BrainDump vs The Boring Menu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
BrainDump
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BrainDump is an app designed to help you speak your mind and let go of what's weighing you down. Sometimes it's enough just to say it out loud โ without filters, without expectations, without fear of being misunderstood. Features: - Express yourself through voice or text - "Burning" ritual โ release what you've said and feel the lightness - Virtual "listeners" โ characters that create a supportive atmosphere - Minimalist and safe interface - A place where you can be yourself โ without judgment or pressure BrainDump is not a social network, not a chat, and not a diary. It's a personal space for emotional release and inner peace.
The Boring Menu
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The Boring Menu is the app you open instead of the endless ones. It hands you one small, finished thing โ a genuinely true fact, a slow breath, a tiny game, a rock that asks nothing of you โ and then, on purpose, it stops. No feed. No autoplay. No reason to linger. That's the whole idea. Every session finishes. You put the phone down a little calmer than you picked it up, and you get on with your day. INSIDE, FREE โข 10 tiny activities that all actually finish, and a calm daily menu that's a little different each day. โข A rotating library of quietly interesting facts โ each one checked and true. โข An Anti-Streak that rewards using the app less, not more. It only goes up when you stay away. โข A home-screen widget, and a one-breath pause before you open a tempting app. โข Optional on-device Apple Intelligence that freshens some of the wording, marked wherever it's used. ONE OPTIONAL UNLOCK, ONCE Everything opens: 14 more small things (including all nine games), the full 500-fact library, a postcard you mail to your future self, and your pick of calm scene. Pay once โ no subscription, ever. WHAT IT DOESN'T HAVE, ON PURPOSE โข No accounts. No sign-up. No ads. No notifications. No tracking. No infinite anything. โข Everything you do here stays on your phone. The app works offline; the one optional purchase goes through Apple and needs a connection just for that moment. It's a calm, finite, private little thing. Then it ends. That's allowed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrainDump at none against The Boring Menu's 1. BrainDump also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. The Boring Menu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BrainDump asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BrainDump | The Boring Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akbar Sharipov | Webby Art S.R.L |
In-app purchases
BrainDump
No in-app purchases
The Boring Menu
- Unlock Everything$4.99
Questions
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