Brainwave vs BasicTaskNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
BasicTaskNotes
Create and organize task lists and notes to enhance productivity. Keep your to-dos and important information neatly arranged in folders for easy access.
- Create task lists
- Create notes
- Organize tasks and notes in folders
- Stay organized
- Enhance productivity
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BasicTaskNotes provides users with the ability to stay organized and on task by creating task lists and notes and keeping them organized in folders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BasicTaskNotes at 5.0 against Brainwave's 2.0. Brainwave's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Brainwave costs $0.99 and BasicTaskNotes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BasicTaskNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Brainwave | BasicTaskNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zymbiotic Technologies | Peter Roach |
Customer experience
Brainwave
BasicTaskNotes
In-app purchases
Brainwave
No in-app purchases
BasicTaskNotes
No in-app purchases









