Comparison

DriftNote vs Your Brain

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

Head to head
About

DriftNote

Features
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Your mind wanders. DriftNote follows. DriftNote is a lightweight notebook for people who switch tasks often and lose their thread. Drop a note the moment you step away — what you were doing, how you felt, where you left off. No folders, no formatting, no setup. Notes are grouped into a natural daily activity log, so your day takes shape without you organizing anything. WHY DRIFTNOTE • Built for ADHD-adjacent minds — capture context before it evaporates • Type or speak — voice notes are transcribed on-device, no cloud needed • Mood and emotion tags so you can spot patterns in how you feel • Lightweight tagging (Work, Personal, Health, Travel, Creative, and more) • Brain dump panel for thoughts that don't fit anywhere else • Gentle check-in reminders during your active hours • Light and dark themes that follow your system PRIVACY FIRST Your notes, voice memos, mood entries, and tags stay on your device. There's no account to create, nothing is uploaded to our servers, and nothing is sold. Crash diagnostics and anonymous usage analytics help us improve the app — neither has access to your content. DESIGNED FOR THE WAY YOU THINK DriftNote isn't trying to make you more organized. It's trying to be there in the 30 seconds between leaving one task and starting the next, so you don't lose what mattered. A daily log for the wandering mind.

About

Your Brain

This app captures your thoughts and ideas using voice, then intelligently sorts and reminds you of them. Designed for individuals with ADHD, it offers a friction-free experience without typing, presenting information contextually for different times of the day.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text capture
  • AI-powered sorting
  • Contextual reminders
  • Private vault for sensitive thoughts
  • Multiple voice personalities
  • Designed for ADHD
Features
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Your Brain is the voice-first memory assistant for ADHD adults, made by an ADHD founder. Tap and talk. Your words appear as you speak, transcribed on your phone. Your Brain turns them into tasks with dates, notes with no date, private thoughts, and people to remember. No forms. No setup. HOLD. SAY IT. DONE. Set the Action Button to Your Brain and capture a thought without even unlocking your phone. Or just say "Tell Your Brain" to Siri. BRAIN DUMP Say everything on your mind in one go. Your Brain splits it into separate tasks and ideas, each in the right place. TODAY, WITHOUT THE WALL A short list of what is on your plate today: anytime, morning, afternoon, evening. Things that carried over stay visible without turning red. THE SHELF Some things have no deadline. The Shelf holds them with no pressure. Add notes as ideas grow, and give one a day when you are ready. GENTLE REMINDERS A reminder when it is time, and one quiet nudge after. Choose repeat-until-done if you want it to keep knocking. PEOPLE MEMORY When you mention someone, Your Brain remembers them. Birthdays get reminders two weeks, one week, three days, and the day before. THE VAULT Journal entries and private thoughts stay behind your phone's lock. WIDGETS See the next thing on your Lock Screen, and start a capture with one tap from the Lock Screen or Control Center. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Everything lives on your phone first. Audio is never saved or uploaded. Sign in to back it up if you want. Export everything any time. Delete your account from Settings. FREE Unlimited capture, forever. Today, Shelf, Vault, People, search, one widget, export, five lock screen reminders at a time, and three brain dumps a week. BRAIN+ Unlimited lock screen reminders, repeats and repeat-until-done, unlimited brain dumps, a morning briefing, people insights, and multi-item widgets. Free for 7 days, then $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year, billed through Apple. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Cancel any time in Settings on your iPhone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://colebuildsai.com/privacy Remember less. Live more.

Screenshots

DriftNote4 screens
Your Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DriftNote at none against Your Brain's 6. DriftNote also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Your Brain sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. DriftNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DriftNote versus Your Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriftNoteYour Brain
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRUBEN JAN K DEPOVERCole stegman

In-app purchases

None

DriftNote

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Your Brain

Subscriptions4
  • Brain+ Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Concierge Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Brain+ Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Concierge Annual$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Gideon the Pirate$0.99
  • Valf$0.99

Questions

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

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