Comparison

Corkulous vs Brain;Notes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Corkulous

Organize and share your ideas naturally on digital corkboards. Collect notes, photos, links, and tasks, then visually connect them. Supports multiple boards, sketching, and cloud syncing for seamless idea management across devices.

Highlights
  • Digital corkboards for idea collection
  • Support for notes, photos, links, and tasks
  • Visual connections and grouping of ideas
  • Sketch tools with gesture support
  • iCloud and Dropbox syncing
  • Export and share in multiple formats
  • Nested boards and templates
Features
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Corkulous© for Mac OS and iOS is the incredible way to collect, organize, and share your ideas that feels completely natural. If you have a Mac, iPhone. or iPad, you need this app! Corkulous is a multi-purpose app containing boards where you can place notes, labels, photos, contacts, shapes, strings/lines connections, pdf's, link previews and tasks. There are also powerful sketch tools, that can create shapes and lines based on gestures. Group your ideas visually on one board or spread ideas out across multiple boards (sub-boards also supported). Each board has plenty of real estate and resolutions to capture your best ideas and plans. WHAT IS CORKULOUS? Cork Boards, Flow Charts, Idea Board, Photo Albums, Reminder Board, Mind Map, Goal Manager, Planners, Vision Board, To-do list, Exam Study Aid, Lesson Planner, Photo gallery... and more! FEATURES - PDF's, Videos, Link Previews, Emoji, Strings/Lines, Notes, Labels, Photos, Contacts, Tasks, Index Cards, Arrow Text, and over 40 shapes - Sketch tools with shape/line gesture support - Export and share PDF's, PNG, Text, and Corkulous files - iCloud and Dropbox syncing of boards. Share boards with other users on dropbox - The best searching capabilities of any iOS/Mac OS app - Awesome Drag/Drop support. - Dark and Light mode support - Multi window support on iOS/MacOS - Markdown for text formatting - Multiple board resolutions - Pan and zoom boards - Create templates of boards for future use - Nested boards! Go as deep as you can - Biometrics support for locking content - On the Mac, quick access Touch Bar and menu support - On iOS/Mac keyboard shortcuts to fill many tasks SUBSCRIPTION Corkulous subscription is cross platform! You can work on iOS or macOS with the same subscription. Just tap Restore Purchase on any other device. The Corkulous subscription will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel the subscription renewal at any time, and the subscription you purchased will remain active until the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions on the App Store's Account Settings after purchase (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098). FEEDBACK That's right, we LOVE positive feedback! Please be kind in your app reviews, tell others how you use Corkulous, and stay tuned for new and exciting features. Twitter: http://twitter.com/corkulous Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/corkulous Website: http://www.corkulous.com/ Privacy Policy: http://www.corkulous.com/privacypolicy Terms & Conditions: http://www.corkulous.com/terms

About

Brain;Notes

Organize your thoughts and information with a scrapbook-style notepad. Freely add text, photos, maps, URLs, and voice memos to multiple workspaces. Notes can be secured with biometric authentication and exported as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Scrapbook-style organization
  • Support for text, photo, location, URL, and voice notes
  • Multiple workspaces with custom wallpapers
  • Biometric note locking
  • Calendar and Reminder integration
  • PDF export and AirDrop support
  • Stable and Shared note modes
Features
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"Brain;Notes" is a scrapbook-like sticky note that uses sticky notes to efficiently organize your ideas and information. You can freely write down not only text but also maps, photos, URLs, and other notes on your workspace. It can be used in a variety of ways depending on your ideas and thoughts, such as mind mapping. Main Features ・Simple menu-driven user interface. ・Available note types: text, photo, location, URL, and voice. ・Voice notes can be recorded for 60 seconds. ・Multiple workspaces are available for managing notes. ・Each workspace can have its own wallpaper. ・Each note can be locked by biometric authentication. ・Notes can be created as events in Calendar.app. ・Notes can be registered in Reminder.app. ・Workspaces can be exported as PDF files. ・AirDrop is supported. ・App supports for Sharing. (Notes can be created by "Share" from other apps. Notes can be created by dragging from other apps.) Unique Features: ・When a note is set to "Stable" mode, it will appear in all workspaces. If you create a new workspace, the note will still appear automatically. ・When a note is set to "Shared" mode, it will only appear in the workspace you select. Attentions: ・There is no ability to delete a workspace. However, you can delete all notes on a workspace with a three-finger tap gesture. Please be careful not to create too many workspaces. ・If there are less than 10 notes left, the app will automatically refill notes to 10 at midnight. Gesture Operations: Workspace (gray area): ・Single Tap: shows menu. ・Double Tap: creates new note. ・Two Finger Tap: reset wallpaper. ・Three Finger Tap: deletes all notes on the workspace. Sticky notes: ・Single Tap: shows menu. ・Double Tap: transforms appearance. ・Long Press: shows context menu.

Screenshots

Corkulous4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Corkulous at 60% against Brain;Notes's 0%. Corkulous also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (986 vs 2). Brain;Notes's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Corkulous sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Brain;Notes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Corkulous holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Corkulous has 986 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Corkulous's written reviews are positive against 0% of Brain;Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Corkulous ships an update every 3 months, Brain;Notes every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Corkulous versus Brain;Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCorkulousBrain;Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (986 ratings) — better2.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings986 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCorked Labs, LLCKouichi Abe

Customer experience

Corkulous

All ratings950 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews267 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative29.6%

Brain;Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Corkulous

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Boards not opening
  • Boards not syncing across devices
  • Text disappearing from sticky notes
  • Frequent crashes
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow drawing directly on board
  • Increase canvas size
  • Add ability to change default font
  • Improve syncing and file sharing
  • Add desktop version
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  • Improve UI and visual design

Brain;Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Corkulous

Subscriptions2
  • Corkulous Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Corkulous Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time5
  • 600 AI Credits$9.99
  • 1200 AI Credits$19.99
  • 1800 AI Credits$29.99
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  • 2400 AI Credits$39.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$39.99
4 purchases

Brain;Notes

One-time4
  • 20 notes$0.99
  • 50 notes$1.99
  • 80 notes$2.99
Show 1 more
  • 150 notes$4.99

Questions

Is Corkulous free?
Corkulous is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain;Notes free?
Brain;Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Corkulous or Brain;Notes?
Corkulous is rated higher. Corkulous averages 4.4 out of 5 from 986 ratings, while Brain;Notes averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Corkulous or Brain;Notes have ads?
Neither Corkulous nor Brain;Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Corkulous or Brain;Notes?
Corkulous ships an update every 3 months, and Brain;Notes every 6 days. Most recently, Corkulous was updated on October 24, 2026 and Brain;Notes on October 29, 2026.

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