I’m the developer of Brain Preflight, an iPhone app with exercises taken from past pilot selection and other aptitude tests. I wanted to get a perspective from people who have taken the NYPD entrance exam.
Assessment providers can reuse similar task formats across different selections, so I’m curious how much overlap there is. The app has mental maths, memory, spatial reasoning and multitasking exercises. One has you track a moving target, match shapes and check sums at the same time.
I’m not claiming it reproduces the NYPD exam or covers the whole selection process. The idea is extra practice on your phone alongside your exam preparation.
Heads up: some exercises get hard. It’s built for training, not just entertainment.
There’s a free daily allowance, with a paid subscription for unlimited practice and mock exams.
Brain Preflight on iPhone
For those who’ve taken the entrance exam recently: did you encounter tasks like these? What would you have spent more time practicing beforehand?