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BrainSwitchs vs the apps you use now.
Honest side-by-sides. Each page says where BrainSwitchs is better and where the other tool still wins.
Docs and databases
BrainSwitchs vs Notion
Notion is great at docs and databases. BrainSwitchs has those too, plus an open canvas, focus tracking and a mode for each kind of thinking.
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BrainSwitchs vs Obsidian
Obsidian is a local Markdown vault with a graph. BrainSwitchs syncs everywhere, adds a real canvas and databases, and maps your projects on a brain.
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BrainSwitchs vs Miro
Miro is a whiteboard. BrainSwitchs gives you the whiteboard, and also the doc, the database and the timer that usually live in three other apps.
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BrainSwitchs vs OneNote
OneNote gives you notebooks and freeform pages. BrainSwitchs keeps notebooks and adds databases, a real canvas and focus tracking.
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BrainSwitchs vs Google Keep
Keep is fast for jotting things down. BrainSwitchs is just as fast with Capture, and your notes then turn into projects.
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BrainSwitchs vs Google Docs
Docs is for writing. BrainSwitchs pages write just as well, and sit beside the canvas where you worked out what to write.
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BrainSwitchs vs Google Sheets
Sheets is a full spreadsheet. BrainSwitchs has a sheet block with formulas and databases with charts, right where you plan.
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BrainSwitchs vs Evernote
Evernote stores everything. BrainSwitchs helps you do something with it: plan it on a canvas, decide, and track the time.
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BrainSwitchs vs FigJam
FigJam is a friendly whiteboard for design teams. BrainSwitchs adds pages, databases and a focus timer around the board.
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BrainSwitchs vs Airtable
Airtable is a powerful database. BrainSwitchs databases cover everyday tracking and live inside your notes and canvases.
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BrainSwitchs vs Apple Notes
Apple Notes is simple and calm. BrainSwitchs pages feel just as calm, and run on any device with a browser.
CompareWhat you'd normally need several apps for
| Capability | BrainSwitchs | Usually found in |
|---|---|---|
| Infinite canvas | Included | Miro, FigJam, Obsidian |
| Rich pages | Included | Notion, Google Docs, OneNote, Evernote, Apple Notes |
| Databases | Included | Notion, Airtable |
| Spreadsheet formulas | Included | Google Sheets, Airtable |
| Quick capture | Included | Google Keep, Apple Notes |
| Focus timer and tracking | Included | Separate apps |
| Logical / Creative modes | Included | Separate apps |