An IQ test with no sign-up, and no surprises

This IQ test needs no sign-up: no account, no email and no password, and question 1 is already open above. You can finish all 25 puzzles without giving any details. Seeing your score is a paid step: when you finish, you choose a report. We say so now so it is not a surprise later.

By the LifeScore Editorial Team · Reviewed 2 October 2026 · How the test is scored · The test is at the top of this page

Plenty of sites promise an IQ test with no sign-up and then ask for an email before the result, or reveal a subscription at the end. So here is the full picture, step by step.

What you are asked for, and when
Step	What you give	What you get
Start the test	Nothing	Question 1, straight away
Answer 25 questions	Your answers, kept anonymous	A 12-minute timer and the full test
Finish	Nothing	A choice of reports
Choose a report (optional)	Payment through Stripe, which asks for an email for the receipt	Your score, percentile and report
Create an account	Never needed on the website	Not applicable

There is no subscription and no trial that turns into a charge. Each report is a single payment. If you finish and decide not to buy, you close the page and nothing else happens.

Two practice items, also without signing up

These two practice items are written for this page and are not test questions. The answers and explanations are shown as soon as you choose.

Question 1 · Diagonal colours · medium

Colour and count follow two different rules. What is the missing cell?

Tap an option to check your answer. Practice only, not part of the scored test.

Question 2 · Turn and count · hard

The shape turns on every step and the count changes on every second step. What comes fifth?

Tap an option to check your answer. Practice only, not part of the scored test.

What happens to your answers

UK data protection law asks organisations to collect only the personal data they need, a principle called data minimisation. A reasoning test does not need your name or email to work, so it does not ask for them.

While you take the test, your answers are processed without your name or email attached.
If you buy a report, Stripe handles the payment. We keep the details needed to rebuild your report, such as your answers and the name you choose to put on it, with the purchase.
We never see your full card details. Stripe stores them only if you ask it to.
We measure the site, such as how many people start and finish, with anonymous analytics. Advertising measurement follows your cookie choices.

The privacy policy has the full detail, including how to ask for your data to be deleted.

An email address is valuable to a website. It can be used for reminders, newsletters and offers long after you have forgotten the test. That is why many sites put an email box between the last question and the result: by then you have spent ten minutes and are likely to type it in.

Some ask for an account so they can show your history or let you retake the test. Those are real reasons, but they are not reasons to require it before you have seen a single question. A test can work perfectly well without knowing who you are.

Our approach is the reverse. You see question 1 before anything else. The only time you are asked for any detail is if you decide to buy a report, and then it is the payment provider asking, for the receipt. If you start checkout and change your mind, you may get one reminder email about that purchase, and the payment page lets you turn that off.

How to spot a fair no-sign-up IQ test

Whichever test you choose, these five checks take a minute and save a lot of irritation. They apply to us as much as to anyone, and we have tried to pass all five on this page. If we ever fail one, tell us.

Is it clear before you start that the result is paid? If a site will not say, assume it is.
Is it one payment or a subscription? Look for the words "trial", "membership" or "per week" near the checkout button.
Is an email required before the result? That is a sign-up by another name.
Does it say how many questions and how long? A real test tells you. Ours is 25 questions and 12 minutes.
Does it say what the test is not? An honest test says it is an estimate and not a clinical assessment.

Other ways to get an IQ score, compared

Routes to an IQ score
Route	Sign-up needed?	Paid?	What you get
LifeScore online test	No	Yes, the report	An online estimate with a full report
Convert a score you already have	No	No	An estimated range from your SAT, ACT, GRE or similar
Mensa supervised test	Yes, you book a session	Yes, a test fee	Pass or fail at the top 2%
Psychologist assessment	Yes, an appointment	Yes, usually a substantial fee	A full clinical report with a confidence interval

If you already have an admissions-test score, the score converters give an estimated range with no test at all. If you want a result that counts for something formal, such as joining Mensa, only a supervised test will do: see the Mensa practice test guide.

How the test works

Nothing on this page changes the test: it is the same 25-question LifeScore test, opened for you at question 1.

What you answer. 25 picture puzzles in five sets of five, each easy to hard: patterns, spatial reasoning, sequences, analogies, rules. There is no vocabulary, trivia or school maths.
How long. One 12-minute timer. You can go back and change an answer until it runs out. When it does, the test ends with the answers you have given.
What it is not. LifeScore is a 25-question online visual reasoning test. It is not a clinical assessment and is not administered by a psychologist. It is not age-normed, and the result is an estimate, not a diagnosis.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an IQ test with no sign-up?

Yes. This one needs no account and no email to start or to finish. The only optional step is buying a report to see your result, which is paid through Stripe.

Can I see my IQ score without paying?

No. Seeing the score and report is a paid step. We would rather say that here than at the end of the test.

Do I need to give my email to take the test?

No. You only give an email if you buy a report, because the payment processor sends a receipt and a link to your report.

Is this an IQ test with instant results?

Your result is calculated as soon as you finish, but seeing it is a paid step. We do not call it instant results, because that phrase usually hides a payment or a sign-up.

Is there a subscription?

No. Each report is a single payment. There is no trial that turns into a charge.

Can I take the test again without an account?

Yes, you can start again at any time. Bear in mind that a second attempt soon after the first usually scores a little higher, because the puzzles are familiar.

Is my data sold?

No. Answers are processed without your name. The privacy policy lists exactly which services see what.

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What's your IQ?

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