Brain Dump vs Quick Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain Dump
This minimalist note-taking app lets you capture ideas instantly with a distraction-free interface. It offers AI-powered answers to your notes and can transform them into various formats like summaries, to-do lists, or emails.
- Instant writing on launch
- AI-powered questions and answers from notes
- Create summaries, lists, emails, and more from notes
- Minimalist, distraction-free interface
- Organize notes with folders
- Merge notes easily
- iCloud backup for cross-device access
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A thought shows up while you're in the middle of something else. By the time you've opened a notes app and picked a folder, it's gone. Brain Dump opens straight to a blank note. Write it down, get back to what you were doing, and sort it out later. Made for ADHD brains and anyone who switches tasks all day. WRITE FIRST, SORT LATER • Opens on a new note, or right where you left off. You choose. • Freewriting space: empty your head across as many notes as you need, then save them all to a folder at once. • No title, no folder, no setup needed before you start typing. CAPTURE FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for a new note, your last note, or Freewriting • Control Center and Action Button controls (iOS 18 and later) • Siri and Shortcuts: "New note", "Resume note" • Share sheet: save text and links from other apps • Menu bar access on Mac GET BACK ON TRACK • Jump back into your last note from a widget, a control, or Siri • Reminders on any note, so it comes back when you need it • Alarms that ring even with a Focus mode on (iOS 26 and later) • Location reminders when you arrive at or leave a place (iPhone and iPad, Premium) • Checklists with tappable checkboxes • Search, pinned notes, tags, and nested folders for when you're ready to organize TURN A MESSY DUMP INTO SOMETHING USEFUL • Create: turn notes into a to-do list, summary, email, meeting report, flashcards, and more • Ask: ask questions about what you've written • Rewrite and fix grammar in Freewriting • Merge several notes into one, in the order you choose The free plan includes 3 AI uses every month. CALM BY DESIGN • Three looks: Standard, Minimal, or Essential with no icons and no color • High-focus and dyslexia-friendly fonts, adjustable text size • Background sounds while you write • Light and dark mode YOUR NOTES, EVERYWHERE • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Optional Brain Dump account: back up your notes and sync them across your devices • Brain Dump on the web at app.getbraindump.com • Share a note or folder by link: anyone can read and edit in their browser, no account needed • Import from Apple Notes and Evernote • Export to plain text, HTML, RTF, Markdown, or Word (Markdown and Word with Premium) WHAT PEOPLE SAY "Finally, a notes app that gets how my brain works." (App Store review) FREE TO START Writing, quick capture, Freewriting, and merging notes are free. Brain Dump Focus unlocks unlimited reminders and alarms, location reminders, more AI, unlimited tags, and more export formats. Or get Lifetime for everything except AI, with a one-time purchase. Brain Dump is a notes app. It isn't a medical device or a treatment. Questions or ideas? Write to braindump.help@gmail.com
Quick Capture
Effortlessly capture and organize your ideas with AI. This app transforms unstructured thoughts into structured notes, complete with titles, tags, and AI-generated images. Find your past ideas quickly with smart search and tags.
- Instant idea capture
- AI-powered organization
- AI-generated images
- Smart search and tags
- Minimal and fast interface
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Quickly capture fleeting ideas and transform them into structured notes—fast and effortlessly. With LifeSnap’s quick capture, jot down unstructured thoughts in seconds, and let the AI refine them into clear, organized notes complete with titles, descriptions, tags, and even AI-generated images. Key Features: - **Instant Idea Capture** – Quickly type a thought, and LifeSnap instantly stores it. No formatting required. - **AI-Powered Organization** – LifeSnap turns messy ideas into neatly structured notes, complete with a title, description, and smart tags for effortless retrieval. - **AI-Generated Images** – Enhance your notes visually with unique AI-created images, making your ideas easier to recognize and revisit. - **Smart Search & Tags** – Quickly find any past thought using intuitive AI-powered tags and search filters. Never lose track of your ideas again. - **Minimal & Fast** – LifeSnap is streamlined for simplicity and speed, enabling you to quickly capture and refine your thoughts without friction. LifeSnap is the quickest and easiest way to save, structure, and revisit your thoughts—perfect for work, creativity, or everyday life. Snap your thoughts. Let AI handle the rest. Coming soon: Integration with Siri Personal Context for an even smoother thought-capturing experience! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quick Capture at 5.0 against Brain Dump's 4.3. Quick Capture also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Brain Dump's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Brain Dump sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Quick Capture sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quick Capture holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Dump has 64 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Brain Dump's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quick Capture's.
Brain Dump ships an update weekly, Quick Capture every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brain Dump | Quick Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Francesco Leoni | Nicholas Franklin Schiffman |
Customer experience
Brain Dump
Quick Capture
In-app purchases
Brain Dump
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Pro: Monthly Clarity$3.991 Month
- Monthly$10.991 Month
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- Pro: Yearly Serenity$34.991 Year
- Yearly$99.991 Year
- BrainDump Ask Drops$4.99
- Lifetime$39.99
Quick Capture
- Full Access$1.991 Month
- Full Access Yearly$9.991 Year







