BrainDumpy vs My To Do
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrainDumpy
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BrainDumpy helps you quickly capture thoughts using your voice and turn them into clear, structured notes. Record voice notes or type freely, and BrainDumpy will transcribe and process your thoughts to generate readable summaries, highlight themes, and suggest optional next steps. It’s designed as a low-pressure space to get ideas, worries, and plans out of your head and into a clearer form. What you can do with BrainDumpy: Record voice notes or write text entries Transcribe spoken thoughts into text Automatically generate summaries and key points Extract actionable task suggestions Organize and revisit your notes over time How processing works: When you choose to process a note, the transcribed text is securely sent to trusted AI services to generate summaries and suggestions. Audio recordings are used only to create transcriptions. Your data is never used for advertising. Privacy-focused by design: No social features, feeds, or ads No selling of personal data You can delete your notes at any time Data is used only to provide core app functionality BrainDumpy is built to help you think more clearly — simply, privately, and without distraction. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.braindumpy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.braindumpy.app/privacy
My To Do
This app captures your thoughts and tasks through voice input, transforming them into a digital to-do list. It offers a satisfying, paper-like experience with the ability to cross off items by hand with a swipe, and allows for personalization of pen styles and colors.
- Voice task capture
- Hand-drawn strike-through
- Customizable pen styles
- Personalizable colors
- Stream-of-consciousness input
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Finally, a to-do list app that feels like paper. Remember the satisfaction of physically crossing something off? That scrrratch of pen on paper? Most apps took that away. We brought it back. Speak it, forget it Don't type—just talk. Speak your entire list in one stream-of-consciousness ramble and watch it transform into tasks. Morning thoughts, errands in the car, late-night ideas—say it and it's captured. Swipe to strike This is the good part. Drag your finger across each item to cross it off by hand—just like you would on paper. No tapping checkboxes. Just that satisfying strike-through you've been missing. Make it yours Choose your pen style. Pick your color. Make it look the way you want. Simple. Satisfying. Finally, an app that gets it.
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Verdict
BrainDumpy and My To Do are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. BrainDumpy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and My To Do sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BrainDumpy ships an update weekly, My To Do every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | BrainDumpy | My To Do |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Barry Trearty | B Gilmore, LLC |
In-app purchases
BrainDumpy
- Brain Dumpy Pro – Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Brain Dumpy Pro – Yearly$39.991 Year
My To Do
- Lifetime To-Do List Access$9.99







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