Comparison

BrainDump vs The Boring Menu

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

Head to head
About

BrainDump

Features
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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.

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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 โ€ข 10 tiny activities that all actually finish, and a calm daily menu that's a little different each day. โ€ข A rotating library of quietly interesting facts โ€” each one checked and true. โ€ข An Anti-Streak that rewards using the app less, not more. It only goes up when you stay away. โ€ข A home-screen widget, and a one-breath pause before you open a tempting app. โ€ข 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 โ€ข No accounts. No sign-up. No ads. No notifications. No tracking. No infinite anything. โ€ข 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.

Screenshots

BrainDump4 screens
The Boring Menu4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. The Boring Menu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BrainDump asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
BrainDump versus The Boring Menu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainDumpThe Boring Menu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkbar SharipovWebby Art S.R.L

In-app purchases

None

BrainDump

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Boring Menu

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$4.99

Questions

Is BrainDump free?
BrainDump is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Boring Menu free?
The Boring Menu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrainDump or The Boring Menu have ads?
Neither BrainDump nor The Boring Menu shows ads.

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