- 👁️ Visual thinkers & fast learners
- ⚡ Advanced
Chimp Memory
The chimp memory test is based on an interesting fact from cognitive science: in certain types of fast number recall, chimpanzees can outperform most people in speed and accuracy. Take this test now and find out how good you are at remembering digits visually compared to our closest evolutionary relatives!
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- 🔬 Based on Kyoto University experiment
- 📊 Average score 5–6 items
- 🧠 Trains Visual & spatial memory
- 💡 Key technique Visual encoding
- ⚠️ Important Chimps outperform most humans
- ⏰ Time to complete ~3–7 min
Rules of the Chimp Memory Test
Rules of the Chimp Memory Test
What You Need to Do
Numbers are shown on the screen in random places, then disappear and are replaced with white squares. Your task is to tap those squares in the correct sequence as fast as you can.
How Does Scoring Work?
The level is made harder each time with new numbers or less time to observe them. You have a limited number of lives; thus, every mistake counts.
Chimp Memory Test: Are You Smarter Than a Chimp?
The digit span indicates the number of independent units a person can retain simultaneously. In the chimp test, this applies to visual positioning — remembering where numbers appeared on screen and in what order. Your score reflects your efficiency in visual sequence processing under time pressure.
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What Is the Average Score on the Chimp Memory Test?
Most people can handle 5–6 items before accuracy drops. Well-trained participants with strong pattern recognition can reach 8–9 items.
Improve Your Chimp Memory Score
Training visual encoding capabilities can significantly improve your performance — anyone can get better with practice.
Visual Encoding
Train your brain to capture spatial information instantly. Focus on the position of each number rather than its value — location is what matters here.
Pattern Recognition
Practice identifying clusters and patterns in random arrangements. The faster you group visual data, the more items you can retain.
Working Memory Training
Chimp Memory has much in common with visual working memory training. Use tools like memoryOS to build this skill systematically across multiple exercise types.
Give your memory a real workout
Most people fail the Chimp Memory game. Try it — plus Working Memory, our most demanding focus test. ~2–5 minutes each, free.
Working Memory
Hold multiple pieces of information in mind while acting on them. The most cognitively demanding test in our suite — and the most rewarding to improve.
Sequence Memory
Track a growing pattern of colors and shapes — then repeat it perfectly. A quick daily challenge that sharpens visual attention and short-term recall.
Frequently Asked Questions
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