# Brain Dump: ADHD Notes & Ideas — Capture thoughts, sort later > Minimalist note-taking app for instant idea capture and AI-powered content transformation. (iPhone/iPad app by Francesco Leoni.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brain-dump-adhd-notes-and-ideas/id6448230631 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Francesco Leoni](https://appshunter.io/developer/1484190257) - Category: Productivity, Utilities - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.30/5 from 64 App Store ratings · 28 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 85 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Italian, Chinese (Simplified, China) - Released: 2023-04-25 - Data updated: 2026-10-14 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brain-dump-adhd-notes-and-ideas/id6448230631/reviews.md ## What is Brain Dump? A thought shows up while you're in the middle of something else. By the time you've opened a notes app and picked a folder, it's gone. Brain Dump opens straight to a blank note. Write it down, get back to what you were doing, and sort it out later. Made for ADHD brains and anyone who switches tasks all day. WRITE FIRST, SORT LATER • Opens on a new note, or right where you left off. You choose. • Freewriting space: empty your head across as many notes as you need, then save them all to a folder at once. • No title, no folder, no setup needed before you start typing. CAPTURE FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for a new note, your last note, or Freewriting • Control Center and Action Button controls (iOS 18 and later) • Siri and Shortcuts: "New note", "Resume note" • Share sheet: save text and links from other apps • Menu bar access on Mac GET BACK ON TRACK • Jump back into your last note from a widget, a control, or Siri • Reminders on any note, so it comes back when you need it • Alarms that ring even with a Focus mode on (iOS 26 and later) • Location reminders when you arrive at or leave a place (iPhone and iPad, Premium) • Checklists with tappable checkboxes • Search, pinned notes, tags, and nested folders for when you're ready to organize TURN A MESSY DUMP INTO SOMETHING USEFUL • Create: turn notes into a to-do list, summary, email, meeting report, flashcards, and more • Ask: ask questions about what you've written • Rewrite and fix grammar in Freewriting • Merge several notes into one, in the order you choose The free plan includes 3 AI uses every month. CALM BY DESIGN • Three looks: Standard, Minimal, or Essential with no icons and no color • High-focus and dyslexia-friendly fonts, adjustable text size • Background sounds while you write • Light and dark mode YOUR NOTES, EVERYWHERE • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Optional Brain Dump account: back up your notes and sync them across your devices • Brain Dump on the web at app.getbraindump.com • Share a note or folder by link: anyone can read and edit in their browser, no account needed • Import from Apple Notes and Evernote • Export to plain text, HTML, RTF, Markdown, or Word (Markdown and Word with Premium) WHAT PEOPLE SAY "Finally, a notes app that gets how my brain works." (App Store review) FREE TO START Writing, quick capture, Freewriting, and merging notes are free. Brain Dump Focus unlocks unlimited reminders and alarms, location reminders, more AI, unlimited tags, and more export formats. Or get Lifetime for everything except AI, with a one-time purchase. Brain Dump is a notes app. It isn't a medical device or a treatment. Questions or ideas? Write to braindump.help@gmail.com ## Key features - Instant writing on launch - AI-powered questions and answers from notes - Create summaries, lists, emails, and more from notes - Minimalist, distraction-free interface - Organize notes with folders - Merge notes easily - iCloud backup for cross-device access ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly | $10.99 | per month | | Yearly | $99.99 | per year | | Weekly | $3.99 | per 7 days | | Pro: Yearly Serenity | $34.99 | per year | | Pro: Monthly Clarity | $3.99 | per month | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Lifetime | $39.99 | one-time | | BrainDump Ask Drops | $4.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 28) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brain-dump-adhd-notes-and-ideas/id6448230631/reviews.md ### 5/5 — SammyDuck *2026-08-16* ORIGINAL REVIEW: This app is now one of three that I use for brainstorming political articles for my WordPress blog. “Frictionless” is the operant term here—you’ll be up and running in a few minutes. I like the panel interface, the basic folder structure, the ability to move several notes easily from folder to folder. Most of all, perhaps, the ability to arrange and then merge notes into a larger file has become quite handy. To top it off, the share and export features make this a good starting point before sending off to a markdown text editor, in preparation for my blog publishing. UPDATED REVIEW, FEB 11, 2025: Just had an iCloud sync problem with the latest version. Notified developer and it’s already fixed, within a couple hours! FASTEST SUPPORT I BELIEVE I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. UPDATED REVIEW, MAR 1, 2025: I’ve been trying out other “frictionless” brainstorming, mindmapping, and simple writing tools on the TOP PAID list on the App Store. I like mindmapping but often find it unnecessary for 5-12 paragraph essays. Since the final result is going to be linear anyway, coherence is mostly a matter of arranging paragraphs in the best order, with clear transitions between them. This BRAIN DUMP app has, so far, proved to be the most efficient and truly frictionless I have found for my Wordpress blogging workflow. My vision is not great, but I find both the fonts and font size adjustments quite convenient here. And when you finish brainstorming, you can arrange and merge your selected notes into one document. Then use the share sheet to share it to your favorite text editor or blogging platform. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your review! I'm happy you like the app. If you have any feature you would like to see in BrainDump you can send me an email here braindump.help@gmail.com ### 3/5 — SammyDuck *2026-08-13, version 1.6.10* UPDATED REVIEW, AUG 13, 2026: In the past I have supported this app, but I find it hard to do so now, for two reasons: 1) I have used the app, intermittently, to help with brainstorming my blog posts (see below), partly because of the MERGE FEATURE, which allows writers to stitch together several notes in order to “compile” a finished article. Because I use the free version of this app, I now find myself locked out of the merge feature, which is now behind the subscription paywall. 2) The subscription rate for this app is entirely unreasonable, and there is NO LIFETIME OPTION here. This is still a good app, of course, if you’re in the upper five-percent, financially. The tendency here on the App Store to market what are essentially overpriced brainstorming utilities as subscriptions is not a welcome one, however. ANOTHER RESULT OF ECONOMIC INFLATION? ORIGINAL REVIEW: This app is now one of three that I use for brainstorming political articles for my WordPress blog. “Frictionless” is the operant term here—you’ll be up and running in a few minutes. I like the panel interface, the basic folder structure, the ability to move several notes easily from folder to folder. Most of all, perhaps, the ability to arrange and then merge notes into a larger file has become quite handy. To top it off, the share and export features make this a good starting point before sending off to a markdown text editor, in preparation for my blog publishing. UPDATED REVIEW, FEB 11, 2025: Just had an iCloud sync problem with the latest version. Notified developer and it’s already fixed, within a couple hours! FASTEST SUPPORT I BELIEVE I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. UPDATED REVIEW, MAR 1, 2025: I’ve been trying out other “frictionless” brainstorming, mindmapping, and simple writing tools on the TOP PAID list on the App Store. I like mindmapping but often find it unnecessary for 5-12 paragraph essays. Since the final result is going to be linear anyway, coherence is mostly a matter of arranging paragraphs in the best order, with clear transitions between them. This BRAIN DUMP app has, so far, proved to be the most efficient and truly frictionless I have found for my Wordpress blogging workflow. My vision is not great, but I find both the fonts and font size adjustments quite convenient here. And when you finish brainstorming, you can arrange and merge your selected notes into one document. Then use the share sheet to share it to your favorite text editor or blogging platform. ### 1/5 — Trash *2026-08-05* I came to finish my notes for school and a large piece of my notes are gone! This isn’t the first time this has happened! I can’t recover my notes even on my iPad **Developer response:** We’re really sorry, especially when you needed your notes for school. We understand why this looks like BrainDump deleted your notes. What can happen is that when your iCloud storage is full, BrainDump can’t complete the iCloud sync and the app may appear empty. The notes are not deleted from iCloud. After you free up iCloud storage space and reopen BrainDump, the notes should sync back. If you reinstall the app, your notes will still be available through iCloud as long as you have not deleted the BrainDump data from iCloud. We’re sorry that the app didn’t clearly explain what was happening. We’re working on improving this so users aren’t left thinking their notes are permanently gone. ### 1/5 — Worst App - Deletes ur notes *2026-08-04* Will just delete ur notes **Developer response:** We’re really sorry this happened. The app can appear empty when your iCloud storage is full because the notes can’t finish syncing. Please free up some space in your iCloud account and reopen BrainDump, your notes should sync back into the app. You can also reinstall BrainDump if needed, your notes will still be in iCloud as long as you have not deleted the data from iCloud. We understand how alarming this is, especially when the app gives no explanation. We’re working to make this situation much clearer and prevent users from thinking their notes are gone. ### 5/5 — Exceptional! *2026-07-14* Really impressed with this app. I’m a divergent writer in content creator so capturing ideas is really important to me and this app has made it really easy and I love the minimalist UX/UI. It helps me to think better and gather ideas. I’ve tried so many apps, but sometimes too many features creates more friction. This app is simple straightforward and gets you into creating more. If you care about having novel ideas this app is for you. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your positive review. I'm really happy that BrainDump is helping you capturing your ideas! ### 5/5 — Sweet app *2026-06-15* Very cool, good adhd tool **Developer response:** Thank you so much ### 5/5 — Easy to use and Very Useful *2026-06-04* An app that is easy to use and has features to help you write down ideas and any kind of thought you may have and organize your thoughts. **Developer response:** Thank so much. I'm really happy you like the app! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2026-05-15* Really appreciate I can unscramble my brain by getting it all out! I love this app! ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-03-26* This is great, as a YouTuber I am always coming up with ideas and this really helps me keep them organized **Developer response:** Thank you so much. I'm really happy that BrainDump is helping you. ### 5/5 — A great find! *2026-01-15* I love the clean and intuitive design, and how there’s a free version. Markdown works great. Like the organization panel on the left. 10/10! keep up the good work **Developer response:** Thank you so much! I'm happy you like the app ## Frequently asked questions about Brain Dump ### What does Brain Dump: Notes & Writing do? Brain Dump is a minimalist note-taking application designed for instant idea capture. It offers a distraction-free writing experience and uses AI to answer questions about your notes and transform them into various content formats like summaries, to-do lists, or emails. ### What are the key features of Brain Dump? Key features include instant writing upon opening the app, AI-powered question answering and content creation from notes, a minimalist interface, folder organization, the ability to merge notes, and iCloud backup for cross-device access. It also offers a dark mode for comfortable writing. ### Is Brain Dump free to use? The app is free to download and use, offering core note-taking functionalities. It also includes in-app purchases, suggesting that some advanced features or additional capabilities may be available for purchase. ### What kind of content can I create from my notes? You can transform your notes into a variety of formats with just a few taps. This includes summaries, meeting reports, to-do lists, tweets, emails, blog posts, presentations, reports, questions, flashcards, and translations, powered by AI. ### Who would benefit from using Brain Dump? This app is ideal for writers, bloggers, students, researchers, professionals, entrepreneurs, creatives, and thinkers who value simplicity and efficiency. It's perfect for anyone needing a fast, intuitive way to stay organized and productive without complex interfaces. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.6.13 — 2026-10-13 We update Brain Dump every week to make it even better. Here are the latest improvements: - Your own Brain Dump account: back up your notes and keep them in sync on iPhone, iPad and Mac - Brain Dump on the web: open app.getbraindump.com and write from any computer - Share notes and folders by link: anyone with the link can read and edit in their browser, no account needed - Bug fixes and performance improvements Do you like the app? Rate us! Thanks to your feedback, the Brain Dump app is growing. Do you have a question? Write to us at braindump.help@gmail.com ### 1.6.12 — 2026-08-31 We update Brain Dump every week to make it even better. Here are the latest improvements: - Fixed a bug where a shaky connection or iCloud hiccup could make the app show an empty library instead of your real notes - The notes-missing recovery screen now tries to fix things automatically instead of asking you to choose - If your notes still can't load, you can keep writing in a temporary space that saves automatically once they're back - Sync status banners can now be dismissed - Bug fixes and performance improvements Do you like the app? Rate us! Thanks to your feedback, the Brain Dump app is growing. Do you have a question? Write to us at braindump.help@gmail.com ### 1.6.11 — 2026-08-18 We update Brain Dump every week to make it even better. Here are the latest improvements: - New Lifetime plan: get every feature except AI with a single one-time purchase, no subscription - Merging notes is free again, no subscription needed - Weekly/monthly/yearly plan AI usage now has a generous monthly limit instead of being unlimited - Bug fixes and performance improvements Do you like the app? Rate us! Thanks to your feedback, the Brain Dump app is growing. Do you have a question? Write to us at braindump.help@gmail.com ### 1.6.10 — 2026-08-11 We update Brain Dump every week to make it even better. Here are the latest improvements: - Faster search, folder navigation, and note editing - More reliable iCloud sync, with a clear alert if your iCloud storage is full - Fixed crashes and hangs in the editor, including with markdown and pasteboard content - Fixed a rare issue where notes could be lost or hidden after a sync or store error - Redesigned upgrade screen that leads with what you get, with clearer subscription terms - Bug fixes and performance improvements Do you like the app? Rate us! Thanks to your feedback, the Brain Dump app is growing. Do you have a question? Write to us at braindump.help@gmail.com ### 1.6.9 — 2026-08-04 We update Brain Dump every week to make it even better. Here are the latest improvements: - Fixed a crash that could occur while editing notes - Onboarding now starts with capturing your first thought — everything else comes after - Clearer pricing and subscription terms on the upgrade screen - Backup & restore: save everything to a single file you can keep anywhere, and restore it whenever you need to - A more reliable formatting toolbar, with buttons that stay in sync with your selection - Bug fixes and performance improvements Do you like the app? Rate us! Thanks to your feedback, the Brain Dump app is growing. Do you have a question? 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