BrainFeed vs DOYT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrainFeed
This app helps you reclaim wasted time spent on mindless scrolling by transforming content into concise, digestible cards. It enhances information retention by making learning accessible during spare moments, ensuring your time is dedicated to what truly matters.
- Personalized content curation
- Transforms content into concise cards
- Enhances information retention
- Utilizes spare time effectively
- Goal-oriented content consumption
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We constantly strive to boost our productivity, but hours of our spare time are often wasted on mindless scrolling every day. BrainFeed addresses this issue by allowing you to repurpose your spare time by curating a personalized feed. Set a goal or send it an article, video, or anything that piques your interest, and it transforms into concise cards that are easy to consume but can delve into as much depth as you desire. Unlike mindless scrolling, which leads to forgetfulness, BrainFeed actively enhances retention of the information you learn. By making it accessible during those precious spare minutes that would otherwise be wasted, BrainFeed ensures that your time is dedicated to what truly matters.
DOYT
This app keeps your current task visible on your iPhone's Dynamic Island or Lock Screen, allowing you to manage and complete tasks without opening the application. It offers an optional focus timer and a history calendar to track your progress.
- Dynamic Island task display
- Lock Screen Live Activity
- Complete tasks without opening app
- Optional focus timer
- Task history and search
- Customization options (Pro)
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Keep your current task in sight, even while using other apps. Check it and finish it from Dynamic Island or your Lock Screen, without opening DOYT. ■ Write it down, only to forget it? You add a task to a list, then forget it once you close the app. DOYT keeps your next task in view so you can spend less time managing lists and more time getting things done. ■ Your task stays with you · In other apps: See your current task on Dynamic Island while you message, browse or watch videos. · On your Lock Screen: Check your task in a Live Activity without unlocking your iPhone. · Alongside other activities: Keep your task in view while listening to music or on a call. ■ Act without opening the app Touch and hold Dynamic Island or use the controls on your Lock Screen. · Complete: Finish a task and the next one appears immediately. · Later: Move a task to later in the queue and work on the next one. · Progress: See your remaining time and progress at a glance. No need to reopen the app for every task. ■ An optional focus timer Go without one, or pick 30 min, 90 min, 3 h or 8 h. At 0:00 the session wraps up and your list stays exactly as you left it. Choose whether to get a notification or an alarm when it ends (alarm on iOS 26 or later). ■ Start in seconds Add your tasks and tap Start. When your hands are full, start a session with a tap or your voice using Control Center controls, Shortcuts or Siri. ■ See what you accomplish Completed tasks are recorded by date in the history calendar. Look back on your day, search past tasks and completion records, or undo a task you completed by mistake. ■ Make it yours (DOYT Pro) Choose layouts for your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, change their colors, or pick colors from a favorite photo. Save your style as a preset to share or use again anytime. ■ Free features and DOYT Pro · Core features stay free, with no time or usage limits: Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, Complete, Later, history calendar, search, Shortcuts and timer presets. · Customization is automatically unlocked for the first 3 days after installation. No payment method is required, and there is no automatic charge when the 3 days end. · After 3 days, the default style returns. Your saved settings are kept for later. · To keep customizing, buy DOYT Pro once. It is a one-time purchase, with no recurring subscription. There are no ads. ■ No account required No sign-up or login. Your task lists and completion history are stored locally on your iPhone and are not sent to external servers. ■ Please note · Under iOS policies, an active session may disappear from Dynamic Island and the Lock Screen after 8 hours without interaction. Tasks are not automatically completed, and your list does not change. Open DOYT and leave it again to make the session reappear. · iPhones without Dynamic Island can still use Lock Screen Live Activities. · Control Center controls require iOS 18 or later. · Supports iOS accessibility features including VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion. Finish what’s in front of you with DOYT.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrainFeed at none against DOYT's 1. BrainFeed also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). DOYT's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. DOYT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BrainFeed asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BrainFeed against 5.0 for DOYT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
BrainFeed ships an update monthly, DOYT every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainFeed | DOYT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arnav Lohiya | PawPaw |
In-app purchases
BrainFeed
No in-app purchases
DOYT
- DOYT Pro Lifetime$5.99









