Comparison

Brain Dump vs Aida

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Aida

This AI-powered app automatically organizes your typed or pasted notes into smart categories. It offers fast search and a built-in assistant for quick answers and suggestions, helping you manage thoughts, tasks, and ideas without manual sorting.

Highlights
  • Self-sorting notes
  • Blazing-fast search
  • Natural language input
  • Smart categories
  • Built-in AI assistant
  • Cross-project organization
Features
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Your head was never meant to be a filing cabinet. Say one messy thought. Aida turns it into notes, reminders, tasks, ideas and memories, then brings back what matters when you need it. No folders. No tags. No setup. Just type or speak naturally. Say it once “Dentist Tuesday at 4, pick up bread, gift idea for Mum, and I’m stressed about work.” Aida separates it into an appointment, a shopping task, a gift idea and a journal entry. Each one is automatically organized in the right place. Your day, already arranged - See routines, reminders and tasks when they matter. - Aida can give you a calm daily brief with what is scheduled, what needs attention and anything worth remembering. No noisy dashboard and no pressure to complete everything. Ask your memory anything - “What shoe size does Emil need?” - “What was Mum’s birthday gift idea?” - “When is my next doctor appointment?” Aida answers using what you previously saved and shows the original note it came from. Think freely - Brainstorm ideas with Aida, ask follow-up questions and save only the useful parts. - Plans, gift ideas, study notes and decisions can become organized memories without copying and pasting them into another app. Everything, already sorted - Aida automatically organizes your notes into categories such as Health, Family, Shopping, Work, Home and Journal. - Recurring reminders return when they should. Important information can resurface when it becomes relevant again. Made for people carrying too much in their heads - Aida is for parents managing family details, people collecting hundreds of notes-to-self, small business owners juggling unfinished thoughts, and anyone who has written something down only to never find it again. Most apps give you somewhere to put things. Aida takes them off your mind. Available on iPhone and iPad. Voice and text capture. Available in 13 languages. Aida holds the details, so your head can stay light.

Screenshots

Brain Dump4 screens
Aida4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Brain Dump at 4 against Aida's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Brain Dump sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Aida sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dump ships an update every 9 days, Aida every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Brain Dump versus Aida: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DumpAida
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco LeoniKurbonoy Gadoeva

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Brain Dump

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time2
  • BrainDump Ask Drops$4.99
  • Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Aida

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • 3 Months7 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Annual1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Brain Dump free?
Brain Dump is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aida free?
Aida is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Dump or Aida have ads?
Neither Brain Dump nor Aida shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dump or Aida?
Brain Dump ships an update every 9 days, and Aida every 2 weeks. Most recently, Brain Dump was updated on November 7, 2026 and Aida on November 4, 2026.

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