Comparison

BrightMind vs Through

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

Through

Features
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Through is a focus app built on one honest idea: say what you'll do, do it, then tell the truth about whether you did. No streaks to break. No guilt. No subscription. THE LOOP • Name one specific intent: "draft the report intro," not "work." • Focus. The world goes quiet; your sentence stays in front of you, the timer steps back. • At the end, answer one question: did you do it? Yes or no. Honestly. • Watch your intent-completion grow. Effort counts, not perfection. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most focus apps push you with guilt, streaks, or numbers in your face. Through never punishes. "No" is never red. There's no series to protect, so the yes/no stays honest. The only thing it sells you is your own word. FREE, FOREVER • The whole honest loop: intent, timer, yes/no, and your week at a glance • Continuity: pick up the same effort where you left off, with its honest history • No limit: when you can't honestly guess how long it needs, the clock counts up instead • Your intent on your Lock Screen widget • Start hands-free with Siri, or auto-start from an iOS Focus THROUGH PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription ever) • Block distracting apps during a block. Really mute them, not just a nudge. • Your intent on Apple Watch, right on your wrist. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. Your data stays on your device. Nothing is collected.

Screenshots

BrightMind4 screens
Through4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BrightMind at every 4 days against Through's monthly. BrightMind also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. BrightMind sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Through sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrightMind ships an update every 4 days, Through monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BrightMind versus Through: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrightMindThrough
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStanislav ShelemekhJuraj Macak

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BrightMind

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

Through

One-time1
  • Through Pro$19.99

Questions

Is BrightMind free?
BrightMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Through free?
Through is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrightMind or Through have ads?
Neither BrightMind nor Through shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrightMind or Through?
BrightMind ships an update every 4 days, and Through monthly. Most recently, BrightMind was updated on October 24, 2026 and Through on October 25, 2026.

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