Comparison

My ADHD Dump vs Brain Dump Journal

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

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About

My ADHD Dump

Features
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Start talking. We'll figure it out after. Most planners ask you to organise your thoughts before you can write them down. That's the exact step an ADHD brain finds hardest. My ADHD Dump removes it — you just talk, and the app does the sorting. HOW IT WORKS Tap SPEAK and say whatever's in your head. Groceries, a half-formed idea, the thing you keep forgetting to tell Maya, how the day actually went. Ramble. Repeat yourself. Trail off. When you stop, your dump is turned into: • Tasks and events, with dates picked out of what you said • People, places and ideas, linked into a mind map that grows on its own • A reading of how the day felt, in your own words Nothing to file. Nothing to tag. A CALENDAR THAT REMEMBERS FEELINGS, NOT JUST APPOINTMENTS Every day gets a colour from what you dumped. Open a month and see the shape of it — the steady stretches, the frayed weeks, the quiet ones. Tap any day for what you said and what was on. A Year in Pixels turns twelve months into one page. Not a score. Just the year, honestly. REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE IN YOUR TIME Set a reminder on anything with a date and it shows up when it should. BUILT TO BE FORGIVING A blank day says "nothing dumped this day", not "you broke your streak". A day with feelings and no tasks is a feelings-only day. No guilt. The streak is there if it motivates you and ignorable if it doesn't. Your dumps are yours. Delete your account and everything goes with it, from inside the app, in two taps. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Free: three voice dumps a day, forever. The mind map, the calendar, the year view and reminders all work on the free tier. My ADHD Dump Pro — 25 voice dumps per day. Monthly: $6.99 per month. Annual: $39.99 per year, including a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unusualsoftware.studio/privacy/

About

Brain Dump Journal

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"Brain Dump Journal" is your own private journal for the thoughts, feelings, and second-guesses that come up during the day. No title and no date picker—the date and time are saved for you, so you can write on the commute or right after a meeting. There is no need to write at length. Organizing and digging deeper can wait. PERFECT FOR • Those who leave a meeting with a nagging thought and lose it by lunch • Anyone whose notes app is full of half-written thoughts they can never find again • People with things they can't post on social media, who want a place that is only theirs • Those who want to notice their own patterns instead of letting an app guess them • Anyone preparing for interviews or a career change who needs the raw material FEATURES • Write whatever is on your mind, the way you'd text yourself • The date and time are saved automatically—no need to set them yourself • Tag by work, life, feelings, or lessons—whatever axis you actually think in (10 tags on the free plan) • Filter by date range, tag, or favorites to look back over past entries • "Rediscovery" brings up a past entry at random (10 per day on the free plan) • Attach photos to keep the context of the moment (2 per entry on the free plan, 8 with Pro) • iCloud sync, so your entries follow you to your next iPhone • Write offline, anytime WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS APP 1. One line is enough to clear your head Nothing to format. Half a thought counts. The timestamp is saved for you—a few seconds with one hand, and it's done. 2. Remarkably easy to find again Filter by tag, date range, or favorites, and search the text itself. "What was I thinking that day?" is seconds away. 3. Nothing you wrote gets buried "Rediscovery" brings up a past entry at random, and a thought you'd forgotten becomes something that helps you today. PRIVACY Your entries stay on your device and in your own iCloud. There is no social sharing, and nothing leaves the app unless you export it yourself. Nothing is analyzed or scored by AI—and that is deliberate. PRO PLAN For a more comfortable experience, we offer a Pro Plan that removes ads and unlocks all features. One-time purchase with no monthly subscription. • Ad-free experience • Significantly more image attachments (from 2 to 8 per entry) • Unlimited tags (10 on the free plan) • Pin up to 6 frequently used tags • Unlimited "Rediscovery" • PDF and text export (by date range or tag) Before purchasing the Pro Plan, please review: Privacy Policy: https://giversthankapp.com/privacy-policy-for-reflection-journal-en/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html When you need to think it through, get it off your chest, or figure yourself out— Clear your head with "Brain Dump Journal".

Screenshots

My ADHD Dump4 screens
Brain Dump Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: My ADHD Dump at none against Brain Dump Journal's shown. My ADHD Dump also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Brain Dump Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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. My ADHD Dump sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Brain Dump Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My ADHD Dump ships an update every 2 weeks, Brain Dump Journal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
My ADHD Dump versus Brain Dump Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy ADHD DumpBrain Dump Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdelrahman NasserRYOTA SUZUKI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

My ADHD Dump

Subscriptions2
  • ADHD Dump Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • ADHD Dump Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Brain Dump Journal

One-time1
  • Pro$12.99

Questions

Is My ADHD Dump free?
My ADHD Dump is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain Dump Journal free?
Brain Dump Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My ADHD Dump or Brain Dump Journal have ads?
Brain Dump Journal shows ads; My ADHD Dump does not.
Which is updated more often, My ADHD Dump or Brain Dump Journal?
My ADHD Dump ships an update every 2 weeks, and Brain Dump Journal every 5 days. Most recently, My ADHD Dump was updated on October 25, 2026 and Brain Dump Journal on October 26, 2026.

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