Comparison

Afterthought vs MyBrainn

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

Head to head
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
Features
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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 2.6 — 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/

About

MyBrainn

Features
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Capture thoughts before they disappear. MyBrainn is a minimal voice-first second-brain app designed for creators, founders, thinkers, and anyone who wants to remember ideas before they disappear. Start a voice memo quickly from the app, Shortcuts, Siri, Control Center, Back Tap, or the Action Button on supported iPhones. When you stop recording, MyBrainn automatically transcribes your voice, generates a clean Markdown note, and saves it to the folder you choose. Your thoughts become searchable files without a manual export ritual. No accounts. No clutter. No unnecessary complexity. FEATURES • Fast voice capture • Shortcut, Siri, Control Center, Back Tap, and Action Button workflows • Automatic transcription after recording • Automatic Markdown note generation • Save to your own iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, or Files app folder • Local audio backup • Library with transcript viewing and audio playback • Offline-friendly workflow • Minimal, calm interface • Lock Screen and Live Activity recording status • Privacy-first architecture PRIVACY FIRST The current release performs transcription locally on your device. Your recordings, transcripts, and Markdown files stay on your device and in the folders you choose. MyBrainn does not upload your voice recordings to developer-owned servers in the current local release.

Screenshots

Afterthought4 screens
MyBrainn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Afterthought at every 3 days against MyBrainn's fortnightly. 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. Afterthought sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and MyBrainn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Afterthought ships an update every 3 days, MyBrainn fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Afterthought versus MyBrainn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfterthoughtMyBrainn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul LancashireSho Ito

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Afterthought

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

MyBrainn

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Afterthought free?
Afterthought is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyBrainn free?
MyBrainn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Afterthought or MyBrainn have ads?
Neither Afterthought nor MyBrainn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Afterthought or MyBrainn?
Afterthought ships an update every 3 days, and MyBrainn fortnightly. Most recently, Afterthought was updated on October 7, 2026 and MyBrainn on September 15, 2026.

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