# Brain Dump: Voice Journal — user reviews > 31 indexed App Store user reviews of Brain Dump by Saravanan Pitchaimani, rated 4.39/5 from 38 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brain-dump-voice-journal/id6473446030/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brain-dump-voice-journal/id6473446030.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 25 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 4 ## Newest reviews (14 of 31) ### 5/5 — Awesome tool for note taking *2025-02-28, version 1.09.09* Good overall experience ### 5/5 — Started liking it *2025-02-05* I was initially skeptical. But decided to try it for a few days.Trying to build a habit of journaling and this seems to make it so easy! 2025 is the year for me to get journaling! 10/10 recommend! **Developer response:** Thank you for trying BrainDump! ### 5/5 — Exceptional productivity tool! *2024-12-03, version 1.09.07* Fantastic app that has a smooth workflow. I just dictate my rambling thoughts and the app helps me orgainse it in a coherent logical manner, be it for meeting notes, or project ideas. The workflow is more conducive to productivity compared to just using ChatGPT. Using plain ChatGPT is like running barefoot, using this is like running with Usain Bolt's sneakers on. The subscription is a small price to pay for such a wonderful productivity tool. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2024-09-11* This is an awesome app! ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2024-08-27, version 1.09.04* The programs really awesome with transcribing and being able to use it in real life while it transcribe into different voice, and you can articulate it in the way that you like I also like the feature that you can speak into it, and it can create it into notes and organize all your thoughts properly ### 5/5 — Helps keep me organised *2024-08-06, version 1.09.03* Great way to organize my thoughts, ideas and things to dos. This app gives me to-do lists, action points and is a place I can collate all that’s on my mind. Very easy to use too! ### 5/5 — Me gustó *2024-07-19, version 1.09.03* Mucho ### 5/5 — works as advertised *2024-06-23, version 1.09.03* very smooth transcription flow and rewrite process, exactly what i wanted form an ai voice memo app ### 5/5 — Exactly what I wanted *2024-03-13, version 1.09* You can journal using voice and verify it with a high-quality transcription. It’s clear and not cluttered. There are interesting templates. It’s also easy to export text. ### 5/5 — Helpful when you are on the go *2024-02-26, version 1.08* I use it to record meetings, make to-do lists, and write emails. Can record meetings and turn them into a summary/list of deliverables. I've tried other apps, but they don't catch legal jargon as well as this one does. I use it a lot to send lengthy updates to clients and dictate drafts. I can just speak my email, and the app turns it into a well-written piece that I can send with a few changes. ### 5/5 — New age pensieve! *2024-02-25, version 1.08* Just what I needed , great tool to use this as secondary hippocampus! ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-02-25, version 1.08* Amazing design and a very cool innovative idea. ### 5/5 — Handy for quick thought dumps *2024-02-23, version 1.07* I’ve relied primarily on writing as a way to get clarity in thought. I’ve been experimenting with speaking in full sentences as an alternative to writing and this app has been extremely helpful in getting my voice memos transcribed. The real time transcription is very handy. ### 5/5 — Summaries par excellence *2024-02-21, version 1.06* Fantastic app allows me to summarise my meeting notes. I use it to get executive summaries, meeting minutes, and project management summaries. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — not free *2026-01-05* I’m absolutely fine with a paid service, but don’t advertise it as free. there was a free trial where you could cancel within the week. However, I was unable to find any way to click cancel In my free week. I do not want to pay close to $50 for this service. I can use my Notes app for that this might be good for people who want privacy I don’t need that. I really would like to learn how my free trial **Developer response:** hi Geckotoes, Sorry for the bad experience. Just clarifying- 1. Every subscription app Is built like this. This is how apple mandates developers build apps and all guidelines were followed to the dot. The price is also listed in the description. You also have to click on a big blue button to subscribe to be charged, with clearly written copy. This is also after 4 weeks of free trial and an additional 7 week free trial ramp up. 2. Emailed user detailed instructions on cancelling subscriptions(per apple developers can't see, access or cancel subscriptions). 3. As an indie developer offered to pay back full amount incase they incurred charges directly, if they can't work with apple. 4. The app has some real ongoing costs on usage, I have to charge to keep it sustainable. Multiple email follow ups. No response yet. y ### 1/5 — Shady app developer *2025-05-25, version 1.10.01* App developer is dishonest, posts as a user of his apps on forums without disclosing that he is the developer. Would not trust with any of my data. ### 1/5 — Nothing modest about the price *2024-11-16, version 1.09.03* The “modest” subscription fee is $3 PER WEEK. Or pay upfront for a year to a brand new app with no history of updates and no reviews for the low low price of $69. Oh yes, pay between $69 and $156 every single year for an app that uses the same transcription function built into your Mac or iPhone. And the “rewrite” feature can be accomplished with Chat GPT, for free. I’m not opposed to supporting small developers but when did they get so greedy, and for such a simple app that simply sits on top of existing APIs made by others. ### 1/5 — Transcription doesn’t work well with my accent *2024-08-20, version 1.09.04* It often makes major mistakes which is a bummer ### 2/5 — Not bad *2024-10-08, version 1.09.05* I farted a little bit difficult to get the hand of, as I’ve just been doing with it less than 10 minutes. But it seems pretty sharply organized using AI. I wish it would use less words to summarize my thoughts in the executive summary style. ### 3/5 — Great idea but buggy? *2024-10-09, version 1.09.05* I love the simplicity. But I think I’m missing something… it keeps defaulting back to the big mic, but if I want to access an existing note in a folder, it just doesn’t seem to stay on what I assume is the homepage so that I can access those folders/. Very confusing and rendered useless if I can access past notes. ### 5/5 — Nice app easy to use *2026-04-06, version 1.13.00* This app is cool when I have stream. Of thought and want to put it somewhere or plan something. Nice design too! ### 5/5 — It’s a handy app *2026-04-05, version 1.13.00* Easy to follow app. It comes handy to record random thoughts. The AI part to very cool. It helps to organize the subjects easily. ### 5/5 — Great Concept! *2026-04-04, version 1.13.00* This app actually works unlike the others, a bit intuitive but once you get the hang of it it works!! ### 5/5 — Exactly What I needed *2026-03-31, version 1.13.00* Really helpful and easy to use. It makes organizing thoughts feel simple and quick. Great app so far. ## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Started liking it *2026-02-19, version 1.10.01* I was initially skeptical. But decided to try it for a few days.Trying to build a habit of journaling and this seems to make it so easy! 2026 is the year for me to get journaling! 10/10 recommend! ### 5/5 — Started liking it *2026-01-10* I was initially skeptical. But decided to try it for a few days.Trying to build a habit of journaling and this seems to make it so easy! 2025 is the year for me to get journaling! 10/10 recommend! **Developer response:** Thank you for trying BrainDump! ### 5/5 — You have rescued my journaling habit *2025-04-28, version 1.09.09* I can’t believe how much stress you have taken off the art of journaling for me. You articulate my thoughts and feelings better than I can. I’ve gone from feeling totally overwhelmed by the thought of writing everything that’s on my mind down that I don’t even bother, to not giving it a second’s thought before getting it done. Priceless 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾 ### 5/5 — Excellent to take quick notes *2025-04-15, version 1.09.09* This has significantly helped my productivity. When I am at my desk and I want to take quick notes and have to write things down, I just end up procrastinating and ends up never happening. Braindump has significantly reduced the friction here, and now I take a lot more notes. I have a lot more items in my life well documented. This is extremely helpful, I am so glad I found it. ### 5/5 — Love it exactly what I needed *2025-04-01, version 1.09.09* This is a great tool to speak your thoughts into and then have them organize it in a structural manner that helps breakdown task and organize them ### 5/5 — ADHD!!!! *2025-03-27, version 1.09.09* This helps keep my ADHD brain organized throughout the day. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-17.*