KUU vs Mindaside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KUU
This app provides a voice-first method for offloading scattered thoughts, worries, and ideas. It transcribes your spoken words and categorizes them into 'Now', 'Later', 'Park', and 'Let go' sections to help clear your mind.
- Voice-to-text transcription
- Thought categorization (Now, Later, Park, Let go)
- ADHD-friendly design
- Private iCloud sync
- Menu bar integration for Mac
- No raw audio storage
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When your head is full, it can be hard to know what belongs in front of you and what can wait. KUU is a quiet voice-first app for brain dumps, overthinking, scattered ideas, and the small worries you do not want to keep carrying. You can speak what is on your mind. It does not need to be organized. KUU turns what you said into text and gently separates it four ways: Now / Later / Park / Let go. The point is not to do more. It is to make a little room in your head. ■ When to use it - Before bed, when your mind starts running. - When the same thought keeps looping. - When task managers have started to feel heavy. - When you want to be heard, but do not want to send it to anyone. - When talking out loud helps you understand what you mean. - When an idea appears before it has a shape. - When you do not want to forget something, but it is not ready to act on. - When voice feels easier than typing. - When your hands are busy: driving, cooking, getting ready, or moving through the day. ■ The 4 ways Now — Something that may feel lighter if you look at it soon. Later — Something to return to at another time. Park — An idea, feeling, or question that does not need an answer yet. Let go — A worry or thought you may not need to keep holding. These are not priorities or scores. They are quiet ways to hold what you said. ■ How KUU is different - Unlike a notes app, KUU starts with speaking, not writing. - Unlike a task manager, KUU does not turn every thought into something to do. - Unlike an AI chat, KUU does not give long advice or add more things to think about. KUU receives what you said and separates it into smaller, easier pieces. ■ What you can do - Speak naturally, even when your thoughts are all mixed up. - See your words as text. - See only what needs your attention now. - Keep later thoughts, parked ideas, and things to let go in their own places. - Revisit what you have said when you want to. ■ Voice and data - Raw audio is not kept. - What you said is saved as text so you can look back later. - Sorting uses AI. Only your words as text are sent, and nothing is kept. - Your saved text syncs only to your private iCloud. - Other people, and the app developer, cannot read it. ■ On your Mac KUU waits quietly in the menu bar. You can speak without opening a window, and it carries all the way through to Now / Later / Park / Let go. What you said before is always a glance away. KUU is not here to add more thoughts. It is here for the space between: “I do not need to solve this right away” and “I do not want to keep holding it in my head.” — Speaking makes room in your mind. Terms of Use: https://kuu-zen.com/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://kuu-zen.com/en/privacy/
Mindaside
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大部分讓你徹夜難眠的憂慮,最終都沒有成真。 只是你的大腦還未相信這一點。 Mindaside 是一本安靜的睡前日記,用你自己的紀錄向你證明。 — 睡前儀式 — 每晚,把腦海裏還放不下的事,打出來或說出來。Mindaside 會靜靜地把它們整理成一件件憂慮:星期四的會議、你不斷重播的那段對話、下個月的帳單。 然後,讓你安心睡去。 — 幾天後的回訪 — 幾天後,Mindaside 會問你:那件事,後來真的發生了嗎? 你只需輕輕一按作答。那份憂慮就化成一顆星——從未發生的,明亮;你妥善處理的,溫暖;真的發生了的,黯淡。 一星期一星期過去,你的星空漸漸填滿。一個月一個月過去,你便握有自己心思運作的實在證據: 「我有 81% 的憂慮,從未成真。」 「讓我失眠的事,大多集中在星期一前後。」 「見父母的前一晚,我睡得特別差。」 這不是一個冥想應用程式,也不是治療師。它是一面鏡子,你用得越久,照得越清。 — 功能 — • 兩分鐘睡前傾訴(打字或語音,語音在裝置上直接轉成文字) • 憂慮自動分類:工作、財務、健康、人際、家庭、自我 • 追蹤結果,一按結案 • 個人星空——由你放下的憂慮組成的星座 • 每週洞察——看清讓你失眠的模式 • 每月/每年回顧卡,可分享 • 心情對話——只根據你自己的紀錄回答的私人 AI • 完整匯出資料 · 一按刪除帳戶 · 不追蹤 · 無廣告 — 這不是治療 — Mindaside 是一個自我反思的工具,並非臨床服務。它不會診斷、治療或治癒任何狀況。它不適用於危急情況——如果你有傷害自己或他人的風險,請聯絡當地的緊急服務。 — 私隱 — 你的紀錄屬於你自己。我們不會出售資料,不會顯示廣告,也永遠不會用你的內容訓練 AI。你可以隨時匯出或刪除一切。 為那種在凌晨兩點仍醒著、反覆演練的人而做。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindaside at none against KUU's 3. Mindaside also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). KUU's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. KUU sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Mindaside asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | KUU | Mindaside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shunya Yamashita | Novelist Labs Limited |
In-app purchases
KUU
- KUU+ Monthly$5.991 Month
- KUU+ Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- KUU+ Lifetime$89.99
Mindaside
No in-app purchases









