Comparison

Brain Dump vs Pin

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

Pin

This app helps you focus on your most important daily tasks by displaying them directly on your iPhone's Lock Screen as a Live Activity. Easily add, complete, and reset your tasks to maintain clarity and productivity throughout the day.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen Live Activities
  • Up to five daily tasks
  • Tap to complete/undo tasks
  • Customizable daily reset time
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Light/Dark/System appearance
  • Local task storage
Features
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Your day, kept in sight. Pin gives you a small daily list and a place to keep it close: your iPhone Lock Screen. Choose up to five tasks, pin them as a Live Activity, and cross them off as you go. FIVE THINGS, A LITTLE FOCUS Write your first task and preview it during setup. Add, edit, or delete tasks in the app. Tap to complete a task and tap again to bring it back. Completed tasks keep their place until your daily reset, or you can delete one to make room. A NOTE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Press and hold while the button background fills to pin your list. Pinning starts automatically when the fill is complete. Lift your finger early to cancel. Complete and undo tasks from the active Live Activity, including after you finish all five. On compatible iPhones, your list also appears in the Dynamic Island. Tap the pinned control in the app once to take the card off. A FRESH PAGE AT YOUR HOUR Choose when your day begins. At that hour, completed tasks clear and unfinished tasks carry over. Turn on an optional reminder to plan the day. MAKE IT YOURS Use Pin in English or Arabic, or follow your iPhone language. Write tasks in either language or both. Choose a light, dark, or system appearance. LOCAL AND SIMPLE No account, advertising, tracking, or analytics. Pin stores your tasks locally, with no app-managed cloud sync. Live Activities run for up to eight hours. After one ends, open Pin to start a fresh card for unfinished tasks. Device authentication is required to use task buttons from a locked screen. Requires iOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

Brain Dump4 screens
Pin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pin at 5.0 against Brain Dump's 4.5. Pin also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Brain Dump's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Pin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain Dump has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Dump ships an update every 6 days, Pin every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Brain Dump versus Pin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain DumpPin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperJ&B Creations LLCForsan Sharabati

Customer experience

Brain Dump

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Pin

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

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

Pin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brain Dump free?
Brain Dump is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pin free?
Pin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brain Dump or Pin?
Pin is rated higher. Brain Dump averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Pin averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Brain Dump or Pin have ads?
Neither Brain Dump nor Pin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Dump or Pin?
Brain Dump ships an update every 6 days, and Pin every 4 days. Most recently, Brain Dump was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pin on October 11, 2026.

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