Hit The Mix

Every modern gamer knows that reaction times are extremely important in certain games, as it is the case with first-person shooters or MOBAs. Spotting enemies faster, aiming quicker or simply casting abilities better than your enemies are great ways to set yourself apart from everyone else. Having better reaction times can also be useful in real-world situations.

Hit The Mix is an interesting tool that allows you to work on your reaction times by tackling visual puzzles based on spotting patterns. The app is not as complex as you might imagine, on the other hand, since it’s basically a simple grid with numbers and letters, but that doesn’t make it any less useful. Hence, you can train your eyes to get that extra few milliseconds you need to get better.

The main gimmick rests in the fact that you have to quickly recognize a certain pattern within the matrix, and both the matrix and the pattern change for every round. You are free to click on any of the cells contained by the pattern, so it’s not necessary to click on all of them to be rewarded with a correct answer. However, you have a limited time at your disposal, which makes things significantly harder.

As it turns out, the game adapts to your skill level after a few rounds, but you can also manually override the difficulty level if you find it too difficult or too easy. Hence, the time limits for each answer increase or decrease accordingly, which should make everyone happy. The game also records your actions in order to calculate an average reaction time.

The user interface is as simple as it gets, because there are no annoying menus or panels to get in your way. All you have to do is press play and start training, with the only other interface item being the difficulty slider. It would be nice to see more types of exercises in future versions, however, because doing the same thing over and over again can become pretty boring.

In the end, Hit The Mix may not be the most complex tool out there when it comes to improving your memory or your reaction times, but it does the trick nonetheless. Thus, it’s a simple way to improve your fragging experience.