Comparison

Brain Boost vs Your Brain

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

Head to head
About

Brain Boost

This app offers a simple, one-tap solution to regain focus and calm when feeling overwhelmed. It uses guided breathing and strong haptic feedback to help reset your nervous system and build momentum for tasks. Designed with ADHD in mind, it removes pressure and complexity.

Highlights
  • One-tap nervous system reset
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Strong rhythmic haptic feedback
  • Supports ADHD-friendly routines
  • Builds momentum for tasks
  • No timers or complex routines
Features
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Brain Boost — A Reset Button for ADHD Minds Brain Boost helps you slow down, breathe, and reset your nervous system when focus feels impossible. Designed by a developer with ADHD, this app removes clutter and pressure. One tap delivers strong, rhythmic haptic feedback paired with guided breathing to help you regain calm and momentum. No timers to manage. No complex routines. Just a simple reset when your brain feels stuck. What Brain Boost Helps With Regaining focus during overwhelm Reducing stress and mental noise Calming your nervous system Supporting ADHD-friendly routines Creating momentum before tasks How It Works Choose how long your reset lasts Follow a brief breathing moment Feel strong, rhythmic haptic feedback Return to your task feeling grounded Free & Premium Start free with a limited number of resets Watch a short video to unlock more resets Upgrade once for unlimited strong resets No subscriptions. No pressure.

About

Your Brain

This app captures your thoughts and ideas using voice, then intelligently sorts and reminds you of them. Designed for individuals with ADHD, it offers a friction-free experience without typing, presenting information contextually for different times of the day.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text capture
  • AI-powered sorting
  • Contextual reminders
  • Private vault for sensitive thoughts
  • Multiple voice personalities
  • Designed for ADHD
Features
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Your Brain is the voice-first memory assistant for ADHD adults, made by an ADHD founder. Tap and talk. Your words appear as you speak, transcribed on your phone. Your Brain turns them into tasks with dates, notes with no date, private thoughts, and people to remember. No forms. No setup. HOLD. SAY IT. DONE. Set the Action Button to Your Brain and capture a thought without even unlocking your phone. Or just say "Tell Your Brain" to Siri. BRAIN DUMP Say everything on your mind in one go. Your Brain splits it into separate tasks and ideas, each in the right place. TODAY, WITHOUT THE WALL A short list of what is on your plate today: anytime, morning, afternoon, evening. Things that carried over stay visible without turning red. THE SHELF Some things have no deadline. The Shelf holds them with no pressure. Add notes as ideas grow, and give one a day when you are ready. GENTLE REMINDERS A reminder when it is time, and one quiet nudge after. Choose repeat-until-done if you want it to keep knocking. PEOPLE MEMORY When you mention someone, Your Brain remembers them. Birthdays get reminders two weeks, one week, three days, and the day before. THE VAULT Journal entries and private thoughts stay behind your phone's lock. WIDGETS See the next thing on your Lock Screen, and start a capture with one tap from the Lock Screen or Control Center. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Everything lives on your phone first. Audio is never saved or uploaded. Sign in to back it up if you want. Export everything any time. Delete your account from Settings. FREE Unlimited capture, forever. Today, Shelf, Vault, People, search, one widget, export, five lock screen reminders at a time, and three brain dumps a week. BRAIN+ Unlimited lock screen reminders, repeats and repeat-until-done, unlimited brain dumps, a morning briefing, people insights, and multi-item widgets. Free for 7 days, then $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year, billed through Apple. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Cancel any time in Settings on your iPhone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://colebuildsai.com/privacy Remember less. Live more.

Screenshots

Brain Boost4 screens
Your Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Your Brain at 3 against Brain Boost's 1. Your Brain also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Brain Boost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Your Brain sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Brain Boost against 5.0 for Your Brain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brain Boost versus Your Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain BoostYour Brain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMaxwell KellyCole stegman

Customer experience

Brain Boost

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Your Brain

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brain Boost

One-time1
  • One Time Purchase$2.99
6 purchases

Your Brain

Subscriptions4
  • Brain+ Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Concierge Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Brain+ Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Concierge Annual$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Gideon the Pirate$0.99
  • Valf$0.99

Questions

Is Brain Boost free?
Brain Boost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Your Brain free?
Your Brain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Boost or Your Brain?
Brain Boost and Your Brain are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Brain Boost or Your Brain have ads?
Neither Brain Boost nor Your Brain shows ads.

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