Comparison

Kinopio vs Neurosist

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

Head to head
About

Kinopio

This app provides a freeform digital canvas to visually organize thoughts, brainstorm ideas, and plan projects. It supports images, links, and collaborative features, working intuitively like the human mind. Exclusive iOS features enhance the user experience.

Highlights
  • Freeform digital canvas
  • Visual thought organization
  • Brainstorming and planning tool
  • Image and link support
  • Collaborative spaces
  • Backlinked tags
  • Rich URL previews
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Kinopio is a thinking canvas for new ideas and hard problems. Get your thoughts out and visually connect them together. Kinopio works the way your mind works. Use it for brainstorming, planning, mood-boards, journaling. Basically for figuring stuff out – by yourself or collaboratively. No sign up required. Exclusive iOS features: - Dark theme support - iOS widgets - Enhanced UI Creative lively freeform spaces with: - Images and links - URLs with rich previews - Backlinked [[tags]] - Comments Terms: https://help.kinopio.club/posts/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://help.kinopio.club/posts/privacy-policy/

About

Neurosist

This personal memory companion helps you retain important details with a simple, private interface. Organize information with tags, set reminders, and even access brain-exercising games and a meditation timer. It offers a straightforward way to manage personal notes and facts without tracking or ads.

Highlights
  • Daily memory review
  • Tag-based organization
  • Customizable reminders
  • Matching game
  • Meditation timer
  • Export to CSV/PDF
  • Siri integration
Features
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Never forget what matters. Neurosist is your personal memory companion. Simple, minimal, and private. Swipe through memories daily to keep them fresh. Organize by tag, mark favorites, or review everything at once. Set one-time or reoccurring reminder notifications. Whether it's your AC filter size, your kid's favorite anime character, study material, or personal notes, Neurosist helps you hold onto the details that make life smoother. This app is great for anyone, but a must-have if you're a little forgetful. The app also comes with a matching game and meditation timer to help exercise and calm your brain! No AI. No tracking. No ads. Just you and your memory, upgraded. - Press and hold for 2 seconds to open settings - Swipe up to go to another memory - Swipe down (if setting is on) to go back - Swipe right to view tags - When viewing all tags, swipe left on a tag to omit it from the main memories feed - Swipe left to view all memories and search - Tap a heart within the main feed to favorite - Tap an image or video to view in full - Tap truncated text to read all - While viewing a list of memories swipe right to favorite or left to delete - Double-tap memories to edit - Shake to delete (while viewing a memory in the main feed) - Swipe through memories in order, or turn on shuffle in the settings - Find a memory by date in the calendar view via settings - Export to CSV or PDF - Integrated with Siri ("Hey Siri, add a memory to Neurosist.") - Press and hold app icon to add a memory quickly - Tap the dice to play the matching game or use the meditation timer - While in the matching game tap the flame icon for hard mode The audio in this app is being used with permission from the artists. Support these artists by tapping the magnifying glass icon next to the audio player. Or, search for Infinite Third and Breathing in and out on your favorite music streaming platform.

Screenshots

Kinopio4 screens
Neurosist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kinopio at Free against Neurosist's $1.99. Kinopio also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). Neurosist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Kinopio is free to download; Neurosist costs $1.99 up front. Kinopio sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Neurosist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neurosist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kinopio has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kinopio ships an update every 2 months, Neurosist every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Kinopio versus Neurosist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKinopioNeurosist
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPirijan KetheswaranWilliam Wilcosky

Customer experience

Kinopio

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Neurosist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Kinopio

Subscriptions4
  • Legacy - Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$9.001 Month
  • Legacy - Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription$90.001 Year
None

Neurosist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kinopio free?
Kinopio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neurosist free?
Neurosist costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kinopio or Neurosist?
Neurosist is rated higher. Kinopio averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Neurosist averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Kinopio or Neurosist have ads?
Neither Kinopio nor Neurosist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kinopio or Neurosist?
Kinopio ships an update every 2 months, and Neurosist every 10 days. Most recently, Kinopio was updated on October 24, 2026 and Neurosist on October 30, 2026.

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