Comparison

Brainwave vs BulletsNote

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

BulletsNote

A lightweight note-taking application designed for creating and managing itemized lists. It offers intuitive features for adding, deleting, and sorting items and lists, with options for text manipulation and file import/export. Seamless iCloud synchronization ensures your notes are accessible across devices.

Highlights
  • Add, delete, and sort lists and items
  • Move items between lists
  • Cursor movement by swipe
  • Send notes via email (plain text/HTML)
  • Create lists from copied text
  • Read/write Reminders and CSV files
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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This is a simple note app for itemization. The main functions: - Adding, delete, sorting lists. - Adding, delete, sorting items. And moving between lists. - Moving the text cursor by swipe when input. - Mail send by plain text / HTML format. - Make list by copied text. - Reading and writing of "Reminders". - Reading and writing of CSV file. - iCloud sync.

Screenshots

Brainwave4 screens
BulletsNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BulletsNote at 82% against Brainwave's 20%. BulletsNote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Brainwave's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 BulletsNote $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BulletsNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Brainwave's written reviews are positive against 82% of BulletsNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainwave ships an update every 3 months, BulletsNote every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Brainwave versus BulletsNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainwaveBulletsNote
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZymbiotic TechnologiesKazuhiro Sawamura

Customer experience

Brainwave

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

BulletsNote

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brainwave

No in-app purchases

None

BulletsNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brainwave free?
Brainwave costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BulletsNote free?
BulletsNote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brainwave or BulletsNote?
BulletsNote is rated higher. Brainwave averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BulletsNote averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Brainwave or BulletsNote have ads?
Neither Brainwave nor BulletsNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainwave or BulletsNote?
Brainwave ships an update every 3 months, and BulletsNote every 3 weeks. Most recently, Brainwave was updated on October 1, 2026 and BulletsNote on October 1, 2026.

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