Comparison

Brainwave vs BasicTaskNotes

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

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.

Highlights
  • Create task lists
  • Create notes
  • Organize tasks and notes in folders
  • Stay organized
  • Enhance productivity
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Brainwave4 screens
BasicTaskNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Brainwave costs $0.99 and BasicTaskNotes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brainwave versus BasicTaskNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainwaveBasicTaskNotes
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZymbiotic TechnologiesPeter Roach

Customer experience

Brainwave

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

BasicTaskNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brainwave

No in-app purchases

None

BasicTaskNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brainwave free?
Brainwave costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BasicTaskNotes free?
BasicTaskNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brainwave or BasicTaskNotes?
BasicTaskNotes is rated higher. Brainwave averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BasicTaskNotes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Brainwave or BasicTaskNotes have ads?
Neither Brainwave nor BasicTaskNotes shows ads.

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