Comparison

Brain Dump vs Presence

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

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Presence

Features
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Put your phone down. Show up for real life. Presence helps you build the habit of being there — for family, for deep work, for the moments you'll actually remember. Join thousands in live focus rooms. Share streaks with friends and family. Turn "be more present" from a wish into a daily practice. Moments that matter happen when you're actually there. Presence helps you show up for the parts of life that count — family dinners, creative work, morning runs, quiet evenings. Instead of tracking screen time after the fact, Presence helps you commit to being somewhere else, with someone else, doing something real. Choose where your time goes Set up focuses for the moments that matter most to you. Family time, deep work, movement, winding down — whatever you want to protect, Presence helps you protect it. You're not alone Drop into live community rooms any time of day. Thousands of people are already there — winding down at midnight, grinding through deep work at 9am, moving their bodies before sunrise. Seeing others show up makes it easier to show up yourself. Be present, together Invite your partner, your best friend, or your whole family into a shared focus. Build streaks together. Hold each other accountable. Turn "put your phone away" from a nag into something you actually do as a team. Build the habit Presence isn't about guilt or restriction. It's about practice. Small, repeated moments of choosing real life over the scroll — until being present becomes who you are. Show up for what matters. Start today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Brain Dump4 screens
Presence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brain Dump at none against Presence's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

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 Presence sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dump ships an update every 9 days, Presence every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Brain Dump versus Presence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DumpPresence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco LeoniOna Origin AB

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
4 purchases

Presence

Subscriptions3
  • Presence Pro — Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Presence Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Presence Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Presence Pro — Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Brain Dump free?
Brain Dump is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Presence free?
Presence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Dump or Presence have ads?
Presence shows ads; Brain Dump does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dump or Presence?
Brain Dump ships an update every 9 days, and Presence every 6 days. Most recently, Brain Dump was updated on November 3, 2026 and Presence on October 25, 2026.

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