Brain Dump vs Finger Strings

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

Finger Strings ties a virtual string around your finger — so you actually remember. It uses alarms that demand acknowledgment and stand out from notification noise. Most reminders fail at the worst moment. You set one, it fires, you swipe it away, and an hour later you're still late, still unprepared, still kicking yourself. Finger Strings works differently. Instead of one notification you'll ignore, it fires a series of escalating alarms in the lead-up to your event — giving you time to actually act. How it works Create a reminder with a deadline. Finger Strings works backwards from that moment and schedules a sequence of alarms — months, days, hours, then every minute in the final stretch — each one requiring an explicit acknowledgment. By the time the deadline arrives, you've had every chance to be ready. Capture the five W's for any reminder: What, When, Who, Where, and Why. The extra context means you're not just alerted — you're informed and ready. Export active Strings to a Calendar you choose, while Finger Strings remains the source of truth for the reminder and its alarms. What you get - Layered alarms: monthly, daily, hourly, and every minute through the final hour. Turn on only the layers you want — or pick a ready-made intensity profile from Gentle to Nuclear. - Alarm sounds rated mellow-to-obnoxious, with favorites and curation so the picker shows the sounds you want. - High-stakes reminders can require a deliberate confirmation to stop — hold-to-stop, a keyword, or a clear "I am doing this now" tap. - Repeating reminders for weekly and monthly events. - Quiet Hours, with a per-reminder choice to respect them, ignore them, or wait until they end. - A Lock Screen widget showing your next two alarms and live countdowns on every reminder card. - Full reminder history, archiving, and an optional automatic archive for expired reminders. - Your choice of app color, including Orange, plus dark and light mode. Simple by design No categories. No tags. No priority levels. No subscription either — Finger Strings is a one-time purchase. Finger Strings does one thing and does it relentlessly: makes sure you don't forget. Note: Finger Strings needs permission to schedule alarms. Without it, reminders can't alert you the way the Clock app does.