Comparison

DumpFocus vs Thoughts!

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

Head to head
About

DumpFocus

Features
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You've got too much going on. Ideas, worries, tasks โ€” all swirling around, blocking your focus. DumpFocus is the fastest way to get everything out of your head โ€” and find clarity on the other side. โ–  How it works Open the app. Write. That's it. No formatting. No structure. No judgment. Just dump whatever's on your mind, exactly as it is. โ–  AI turns chaos into clarity When you're done, AI analyzes your entry and automatically extracts: โ€ข Emotions โ€” see what you're actually feeling and how intensely โ€ข Issues โ€” identify what's really eating at you โ€ข Ideas โ€” surface insights buried inside your thoughts โ€ข TODOs โ€” the action items you need to take today The noise in your head becomes something you can actually use. โ–  3-minute timer mode The countdown gives you a container for your thoughts. When it's done, you're done. No pressure โ€” just a focused burst. โ–  Voice input Not in the mood to type? Just talk. Speech recognition captures your words instantly. โ–  Streak tracking Build a daily brain-dump habit and patterns start to emerge. Your streak keeps you honest. โ–  Home screen widget Jump straight into a dump without even opening the app. Capture thoughts the moment they surface. By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Thoughts!

Capture and organize all your ideas, notes, links, and photos in one place. The app intelligently suggests titles, summaries, and tags, and helps you organize content using the PARA method. Never lose an idea again with powerful search and threaded notes.

Highlights
  • Quick note capture
  • Threaded notes for related ideas
  • Save links with key points
  • Photo notes with screenshots
  • Event and reminder creation
  • PARA folder organization
  • AI-generated titles, summaries, and tags
Features
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Capture ideas as they come, and find them again when you need them. With Thoughts!, quick notes, links, photos, events, and ideas all live in one place. Based on what you save, Thoughts! suggests a title, summary, tags, and a PARA folder. Key features - Quick notes Save thoughts, to-dos, and ideas right away. - Threaded notes Keep adding to an existing Thought and bring related ideas together. - Save links Keep articles, videos, and webpages along with their key points. - Photo notes Save screenshots and reference images together with your notes. - Events and reminders Type appointments or tasks naturally and manage them as calendar events and reminders. - PARA folders Organize notes and references into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archive. - Tags and search Find what you need using titles, summaries, tags, and folders. You do not need to organize everything before you start. Capture it first, then come back when you need it.

Screenshots

DumpFocus4 screens
Thoughts!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Thoughts! at none against DumpFocus's shown. Thoughts! also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). DumpFocus's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DumpFocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Thoughts! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DumpFocus ships an update every 6 weeks, Thoughts! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
DumpFocus versus Thoughts!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumpFocusThoughts!
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBYNETSeongjae Kim

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DumpFocus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Thoughts!

Subscriptions2
  • Thoughts! Pro$1.991 Month
  • Thoughts! Pro$12.991 Year

Questions

Is DumpFocus free?
DumpFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thoughts! free?
Thoughts! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DumpFocus or Thoughts! have ads?
DumpFocus shows ads; Thoughts! does not.
Which is updated more often, DumpFocus or Thoughts!?
DumpFocus ships an update every 6 weeks, and Thoughts! every 4 days. Most recently, DumpFocus was updated on November 11, 2026 and Thoughts! on November 10, 2026.

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