Comparison

Brainwave vs Stuffanizer

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

Head to head
About

Brainwave

Capture and organize your thoughts with this note-taking application. Create calendar events, reminders, and export notes in various formats. Protect sensitive information with password protection and manage your data with backup and restore options.

Highlights
  • Organize notes with tags
  • Password protect sensitive notes
  • Create calendar events and reminders
  • Export notes to PDF or text
  • Supports various links (web, phone, maps)
  • Backup and restore notes
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Transfer your ideas from brain wave to Brainwave. • Organize on the fly by tagging notes with any number of tags • Flag important notes; password protect sensitive notes • Create calendar events and reminders based on your notes • Change the size and font of the text • Export notes directly from Brainwave to a variety of destinations, in formats including: ◦ Email as PDF ◦ Send to Dropbox or almost any app as PDF ◦ Email as text • Create restore points, backing up all notes to a single file • Supports links (web, phone numbers, map addresses - that can even be opened in Google Maps, calendar dates) • Numerous configuration options • Length of a note is limited only by device memory • Supports all device orientations Sometimes an idea can circle around and around in your mind - like a whirlpool swirling, or a tidal wave growing, it confuses, it overwhelms, and it isn't until you write it down that it becomes clear. Write it down. Get it out. Record it before it’s washed away. Free your mind to work on other thoughts. Store your brain waves in Brainwave.

About

Stuffanizer

Easily catalog and organize all your belongings with a simple, fast, and visual interface. Keep track of items, their locations, and important details for moving, insurance, or personal reference. Features include hierarchical locations, tagging, and a powerful search tool.

Highlights
  • Hierarchical location management
  • Customizable tagging system
  • Powerful search tool
  • Drag and drop item organization
  • PDF and Excel export options
  • Data backup and restore (Dropbox/device)
  • Password/Touch ID security
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The simple and easy way to keep your home inventory or your personal belongings under control. Get all your stuff organized, simply, fast and visually with your fingertips. All your belongings catalogued and easily found. If you're not convinced yet, visit our web (www.stuffanizer.com) to see a video of it in action. Stuffanizer solves situations similar to these: • You're in a moving and you need to keep everything under control. • You want to catalogue your car collection, books, music cds, dvds, winter clothes, whatever... • You want to buy new batteries for the bathroom radio and you can't remember the type. • Many friends lent you clothes for your baby and you can't remember to who to return them to. • You want to buy that wine you saw/read about/love for the party, but you don't remember which one it was. • You have been broken into and your insurance has asked you for a detailed list. • You want to send to your friend a list of your watches • You want to store your son's drawings wth some comments before you forget why he drawn that. • You want to read a QR with some text you don't want to write (In App purchase) With Stuffanizer all the important info about your belongings can be saved on your iPhone or iPad. LOCATIONS Create as many locations as you want and organize them hierarchically. Eg: Home> garage> white closet> blue box. If you decide to move the blue box to the office, just by changing the parent location, all the content of the box will be moved. TAGS Create all the tags you need and tag the objects independently of which location they are in. Eg: You want to locate all the children's toys, and they are stored in different locations. By creating the tag "children toys", you have the information about the toys instantly. SEARCH TOOL With the simple search tool, you can find any object, tag or location which matches the term. Eg: You can't remember the name of that wine, but you remember you tasted it at Danny's, and you wrote it in the extra info field. No problem, type "Danny" into the search tool and Stuffanizer will show you the results. MOVING THINGS In the "My Stuff" you can drag and drop your things into the desired location. Simple isn't it?. EXPORT Within the export feature, you'll be able to generate a PDF with all your things, with or without images, selecting the fields and the type of list. You also can export to Excel (IAP) IMPORT You can import your data from an Excel file. (IAP) BACKUP You can backup all your data and images in your device or to Dropbox, or share your backups with other iOS devices, no matter from whom. SECURITY You can protect your belongings information with a password or Touch ID. (In App Purchase) ***** FEATURES ***** • Backup your data to your Dropbox account, and restore them to other device • Backup your data to device, and share it with other devices/apps/users • Custom locations with unlimited levels • Set the order and hierarchy on your locations • Drag and drop your objects into your desired location • Tag your stuff with unlimited tags • Take as many photos as you want of the object • Locate your things with a simple search tool • Export your data by mail/WhatsApp/Telegram, etc with a PDF file. • Export your data to Excel (In App Purchase) • Import your data from Excel (In App Purchase) • Protect your data with password/Touch ID (In App Purchase) • Barcode and QR reader (In App Purchase). Use it to identify a box. • Duplicate an item with one tap ----------------------------------------- Important – please note we have no way of being advised of any problem you may have with our app. Contact us regarding any problem or suggestion with the App before you make a negative assessment. We take your feedback seriously and we want to improve our App with all our users. Contact us at: stuffanizer@stuffanizer.com

Screenshots

Brainwave4 screens
Stuffanizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stuffanizer at 69% against Brainwave's 20%. Stuffanizer also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (41 vs 1). Brainwave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Brainwave costs $0.99 and Stuffanizer $2.99 up front. Stuffanizer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Brainwave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stuffanizer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stuffanizer has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Brainwave's written reviews are positive against 69% of Stuffanizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainwave ships an update every 3 months, Stuffanizer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Brainwave versus Stuffanizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainwaveStuffanizer
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews69.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings141 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZymbiotic TechnologiesSPL SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION, SL

Customer experience

Brainwave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative50.0%

Stuffanizer

All ratings39 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative27.1%

In-app purchases

None

Brainwave

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Stuffanizer

One-time5
  • Code Scanner$0.99
  • Remove watermark from PDF$0.99
  • Passcode Security$0.99
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  • Export to Excel$1.99
  • Import from Excel$1.99

Questions

Is Brainwave free?
Brainwave costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stuffanizer free?
Stuffanizer costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brainwave or Stuffanizer?
Stuffanizer is rated higher. Brainwave averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stuffanizer averages 4.0 from 41 ratings.
Do Brainwave or Stuffanizer have ads?
Neither Brainwave nor Stuffanizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainwave or Stuffanizer?
Brainwave ships an update every 3 months, and Stuffanizer every 2 months. Most recently, Brainwave was updated on August 20, 2026 and Stuffanizer on July 20, 2026.

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