BrainFlow vs Zeno
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
BrainFlow
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Tap record and say what's on your mind. BrainFlow writes it up as a proper note, with headings, the details you mentioned and a list of the things you said you'd do. It's made for the thoughts that turn up at awkward moments, like halfway through a walk or on the drive home from a meeting. Talk however it comes out. You don't have to sort anything. What you get back โข A written note with a title and headings โข Tasks pulled out of what you said, ready to tick off โข The full transcript with timestamps, and the recording to play back โข Speaker labels for meetings and interviews, so you can see who said what Your to-do list Every task you mention lands on the Tasks page, sorted by day when it has a date. Say "by Friday" and the task gets that date. Give a task a time and BrainFlow reminds you, with Done and Snooze right on the notification. Hold the record button to say a few tasks straight onto the list. Finding it again Each note is titled, filed into a folder and tagged while it's written. Search looks for what you meant as well as the words themselves, so "school holidays" finds your half term plans. Adding to a note Record more into an existing note, or share a voice memo from Voice Memos, WhatsApp or any other app straight into BrainFlow. It rewrites the note from everything you've said. Sending it on Send a note or its transcript to Notion, email it to yourself, or share it anywhere with the share sheet. Your notes stay yours Recordings and notes are encrypted in transit and at rest, and there are no ads. You can start without an account and add Apple or Google sign-in later to open your notes on another phone. Deleted notes wait in Recently Deleted for 30 days. Pricing BrainFlow is free for 3 notes a month. BrainFlow Plus removes the limit and adds About you and custom vocabulary, so names and jargon come out right. Privacy policy: https://brainflow.tech/privacy Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Zeno
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Zeno gives you one intelligent assistant, Zeno, powered by 15+ AI models including Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Llama. Ask anything โ Zeno automatically picks the best model for each question. Features: - Smart model routing โ coding questions go to Claude, creative tasks to Grok, image generation to Flux - Personalised daily briefings based on your interests - Conversation memory that learns your preferences - Knowledge modules for specialist domains - Works on iPhone and iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BrainFlow at weekly against Zeno's every 6 weeks. Zeno's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. BrainFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Zeno sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BrainFlow ships an update weekly, Zeno every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainFlow | Zeno |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tristan Manchester | Michael Smyth |
In-app purchases
BrainFlow
- BrainFlow Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- BrainFlow Monthly$9.991 Month
- BrainFlow Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Zeno
- 50 Credits$1.00
- 200 Credits$2.99
- 500 Credits$4.99









