The Happiness Project

Name: The Happiness Project
Rating: 4.05 (243 reviews)
Author: Rutledge Lab

By: Rutledge Lab

Play games to help brain scientists discover the secrets to happiness!

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Features & Capabilities

The Happiness Project is a unique Chrome extension that lets you play short, engaging games while contributing to cutting-edge brain science. Created by researchers at UCL and Yale, this citizen science project brings psychology and neuroscience experiments right to your device. Each 3-minute game you complete anonymously provides valuable data to help scientists understand mental health, anxiety, depression, and what truly determines happiness.

By participating, you help researchers uncover the secrets behind well-being and support real scientific discoveries. Dr. Robb Rutledge of Yale Psychology emphasizes the challenge in discerning what makes people happy, and this app offers a fun way to be part of unlocking those answers. Supported by the UK Medical Research Council, The Happiness Project turns your gameplay into meaningful science.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

8.0.13 Last updated: 2025-11-20

Version code:

200056

Creation date:

2020-12-22

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Permissions:

com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE Low risk
com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe

Size:

60.01MB

Email:

ru*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

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Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-08

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# 356,784 ▼ 1,496

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Developed by:

Rutledge Lab

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rutledge.happinessproject

Email:

ru*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://thehappinessproject.app

User Reviews

Users appreciate the app's simple interface, ease of use, and its contribution to mental health research through engaging but simplistic games. However, many find the happiness slider frustrating and imprecise, the games repetitive or confusing, and some aspects outdated. Concerns include intrusive survey questions, poor design choices, and occasional bugs affecting gameplay and data accuracy. Overall, while the app offers a unique, science-focused experience with no ads, improvements are needed for better user engagement and data collection quality.

Pros

The app has a simple and easy-to-use user interface.
The games are enjoyable in a simplistic way and can be somewhat addictive.
The app contributes to scientific research and mental health awareness, making users feel good about helping science.
No advertisements during gameplay enhance the user experience.
The app helps users learn more about themselves through specific and transparent questions.

Cons

The happiness slider is poorly designed, sometimes disappearing quickly or lacking precision, leading to frustration.
The games are very simplistic and sometimes confusing or tedious, with unclear objectives or repetitive tasks.
The app appears to have outdated content, such as COVID vaccine questions, suggesting infrequent updates.
Data collection methods and survey questions feel invasive, repetitive, or awkwardly translated, impacting usability and accuracy.
Some users experience bugs or design issues, such as games getting stuck, inability to replay incomplete games, and interface problems.

Recent reviews

These games are easy and simplistic. The survey questions are a bit invasive, personal. But it's anonymous, (as much as anything online). I'm assuming this actually is "for Science", and I'm all for fighting depression as a disease (and personally I suppose). Anyway, if you've read this far, then download this app and pitch in.

Ze*****, 2024-07-17

I like the idea of a free app to help scientific research, but the happiness slider sometimes goes away when I'm trying to move it, which casts doubt on the results. That, and asking about a COVID vaccine makes me think this hasn't been updated in a few years. It seems awkwardly translated and janky too.