Comparison

Brain Dump vs Zen Matrix

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

Head to head
About

Brain Dump

This app helps you make the most of small pockets of free time by intelligently suggesting tasks based on your available time, energy, and location. It uses AI to sort your captured thoughts into actionable items, eliminating the need for manual organization.

Highlights
  • Voice and text capture with AI sorting
  • Intelligent task selection based on context
  • AI-powered daily planning
  • Auto-generated next steps
  • Deadline-aware task view
  • Home screen widget and Control Center tile
  • iCloud sync
Features
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``` Stop staring at your to-do list trying to decide what to do next. Sukima is the app that picks one thing for you, in the moment you're in. When you have a 15-minute gap between meetings, an hour at home before bed, or a quiet morning before the day starts, Sukima tells you what to do with it. Based on your time, your energy, and where you are. HOW IT WORKS Get everything out of your head, by voice or by text. Sukima's AI sorts it once into tasks, projects, goals, and ideas, with priorities, deadlines, and next steps. Then, forever after, it picks what fits the moment you're in. WHAT MAKES SUKIMA DIFFERENT Every other productivity app asks you to organize first. Pick categories. Choose a methodology. Tag everything. Sukima inverts that. You tell it everything once, the AI sorts for you, then when your brain is loud and you can't decide what's next, Sukima decides for you. No system to learn. No methodology to master. No setup ritual. THE NAME Sukima (隙間) is the Japanese word for the small breathing-room gap between things. The pause. The interval. The whole app is built around one insight: you have more usable time than you think, scattered through your day in small windows. The right tool helps you find those gaps and fill them, without making you build a system first. FEATURES - Voice and text capture (AI sorts what you say or type) - "Pick" tab picks one thing based on your time, energy, and location - AI daily planning each morning - Auto-generated next steps for every item - Deadline-aware Today view - Home Screen widget and Control Center tile - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, web PRICING Free to start. $9.99/month or $79.99/year for unlimited AI sorting, unlimited Picks, and AI daily planning. Sukima. The app that picks for you, when you can't. SUBSCRIPTION Sukima Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Monthly and annual plans are available, with the price and length shown on the product page before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, and the subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sukima.ai/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Zen Matrix

Features
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Drag tasks between quadrants as priorities shift. Filter by color group to cut noise. Everything stays on your device. Zen Matrix helps you see what actually matters next — without the clutter of complex task apps. Group tasks by color and filter to just what you need, never feels overwhelming. Your data stays on your device. No account, no sign-up, no cloud required. Features - Four-quadrant Eisenhower Matrix - Drag and drop between quadrants - Color groups with one-tap filtering - Multiple boards for work, home, and personal life - Fully offline — your data never leaves your device - No account required

Screenshots

Brain Dump4 screens
Zen Matrix3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zen Matrix at none against Brain Dump's 5. Brain Dump's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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 Dump sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Zen Matrix asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brain Dump versus Zen Matrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DumpZen Matrix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperJ&B Creations LLCRuoyi Shangguan

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Brain Dump

Subscriptions5
  • Sukima Pro$6.991 Month
  • Sukima Pro$7.997 Days
  • Sukima Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Sukima Pro$49.991 Year
  • Sukima Pro Annual$79.991 Year
None

Zen Matrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brain Dump free?
Brain Dump is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zen Matrix free?
Zen Matrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brain Dump or Zen Matrix have ads?
Neither Brain Dump nor Zen Matrix shows ads.

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