Space Notes vs Brainee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Notes
This app allows users to create detailed lists with expandable items, offering dedicated note-taking for each entry. It provides various list types, progress tracking, and organizational tools to manage complex information.
- Expandable checklist items into detailed notes
- Multiple note types (shopping, recipe, goals)
- Progress bars for goal tracking
- Random item selection from lists
- Checklist table view for quick editing
- User-defined category tags
- Note priorities (low, medium, high, urgent)
Read full descriptionHide full description
Space Notes was built for people who like to make lists. Shopping lists, to-do lists, recipe lists, lists of modules for the apps you're building, or cards you're collecting. But sometimes just having a list isn't good enough. You know that your recipe needs a particular type of cheese, but there's only store in town that sells it. Space Notes gives you an entire notepad for every item in your checklist, allowing you to provide as much, or as little detail as you need for every single item. Expand your notes from a galaxy to a whole universe of ideas! New in Space Notes 3.0: - Note Bundles: Keep notes organized with Note Bundles. You can create a bundle and add your notes to it so that you can quickly locate related entries. - Card Collector's Gallery: A gallery where you can store images of your favorite trading or collector's cards. - Handwriting with OCR: Use handwriting to enter text into your notes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Features: - Note types with exclusive functionality for creating goals with progress bars, comparing notes, making shopping lists. - Expand checklist items into notes for taking as much detail as you need, without crowding your screen. - Randomly select an item from your lists, for those times when you can't decide on something, like where to go for lunch! - Checklist table view: You can now switch to a table view for your checklists, allowing you to quickly edit your checklist items. - Convert to checklist: you can now type out rows of text in the main notepad, then convert them to items in your checklist. - Consolidated to-do list: all your due dates in one central location for quick reference and navigation. - User-defined category tags: create tags to categorize your notes any way you'd like. - Note priorities: assign priority levels for low, medium, high, and urgent. - Three new note types: shopping, recipe, and character cards. - Checklist item due dates: prior to version 2.0, due dates could only be assigned to primary notes. Now they can be assigned to checklist items for 'Goal' notes. - Custom color schemes: add a personal touch to your Space Notes experience by creating your own color schemes. - In-app calendar: access a calendar right within your notes so that you don't have to keep switching between apps when you're making to-do lists. - Due date quick add: when viewing a 'goal' note with the in-app calendar, you can tap on a date in the calendar, then tap the calendar button on a checklist item to instantly create a due date. Space Notes Pro features: - Compare checklists: see two checklists, side by side. Space Notes will automatically highlight if the same item appears in both checklists. - Historical timeline: if you're working on a project, or tracking responsibilities at your job, you can commit your completed tasks to a historical timeline, which removes them from your note lists, but keeps them in a timeline that you can access when it's time to write your resume or review. - Calculator: an in-app calculator so that you don't have to switch to a separate calculator app when you need to do basic arithmetic. Once you've arrived at the result, simply tap on it to insert it into your note. The next version of Space Notes is being completely rebuilt, from the ground up. This will provide greater performance and stability, while also reducing the app's footprint.
Brainee
This app acts as a central hub for all your information, combining notes, tasks, and events. Organize your life with projects, areas, and custom tags, all accessible offline with a clean, intuitive interface. It's designed to help you capture everything and focus on what matters.
- Capture notes, tasks, events, files, and links
- Organize with projects, areas, and custom tags
- Plan with deadlines, priorities, and checklists
- Fully offline functionality
- Fast local search
- Distraction-free interface
Read full descriptionHide full description
Brainee is your all-in-one second brain — a single place to capture, organize, and manage everything that matters to you. Stop juggling between apps. Brainee brings your tasks, notes, events, files, and links together under one roof with a clean, intuitive interface designed to help you think clearly and stay on top of life. CAPTURE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE — Create tasks with priorities, due dates, and subtasks — Write rich notes with formatting and embedded content — Track events and deadlines on your timeline — Store and preview files including images and PDFs — Save links and references for quick access ORGANIZE YOUR WAY — Group related items into Projects for focused work — Use Areas to separate life domains (Work, Personal, Health, Finance) — Nest folders as deep as you need for the perfect structure — Tag anything with custom labels for instant cross-referencing — Drag and drop to rearrange items effortlessly PLAN WITH CLARITY — See all upcoming deadlines and events at a glance — Prioritize tasks and track progress toward your goals — Use the inbox to quickly capture thoughts and sort them later — Build checklists for routines, packing, shopping, or any process BUILT FOR FOCUS — Works fully offline — your data stays on your device — Lightning-fast local database with instant search — No account required, no cloud dependency, no subscriptions — Clean, distraction-free interface that gets out of your way DESIGNED FOR YOUR DEVICE — Native iOS experience with smooth animations and gestures — Haptic feedback for satisfying interactions — Supports Dynamic Type for comfortable reading — Dark mode and light mode with beautiful, consistent design — Respects your privacy — no analytics, no tracking WHO IS BRAINEE FOR? — Students organizing coursework, research, and study plans — Professionals managing projects, meeting notes, and deliverables — Creatives collecting inspiration, ideas, and reference material — Anyone who wants one trusted place for everything important Your brain is for having ideas — not for holding them. Let Brainee remember everything so you can focus on what matters. Download Brainee and start building your second brain today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/brainee-second-brain/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brainee at 5.0 against Space Notes's 3.7. Space Notes's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Space Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brainee sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brainee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Space Notes ships an update every 9 days, Brainee every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Space Notes | Brainee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Space Japan Studios | Serhii Hryn |
Customer experience
Space Notes
Brainee
In-app purchases
Space Notes
- SpaceNotes Pro$0.99
Brainee
- Brainee Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Brainee Premium Yearly$44.991 Year









