FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything people usually ask about Wits, from Dot Path to Premium.
About Wits
What is Wits?
Wits is a daily brain-games app. Each day you get Dot Path, a fresh logic puzzle, and a set of quick games across six skills: knowledge, language, reasoning, numbers, memory and focus. In the iPhone app, one-minute lessons explain an idea before you put it to use. On the website, a free Wits account plays Dot Path, Color Clash and Word Code.
Wits teamIs Wits free?
Yes. Wits Basic is free in the iPhone app and on the web. In the app: Dot Path, Sort It, Word Wheel, Speed Math, Card Pairs and Color Clash, plus daily trivia. On the web, a free Wits account plays Dot Path, Color Clash and Word Code (Word Code is Premium in the app). In the iPhone app, Premium unlocks every game and lesson.
Wits teamWhere can I play Wits?
Wits for iPhone is available on the App Store. On the website, on a phone or a computer, a free Wits account plays Dot Path, Color Clash and Word Code. The other 40 games play in the iPhone app.
Wits teamIs there an iPhone app?
Wits for iPhone is available on the App Store. You can also play on the web with a free Wits account.
Wits teamWho is Wits for?
Anyone 16 or older who wants a few minutes a day of thinking instead of scrolling. The games start easy and get harder as you clear levels, so they suit beginners and people who already love puzzles.
Wits teamIs Wits brain training?
Wits is a set of short games and lessons where you do the thinking. It’s for fun and learning. It doesn’t claim to improve brain health, memory or mood, and it doesn’t diagnose or treat anything.
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How long does a day take?
In the iPhone app, you choose 5, 10 or 20 minutes a day when you set up. Each game takes a minute or two, and each lesson about a minute. On the website, a day is Dot Path, Color Clash and Word Code, a few minutes in all.
Wits teamWhat is Dot Path?
Dot Path is the daily puzzle: draw one line through neighboring dots, connecting every blue dot once and avoiding the red ones. Each day opens your next level, with no lives and no timer, and it’s free for everyone.
Wits teamWhich games can I play on the website?
Dot Path, Color Clash and Word Code, with a free Wits account. Every game, all 43 of them, plays in the iPhone app.
Wits teamHow are today’s games picked?
In the iPhone app, Wits picks today’s set from the skills in your plan: 3, 6 or 12 quick games for the 5, 10 or 20 minutes a day you choose. On the free plan the set loops the free games. On the website, your day is Dot Path, Color Clash and Word Code.
Wits teamWhat are stars and hearts?
Clear a level to earn up to three stars, depending on how well you played. Timed games give you hearts: a wrong answer costs one, and the level ends when they run out. You can always try again.
Wits teamWhat is the Wits card?
Your first three games unlock a trading card with your play style, such as The Strategist or The Wordsmith, and your two strongest skill moves. It updates as you play more.
Wits teamAccounts and privacy
How old do I need to be?
You need to be 16 or older to use Wits, in the iPhone app and on the website.
Wits teamDo I need an account?
On the website, yes. A free Wits account is required to play on the web, and it plays Dot Path, Color Clash and Word Code. Creating one is free. The iPhone app doesn’t need an account: there’s no sign-in, and your progress is saved on your phone. Playing on the website and playing in the iPhone app are separate for now: the app has no sign-in, so what you play on the web stays on the web.
Wits teamHow do I sign in?
On the website, with a one-time code sent to your email. Apple and Google sign-in are coming to the website. The iPhone app doesn’t need a sign-in.
Wits teamWhat does Wits store about me?
On the website, your Wits account stores your email, your Premium status, your name and your settings. Web game levels and stars and your setup answers stay in the browser you play in, one copy per account, so other browsers and devices keep their own. If you practiced with the website’s daily questions before it became games-only, that earlier practice stays in your Wits account. The Privacy page lists every item.
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Knowledge
Language
Reasoning
Numbers
Memory
Focus