Comparison

Three vs MindWander · Brain Dump

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

Head to head
About

Three

Features
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WELCOME TO THREE Most to-do lists don’t make you productive, they make you feel behind. Three is a minimal daily planner that helps you focus on what actually matters. Just set 3 tasks per day. No overwhelm. No pressure. Just progress. HOW IT WORKS • Plan up to 3 tasks each day • Stay focused on what matters • Check them off and feel accomplished • Look back and see your progress WHY ONLY 3 TASKS? Because simple works. • Small enough to stay stress-free • Big enough to make real progress • Easy to turn into a daily habit WHO IT’S FOR • People who feel overwhelmed by long to-do lists • Creatives, students, and remote workers • Anyone who wants more clarity and less stress MINIMAL EFFORT. REAL PROGRESS. Stop trying to do everything. Start finishing what matters. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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MindWander · Brain Dump

Features
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Walking thoughts pile up unread. MindWander catches them mid-walk and shapes them into a to-do, a journal entry, or an essay you can actually ship today. For ADHD adults who think by talking — writers, founders, builders, knowledge workers who walk-and-talk because that's how the thought wants to happen. The bundle nothing else ships: → One-tap capture from your Lock Screen, the Action Button, or your Apple Watch. No "open the app first." Catch the thought before it leaves. → On-device shaping by Apple Intelligence. Your audio never leaves the phone. Transcripts sync via your own private iCloud — never a server we own. → Pick your shape per walk: to-do (verb-led, 1–7 items), essay (title + paragraphs + a pull quote), journal (loose mirroring of your voice). Tweak the instructions — your shape, your words. → ADHD-paced playback. Tappable transcript chunks. A one-line "past-me intent" at the top so you know what the walk was about without re-reading the whole thing. → Sunday recap (optional). What you've been thinking about — your top threads, your own voice. What you avoid: • No subscription. $34.99 once. Lifetime really means lifetime. • No cloud account. No login. No tracking SDK. • No "AI-powered" buzz. The model runs on your iPhone 15 Pro or newer. Older iPhones still capture and read transcripts; on-device shaping needs the newer chip. • Family Sharing on — share with your household at no extra cost. For the AudioPen / Letterly user tired of the subscription: $99/yr → $34.99 once. Same custom prompts. Same multi-shape output. Plus the iOS-native capture surfaces — Lock Screen widget, Action Button binding, Apple Watch standalone. For the Voice Memos user staring at 50 unread recordings: The recording was the easy part. The hard part is the structured thing you'd actually use. That's what we do. — — — Made by Hyojinmo. Solo build, no VC, no growth team. Every email at support@vibeland.app goes to a real person.

Screenshots

Three4 screens
MindWander · Brain Dump4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Three at every 8 days against MindWander · Brain Dump's monthly. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Three sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MindWander · Brain Dump sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Three ships an update every 8 days, MindWander · Brain Dump monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Three versus MindWander · Brain Dump: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreeMindWander · Brain Dump
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel SchmidtSoyeon Noh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Three

One-time1
  • Three Pro (Lifetime)$3.99
2 purchases

MindWander · Brain Dump

One-time2
  • MindWander Lifetime$34.99
  • MindWander Founders$49.99

Questions

Is Three free?
Three is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindWander · Brain Dump free?
MindWander · Brain Dump is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Three or MindWander · Brain Dump have ads?
Neither Three nor MindWander · Brain Dump shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Three or MindWander · Brain Dump?
Three ships an update every 8 days, and MindWander · Brain Dump monthly. Most recently, Three was updated on November 8, 2026 and MindWander · Brain Dump on November 5, 2026.

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