Minor AI vs Brain Dump Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minor AI
This AI assistant helps with professional tasks, academic problems, and project inspiration. It can generate images from text descriptions and syncs history across devices. It's designed to be a convenient and fast tool for knowledge and achievements.
- Professional task assistance
- Academic problem solving
- Project inspiration and planning
- Text-based image generation
- Cross-device history sync
- Free to download
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Turn a lecture, a PDF or a rough idea into a mind map you can keep working on. Minor AI helps you sort out a topic, plan a project and prepare something to share. Start with what you have Type a topic, paste a link, add a document or use a YouTube video. You can also record a voice note or scan your notes. Minor organizes the material into a map, and you can edit every part of it. Work through it with an assistant Ask about a branch, get an example or tell the assistant what to change. Attach a map to the chat so you can discuss it without copying everything into a message. Make slides from your map Turn an outline into a presentation. Edit the slides, choose a design, add speaker notes and export to PowerPoint when you're ready. Keep track of what needs doing Give an idea a due date and turn it into a task. The Today screen brings tasks and reminders from your maps into one place. Study from your own material Review a map with flashcards and spaced repetition, then check what you remember with an AI-generated quiz. Work on a map together Invite someone by link. Let them edit with you or give them access to view the map. Privacy Policy: https://minorai.site/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Brain Dump Journal
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"Brain Dump Journal" is your own private journal for the thoughts, feelings, and second-guesses that come up during the day. No title and no date picker—the date and time are saved for you, so you can write on the commute or right after a meeting. There is no need to write at length. Organizing and digging deeper can wait. PERFECT FOR • Those who leave a meeting with a nagging thought and lose it by lunch • Anyone whose notes app is full of half-written thoughts they can never find again • People with things they can't post on social media, who want a place that is only theirs • Those who want to notice their own patterns instead of letting an app guess them • Anyone preparing for interviews or a career change who needs the raw material FEATURES • Write whatever is on your mind, the way you'd text yourself • The date and time are saved automatically—no need to set them yourself • Tag by work, life, feelings, or lessons—whatever axis you actually think in (10 tags on the free plan) • Filter by date range, tag, or favorites to look back over past entries • "Rediscovery" brings up a past entry at random (10 per day on the free plan) • Attach photos to keep the context of the moment (2 per entry on the free plan, 8 with Pro) • iCloud sync, so your entries follow you to your next iPhone • Write offline, anytime WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS APP 1. One line is enough to clear your head Nothing to format. Half a thought counts. The timestamp is saved for you—a few seconds with one hand, and it's done. 2. Remarkably easy to find again Filter by tag, date range, or favorites, and search the text itself. "What was I thinking that day?" is seconds away. 3. Nothing you wrote gets buried "Rediscovery" brings up a past entry at random, and a thought you'd forgotten becomes something that helps you today. PRIVACY Your entries stay on your device and in your own iCloud. There is no social sharing, and nothing leaves the app unless you export it yourself. Nothing is analyzed or scored by AI—and that is deliberate. PRO PLAN For a more comfortable experience, we offer a Pro Plan that removes ads and unlocks all features. One-time purchase with no monthly subscription. • Ad-free experience • Significantly more image attachments (from 2 to 8 per entry) • Unlimited tags (10 on the free plan) • Pin up to 6 frequently used tags • Unlimited "Rediscovery" • PDF and text export (by date range or tag) Before purchasing the Pro Plan, please review: Privacy Policy: https://giversthankapp.com/privacy-policy-for-reflection-journal-en/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html When you need to think it through, get it off your chest, or figure yourself out— Clear your head with "Brain Dump Journal".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Minor AI at none against Brain Dump Journal's shown. Minor AI also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Minor AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Brain Dump Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Minor AI ships an update every 4 days, Brain Dump Journal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minor AI | Brain Dump Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Regina Danilova | RYOTA SUZUKI |
In-app purchases
Minor AI
- Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Half Year3 Days trial$49.996 Months
- Annually3 Days trial$99.991 Year
Brain Dump Journal
- Pro$12.99








