Reflect Notes vs MyBrainn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reflect Notes
A minimalist note-taking app that helps you organize thoughts and discover insights. It offers AI-powered chat with your notes, voice transcription, and seamless syncing. Enhance your thinking with intuitive linking and secure offline access.
- AI-powered note chat for insights
- Intuitive note linking system
- Voice transcription for hands-free notes
- Customizable AI prompts for editing
- Offline access and device syncing
- End-to-end data encryption
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Reflect is a beautifully designed, minimalist note-taking app designed to help you think. Quickly jot down your ideas, notes, meetings and voice memos in one place. Chat with your notes using AI to uncover new insights and ideas you might have otherwise overlooked. Key Features: - Intuitive linking system to create associations between notes - State of the art voice transcription for hands-free note-taking - Customizable AI prompts to quickly edit notes with GPT-4 - Chat with your notes using AI for a more interactive experience - Offline access for uninterrupted productivity - Seamless syncing across all your devices - End-to-end encryption ensuring your data is safe and secure - Advanced search functionality to find what you need quickly - Calendar integration to quickly take notes during meetings Try Reflect for free and see how note-taking can actually improve your thinking. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MyBrainn
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Capture thoughts before they disappear. MyBrainn is a minimal voice-first second-brain app designed for creators, founders, thinkers, and anyone who wants to remember ideas before they disappear. Start a voice memo quickly from the app, Shortcuts, Siri, Control Center, Back Tap, or the Action Button on supported iPhones. When you stop recording, MyBrainn automatically transcribes your voice, generates a clean Markdown note, and saves it to the folder you choose. Your thoughts become searchable files without a manual export ritual. No accounts. No clutter. No unnecessary complexity. FEATURES • Fast voice capture • Shortcut, Siri, Control Center, Back Tap, and Action Button workflows • Automatic transcription after recording • Automatic Markdown note generation • Save to your own iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, or Files app folder • Local audio backup • Library with transcript viewing and audio playback • Offline-friendly workflow • Minimal, calm interface • Lock Screen and Live Activity recording status • Privacy-first architecture PRIVACY FIRST The current release performs transcription locally on your device. Your recordings, transcripts, and Markdown files stay on your device and in the folders you choose. MyBrainn does not upload your voice recordings to developer-owned servers in the current local release.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reflect Notes at none against MyBrainn's 1. MyBrainn's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. MyBrainn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reflect Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reflect Notes ships an update monthly, MyBrainn fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reflect Notes | MyBrainn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (85 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reflect App, LLC | Sho Ito |
Bugs and requests
Reflect Notes
Reported bugs
9 issues- Secure login link not received
- TestFlight privileges revoked unexpectedly
- Whole lines of text disappear on mobile
- Cannot easily cancel AI chat on iOS
- iPad version feels unfinished
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- Basic UI/UX issues persist on iOS apps
- Search acting as though #author tag doesn't exist
- App freezes too often, causing note loss
- Occasional bugs with Kindle sync and author tags
Requested features
18 requests- Simple table support
- More advanced text formatting support
- Improved search functionality (highlighting found text)
- Official iPad app
- Web app for Safari on Mac
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- Android app
- Full mobile web app with search and creation
- Expand task functionality (recurring tasks, notifications)
- Add color to notes
- Configurable top bar in 'All Notes' on desktop
- Persistent search results after backing out of a note
- Tasks widget for home screen
- Toolbar button for basic text formatting on mobile
- Easier way to cancel AI chat on iOS
- Differentiate books from comics in Kindle sync
- Clarify Kindle sync behavior upfront
- Adapt app to iPad screen ratio
- UI tweaking for tasks and better grouping of dated tasks
MyBrainn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Reflect Notes
No in-app purchases
MyBrainn
- Lifetime Unlock$7.99









