Built for Apple TV • the Method of Loci

Memory Palace: Brain Training on Apple TV

Mind games and mnemonic skills on the biggest screen in your home.

Remember more with the Memory Palace technique used by orators, students and memory champions for over 2,000 years. Every list turns into a guided walk: the camera glides through a 4K room, stops at a real object - a fireplace, a fountain, a treasure chest - and you place a vivid image right there. Then you walk it back and recall every item.

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Apple TV • Siri Remote 5 palaces in 4K 6 mnemonic techniques Voice guidance
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Why it works

Your brain is wired to remember places. You can picture your childhood home in detail, yet forget a shopping list in minutes.

Memory techniques turn abstract information into vivid pictures and anchor them to places, numbers or stories, so recall stops being luck and becomes a method you can practise. The Method of Loci is the oldest of them: a route through a place you know, with one image left at each stop.

It feels calm, like meditation - but it trains a real skill. Read what the research says about how far that skill goes.

5
Memory palaces in 4K
15
Stops on every route
6
Mnemonic techniques
600
Words in 12 packs

Walk through five memory palaces

Every palace has a 15-stop route drawn on objects you can actually see, so your images always have a place to live.

Library Room

Firelight, leather and old books.

Ancient Temple

Sunlit stone and still water.

Futuristic Corridor

Neon, holograms and starlight.

Garden Path

Roses, fountains and birdsong.

Ocean Hall

Glowing coral under the sea.

On Apple TV

Designed for the Siri Remote, with clear focus and big readable text - a guided walk the whole room can follow from the sofa.

Six proven mnemonic techniques

Each technique has a clear guide you can read or listen to, plus sessions built for how that method really works.

Method of Loci

Place images along a route through a palace, then walk it again to collect them in order.

How it works →
Peg System

Twenty rhyming pegs - Sun, Shoe, Tree, Door... - so any item can be recalled by its number.

How it works →
Story Method

Weave every item into one wild story, where each scene hands you the next.

How it works →
Visual Chains

Link each item to the next with a single vivid image, one pair at a time.

How it works →
Major System

Turn numbers into words by sound, with a complete 00-99 list to learn from.

How it works →
PAO

Person-Action-Object: the system memory athletes use for long numbers.

How it works →

600 words in 12 packs

Packs come in Easy, Medium and Hard, so a session can grow with you.

The Spanish and French packs carry their articles - el agua, la bicicleta - so you learn each noun's gender along with its meaning, which is the part most learners forget. Why that matters.

Everyday objects Food Animals Nature World travel People Sports & hobbies Home Science & space Abstract ideas Spanish vocabulary French vocabulary

An honest recall test

A test that is easy to guess teaches nothing. This one is built so that the only way to score is to have actually remembered.

  • Questions come in random order, not the order you walked.
  • The wrong choices come from the same walk, so you must know where each image was, not just that you saw it.
  • Miss one and you see the right answer instantly.
  • After each session you can review every stop of the route.

Track your progress

StreaksDay streaks, so a few minutes a day becomes a habit
Personal bestsA best score for every list length
TimeMemorisation time recorded for each session
Level UpMove to longer lists when you score 90% or more
ReviewEvery stop of the walk, right and wrong, after each session

Made for Apple TV

Memory training usually lives on a small phone screen. On the TV it becomes a calm few minutes on the sofa.

Siri Remote first

Clear focus, big readable text and a layout you can follow from across the room.

Voice guidance

Optional narration reads each stop and each question aloud.

Calm background music

It softens automatically while the narrator speaks.

Your own pace

Quick, Normal or Relaxed - pick the speed the walk moves at.

Accessible

Supports VoiceOver and Reduce Motion.

Sessions up to 15 items

Start with a short list and Level Up as your scores climb.

Free to start

Download it and take your first walk straight away.

  • Guided walks and the recall test from the first session.
  • A starting set of palaces, techniques and word packs.
  • Upgrade only when you want the whole library.
Premium

A one-time purchase - no subscription and no ads.

  • All 5 palaces and all 6 techniques.
  • All 12 word packs.
  • Number training with the Major System and PAO.
  • Sessions of up to 15 items.
  • Restore on any Apple TV signed in with the same Apple Account.

Who it suits

Anyone who wants a sharper mind and would rather practise a skill than scroll.

Students

Lists, sequences and definitions placed along a route you can walk again in the exam hall. Read more.

Language learners

Spanish and French with their articles, so the gender sticks along with the word. Read more.

Speakers

The oldest use of the technique: a talk held in order without reading from notes. Read more.

Older adults

Big text, voice guidance and a remote instead of a small touch screen.

Available On

Build your first palace today. Your memory is a skill, and it grows with practice.

Apple TV

tvOS 15.0 or later

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Frequently asked questions

What is a memory palace?

A route through a place you can picture, with a fixed order of stops. You leave a vivid image of each item at a stop, then walk the route again to recall them in order. It is also called the Method of Loci, and it has been taught since the orators of ancient Greece and Rome. See what the Method of Loci is.

Do I need any memory training before I start?

No. The first session walks you through a palace stop by stop and tells you what to picture at each one. Each of the six techniques has its own guide you can read or listen to, and you can start with short lists of five items before levelling up.

Which devices does it run on?

Apple TV, on tvOS 15 or later. It is designed for the Siri Remote, with large readable text, optional voice guidance, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support.

What is free and what does Premium add?

You can start training for free. Premium is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no ads: it opens all five palaces, all six techniques, all twelve word packs, number training with the Major System and PAO, and sessions of up to 15 items. It can be restored on any Apple TV signed in with the same Apple Account.

Can it help me learn Spanish or French?

Yes. Two of the twelve word packs are Spanish and French vocabulary, and each word comes with its article, so you remember whether a noun is masculine or feminine along with its meaning. See memorising vocabulary and noun gender.

Is it good for older adults?

It was designed with the TV in mind for exactly that reason: big text, a calm pace setting, voice guidance that reads each stop and question aloud, and a remote instead of a small touch screen. It is a skill trainer, not a medical product, and it makes no claims about treating or preventing any condition.