The Braintoss Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Braintoss in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Braintoss
The Insider’s Guide
One-tap capture app that sends notes to your email inbox
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among note-taking apps, read from Braintoss’s own pages.
Made by Braintoss B.V. · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Braintoss’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Braintoss’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 4 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade
Braintoss is a capture app for iPhone and Android that sends a thought to your own email inbox in one tap. A note can be typed, spoken and transcribed on the phone, or photographed, and it can also go to extra email addresses or a webhook. Version 10 is a rebuilt native app on both platforms with companion apps for Apple Watch and Wear OS, sold as a one-time purchase with no subscription, in-app purchases or ads.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Braintoss, taken from its own pages and our grades.
After that the app opens on the capture screen and one tap sends it.
- 1
Best for firing a thought at your own inbox in one tap
Braintoss sends a spoken, typed or photographed thought to your email inbox in one tap.
- 2
What it costs
Paid plans start at $2.79 one-time on Google Play; $2.99 on the App Store.
- 3
It runs on 2 platforms
iOS and Android.
- 4
One-tap send to your inbox
The app opens on the capture screen, and one tap on Send emails the note to a default address. Setup consists of entering an email address.
- 5
Voice notes transcribed on the phone
Spoken notes are turned into text by the phone's built-in speech recognition and then emailed. Since version 10 the transcription happens on the device.
- 6
Photo capture
A photo of a whiteboard, receipt, document or business card is sent with a subject line filled in from the image. Text in photos is read on the device.
- 7
A 2.0 GPA, above 4 of 147
That is against the other note-taking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Braintoss you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Braintoss at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $2.79 one-time on Google Play; $2.99 on the App Store
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- iOS, Android
- Made by
- Braintoss B.V.
- Category
- Note-Taking Apps
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for firing a thought at your own inbox in one tap
Braintoss sends a spoken, typed or photographed thought to your email inbox in one tap. It's $2.99 once on iPhone and $2.79 on Android. There's no free version or trial, nothing stays organized in the app, there's no computer or web version, version 10 won't install on an iPhone 7 or older, and the vendor says the old Android version's service is failing.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | $2.99 once on the App Store, $2.79 on Google Play, and that's the end of it: no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, in a category whose middle plan is $6 every month. On iPhone, Family Sharing covers up to six people. |
| Free plan and trial | F | Nothing is free. No free version and no trial, so you pay up front to find out whether it suits you. It's a small bet at that price, but it's still a bet. |
| Features | D | One narrow function, getting a thought somewhere else: voice transcribed on the phone, photos with their text read, extra inboxes, webhooks, a history and an offline queue. It keeps nothing itself, though. Without an inbox or a to-do app at the other end there's no product here. |
| Ease of use | B | Setup is typing in your email address. After that the app opens on the capture screen and one tap sends it. No store rating on record to go by, but there's nothing in the listing to learn either. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Phones and wrists only: iPhone and Android, with Apple Watch and Wear OS apps and home screen widgets on Android. No Windows, Mac or web app, and version 10 won't install on an iPhone 7 or older. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Braintoss is for
- Fits if your email inbox is already where you work through your to-dos
- Works for feeding a to-do app through its email address or your own webhook
Who it is not for
- Not for you if you want to try before you buy, as there's no free version or trial
- Skip it if you want notes kept and sorted in one app, because Braintoss sends them on and keeps no hosted archive
- Too light for anyone who captures from a laptop, since there's no Windows or web app and the iPad app isn't verified for macOS
- Watch out: version 10 won't install on an iPhone 7 or older, and the vendor says the old Android version 8 service is failing
Good to know
Good for
- People who treat their email inbox as the place to process to-dos
- Capturing a thought by voice, photo or text in a few seconds
- Feeding notes into a to-do app through its email address or a webhook
Worth knowing
- There is no free version or trial: the app is paid up front, at $2.99 on the US App Store and $2.79 on Google Play.
- Captures are delivered to email or a webhook rather than organized in the app, and the vendor says it keeps no hosted archive of them.
- There is no Windows or web app, and the App Store marks the iPad app as not verified for macOS.
- Version 10 cannot be installed on an iPhone 7 or older, and the vendor says the service behind the old Android app (version 8) is failing.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.79 one-time
To start
Braintoss is a paid product, starting at $2.79 one-time on Google Play; $2.99 on the App Store.
On iPhone, Family Sharing covers up to six people.
Braintoss for Android
$2.79
one-time purchase (US Google Play)
The Android app, with home screen widgets for voice, text and photo capture and a Wear OS app for voice notes.
Braintoss for iPhone
$2.99
one-time purchase (US App Store)
The iPhone and iPad app with its Apple Watch app. The listing shows no in-app purchases, and Family Sharing covers up to six people.
Read from play.google.com on Oct 9, 2026.
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for the app, against $2.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $3.99 | $2.80 | 6% less |
| Turkey | ₺149,99 | $3.05 | about the same |
| India | ₹ 299 | $3.09 | about the same |
| Philippines | ₱ 199.00 | $3.17 | 6% more |
| South Africa | R59.99 | $3.63 | 21% more |
| Mexico | $69.00 | $3.79 | 27% more |
| United Kingdom | £2.99 | $3.95 | 32% more |
| Brazil | R$ 19,90 | $3.98 | 33% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: iOS and Android
One-tap capture app that sends notes to your email inbox. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: one-time purchase, dictation, notes.
Without an inbox or a to-do app at the other end there's no product here.
- One-tap send to your inbox
- The app opens on the capture screen, and one tap on Send emails the note to a default address. Setup consists of entering an email address.
- Voice notes transcribed on the phone
- Spoken notes are turned into text by the phone's built-in speech recognition and then emailed. Since version 10 the transcription happens on the device.
- Photo capture
- A photo of a whiteboard, receipt, document or business card is sent with a subject line filled in from the image. Text in photos is read on the device.
- Several destinations and webhooks
- A long press on Send chooses the destination, subject and message first. Destinations can be extra inboxes, the email address a to-do app provides, or your own webhook.
- History and offline queue
- History lists earlier notes to find, edit and resend. Without a signal the note is kept and sent in the background once the phone is back online.
- Watch apps, widgets and sharing
- Apple Watch and Wear OS apps record a voice note from the wrist. Android adds home screen widgets, and both versions accept content shared from other apps.
Where it runs
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Apple Watch
- Wear OS
Braintoss is made by Braintoss B.V.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/147
Other note-taking apps it is graded above
Braintoss's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 62 of 147) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 148 note-taking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Braintoss’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 62 of 147
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 147
- DFeaturesAbove 0 of 147
- BEase of useAbove 47 of 147
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 31 of 147
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Braintoss you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 136 of the 147 other note-taking apps grade higher. It costs $2.79, paid once.
What you could make
- Notes: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Dictation that types into any app on your computer.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Hooks into the device itself: an Apple Watch app, a Wear OS app and widgets.
What this rests on. Braintoss’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Drafts, Whisper Memos, Bebop, Strflow and Google Keep
The 5 tools Braintoss is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.4GPA
Drafts
Free plan · from $1.99/mo
Quick-capture notes app for Apple devices with text actions.
- Drafts has a free plan. Braintoss does not.
- Only Braintoss lists an Android app.
- Only Drafts lists a macOS app.
- 1.8GPA
Whisper Memos
Free trial · from $5.83/mo
Voice memos transcribed and emailed from iPhone or Apple Watch.
- Only Braintoss lists an Android app.
- Braintoss can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Braintoss also covers dictation.
- 2.4GPA
Bebop
Free plan · from $4.99 one-time
Capture-first plain-text notes app for iPhone.
- Bebop has a free plan. Braintoss does not.
- Only Braintoss lists an Android app.
- Braintoss also covers dictation.
- 2.8GPA
Strflow
Free plan · from $1.49/mo
Chat-style notes timeline for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- Strflow has a free plan. Braintoss does not.
- Only Braintoss lists an Android app.
- Only Strflow lists a macOS app.
- 3.2GPA
Google Keep
Free plan · from $7/mo
Google's app for quick notes, lists and reminders.
- Google Keep has a free plan. Braintoss does not.
- Only Google Keep lists a web app.
- Only Google Keep lists a browser extension.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Braintoss free?
No. Braintoss is a paid product, starting at $2.79 one-time on Google Play; $2.99 on the App Store.
How much does Braintoss cost?
Braintoss lists 2 plans. Braintoss for Android: $2.79 one-time purchase (US Google Play).
What platforms does Braintoss work on?
Braintoss is available on iOS and Android.
Does Braintoss have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Braintoss is listed for iOS and Android.
Does Braintoss have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Braintoss is listed for iOS and Android.
Is Braintoss open source?
Braintoss is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does Braintoss integrate with?
Braintoss's listing names Apple Watch and Wear OS. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Braintoss?
Braintoss is made by Braintoss B.V.
What are the alternatives to Braintoss?
The closest alternatives to Braintoss in our directory are Drafts, Whisper Memos, Bebop, Strflow and Google Keep.
How does Braintoss compare with other note-taking apps?
Braintoss's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 7.
Could I make my own version of Braintoss?
To replace Braintoss you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Braintoss’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Braintoss's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-10-02.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Braintoss B.V. Prices change, so check braintoss.app before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Braintoss, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/braintoss
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Braintoss’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Braintoss is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Braintoss B.V. Prices and plans change: check braintoss.app before you buy.