Comparison

Braintoss vs Minimal | Notes

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

Head to head
About

Braintoss

Quickly capture thoughts, to-dos, images, and more using voice, photos, or scribbles. Send everything to your inbox for later use, integrating seamlessly with popular productivity apps.

Highlights
  • One-click to-do capture
  • Voice memo recording
  • Image and screenshot capture
  • Web content capture via Share
  • Integration with productivity apps
  • Capture business cards and receipts
Features
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Braintoss captures a thought in seconds—type, speak, or photograph it—and sends it to your email or webhook destinations in one flow. WHAT YOU USE IT FOR • Voice notes transcribed and emailed • Photos of whiteboards, receipts, documents, or business cards—sent with a useful subject • Quick typed reminders and to-dos • Share from Safari, Mail, Photos, and other apps into Braintoss, then send where you want VERSION 10 Braintoss 10 is rebuilt as a native iOS app with a modern capture screen, clearer Settings, and steadier delivery and retries. Long-press Send (or Edit in History) to choose destination, subject, and optional message body before sending. Share extension and Apple Watch work with Quick or Advanced modes. Dark mode on the main screen. Optional on-device speech and image analysis for captions; sending uses secure connections to Braintoss’s delivery service. PRIVACY, LOCAL-FIRST Your captures go to the destinations you configure. App Store builds ship with optional usage telemetry turned off by default. Optional Help & Support Debug Mode can add context to emails you choose to send to support; logs stay on your device unless you share them. Learn more: braintoss.app/support — Privacy: braintoss.app/privacy

About

Minimal | Notes

This app offers a distraction-free writing environment inspired by meditation. It features collaborative writing, note expiration, and the ability to publish notes as websites. Organize tasks with integrated to-do lists and sync across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Note Lifetime reminders
  • Collaborative writing
  • Publish notes as websites
  • Todo lists sync with Calendar
  • Beautiful formatting
  • Sync across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Features
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Write with focus. Open your mind with Minimal, a meditation-inspired notes and writing app. Minimal combines thoughtful, modern design with powerful features to deliver a spacious, beautiful writing environment. • Note Lifetime • Collaborative writing • Publish notes as websites • Add Todos to the Calendar app • Beautiful formatting • Sync everywhere: Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Minimal is a simple yet powerful notes app. Inspired by meditation, nature, and architectural design, Minimal provides a beautiful space to think, write, and organize projects. NOTE LIFETIME The Note Lifetime keeps your notebook fresh and reflective of the present moment. When a note goes unedited for a duration you choose in settings, you’ll be gently notified. This is an opportunity to review the note, act on it, or let it go. COLLABORATIVE WRITING Share notes with friends, family, and teammates. With a gentle design, writing remains focused and tranquil, even as thoughts merge and ideas multiply. Everyone receives changes as notes evolve, and multiple people can make edits at the same time without conflict. FOCUSED + SPACIOUS DESIGN Minimal is designed so only one element is ever in focus. We love the beauty of a blank page – abundant empty space allows for an ease of creative expression. PUBLISH AS WEBSITE Transform notes into beautifully-formatted websites in microseconds. TODO LISTS Todo lists are an effective way to organize projects and complete tasks. Sync with the Calendar app, get things done, and check everything off. BEAUTIFUL FORMATTING Minimal combines Markdown-style formatting with elegant typography. The result is simple, expressive notes that make it easy to think and write. SYNC EVERYWHERE Bring focus to your favorite devices. Minimal is designed for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Cloud Sync is fast, reliable, and invisible. SHARE, EXPORT, IMPORT You’re in control of your notes. Share directly in iMessage, export as PDF or HTML, and use the system share mechanism to take notes anywhere. Importing links + prose into Minimal is just as easy. CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING The best notebook is personal. We made everything in Minimal customizable, from fonts + themes to sorting notes + note actions. You can also build custom workflows using the Shortcuts app. A LITTLE GIFT Wow, thanks for reading. As a little gift for tuning in, these are our favorite musicians -> Somi, Snarky Puppy, and London Grammar. They’re jazzy and introspective, just how we like it. Enjoy. —— For help, write us at team@minimal.app or on Twitter at @minimalnotesapp. To learn about our terms + approach to privacy, visit https://minimal.app/terms. We offer a long free trial and make cancellation easy. After that, Minimal costs $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year. These prices are in USD and may vary by region. Cancel in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before renewal.

Screenshots

Braintoss4 screens
Minimal | Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Minimal | Notes at Free against Braintoss's $2.99. Minimal | Notes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (81% vs 50%). Braintoss's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#105 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Minimal | Notes is free to download; Braintoss costs $2.99 up front. Minimal | Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Braintoss asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimal | Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minimal | Notes has 290 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Braintoss's written reviews are positive against 81% of Minimal | Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Braintoss ships an update every 6 weeks, Minimal | Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Braintoss versus Minimal | Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraintossMinimal | Notes
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (47 ratings)4.7 (290 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.7% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47290 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#105 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBraintoss B.V.Timeless

Customer experience

Braintoss

All ratings47 ratings
Positive66.0%
Neutral12.8%
Negative21.3%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive49.7%
Neutral12.2%
Negative38.1%

Minimal | Notes

All ratings290 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews374 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.3%

User reviews

Braintoss

From 47 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and easy capture of ideas/tasks
  • 💡 Innovative voice-to-email functionality
  • 📧 Direct delivery to email inbox
  • 🎯 Perfect for GTD (Getting Things Done) methodology
  • ⌚ Apple Watch integration (when working)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Messages frequently stuck in queue
  • 🐛 Delayed email delivery (days or weeks)
  • 🐛 Unreliable voice-to-text transcription
  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Messages disappear or fail to send

Minimal | Notes

From 290 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent note-taking app
  • 👍 Beautiful and simple design
  • 🚀 Seamless syncing across devices
  • 👍 Customizable appearance and formatting
  • 🚀 Responsive and helpful developer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔒 Lack of password protection or locking for notes
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model

Bugs and requests

Braintoss

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Messages queued indefinitely without sending
  • App says message sent but it wasn't delivered
  • Voice-to-text transcription extremely inaccurate
  • App crashes when taking photos
  • Apple Watch app hangs and spins forever
Show 16 more
  • App freezes during note typing
  • Settings reset after updates
  • All email addresses deleted after updates
  • Voice recordings cut off at 1 minute
  • MP3 files not playable in email
  • App won't connect to internet despite connection available
  • Accidental note deletion from slight swipe gestures
  • Old messages resending unexpectedly
  • Photo feature stopped working
  • App not optimized for iPhone X/XS/newer models
  • Slow app startup (15+ seconds)
  • Paste function fails 70% of the time
  • Apple Watch app doesn't send mail
  • Voice recording stops when device enters standby
  • App hangs on voice recording screen
  • Subscription cancellation issues

Requested features

18 requests
  • Apple CarPlay integration
  • Widget support for quick access
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • iPad optimization and landscape mode
  • Multiple image/photo support
Show 13 more
  • Desktop/Mac version
  • Draft saving functionality
  • Document/PDF capture
  • Sketch/drawing feature
  • Default email address change capability
  • Better paste functionality
  • Remove swiping gesture for mode switching
  • Auto-minimize after sending
  • Auto-start recording on Apple Watch
  • Improved voice transcription accuracy
  • Better integration with third-party apps (Trello, Evernote, etc.)
  • Metadata preservation in notes
  • QR code detection

Minimal | Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when using certain formatting or pasting content
  • Syncing issues between iOS and macOS versions
  • Incompatibility with older macOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to insert images or attachments
  • Improve iCloud sync reliability
  • Implement a folder-based organization system
  • Add a word/character count feature

In-app purchases

None

Braintoss

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Minimal | Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Minimal Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Minimal Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Minimal Family Plan14 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Braintoss free?
Braintoss costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minimal | Notes free?
Minimal | Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Braintoss or Minimal | Notes?
Minimal | Notes is rated higher. Braintoss averages 3.8 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Minimal | Notes averages 4.7 from 290 ratings.
Do Braintoss or Minimal | Notes have ads?
Neither Braintoss nor Minimal | Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Braintoss or Minimal | Notes?
Braintoss ships an update every 6 weeks, and Minimal | Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Braintoss was updated on September 28, 2026 and Minimal | Notes on September 29, 2026.

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