Comparison

gjNotes vs BrainFlow

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

Head to head
About

gjNotes

Features
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Use gjNotes to create plain text notes using a clean, simple, and intuitive interface. Features: - Requires iOS 17.5 or later. - Designed for iPhone and iPad. - Swipe actions to delete and favourite/un-favourite a notes. - Drag to rearrange notes. - Copy notes to and from the clipboard. - Home screen widget. - Lock screen widget. - Backup and restore your notes. - iCloud note synchronisation across devices. - Supports system dark and light modes. All features are free to use but there is a tip jar if you want to show your appreciation and support the developer

About

BrainFlow

Features
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Tap record and say what's on your mind. BrainFlow writes it up as a proper note, with headings, the details you mentioned and a list of the things you said you'd do. It's made for the thoughts that turn up at awkward moments, like halfway through a walk or on the drive home from a meeting. Talk however it comes out. You don't have to sort anything. What you get back โ€ข A written note with a title and headings โ€ข Tasks pulled out of what you said, ready to tick off โ€ข The full transcript with timestamps, and the recording to play back โ€ข Speaker labels for meetings and interviews, so you can see who said what Finding it again Each note is titled, filed into a folder and tagged while it's written. Search looks for what you meant as well as the words themselves, so "school holidays" finds your half term plans. Adding to a note Record more into an existing note or import audio from Files, and BrainFlow rewrites the note from everything you've said. Sending it on Send a note or its transcript to Notion, email it to yourself, or share it anywhere with the share sheet. Your notes stay yours Recordings and notes are encrypted in transit and at rest, and there are no ads. You can start without an account and add Apple or Google sign-in later to open your notes on another phone. Deleted notes wait in Recently Deleted for 30 days. Pricing BrainFlow is free for 3 notes a month. BrainFlow Plus removes the limit. Privacy policy: https://brainflow.tech/privacy Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

gjNotes4 screens
BrainFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BrainFlow at weekly against gjNotes's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. gjNotes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and BrainFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

gjNotes ships an update every 6 weeks, BrainFlow weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
gjNotes versus BrainFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergjNotesBrainFlow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.517.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGavin JermanTristan Manchester

In-app purchases

4 purchases

gjNotes

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Enormous Tip$9.99
3 purchases

BrainFlow

Subscriptions3
  • BrainFlow Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • BrainFlow Monthly$9.991 Month
  • BrainFlow Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is gjNotes free?
gjNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrainFlow free?
BrainFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do gjNotes or BrainFlow have ads?
Neither gjNotes nor BrainFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, gjNotes or BrainFlow?
gjNotes ships an update every 6 weeks, and BrainFlow weekly. Most recently, gjNotes was updated on October 20, 2026 and BrainFlow on October 14, 2026.

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