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TheBrain: Smart Notes & Links

TheBrain: Smart Notes & Links

Turn ideas into knowledge.

150 ratings
158 reviews
💼 Business
📊 Productivity
Free
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • April 2, 2014
  • August 12, 2026

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Developer

TheBrain Technologies LP
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About

This app helps you capture, connect, and visualize all your ideas, notes, and files across devices. It acts as a digital memory, showing related items and allowing for dynamic mind mapping and powerful search to help you recall information instantly.

✓Award-winning visualization
✓Networked notes with backlinks
✓Dynamic mind mapping
✓Easy idea capture
✓Cross-device sync
✓Powerful search
✓Visual file management
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of TheBrain. Based on 150 reviews and a 4.8/5 average, it highlights the 9 positives and 7 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Seamless navigation
  • 🔒Secure cloud sync
  • 👍Intuitive interface
  • 🚀Powerful features
  • 👍Excellent for knowledge management
  • 👍Versatile for various use cases
  • 👍Impressive functionality
  • 👍Fluid and elegant
  • 👍Comprehensive data storage

Negative things

  • 🐛Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛Buggy on iOS 9
  • 💰Expensive subscription
  • 🐛Limited functionality on mobile
  • 🐛Confusing UI and navigation
  • 🐛Syncing issues
  • 🐛Lack of offline mode
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What's New in TheBrain

15.0.613

August 12, 2026

• Standard Markdown, footnotes, and diagrams • YouTube and Vimeo videos play inside notes • Notes reopen where you left off • Cerebro AI handles much larger brain areas • Many more improvements and fixes

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Subscription plans

TheBrain Pro Monthly

TheBrain Pro features on all platforms.

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User reviews

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Best Mind mapping software out there

Been using TheBrain for years and it’s the best app I have on my iPad and iPhone. I collect everything on this.
Jersey BoyeeeJersey Boyeee

Useful software but still buggy

Useful software but still buggy
D_or 2000D_or 2000

The Brain is Dead

Download and tried to create account t to no avail
brokennyebrokennye

Not intuitive

Not intuitive. Not clear at the outset what it is for. Verification of account email didn't arrive after their message telling me to check my email - but using that email address I can log in!
WingroveinlondonWingroveinlondon

Complicated, barely any documentation, absurdly priced

All of the above. This thing is a nightmare. It's a shame because on paper feature wise it sounds great. Just priced absurdly and UX is overly complicated.
LivingXenLivingXen
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

5 issues

Crashes on iOS 9

Bug

Inability to open brains

Bug

Freezing after each action

Bug

Login and account issues

Bug

Sync problems

Bug
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Requested Features

7 requests

Offline mode

Feature

Improved mobile UI and UX

Feature

Better integration with other apps

Feature

More affordable pricing options

Feature

Enhanced search and filtering

Feature

Split-screen support on iPad

Feature

Handwriting and stylus support

Feature

FAQ

What does TheBrain app do?

TheBrain helps you capture, connect, and visualize all your ideas, web pages, files, and notes across all your devices. It functions as a digital memory, allowing you to see related items and recall information instantly through its unique networked approach.

What are the key features of TheBrain?

Key features include award-winning visualization of your thought network, networked notes with automatic concept discovery, dynamic mind mapping that goes beyond traditional maps, easy idea capture, seamless mobile, cloud, and desktop sync, powerful search capabilities, and visual file management.

How much does TheBrain cost?

The app is free to download and use, with in-app purchases available. This allows users to explore the core functionality before committing to any paid features.

What devices is TheBrain compatible with?

TheBrain offers cross-device synchronization, meaning your digital brain is accessible on desktop, mobile, and web platforms. This ensures your notes and ideas are available wherever you are.

How can I use TheBrain for organizing my life or work?

You can use TheBrain to digitize your mind by creating thoughts for all aspects of your life, manage key projects by getting the big picture and drilling down to details, capture and activate interesting content, organize trips, deepen research on key concepts, and brainstorm to build a complete knowledge base.