How the sequence memory test works
Nine plain squares sit in a 3×3 grid. Watch them light up one at a time, then tap them back in the same order. Every level replays the whole sequence with one new square on the end, so level 5 means five squares to repeat. The same square can light up more than once, sometimes twice in a row.
One wrong tap ends the run. Your score is the longest sequence you repeated correctly. The squares all look the same, so you are remembering places, not colors or sounds.
Playing with a keyboard
Press 1 to 9 to pick a square, reading left to right and top to bottom: 1, 2 and 3 are the top row. The number pad works too.
Tips
- Trace the path with your eyes as it plays, like drawing a shape.
- Give each square a name or number and say the sequence to yourself.
- Group the steps in threes once the sequence gets long.
- Tap at a steady pace; there is no time limit while you repeat it.
Questions
How is this different from Echo Pads? Echo Pads uses four or six colored pads with notes, so you can follow colors and sounds. Here every square looks alike and the grid has nine, so it tests memory for positions.
Is my score saved? Your best and your last ten runs are saved in this browser.
More tests: Number Memory, Visual Memory, the Aim Trainer and the Reaction Test.