The Dump vs Sparko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Dump
Capture ideas effortlessly through voice, photos, text, or documents. This AI-powered organizer automatically categorizes your "dumps" by meaning, so you can find anything instantly. Stop losing great ideas and let the app handle the organization.
- Voice memo capture with AI transcription
- Photo and screenshot capture
- Text and typed note entry
- Document upload and organization
- AI-powered smart categorization
- Instant search across all notes
- Edit and refine notes
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You have great ideas. They're just everywhere. Voice memos you never revisit. Screenshots buried in your camera roll. ChatGPT conversations you'll never scroll back to find. Handwritten notes from three notebooks ago. Other apps assume you'll maintain a system. The Dump doesn't. - How It Works - • Dump anything into the app — a ChatGPT conversation from the share sheet, a voice memo, a photo, a typed note, a PDF, a screenshot. Don't think about where it goes. That's not your job anymore. • The Dump's AI reads the actual meaning of what you captured and routes it to the right category automatically. • You set up your categories once (Business Ideas, Family Admin, Recipes, Travel Plans — whatever fits your life). After that, you just dump. Everything else is handled. • Change your mind on how things are organized? No problem. Build a new system and The Dump re-sorts everything you've ever captured into it automatically — exactly the way you would have, if you had hours to spare. - Features - • Save ChatGPT conversations straight from the share sheet • Voice memo capture — speak your thoughts, AI transcribes and organizes • Photo & screenshot capture — snap handwriting, whiteboards, or anything visual • Text & typed notes — quick capture without deciding where it goes • Document support — upload PDFs and files for automatic organization • Smart categorization — AI routes notes by meaning, not keywords • Search everything — find any note across all categories instantly, including text inside images and voice memos • Edit & refine — update titles, content, or move notes between categories - Who It's For - The Dump is built for people who live fast and think faster. Entrepreneurs with too many ideas and not enough time. Parents managing a household's worth of information. Anyone who has ever lost a good idea because the moment to organize it never came. If you've ever said "I'll sort through this later" - and later never happened - this app is for you. - Why It's Different - Most note apps make you do the work. You pick the folder. You add the tag. You write the title. You decide the category. The Dump flips that. You capture. AI organizes. The only decision you make is whether to dump it or not. - Beta Note - The Dump is actively developed and improving. As an early user, you're helping shape what this app becomes. We read every piece of feedback and ship updates regularly. Download The Dump and stop losing good ideas. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sparko
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Is your inspiration scattered across every corner of your digital life? Screenshots in your camera roll, links saved across different apps, half-written notes, and ideas that appear out of nowhere. Each one caught your attention for a reason, but many are rarely seen again. Sparko gives those ideas a place of their own. It does more than organize images. It helps you put inspiration back into the part of your life where it belongs. MAKE SPACE FOR EVERY PART OF YOUR LIFE Your next trip, the home you are decorating, outfits you want to try, books you want to read, or a product you are building. Create a space for each part of your life. A screenshot no longer belongs only to the day you saved it. It can belong to your home, your travels, or whatever you want to do next. SAVE NOW, SORT LATER Save a screenshot, photo, link, or passing thought. Capture it first and add tags whenever you are ready. The ideas that used to disappear into your camera roll finally have somewhere to stay. FIND IT AGAIN WITH TAGS Add primary and secondary tags to your inspiration. When something comes back to mind, you will not have to search through your camera roll, notes, and different apps to find it. Open Sparko and see it again. FROM SAVED FOR LATER TO HAPPENING NOW Mark inspiration as Saved, In Progress, or Completed. Some ideas deserve to become more than another item in a collection. Sparko lets you see them gradually become part of your real life. It does not expect you to act on everything you save, and it will not pressure you. It simply keeps the things you love close and helps you notice which ideas are actually happening. KEY FEATURES • Create spaces around different parts of your life • Save screenshots, photos, links, and written ideas • Organize inspiration with primary and secondary tags • Search and filter everything you have saved • Track ideas as Saved, In Progress, or Completed • Enjoy a calm, notebook-inspired interface Your camera roll saves the image. Sparko saves what it means to your life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sparko at every 4 days against The Dump's every 2 weeks. Sparko also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). 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
Both are free to download. The Dump sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month and Sparko sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Dump ships an update every 2 weeks, Sparko every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Dump | Sparko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMILY JANE SIMMONS | 若璇 王 |
In-app purchases
The Dump
- The Dump Premium$29.991 Month
Sparko
- Spark 月度订阅$0.991 Month
- Spark 年度订阅7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Spark 终身$14.99









