Brainee vs Timely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brainee
This app acts as a central hub for all your information, combining notes, tasks, and events. Organize your life with projects, areas, and custom tags, all accessible offline with a clean, intuitive interface. It's designed to help you capture everything and focus on what matters.
- Capture notes, tasks, events, files, and links
- Organize with projects, areas, and custom tags
- Plan with deadlines, priorities, and checklists
- Fully offline functionality
- Fast local search
- Distraction-free interface
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Brainee is a second brain that works offline, with no account. Brain dump tasks, notes, events, files and links into one life organizer, sorted into Areas and Projects. No sign-up, no ads, no tracking. Open the app and start capturing. You get the structure of a big workspace app without having to build a system first. Plan a trip or keep a private journal with ready-made project types. BRAIN DUMP NOW, SORT IT LATER — Toss anything into the Inbox and move it to a project when you're ready — Share links, photos and PDFs from any app straight to a project, folder or the Inbox — Long-press the app icon to take a photo, add a task, write a note or create an event — Saved links get a preview card with title and image ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE IN AREAS & PROJECTS — Areas for the big parts of life: Work, Personal, Health, Travel, Finance, Home — Projects inside each Area, with status, due date and a progress ring — Each project keeps its Tasks, Notes, Events, Files and Links together — Nested folders and tags keep every list tidy — Linked items connect a task to its note, file or event — Re-file in seconds with drag and drop, multi-select and Move to Project TASKS, NOTES & FILES IN ONE PLACE — Tasks with priorities, due dates, subtasks and multiple reminders — Recurring tasks that repeat by due date or by completion date — Rich notes with headings, lists, checklists, quotes and photos — Images and PDFs with thumbnails, a photo gallery and a PDF reader PLAN YOUR DAYS — Calendar with Day, 3-Day, Week and Month views, for all projects or just one — Upcoming: your tasks and events in one list, with search and filters by Project, Area, type and priority — Overdue and No date groups keep late and undated items in view — Home Screen widget shows what's next. Check off tasks without opening the app. — 12-hour or 24-hour time, in the app and the widget PLAN A TRIP — Trip projects come ready with an Itinerary by day, To Do, Packing list, Documents, Places, Links, Photos and Notes — Packing list with one-tap suggestions: documents & money, electronics, toiletries, clothing and more — Turn a shared map link into a Place — Pick a cover photo and watch the countdown to departure KEEP A PRIVATE JOURNAL — Journal projects hold dated entries, written with the same text styles as notes — Backdate an entry to any past day and time — Add a mood (Bright, Good, Steady, Tense or Low) and photos from your camera or library — Keep a day streak, and switch the chart between a 6-month heatmap, a month calendar and 2 weeks of mood bars — Scroll your entries as a timeline, with photos on each card, or search them all — Entries stay on your device, like the rest of your Brainee data — Switch a project between General, Trip and Journal at any time. Nothing is moved or deleted; each type just shows a different view. PRIVATE BY DESIGN — Works offline: your data lives on your device — No account, no ads, no tracking — A few extras, like link previews, trip cover photo search and purchases, need an internet connection — Dark and light mode, haptic feedback, iPhone and iPad — Available in English and Spanish FREE & PREMIUM Brainee is free to start: up to 3 Areas and 5 Projects, with limits on items per project. Premium unlocks unlimited Areas, Projects, tasks, notes, events, folders, links and Inbox items, plus files up to 100 MB and image compression. Subscribe monthly or yearly, or pay once with Lifetime. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Your brain is for having ideas, not holding them. Let Brainee hold them for you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trybrainee.app/privacy
Timely
This app combines a day planner, calendar, to-do list, and focus timer into a visual schedule. It uses AI to help plan your day and provides a daily receipt of completed tasks and focus time. Widgets offer at-a-glance access to your schedule and tasks.
- Visual time blocking with clock face
- AI-powered daily planning
- Integrated to-do list with reminders
- Focus timer for work/study sessions
- Home screen widgets for quick access
- Daily receipt of completed activities
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Make a plan for your day. Make room for what matters. Timely brings a day planner, calendar, to-do list, and focus timer together in one clear view. Turn work, study, and everyday plans into a visual schedule, then look back on what you finished with a personal daily receipt. SEE YOUR TIME Colorful blocks around a clock face show when each activity starts and how long it lasts. Use day, week, and month views to check your schedule and find room for your next task, a walk, or a break. PLAN WITH AI Describe what you need to do, choose your available time, and let AI suggest a plan. Review the result before adding it to your day. When plans change, use rescheduling tools to move unfinished tasks forward. KEEP YOUR TO-DO LIST MOVING Capture tasks, add notes, choose a start time and duration, and check things off as you go. Set reminders for the plans you want to remember. FOCUS ON ONE THING Start a countdown for work, reading, or a study session. Use it for Pomodoro-style focus, pause when you need to, and keep a record of your focus time. YOUR DAY, ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Choose widgets for upcoming plans, your to-do list, calendar, completion progress, or free time. See what comes next without opening the app. KEEP A RECEIPT OF YOUR DAY Bring completed tasks, focus time, and a personal note together in a daily receipt. Save it as an image or share a small record of your progress. Whether you are building a study schedule, trying time blocking, or making a daily routine easier to follow, Timely helps you turn intentions into a day you can see. Some features require Timely Pro. AI planning requires an internet connection and is subject to a monthly usage allowance. See the app for current plans and included features. Plan your day. Focus on the present. Keep a little trace of what you did. Privacy Policy: https://timely.aonovel.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://timely.aonovel.com/terms.html Support: yomtaaa998@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Timely at 4 against Brainee's 2. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Brainee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Timely sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Brainee against 5.0 for Timely. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Brainee ships an update every 4 days, Timely every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brainee | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serhii Hryn | Shenzhen Mengmi Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Brainee
Timely
In-app purchases
Brainee
- Brainee Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Brainee Premium Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$49.99
Timely
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Timely Pro Lifetime Offer$15.99
- Permanent$25.99









