MeteorActive vs Braintoll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeteorActive
Get accurate meteor shower forecasts based on your location, moon phase, and light pollution. Discover major events, upcoming nights, and hourly estimates for the best viewing opportunities.
- Major events calendar
- Upcoming nights predictions
- Hour-by-hour estimates
- Meteor showers reference
- Location-based accuracy
- Moon interference calculation
- Light pollution consideration
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The most accurate meteor activity forecast • Major events calendar • Upcoming nights predictions • Hour-by-hour estimates • Meteor showers reference Meteor activity varies greatly from one night to another. Most of the time you can expect to see 3-15 meteors per hour, but several times per year this number could rise to 90, or even more! The MeteorActive app uses the latest scientific findings and cutting edge technology to calculate how many meteors you can see at given time. It takes into account your geographical location, meteoroid stream orbits, moon interference and light pollution to find the most spectacular events for you. Clear skies!
Braintoll
This app acts as a study aid by placing flashcards between you and distracting applications. Answer a few questions to unlock your chosen apps for a set duration, turning idle moments into learning opportunities. It combines app blocking with spaced repetition for effective, on-demand study.
- App blocking with flashcard prompts
- Spaced repetition learning
- Customizable study sets
- AI-powered flashcard generation
- Anki deck import
- Progress tracking
- Scheduled blocking
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Learn before you scroll. Braintoll puts a flashcard between you and the apps that eat your day. Open a blocked app, answer a few cards, and it unlocks for as long as you choose. Every reflexive tap becomes a few seconds of real learning. App blockers that only say "no" tend to get switched off within a week. Flashcard apps only work if you remember to open them. Braintoll does both, at the exact moment you would otherwise start scrolling. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps that distract you most with Apple's Screen Time picker: social media, short videos, games, anything. 2. Build your library: write your own cards, start from a preset, import an Anki deck, or let AI create a set. 3. When you open a blocked app, Braintoll stops you and asks for a short study session first. 4. Reveal each answer and rate your recall. Mark enough cards Easy and the app unlocks for the time you set. You decide how many cards it takes. LEARN SOMETHING THAT STICKS • Spaced repetition: rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy. Cards you struggle with come back sooner, so you remember more with less effort. • Study anything: vocabulary, languages, exam prep, school, university, work or general knowledge. • 20 ready-made sets, including English B2 and C1 vocabulary, Spanish and German for beginners, world capitals, flags, the periodic table and history. • Anki import: bring your .apkg decks, including your review progress. • AI flashcard maker: turn a topic, your notes, or a PDF, PowerPoint or Word file into a full study set. Review and edit every card before you save. • Folders and sets: organize your library and choose which sets are active. FOCUS ON YOUR TERMS • Only the apps you pick are blocked. • Weekly schedule: choose the days and hours when Braintoll is active, for example during study time or before bed. • Choose how many cards it takes to unlock and how long access lasts. SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Known cards, days in a row, days studied and time spent learning, at a glance. • Find the cards you forget most and fix them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Braintoll uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Apple keeps the list of apps you choose private, so Braintoll never sees your messages, browsing or screen content. Your cards and settings stay on your iPhone. Topics, text or documents are sent to the card generation service only when you ask AI to create a set. No ads. BRAINTOLL PREMIUM Braintoll is free to download. The basic version blocks one app and includes 3 AI-generated sets per month. Premium blocks unlimited apps, raises AI generation to 10 sets per day (30 per month) and unlocks detailed statistics. Premium is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription (the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial) or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Good to know: AI-generated sets are available to users aged 18 and over. AI can make mistakes, so read your cards before you study them. Braintoll is available in English and German. Terms of Use: https://braintoll.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://braintoll.app/privacy/ Anki is a trademark of Ankitects Pty Ltd. Braintoll is not affiliated with Anki.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MeteorActive at none against Braintoll's 3. MeteorActive also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 1). Braintoll's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Braintoll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MeteorActive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Braintoll holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeteorActive has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of MeteorActive's written reviews are positive against 100% of Braintoll's.
MeteorActive ships an update every 6 weeks, Braintoll every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeteorActive | Braintoll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Vasenin | Sebastian Sprafke |
Customer experience
MeteorActive
Braintoll
Bugs and requests
MeteorActive
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to access certain features
- Charts and visualizations not updating correctly
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add notification system for meteor showers
- Integrate with calendar app for easy scheduling
- Provide more location-specific data and recommendations
- Expand coverage to include more minor meteor showers
Braintoll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MeteorActive
No in-app purchases
Braintoll
- Braintoll Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Braintoll Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Braintoll Pro Lifetime$59.99
Questions
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