The Brainspill blog
Notes on getting things out of your head.
Honest comparisons of task apps — including ours — and field notes on voice capture, ADHD-friendly systems, and doing the thing.
Voice capture
The best voice-to-task apps in 2026, compared
Dictation, voice commands, and true voice-to-task are three different things. We compare Brainspill, Todoist Ramble, WhisperPlan, Nori, and Siri.
ADHD
The best to-do apps for ADHD, ranked by capture friction
Most task apps fail at the same step: the moment a thought arrives. We rank 2026’s options by how little they demand right then.
AI
The best AI to-do apps — sorted by what the AI actually does
“AI to-do app” means four different products. Capture, scheduling, assistants, and add-ons — find your bottleneck first, then your app.
Speed
The fastest way to capture a task isn’t typing
Typing five tasks costs five times the work of typing one. Saying five barely costs more than saying two. The simplest apps of 2026, compared on what they make you do.
Comparison
Brainspill vs Siri + Apple Reminders
We gave Siri four thoughts in one breath. It made one undated blob called “dentist tattoo.” The full test, and where each one wins.