Distill by UNMS vs Brainbits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Distill by UNMS
This app provides a private digital workspace for individuals who engage in deep thinking, such as entrepreneurs and writers. It facilitates the capture, organization, and refinement of ideas to aid in complex problem-solving and creative endeavors.
- Private workspace
- Capture thoughts
- Connect ideas
- Clarify thinking
- For professionals
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A private workspace designed for people who think for a living. Whether you're building a company, writing a book, or solving complex problems, Distill helps you capture, connect, and clarify your thoughts.
Brainbits
This app helps you capture, organize, and retrieve your ideas with AI-powered notes. It transforms scattered thoughts into structured knowledge, allowing you to ask questions about your notes and build a personal knowledge base. Ideal for brainstorming, journaling, research, and content creation.
- AI-powered note organization
- Build a second brain
- Ask questions about your notes
- Instant idea capture
- Offline note-taking
- Minimalist design
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Capture a thought before it disappears. Brainbits is the notes app for ideas you're building. It turns quick notes into organized Pages you can search, revisit, and ask questions about. Type or dictate a note in seconds. Keep each project separate. Let related notes grow into living documents instead of filing everything by hand. CAPTURE IDEAS IN SECONDS Write or dictate a thought and save it immediately. Brainbits is designed for fast, distraction-free capture when an idea is still fresh. PROJECTS FOR EVERY BUILD Keep the ideas, notes, and Pages for each app, business, or side project together. Switch between projects without mixing up your thinking. PAGES THAT GROW WITH YOUR IDEAS Related notes gather into living Pages that become more useful over time. Build context without manually filing every thought. ASK YOUR NOTES Search your own thinking and get answers to questions like "What did I decide about pricing?" OFFLINE NOTES Capture ideas even without an internet connection. Your notes stay available locally and sync in the background when you're back online. Built for solo founders, indie developers, writers, and creative professionals who are turning ideas into real work. Note now. Think later. Terms of Service: https://usebrainbits.com/terms Privacy: https://usebrainbits.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brainbits at 5.0 against Distill by UNMS's 4.3. Brainbits also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Distill by UNMS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Brainbits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Distill by UNMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brainbits holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Distill by UNMS ships an update every 3 weeks, Brainbits every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Distill by UNMS | Brainbits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UNMS Technologies Corp. | Aneesh Hegde |
Customer experience
Distill by UNMS
Brainbits
In-app purchases
Distill by UNMS
No in-app purchases
Brainbits
- Brainbits+ Monthly$3.991 Month
- Brainbits+ Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Brainbits+ Lifetime$74.99
