Comparison

ThoughtsLeft vs Audio Dump

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

Head to head
About

ThoughtsLeft

Capture your fleeting thoughts, ideas, and worries quickly through typing or voice. Organize them into tasks or notes, or simply let them go. Gain insights into your thinking patterns and maintain mental clarity.

Highlights
  • Instant thought capture (type or voice)
  • Organize thoughts with swipe gestures
  • Spoken Thought for hands-free capture
  • Time-based task manager
  • Notes repository
  • Activity insights
  • Optional Pro upgrade for advanced features
Features
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Thoughts Left is a brain dump app for people who think too much: late-night spirals, half-finished ideas, things you keep checking, things you're scared to forget. Get them all out fast, before the mental clutter takes over. Capture however it comes to you. Type it, speak it as a Spoken Thought, or snap it. No structure required, no "right way" to do it. Then decide on your own time. Turn thoughts into a task or a note, or simply let them go with one swipe, because not every thought needs to become something. NEW IN 2.0: SNAP DUMP Did you lock the door? Turn off the stove? Where did you park? Snap a photo once and stop wondering. Snaps clear themselves after 24 hours and never leave your phone. KEY FEATURES: • Instant capture for ideas, worries, and reminders • Snap Dump: photo capture that clears itself in 24 hours • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick capture • Long-press the app icon to jump straight to Snap Dump or a new thought • Capture from anywhere with the Action Button or Siri • Spoken Thought for hands-free, voice-based capture • Swipe gestures to turn thoughts into tasks or notes • Just let go mode: hide Tasks and Notes for a simpler app • Batch processing sessions for inbox zero • Time-based task manager (Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Someday) • Notes for everything you want to keep • Activity insights into your thinking patterns • App Lock with Face ID or Touch ID • Dark and light themes • Private by design: no account, and your thoughts and snaps stay on your device (optional iCloud sync) • Export all your thoughts or delete them anytime OPTIONAL PRO UPGRADE Thoughts Left works fully without upgrading. For deeper reflection, focus, and mental clarity, an optional PRO upgrade is available. Keep Snaps Longer • Keep a snap for 3, 7 or 30 days, or forever Thought Timeline & History • View your complete thought history • See how thoughts become tasks, notes, or released items • Reflect on your thinking patterns over time Pattern Insights • Discover when your mind is loudest • Understand your overthinking habits Custom Scheduling • Set exact dates and times for tasks and get notified • Plan with more clarity and precision iCloud Sync • Keep your thoughts backed up and synced with iCloud • Your thoughts stay private, sync is always optional Apple Calendar Sync • Automatically sync your Thoughts Left tasks to your Apple Calendar • View your to-dos right alongside your daily events Premium Themes • Unlock 5 calming, nature-inspired themes • Personalise your space for reflection and focus Available as a one-time purchase or an annual subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Audio Dump

Features
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One button. 30 seconds. Idea captured. Audio Dump is the fastest way to capture ideas — and the only app that helps you decide which ones matter. No typing. No folders. No organizing. Just talk. — HOW IT WORKS — 1. TAP → Talk for up to 30 seconds Your idea is recorded and transcribed instantly. That's it. You're done. 2. REVIEW → Every Sunday, your ideas play back one by one Swipe right: Promote it to "Alive" — your short list of ideas worth exploring. Swipe left: Bury it in the "Graveyard" — gone but still searchable. 3. DISCOVER → AI finds your patterns "You have 14 ideas about food." "You keep coming back to education." "Maybe that's your thing." — WHY AUDIO DUMP? — Notes apps are too much friction. You have to type, categorize, organize. By the time you open the app, the idea is gone. Audio Dump removes every barrier: • One tap to record • 30-second limit forces clarity • Zero organization required — AI handles it • Weekly review turns chaos into clarity — THE WEEKLY RITUAL — This isn't another note-taking app you'll forget about. Every Sunday, Audio Dump plays your ideas back. You swipe through them like a deck of cards. Bury the noise. Promote the signal. It takes 5 minutes. It's weirdly addictive. And over time, you start seeing what you actually care about — not what you think you care about. — BUILT FOR — → Creative people drowning in ideas → Founders who think in the shower, on walks, at 2am → ADHD brains that move faster than any notes app → Writers, designers, makers who need to capture first, organize never → Anyone who's ever said "I had this great idea but I forgot it" — FEATURES — ◆ One-Tap Voice Capture Record an idea in under 30 seconds. No setup, no friction. ◆ AI Transcription & Auto-Tagging Every idea is transcribed and tagged by theme automatically. ◆ Weekly Swipe Review Sunday ritual: listen to your ideas, swipe to decide. Bury or promote. ◆ Graveyard & Alive Buried ideas live in the searchable Graveyard. Promoted ideas go to Alive — your curated short list. ◆ Pattern Detection AI surfaces themes across your ideas over time. See what you keep coming back to. ◆ Search Everything Every idea — alive or buried — is searchable by text, tag, or date. The 30-second constraint isn't a limitation. It's the feature. It forces you to say what matters and skip the rambling. Capture first. Decide later. Audio Dump. By subscribing, you agree to the Apple Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ThoughtsLeft4 screens
Audio Dump4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ThoughtsLeft at 16.0 against Audio Dump's 26.2. 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. ThoughtsLeft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Audio Dump sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ThoughtsLeft versus Audio Dump: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThoughtsLeftAudio Dump
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJayasrinivasan VaradharajanMehdi Dimachk

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ThoughtsLeft

Subscriptions1
  • Thoughts Left PRO7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Thoughts Left Pro$39.99
2 purchases

Audio Dump

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is ThoughtsLeft free?
ThoughtsLeft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audio Dump free?
Audio Dump is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ThoughtsLeft or Audio Dump have ads?
Neither ThoughtsLeft nor Audio Dump shows ads.

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