Braintoss is a phone app for catching a thought before it slips away. Type it, say it or take a photo, and one tap sends it to your own email inbox (or a webhook). It's for founders who run their day from their inbox and have ideas on the move. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android and Wear OS, and there's no web version. There's no current deal: it's a one-time purchase, £2.99 on the App Store or £2.49 on Google Play, with no subscription, in-app purchases or ads, and no free version or trial.
What it can do for you
Setup is just your email address, and the app opens straight to the capture screen. Speak and your note is transcribed on your device, snap a whiteboard or receipt and it arrives with a useful subject line, or share something from another app. Hold Send to pick a different destination, such as a second inbox or the email address your to-do app gives you. You can edit and resend from your history, undo a send for a few seconds, and you're only notified if a note fails. Android adds home-screen widgets and an offline queue, and Apple Watch and Wear OS can send voice notes from your wrist.
What people like
The appeal is simplicity: one place to throw thoughts, landing where you already work. Recent Google Play reviewers say the rebuilt version 10 works well and photos arrive quickly.
The honest downsides
- A patchy track record. Older reviews on both stores describe notes queuing or arriving late, and in March 2025 a Reddit user said Android speech-to-text had been broken for months with support tickets unanswered. The recent version 10 rebuild for both phones aims to fix delivery, but it's too new to judge.
- Old Android app. Braintoss says the old yellow-icon version is failing; updating is free.
- Transcription complaints. Older App Store reviews call the dictation unreliable.
- No trial. You pay before you can test it.
- It goes through Braintoss. Notes are sent via Braintoss's own delivery service rather than from your email account.
- Phone and watch only. No web or desktop app.
Skip it if
- you mostly capture ideas at a computer
- your phone's notes app already does the job
- a missed note would really cost you, unless you test delivery first
Alternatives
We don't currently list a better quick-capture app.
- Your phone's built-in notes or voice-memo app costs nothing, but takes more taps and doesn't land in your inbox.
- Drafts suits people who want to send text to many places, with more setup.
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