Pill Counting vs BrainDump
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pill Counting
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Spread your pills out, take one photo, and the app counts them. ■ How it counts A model trained to put a dot at the centre of every pill runs entirely on your device. It gives a value for every pixel rather than dividing the frame into cells and guessing what sits in each one, so pills that touch each other are still counted separately. It handles photos with more than a hundred pills packed close together. ■ What you see • One dot per pill counted — you can see at a glance what was counted and what was missed • The total, shown large over the photo • Fix it by hand — tap a pill to remove it, tap an empty spot to add one • Save and share — the picture with the dots and the total can be saved to your album or sent ■ Getting a good photo • Spread the pills so they do not overlap. Stacked pills cannot be counted, by the app or by you • Hold the phone close enough to fill the square on screen • The more the pills differ from the surface in colour, the better (dark surface for white pills) ■ Your photo does not leave the device There is no server. The photo and all of the counting happen on this device and nothing is sent anywhere. The result picture goes into your album only when you press save. ■ What this app does not do • It does not identify what the medicine is. It only counts • It does not manage doses or send reminders • It says nothing about prescriptions or dosage • It says nothing about health ■ Please read this The count is for reference. It can be wrong when pills overlap or the lighting is uneven. Check the dots on screen, and count by hand when the exact number matters. Do not rely on this number for dispensing, medication, or anything else where someone's health depends on it. Free to use, supported by ads.
BrainDump
This app helps you manage tasks by allowing you to speak your thoughts, worries, and ideas. It transforms your spoken input into simple, manageable task cards, presenting them one at a time to avoid overwhelm and promote focused execution. Features include smart time estimates, gentle task resurfacing, and ADHD-friendly notifications.
- Voice input for tasks and ideas
- Single task display to reduce overwhelm
- Integrated task timer for focused work
- Automatic smart time estimates
- Gentle task resurfacing
- Deep linking for reminders
- ADHD-friendly notifications
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BrainDump is the productivity app built for how your brain actually works. Most apps give you lists. BrainDump gives you momentum. Hold one button. Speak whatever's on your mind — tasks, worries, ideas, everything. BrainDump turns it into simple, swipeable task cards. One at a time. No overwhelm. Just the next thing. VOICE EVERYTHING Stop typing tasks. Just talk. BrainDump captures everything you say and organizes it instantly — so you spend zero energy on setup and all your energy on doing. ONE TASK AT A TIME No more staring at a 47-item to-do list. BrainDump shows you one card at a time. Swipe right to start. Swipe down when done. Simple enough to actually use. TASK TIMER — EXECUTION MODE Swiping "do it now" gives you a starting line. See the task title, a suggested time estimate, and one big Done button. Nothing else. No distractions. SMART ESTIMATES BrainDump suggests realistic time estimates automatically. Quick calls? 5 min. Medium tasks? 20 min. Tap to adjust instantly — no menus, no friction. GENTLE RESURFACING If you swipe right but don't finish, the task quietly comes back later. No guilt. No shame spiral. Just a nudge when your brain has space again. SMART REMINDERS + DEEP LINKING Set a reminder on any task. Tap the notification and land directly on that card — full screen, ready to act. No digging. No searching. No context switching. ADHD-FRIENDLY NOTIFICATIONS "Hey — [task] is waiting for you." "[task] slipped through. No biggie — here it is again." "What's weighing on you? Dump it." Supportive. Not guilt-inducing. THE EXECUTION LOOP 1. Dump everything on your mind 2. Get one clear task 3. Swipe "do it now" — timer starts 4. Finish — instant completion feedback 5. Not done? It resurfaces gently 6. Reminder brings you back to exactly the right card You're never abandoned mid-task again. BrainDump. One button. One task. Go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pill Counting at none against BrainDump's 2. Pill Counting also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). BrainDump's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. BrainDump sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pill Counting asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pill Counting ships an update every 3 days, BrainDump every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pill Counting | BrainDump |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | junhong baek | Greg Besoni |
In-app purchases
Pill Counting
No in-app purchases
BrainDump
- BrainDump Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- BrainDump Pro$29.991 Year
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