Braintoss vs Instant Note for Notion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Instant Note for Notion
Capture ideas and information rapidly with this tool designed for quick note-taking and tagging. It offers offline saving and seamless integration with a popular productivity platform, with optional widgets for even faster access. Unlock advanced features like home screen widgets and tag management through a subscription.
- Quick note creation
- Tagging system
- Offline note saving
- Lock Screen widgets
- Home Screen widgets
- Create tags in-app
- Multiple database support
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The quickest way to save tagged notes to Notion. Quick: it only takes seconds to write and tag a note. Add a Lock Screen widget to start writing even faster. Secure: use the official Notion authorisation method, without generating your tokens manually. Your data is transmitted directly to Notion. Offline: notes saved without internet connection will be sent later. Get the "Instant Notion Pro" subscription to use additional features: Home Screen Widgets: create widgets with your tags and start creating notes even faster Create tags in the app: add new tags without opening Notion Multiple databases: quickly switch between all of the shared databases Saved notes: view all of the saved notes - also offline. You can copy each note or open it in Notion Licensed application end user license agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Instant Note for Notion at Free against Braintoss's $2.99. Instant Note for Notion also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (81% vs 49%). Braintoss's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
Instant Note for Notion is free to download; Braintoss costs $2.99 up front. Instant Note for Notion sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Braintoss asks for nothing beyond the download.
Instant Note for Notion holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 90 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Braintoss's written reviews are positive against 81% of Instant Note for Notion's.
Braintoss ships an update every 2 months, Instant Note for Notion fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Braintoss | Instant Note for Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (49 ratings) | 4.8 (90 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.5% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 90 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Braintoss B.V. | Michal Zolnieruk |
Customer experience
Braintoss
Instant Note for Notion
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
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- 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
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- 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
Instant Note for Notion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Braintoss
No in-app purchases
Instant Note for Notion
- Pro$2.991 Month
- Pro$4.491 Month
- Instant Notion Pro$7.491 Month
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- Pro$9.493 Months
- Pro$9.791 Year
- Pro3 Days trial$9.891 Year
- Pro$9.891 Month
- Pro$14.991 Year
- Pro$19.991 Year
- Pro$24.491 Year
- Pro (Lifetime)$17.90
- Pro (Lifetime)$24.49
- Pro (Lifetime)$29.49
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