Comparison

Brain Dump Express vs Afterthought

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

Head to head
About

Brain Dump Express

Features
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Braindump turns your voice into action instantly. Speak your thoughts and watch them transform into clear, organised action points in real time. Whether you're in a meeting, on a walk, or capturing a sudden idea, Braindump makes sure nothing important slips away. LIVE TRANSCRIPTION Braindump listens as you speak and transcribes every word in real time. No delays, no waiting — your words appear on screen the moment you say them. AI-POWERED ACTION POINTS Once you stop speaking, our AI instantly analyses your transcription and converts it into clean, structured action points. Turn a 5-minute voice note into a focused to-do list in seconds. SHARE VIA EMAIL & SMS Send your action points directly to anyone in your contacts list. Add multiple email addresses and phone numbers, select who to send to, and hit share — all without leaving the app. TO-DO LIST Not ready to send yet? Save your transcription to your personal to-do list and come back to it whenever you're ready. Your ideas stay safe until you need them. HISTORY Every transcription you share is automatically saved to your history. Review past notes, resend them, or use them as reference — your braindumps are always there when you need them. DARK & LIGHT MODE Braindump looks great in both dark and light mode. It adapts automatically to your system preference or switch manually to suit your environment. PERFECT FOR: • Professionals capturing meeting notes on the go • Students turning lecture notes into study action points • Entrepreneurs logging ideas before they disappear • Anyone who thinks faster than they can type Stop letting great ideas go to waste. Braindump them.

About

Afterthought

Capture thoughts, tasks, and notes using your voice on Apple Watch and iPhone. Leverage AI to process your input and prepare it for your favorite productivity apps. Designed for quick capture when opening other apps is inconvenient.

Highlights
  • Voice capture from Apple Watch and iPhone
  • AI-powered detail extraction
  • Integration with notes, tasks, and calendar apps
  • Draft emails and Slack messages
  • Journal entry creation
  • Review and edit captured content
  • Pro writing actions
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Afterthought turns spoken thoughts into prepared actions for the apps you already use, and longer recordings into Sessions you can review. Capture from iPhone, Apple Watch or Action Button. Afterthought transcribes your voice, understands what you meant and prepares notes, reminders, tasks, calendar events, messages and other actions while keeping you in control of what happens next. NEW IN 2.7 — SEARCH, COLLECTIONS & RECORDING Find saved thoughts by voice or text straight from Home. Bring related notes and actions together in collections, with optional summaries to help make sense of them. • Search by voice or text straight from Home • Organise related notes and actions into collections • Pause and resume Quick Capture and Session recordings • Smoother recording visuals on iPhone and Apple Watch, clearer controls and accessibility improvements SESSIONS Sessions are a deliberate workflow for longer recordings. Choose Meeting, Interview, Lecture or Thinking and keep the original audio, final transcript and useful overview together. • Record meetings, interviews, lectures and longer thinking • Follow a provisional on-device transcript while recording • Keep the original audio and final transcript • Review an Apple Intelligence summary on supported devices • Recover interrupted recordings • Share Overview + transcript, Overview only, or Transcript only QUICK CAPTURE • Capture from iPhone, Apple Watch or Action Button • Capture on Apple Watch even when your iPhone is away, then transfer later • Choose Transcribe Only, Classify & Review or Classify & Send • Turn speech into notes, reminders, tasks, calendar events, messages and more • With Pro, split one natural recording into several ordered, reviewable actions • Review and edit content, dates, fields and destinations before sending • Correct prepared actions by typing or speaking YOUR APPS, YOUR WORKFLOW Prepare content for Apple Notes, Reminders, Apple Calendar, Apple Journal, Todoist, Notion, Slack, Things 3, Bear, Obsidian, TickTick, Day One, Evernote, Messages, Email, Shortcuts and other supported workflows. Afterthought does not replace your notes app, task manager, calendar or journal. It makes voice an easier way into them. PRIVATE, CONTROLLED INTELLIGENCE Capture and transcription are local-first. Apple Intelligence, Classic and downloaded Local AI Models process on device. Optional Cloud AI sends transcript text only to the provider you configure. External destinations receive content only when you use them. Free includes unlimited capture and transcription, review, supported Apple workflows and a monthly classification allowance. Pro adds unlimited classification, multi-action splitting, writing actions, third-party destinations, extra Nature Mode options, Local AI Models and optional Cloud AI. Speak once. Make it happen. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Brain Dump Express4 screens
Afterthought4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brain Dump Express at none against Afterthought's 2. Brain Dump Express also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). Afterthought's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Afterthought sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Brain Dump Express asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dump Express ships an update every 9 days, Afterthought every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brain Dump Express versus Afterthought: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain Dump ExpressAfterthought
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKate LangfordToco Labs Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Brain Dump Express

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Afterthought

Subscriptions2
  • Afterthought Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Afterthought Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Brain Dump Express free?
Brain Dump Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterthought free?
Afterthought is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Dump Express or Afterthought have ads?
Brain Dump Express shows ads; Afterthought does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dump Express or Afterthought?
Brain Dump Express ships an update every 9 days, and Afterthought every 5 days. Most recently, Brain Dump Express was updated on October 31, 2026 and Afterthought on October 31, 2026.

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