Guided light and sound sessions that train your brain to perform at its best. No meditation experience needed. Press play, settle in, and let BrainTap do the work. The end result: an optimized brain for peak performance.
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38.4%
lower Stress Index after one session
Single 20-minute session, 100 adults. Measured before and after; no control group. View study →
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HOW IT WORKS
The LED visor and earpieces deliver gentle light and sound to your eyes and ears.
Choose from 2,000+ guided sessions for sleep, focus, stress, energy, and performance.
Light and sound guide your brainwaves into balance. No effort, no experience required.
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Plans & Products
Meditation apps play audio and hope you can focus.
BrainTap runs a 40-year algorithm that focuses on you.
Binaural beats, isochronic tones, and light sequences walk your brain into deep rest automatically. No skill. No practice. No willpower required. Clinically tested protocol refined since 1986.
Every BrainTap plan is built on the app. It holds a library of guided sessions, many created by founder Dr. Patrick Porter, that pair brainwave-guiding tones with guided audio for nearly any goal, from falling asleep to performing under pressure.
BrainTap Headset + Annual App Subscription
Best for: the full light-and-sound experience from day one.
Your first year of the app is included. It then renews at $260 a year ($21.67/mo), price-locked.
Works with headphones you already own
Best for: starting today with headphones you already own.
Works with the BrainTap Headset and/or all device-compatible headphones. Price-lock guaranteed.
Headset, Annual App and NeuralChek GO
Best for: seeing how your body responds.
Measure your stress response with HRV tracking.
Learn about NeuralChek GO →Already a subscriber, or just need the device?
Annual App + NeuralChek GO
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THE NEUROSCIENCE
Meditation apps play calming audio and leave the hard part, quieting your mind, to you. Other brands repeat a single beat or tone and miss alpha and theta, the brainwave states behind calm focus and deep restoration. BrainTap runs on a proprietary neurosensory algorithm that Dr. Patrick Porter has been refining since 1986. It layers five technologies into one precisely timed session, built to guide your brain through its full range of brainwave states instead of holding it in one. With the proper balance of brainwave activity throughout the day, you get a balanced brain for peak performance: mental clarity, focus, and better sleep. You don't focus, practice, or try. You press play, and the algorithm does the work.
Five technologies, sequenced by one proprietary algorithm.
01 — BINAURAL BEATS
Different tones reach each ear. Your brain perceives the difference as a steady rhythm — a simple way to settle into a focused or relaxed session.
A long-studied approach to brainwave optimization.
02 — ISOCHRONIC TONES
Precise rhythmic pulses give your attention something steady to follow, like a metronome for your mind.
Helps make a guided session easier to stay with.
03 — HOLOGRAPHIC MUSIC
Immersive 360° sound creates a fuller listening environment, so outside noise fades while you follow the session.
A more immersive way to stay with the audio.
04 — GUIDED VISUALIZATION
A calm voice gives your attention a clear path to follow, helping you rehearse the state you want to access.
Long used by athletes and performers to mentally rehearse before they perform.
05 — LIGHT THERAPY
The headset adds rhythmic light stimulation through closed eyes, alongside the audio.
Use the app on its own, or add the headset for the full light-and-sound experience.
WATCH HOW IT WORKS
Dr. Patrick Porter — neuroscience expert and BrainTap founder — explains what's actually happening in your brain during a session, and why it works.
QUESTIONS
BrainTap is a brain-fitness system that combines guided audio, light, and sound to help you create structured sessions for calm, focus, better sleep, and everyday performance. Use the app on its own, or pair it with the headset for the full light-and-sound experience.
Most sessions run about 20 minutes — short enough to fit into a morning routine, a lunch break, or wind-down before bed.
You can start with the app alone using any device-compatible headphones. The headset adds LED light stimulation alongside the audio for a more immersive light-and-sound session — but it's optional.
Yes. Every subscription starts with a 14-day free trial. After that, the monthly plan is $29.99/mo. You can cancel anytime during the trial.
BrainTap has been evaluated in studies covering stress-index scores, heart-rate variability, sleep quality, mood, and brainwave activity. Study designs and results vary, and some studies evaluate BrainTap audio or a combined protocol rather than the headset alone. See the Backed by Science page for each study's participants, design, and limitations.
Not every study evaluates the headset. Some evaluate BrainTap-created audio, and some combine BrainTap with another intervention. Each study on the Backed by Science page identifies what was tested, so you can understand what a finding does — and does not — show.
None at all. The sessions are fully guided — you put on the headset, press play, and let the light and sound do the work.
The BrainTap headset includes LED light therapy for the ears and eyes, Bluetooth and wired audio options, a rechargeable battery with up to 5 hours of play, and a travel carrying case.
BrainTap uses light stimulation. If you have epilepsy, a seizure disorder, photosensitivity, a history of brain injury, light sensitivity, a medical condition, or take medication, consult your physician before use. Stop if you experience any discomfort.
People commonly use BrainTap as part of a routine for calmer focus, better sleep, lower perceived stress, and everyday performance. Individual experiences vary. BrainTap is a brain-fitness and general-wellness system, not a medical treatment, and it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. Every subscription starts with a 14-day free trial, so you can feel the difference yourself first.
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BrainTap products and services are intended for general wellness and educational purposes and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. Individual results may vary.
