making Test (TMT), Go/No-Go Buddy for the Go/No-Go response inhibition task, and Flanker Buddy for the Eriksen Flanker task. All apps are available on iOS and Android.
About Research Buddies
Research Buddies apps are made by Byrt, a software company in the Netherlands. Each app runs one classic cognitive task, built for students, researchers and clinicians who need reliable data without lab software or a subscription.
- Every app is a one-time purchase on the App Store and Google Play, with no subscription and no account.
- Test data stays on the device until you export it as a CSV file.
- Settings and CSV columns are documented on each app page, so you can describe the task in your methods section.
- All apps are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified) and Arabic.
Questions about using the apps in your study? Email info@researchbuddies.com.
For research and education. Research Buddies apps are not medical devices and are not intended for diagnosis or treatment.
Request a feature
Have an idea to improve Stroop Buddy, Vigilance Buddy, NBack Buddy, Trail Buddy, Go/No-Go Buddy, Flanker Buddy, or a future Research Buddies app? Leave a short description and I will get back to you.