Comparison

Progress vs BrainArchive

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

Head to head
About

Progress

Features
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Progress is an idea manager that takes you from planning an idea, through iteration, all the way to putting it into practice. Good ideas are rarely clear the first time. In Progress, you jot an idea down, then add a progress note every time you have a new thought, find something useful or try something out. With each iteration the idea settles and your thinking gets clearer. When it finally makes sense, mark it as started and go do it. Review regularly and see which things your attention has really gone to. Capture text, photos or voice; every step stays on a timeline, and the ideas you iterate on most rise to the top. Reminders are off by default and only appear when you ask for them. Your ideas sync through iCloud, no account needed. Privacy Policy: https://jdi-app.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-cdb1be6b87f64c06b7dbea6ffbbad83f Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BrainArchive

Features
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Ideas come and go quickly. Brain Archive is a simple, lightweight place to capture the thoughts you don't want to lose. Save creative sparks, plans, random ideas, and unfinished thoughts, then organize them into your own idea folders. Give each folder an Emoji, add ideas whenever inspiration strikes, and slowly build your own personal archive. Whether it's an app idea, a content concept, a travel plan, a design reference, a book you want to read, or something you might make someday — save it first. With Brain Archive, you can: · Create folders for different ideas and topics · Personalize folders with Emojis · Quickly capture ideas and inspiration · Search through everything you've saved · Sync your records after signing in · Continue organizing your ideas across devices Free to use The free version lets you create up to 3 folders and save up to 5 ideas in each folder. Need more space? A one-time lifetime purchase unlocks: · Unlimited folders · Unlimited ideas in every folder · One purchase, lifetime access You don't have to turn every idea into a plan right away. Just save it first. One day, it might become something real.

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
BrainArchive4 screens

Verdict

The call

Progress and BrainArchive are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Progress sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and BrainArchive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Progress versus BrainArchive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressBrainArchive
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
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In-app purchases

2 purchases

Progress

Subscriptions1
  • Progress Pro Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Progress Pro Lifetime$8.99
1 purchases

BrainArchive

One-time1
  • Brain Archive Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrainArchive free?
BrainArchive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progress or BrainArchive have ads?
Neither Progress nor BrainArchive shows ads.

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