Comparison

BrightMind vs Cadence

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

Head to head
About

BrightMind

This AI-powered assistant helps you manage your day by transforming spoken thoughts into structured tasks. It integrates with popular productivity apps and offers guided sessions to overcome procrastination and plan effectively.

Highlights
  • AI Voice Companion for task management
  • Integrates with Todoist and TickTick
  • Intelligent task structuring from spoken thoughts
  • Proactive scheduling and accountability calls
  • Guided flows for productivity and reflection
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Stay on top of things, without holding it in your head. BrightMind is an assistant built for ADHD brains. It keeps your tasks, plans your day with you, reminds you, and calls you when it's time to begin. IT CHECKS IN ON YOU • A morning call that asks for your one thing today, at the time you choose • "Call me in ten minutes" and it does, to get you started or to see that you finished • Reminders that arrive as a notification or as a call, so nothing is missed • Urgent reminders ring like an alarm and keep ringing until you stop or snooze them • Ask once and it keeps happening: a daily check-in, a Friday review, a Sunday planning call YOUR DAY ON ONE SCREEN • Home shows today as a timeline: tasks, events and your morning and evening routines • Overdue pile? Tap it and clear it in one conversation, no guilt • Bedtime after midnight stays on today, because your day ends when you go to sleep YOUR TASKS LIVE HERE • Lists, subtasks, repeats and reminders, with every list in one Tasks tab • Already use TickTick, Todoist or Google Tasks? Connect it and BrightMind works on that list instead, with two-way sync • Google Calendar: finds open slots and plans around real meetings CAPTURE BEFORE IT VANISHES • "Buy milk tomorrow, and move the dentist to Friday": said once, filed with dates and lists • "Hey Siri, capture in BrightMind" from the Lock Screen, AirPods or CarPlay, and "Hey Siri, Brain Dump" on Apple Watch • Share a link, screenshot or photo from any app and BrightMind holds onto it • Control Center controls and Action Button support STUCK? ONE TINY STEP • "I need to clean my room but I can't start": a first step you can actually begin • One question at a time, no walls of text • Built for the moment when you know what to do and still can't start IT REMEMBERS YOU • No profile to fill in. Whatever you tell it or agree on, in a chat, a call or a brain dump, stays remembered • Every conversation starts from where you actually are, no recap needed IN YOUR LANGUAGE • The app and the assistant both work in your language • A natural voice that doesn't sound like AI, pick your voice and speed • Calm, distraction-free design WHAT USERS SAY "The proactive check-ins help keep me on track without being annoying." "It feels more like a digital assistant than just another chatbot." "That's what I was trying to make my Notion, my TickTick, my Siri, my Todoist do. None of them could." PRIVACY You stay in control of your data. Privacy Policy: https://brightmind.club/privacy Terms of Use: https://brightmind.club/terms Use your own tasks app, or let BrightMind keep the list for you. Either way, it keeps you on track.

About

Cadence

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Your day, drawn around your rhythm — not against it. Cadence is the planner built for the way your brain actually works. Instead of rigid to-do lists that mock you when the day falls apart, Cadence quietly rebalances your plan so slipped tasks find the next right moment. No guilt, no rebuilding from scratch, no starting over tomorrow. Built for people with ADHD, suspected ADHD, autism, AuDHD, and anyone whose days refuse to run on a 9-to-5 timeline. WHY CADENCE • DAY FLEX ENGINE — When you miss a task, Cadence moves it to the next best slot in your day. No manual dragging. Your plan flexes with you, not against you. • ENERGY-BASED SCHEDULING — Tell Cadence once when your mornings, afternoons, and evenings run hot. High-energy tasks land in high-energy windows. Low-energy tasks stay out of the way. • GENTLE RHYTHM, NOT ALARMS — No jarring notifications. No red overdue counters. Just quiet suggestions that meet you where you are. • EVERYTHING LIVES ON YOUR PHONE — No sign-in, no cloud sync, no account to forget. Your answers, your rhythm map, your plan — all stored locally on your device. Nothing shared. HOW IT WORKS 1. A 90-second onboarding shapes the app around YOU — your energy pattern, the kind of mind you're working with, the things that usually drain you. 2. We generate your first week — tasks placed on the windows where your brain tends to show up. 3. Miss one? Day Flex moves it. Finish one? The rhythm shifts a little. Every day, the plan is a little more yours. CADENCE PRO Start with the basics for free. Upgrade when you want the full rhythm engine. PRO UNLOCKS: • Day Flex auto-rebalance — the engine that moves slipped tasks • Energy-based scheduling — automatic high/low-energy placement • Rhythm analytics + journal — see your weeks, track what shifts • Gentle notification nudges — calibrated to your pattern, not a clock • Focus mode — quiet, distraction-free task execution SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • Cadence Pro Annual: $59.99/year with a 7-day free trial • Cadence Pro Monthly: $9.99/month (no trial) Payment charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://cadence-legal.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Cadence isn't trying to fix you. It's trying to give you a day that fits. Quietly. Without the shame spiral. Without the blank Monday. Your rhythm is already in there. Cadence just listens.

Screenshots

BrightMind4 screens
Cadence4 screens

Verdict

The call

BrightMind and Cadence are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. BrightMind sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Cadence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BrightMind versus Cadence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrightMindCadence
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB52 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStanislav ShelemekhAdam Kaminski

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BrightMind

Subscriptions2
  • BrightMind Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • BrightMind Plus7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Cadence

Subscriptions2
  • Cadence Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Cadence Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is BrightMind free?
BrightMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrightMind or Cadence have ads?
Neither BrightMind nor Cadence shows ads.

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