Comparison

Brain Dump vs Voice Memo

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
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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

Voice Memo

Easily record voice memos and instantly transcribe them into searchable text notes using AI. Organize your thoughts with custom categories, AI summaries, and auto-tagging. Import audio/video files for transcription and share your notes securely.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice memo transcription
  • 99.9% transcription accuracy
  • Supports 98+ languages
  • AI summaries and auto-tagging
  • Customizable categories
  • Import audio and video files
  • On-device encryption for privacy
Features
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Braindump is a voice-first notes and reminder app for people who think faster than they type. Tap record, talk, and your voice memo becomes a clean note with a title, a short summary, your to-dos and a scheduled reminder. Say "remind me tomorrow at 4 PM to call the pharmacy" and the reminder is set for you, at the time you said. No calendar, no typing, no second app. WHAT IT DOES • Voice memo to text in seconds, in 59 languages, including Standard Arabic and 16 Arabic dialects • A title, a short AI summary and your to-dos, written for you • Reminders set from the dates and times you say out loud • Speaker labels for lectures and meetings: see who said what, and tap a label to rename it • Every note filed into a category on its own • Import audio and video files (MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV and more) and turn lectures, interviews and meetings into text • Edit and highlight transcripts, add checklists and photos, search every note • Share a note as text, as audio or as a link • A Live Activity while you record, and a home screen widget with your streak, latest reminder and open to-dos YOUR NOTES STAY ON YOUR PHONE There is no account to create. Your audio is sent to our servers only to be transcribed, and the finished note is stored on your device, not in the cloud. You can record without internet; the transcript arrives once you're back online. MADE FOR • ADHD: catch the thought before it's gone • Students: record lectures and study from an editable transcript • Work: talk through a meeting afterwards and get the action items • Journaling: a journal that writes itself Braindump is free to download and includes free transcription minutes. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Support: contact@braindumpnotes.app Privacy Policy: https://braindumpnotes.app/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://braindumpnotes.app/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Brain Dump4 screens
Voice Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brain Dump at 71% against Voice Memo's 33%. Brain Dump also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). Voice Memo's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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 Voice Memo sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voice Memo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 46 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Brain Dump's written reviews are positive against 33% of Voice Memo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dump ships an update weekly, Voice Memo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brain Dump versus Voice Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DumpVoice Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (64 ratings)4.5 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings64 — better46
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco LeoniBraindump

Customer experience

Brain Dump

All ratings64 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

Voice Memo

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Brain Dump

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Pro: Monthly Clarity$3.991 Month
  • Monthly$10.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Pro: Yearly Serenity$34.991 Year
  • Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • BrainDump Ask Drops$4.99
  • Lifetime$39.99
9 purchases

Voice Memo

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Premium Plan3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro: Premium Plan3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro: Premium Plan$8.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Monthly Pro: Premium Plan3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro: Premium Plan$12.991 Month
  • Annual Pro: Premium Plan7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Annual Pro: Premium Plan OTO1 Year trial$89.991 Year
One-time2
  • 100 Minutes$1.99
  • 500 Minutes$3.99

Questions

Is Brain Dump free?
Brain Dump is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voice Memo free?
Voice Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Dump or Voice Memo?
Voice Memo is rated higher. Brain Dump averages 4.3 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Voice Memo averages 4.5 from 46 ratings.
Do Brain Dump or Voice Memo have ads?
Voice Memo shows ads; Brain Dump does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dump or Voice Memo?
Brain Dump ships an update weekly, and Voice Memo every 9 days. Most recently, Brain Dump was updated on October 23, 2026 and Voice Memo on October 19, 2026.

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