ZenDump
For brains that won't stop.
Free · Designed for iPad
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Your brain is full. Overflowing, actually. It wasn't built to remember everything. That's why ZenDump exists.
Random thoughts at 2am. Tasks you swore you'd remember. Ideas that deserve better than a forgotten sticky note. Sound familiar?
ZenDump is the AI-powered second brain that understands how humans actually think - messy, scattered, brilliant, and overwhelmed. Just dump everything here. I'll handle the rest.
THE MAGIC OF DUMPING
Forget structured input. Just pour it all out.
"Call mom tomorrow also need to book flights oh and that podcast idea with Sarah and remind me when I'm near her place and don't forget milk and the proposal is due Friday…"
Done? AI reads your mess and pulls out every item. Tasks go to tasks. Reminders get scheduled. Ideas land in ideas. All categorised.
FEATURES
Brain Dump
Voice or text. Dump fifty items in one rambling paragraph - AI parses and categorises everything.
AI Planning Mode
Describe any goal - "Plan a trip to Japan" or "Launch my side project" - and AI generates a complete action plan with categorised tasks, priorities, and structure.
Planning Canvas
A full visual whiteboard on your phone. Drop sticky notes, draw connectors, sketch freehand, and diagram ideas with 6 tools.
Plan Sharing
Share plans with your Circle connections or email them to anyone. Recipients get in-app notifications. View plans others have shared with you in your shared inbox.
Connected Threads
Group tasks into projects like "House Moving" or "Trip Planning." Each thread gets milestones and progress tracking. One-tap templates get you started instantly.
Live Activities & Dynamic Island
See tasks, focus timers, and reminders on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Mark tasks done from the Dynamic Island without opening the app.
Focus Mode (With Teeth)
Pick a duration: 15, 25, 45, or 60 minutes. Add a focus note. Get haptic nudges at 50%. Take timed breaks between sessions. Want to quit a locked session early? Solve puzzles first.
Notes That Work For You
Rich editor with wiki-style [[links]], backlinks, folders, PIN lock, and AI folder suggestions. Tap once on meeting notes - AI extracts every hidden task.
Email-to-Dump
Forward any email to your ZenDump address. AI reads it, creates the tasks, sends you a confirmation.
Mind Mirror
AI analyses your dumps to reveal hidden patterns, emotional cycles, and blind spots. Discover your peak hours.
Life Wrapped
Spotify Wrapped for your brain. Animated slides showing dumps, tasks completed, peak hours, and your productivity superpower.
Procrastination Intelligence
See exactly when, why, and on what you procrastinate. Get personalised strategies based on YOUR patterns.
Torture Mode
Escalating reminders every few minutes until you complete it. Starts polite. Doesn't stay polite.
Circle
Invite friends, family, colleagues. Assign tasks to each other. Track completion. Share categories - they get CC'd on sarcastic reminder emails. See everyone's mood with Circle Vibes.
Calendar Sync & Location Reminders
Tasks sync with iOS Calendar. Set reminders that trigger when you arrive at or leave a place.
Morning Ritual
Six guided steps: Hydrate, Stretch, Breathe, Journal, Plan, Affirm.
Zen Mode
Guided breathing with ambient sounds.
Energy Mapping & Mood Insights
Quick check-ins reveal productivity patterns and emotional rhythms.
Widgets
Home screen widgets for tasks, streaks, notes, and Circle vibes.
Gamification
Streaks, XP, levels, and achievements for every dump and completed task.
THE PHILOSOPHY
Most productivity apps treat you like a robot. But your brain thinks in spirals and tangents and "oh wait, one more thing."
ZenDump works with your humanity. Dump everything. Let AI organise. Lock in when you need focus. Get support from your Circle.
The mental load ends here. Download ZenDump. Finally breathe.
more What's New in v1.12.0
ZenSpend: your subscription radar - Track every subscription and one-off cost in one place. See what you really pay per month and year, get warned before renewals and free trials charge you, and cancel waste faster. Add a subscription by hand, by describing it in plain language, or by forwarding an email.
A Home that's yours - The new Home puts what matters first. Reorder and hide tiles and shortcuts, and your layout follows you across devices. A unified agenda brings your tasks, rituals, reminders, and renewals together.
Global Search - Find anything: tasks, ideas, notes, subscriptions, and threads from one search on your Home.
Shareable Time Capsules - Share a capsule with a partner or a group, and choose when it opens: on a date, on a milestone, or whenever you need it.
Threads - Browse all your item threads in one new list.
Plus performance improvements, security hardening, and bug fixes.
1.12.0 Jul 5
What's New in Version 1.11.0
AGENTIC AI ASSISTANT (New)
Your brain chat can now take real action on your items. Tell the assistant what you want, "clean up my overdue list," "rename this and move it to Health," or "mark these completed" and it does it in a single turn. The assistant finds the right items, makes the changes, and verifies everything worked. Every action is logged and reversible with one tap from the AI Activity sheet.
AI MEMORY (New)
The assistant now remembers durable facts about you - your preferences, recurring commitments, tone, and how you like to work. Say "remember I work out on Tuesdays" or "I prefer task names in lowercase," and it learns. Manage all your stored memories directly in Settings. Everything is deletable, and you are always in control.
AI ACTIVITY LOG & ONE-TAP UNDO (New)
Every change the assistant makes is recorded with a before-and-after snapshot. Open the AI Activity sheet to see the complete history of what changed, and undo any action with a single tap. Full transparency and complete control over your data.
DUO TIME CAPSULES (New)
Seal a time capsule together with a partner. Send an invite by email, and your partner accepts via a secure link. Choose from six intentional capsule types: standard, worry audit, crossroads, new chapter, duo, year in bottle, and comeback. Run a Worry Audit to score how many of your past worries never actually came true, a powerful reflection tool.
FASTER, SMARTER AI
Your entire AI engine is rebuilt on Anthropic's latest Claude models. Responses are faster, more reliable, and more accurate. All your private data stays private - nothing is used for model training.
PERFORMANCE & RELIABILITY
Improved chunk-load recovery so the app automatically reloads if you deploy mid-session. Better handling of network interruptions and realtime syncing. Refined push notifications and Live Activity widgets for iOS.
1.11.0 Jun 22
Time Capsules - Write a message to your future self. Seal it today with a reveal date and ZenDump will email it back to you when the time comes. AI-generated questions included.
New Dashboard Widgets - Meet ZenWatch (AI productivity monitor), Zenji Avatar, Zenori quick-drop, and a Procrastination pattern tracker.
Heads-Up Notifications - Set a pre-alert 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes before any reminder so you're never caught off-guard. On iPhone, tap Snooze or Mark Done right from the lock screen.
Smoother Launch - New branded splash screen and improved Dynamic Island / Live Activity layouts.
Bug Fixes & Improvements:
- Reminder and push notification delivery made more reliable
- AI brain dump and idea resurfacing responses improved
- Navigation and side panel layout fixes on mobile
- General stability and performance improvements
1.10.0 Jun 3
NEW - Zenori: Memory Playground
Capture the things you would otherwise forget - a snack, a café, a decision you didn't take, a fact about a friend - as universal "Drops". ZenDump asks "did you like it?" at the right moment, so one tap becomes a verdict. Includes a Memory Atlas of your places, reusable Hiding Places, and Past-You Echo.
Chat with any Note - open a side-by-side AI chat on any knowledge note. Pick OpenAI, Claude, or Perplexity per session. Insert replies straight back into the note.
Calendar Sync v2 - more reliable duplicate handling and faster sync on iOS.
Settings 2.0 - cleaner mobile settings with universal search and bigger touch targets.
1.9.0 May 27
Meet Zenji - the biggest ZenDump update yet.
RITUALS + ZENJI
Build daily rituals - water, meditation, walks, journaling, breathwork, anything - paired with Zenji, your animated companion. Choose a Zenji variant during onboarding and watch them react to your day.
• Composable schedules: daily counts, fixed times, intervals, or specific days of the week
• Tracking modes: count-based or reminder-only
• Flavor intensity: full, quiet, or silent
• Marketplace of curated starter templates - install with one tap
• Share your rituals via beautiful share cards
• Capsules: tiny time-capsule moments tied to each ritual
• Gentle push reminders that respect your quiet hours
HORIZON AGENDA - A BRAND-NEW TODAY SCREEN
The home screen has been completely rewritten.
• Scope chips: Overdue · Yesterday · Today · Tomorrow · Next 7 days · Next 14 days
• 24-hour Day Pulse heat-rail - tap any cell to plant a reminder
• Live "NOW" line shows exactly where you are in the day
• Time bands collapse when empty; an "Anytime" tray keeps unscheduled items handy
• Unified timeline: tasks, rituals, ZenWatch checks, plans, goals - all in one view
• Long-press to bulk-select and bulk-complete tasks
• Pull-to-refresh re-fetches everything
• Recurring tasks now project backwards so missed instances still surface today
• New Today widgets for Rituals (top 3 due) and ZenWatch (active alerts)
ZENWATCH SMART ALERTS
Your watched topics now reach you even when ZenDump is closed.
• Push notifications and email digests via a new alerts engine
• Per-watch delivery: Push only, Email only, Both, or In-app only
• Quiet hours respected - alerts queue and bundle into a digest
• Smart de-duplication so you're never spammed
• Push deep-links straight to the matching watch
Plus dozens of polish fixes and optimisations across Reminders, Tasks, Knowledge and Onboarding.
Thanks for using ZenDump. Meet Zenji and let the rituals begin.
1.8.0 May 11
AI Studio drops in v1.7: Your multi-model AI workspace, built right into ZenDump.
Chat with ChatGPT, Claude & Perplexity from one screen. Switch models mid-conversation. Stream responses in real time with full Markdown and code highlighting.
The headline feature: Model Comparison. Send one prompt to multiple AI models simultaneously, score each response on a rubric (accuracy, clarity, creativity, completeness, relevance), declare a winner, and get an AI-generated explanation of why it won. AI Studio also detects your prompt intent and suggests the best model before you send and you can request a second opinion from a different provider on any response.
Turn any AI response into a ZenDump task, reminder, or note with one tap. Pre-built prompt templates for writing, coding, planning, and more.
Planning Canvas:
- Landscape mode with an expanded toolbar - Templates, AI, and Auto Layout now one tap away
- Canvas auto-pans when placing nodes so they stay above the keyboard
- Quick Duplicate in the toolbar when a node is selected
Also in this release notifications update, bug fixes and other optimisations.
1.7.0 May 1
ZenWatch - AI Monitoring & Alerts
• Set up intelligent watches to track real-world changes - prices, news, outages, availability, and more
• Deep Watches research the web with source verification; Light Watches run quick frequent scans
• Get push & email alerts when conditions change, with AI confidence scoring
• Auto-create tasks from alerts so nothing falls through the cracks
• Chain watches together for advanced IF-this-THEN-that automation
• Ask follow-up questions about any watch result
Improvements
• Improved rich text editor cursor scrolling on iOS - more reliable with keyboard animations
• Copy & Paste buttons added to the note editor toolbar
• Compact task cards on Today screen for better information density
• "Recently Edited" notes section for quicker access to your latest work
• Planning screen loading state redesigned and centred
• Enhanced Planning Canvas with keyboard shortcuts and smart connectors
Bug Fixes and Optimisation
• Fixed toast notifications overlapping the status bar on notched devices
• Fixed swipe-back navigation behavior on new screens
1.6.0 Apr 20
Note Folders - Organise your notes in nested folders with a collapsible tree sidebar, breadcrumb navigation, grid/list views, and full-text search with relevance ranking.
Note Links & Action Hub - Connect any note to your tasks, reminders, moods, circle posts, ideas, and plans. Use the new Action Hub to manage linked items, extract tasks from text, and share notes to your circle - all from one place.
Performance Optimisations
Bug Fixes & Improvements
1.5.0 Apr 15
The Welcome & Navigation Update
Interactive Onboarding - Brand-new 14-chapter guided experience with animated scenes, interactive demos, and live previews of Brain Dump, AI Planning, Email-to-Task, Circle, and more.
Google Sign-In - Sign in with your Google account for faster, easier authentication. Works alongside Apple Sign-In, email, and guest mode.
Swipe-Back Navigation - Swipe from the left edge to go back, just like native iOS. Smart detection with haptic feedback across all screens.
Rate ZenDump - New in-app rating prompts at the right moments, plus quick access from Help & Settings.
Onboarding Checklist - After onboarding, a guided checklist helps you take your first actions and explore key features.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.4.1 Apr 7
AI Planning Mode - Describe any goal or project and AI generates a complete action plan with categorised tasks, priorities, and structure. Choose from 12 quick-start templates: Moving, Trip, New Job, Event Planning, Weekly Plan, Goal Setting, Project Kickoff, Study Plan, Fitness, Wedding, Product Launch, and Budget.
Planning Canvas - A full visual whiteboard on your phone. Drop sticky notes, draw arrows, sketch freehand, and build diagrams with 6 tools. Start from 6 templates: Mind Map, SWOT Analysis, Flowchart, Pros & Cons, Timeline, and Kanban board.
AI Canvas - Describe any topic and AI builds a complete visual layout with categorised sticky notes and connectors. Tap on any node to expand it into subtopics.
Share Plans - Send plans to your Circle connections with in-app notifications, or email them to anyone. See plans others have shared with you.
Task Notes - Add inline notes to any task. Auto-saves as you type.
Canvas Export - Export your canvas as a high-resolution image and share it anywhere.
Plan History & Templates - Your generated plans are now saved automatically. Save any plan as a reusable template.
A fun mini-game while AI generates your plans, improved template layouts, and various bug fixes.
1.4.0 Apr 6
DYNAMIC ISLAND UPGRADE
Mark tasks as done directly from the Dynamic Island without opening the app (iOS 17+). A live countdown shows your next reminder in real time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
FOCUS TIMER
Choose your session length (15, 25, 45, or 60 minutes or custom time), add a focus note, and get haptic nudges at the halfway mark. Take timed breaks between sessions and restart with one tap.
RECURRING TASKS FIX
Daily and weekly tasks now correctly appear as "Today" instead of showing overdue. Completing one instance automatically advances to the next occurrence.
FASTER STARTUP
Lazy-loaded screens and a new zen loading animation mean the app launches noticeably faster with a smaller download size.
PUSH NOTIFICATION RELIABILITY
Corrected iOS notification headers so reminders deliver more consistently. Invalid device tokens are now automatically cleaned up.
1.3.0 Mar 30
Version 1.2.3 — The Threads & Polish Update
CONNECTED THREADS
Group related tasks into projects! Create threads like "House Moving" or "Trip Planning" with milestones, templates, and AI-powered suggestions. Enter Focus Mode to scope the entire app to one project with a live timer.
GALAXY VIEW
A stunning interactive constellation showing all your threads as orbital nodes. Pinch to zoom, tap to explore.
NOTES OVERHAUL
Rich text formatting, wiki-style [[links]] between notes, folders with AI suggestions, PIN-locked notes, 8 colour options, and auto-save.
SWIPE GESTURES
Swipe down to dismiss sheets, swipe right to go back — natural iOS gestures with haptic feedback across every screen.
BRAIN DUMP CONFIRMATIONS
Receive a beautifully formatted email summary after every brain dump.
BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS
• Torture Mode timing fix — all reminders now fire reliably
• Mind Mirror & AI insight improvements
• Push notification reliability
• Performance & stability improvements throughout
1.2.3 Mar 15
Version 1.2.2 - The Connectivity Update
This update makes ZenDump faster, smarter, and more reliable with real-time sync, email integration, and offline support.
EMAIL-TO-DUMP - Forward & Forget
Forward any email to email@zendump.co and watch it automatically become tasks, notes, or reminders:
• AI categorises your forwarded emails intelligently
• Works from multiple email addresses
• Confirmation email shows what was created
• Set up in Settings → Email Forwarding
REAL-TIME SYNC
Your data now updates instantly across devices:
• Complete a task? See it reflected everywhere immediately
• Circle member mood updates appear in real-time
• No more manual refreshing needed
PULL TO REFRESH
iOS-native pull-to-refresh on all major screens:
• Natural physics and haptic feedback
• Available on Today, Tasks, Reminders, Goals, Notes
OFFLINE SUPPORT
Never lose your work without internet:
• Create and edit while offline
• Changes sync automatically when you reconnect
• Draft auto-save survives crashes and app restarts
ZEN MODE UPGRADE
4 breathing patterns (Calm, Relax, Energise, Focus), 5 ambient sounds (Rain, Forest, Ocean, Wind, Night), and flexible session durations from 3-20 minutes.
EVERY SCREEN UPGRADED
• Tasks: 6 view modes (Smart, Timeline, Calendar, Priority, Category, Energy)
• Notes: Wiki-style [[linking]], PIN locks, trash/archive
• Goals: Visual progress rings, milestone tracking
• Reminders: Full calendar view with recurring visualisation
• Settings: Email forwarding, widget controls, additional emails
NEW GESTURES
• Swipe down to dismiss bottom sheets
• Swipe right from edge to go back
• Pull to refresh everywhere
ACCESSIBILITY
• Honors system "Reduce Motion" preference
• All animations degrade gracefully
RELIABILITY
• Crash reporting for faster bug fixes
• Push notification retry with exponential backoff
• Bug fixes for reminders, alarms, OAuth, and keyboard handling
Plus performance optimisations, data preloading for faster startup, and infrastructure improvements throughout!
1.2.2 Mar 7
Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Notes: Improved real-time saving. Your changes are now saved instantly as you type, preventing data loss when closing quickly or with large pastes.
- Notes: Cleaner save status indicator. Shows "Saving..." while syncing, then "Synced" when complete. No more flickering.
- Gestures: Fixed scroll issues in mood picker and task modals. You can now scroll smoothly without interference.
- Gestures: Fixed side panel accidentally opening when swiping back from full-screen pages.
- Keyboard: Fixed issue where keyboard would dismiss while typing in Notes section.
- Stability: Various performance improvements and minor bug fixes.
1.2.1 Feb 25
Version 1.2.0 — The Intelligence Update
Our biggest release yet! Introducing AI-powered self-awareness features that help you finally understand your own patterns.
MIND MIRROR — Know Yourself
Introducing Mind Mirror, your AI self-awareness engine. Unlike any productivity app, Mind Mirror analyses your brain dumps to reveal:
- Hidden thought patterns - recurring themes you keep coming back to
- Emotional cycles - mood patterns tied to days, weeks, or seasons
- Blind spots - topics you think about but never act on
- Mental weather - a visual metaphor for your current state
- Cognitive load score - how "full" your mind is right now
- Word cloud - see what dominates your thinking
- Self-awareness score - quantified personal growth
- Daily reflections - AI-generated insights personalised to you
LIFE WRAPPED — Your Productivity Story
Inspired by Spotify Wrapped. Your productivity data transformed into beautiful, animated summaries:
- Swipe through your story with satisfying animations
- See peak hours, top categories, completion rates
- Discover your "superpower" based on patterns
- Mood journey visualisation
- Torture Mode stats and persistence badges
- Shareable cards to celebrate achievements
- Weekly, monthly, and all-time views
PRODUCTIVITY PULSE — Feel Your Rhythm
A real-time heartbeat that syncs with your output:
- Live pulse animation - beats faster when productive
- Haptic feedback lets you feel your rhythm
- Flow state detection celebrates when you're in the zone
- 5 levels: Resting, Warming, Active, Peak, Flow
- Historical view shows daily variations
AI COACH - Personal Guidance
Not generic tips - advice based on YOUR data:
- Time-of-day and pattern-aware suggestions
- Actionable recommendations with one-tap actions
- Celebrates your wins, not just improvements
- Productivity, wellbeing, growth, and urgent tips
PROCRASTINATION INTELLIGENCE
Finally understand why you delay:
- Procrastination score with letter grades (A+ to F)
- Day-of-week and hour analysis
- Category breakdown shows what you avoid
- Priority breakdown - are you doing easy stuff first?
- Longest open task and abandoned tasks surfaced
- Personalised strategies based on YOUR patterns
NOTES ENHANCEMENTS
Major improvements to your second brain:
- PIN protection - lock sensitive notes with 4-digit code
- Archive & trash - recover deleted notes
- Note templates - mark any note as reusable template
- Note linking - connect related notes together
- Backlinks - see all notes referencing current note
- Shared notes - better collaboration and permissions
TORTURE MODE - Major Improvements
More reliable, less buggy, more effective:
- Fixed notifications for already-completed tasks
- Fixed sessions starting immediately vs scheduled time
- Snooze tracking with limits enforced
- Better email formatting with snooze count
Thank you for using ZenDump! Your feedback shapes every update.
1.2.0 Feb 23
Version 1.1.0 brings powerful new ways to capture and organise your thoughts!
CALENDAR SYNC
Sync your ZenDump tasks directly to your iOS Calendar. Tasks appear as color-coded events based on priority. We create a dedicated "ZenDump" calendar so your personal events stay separate. Enable in Settings → Calendar Sync.
LOCATION-BASED REMINDERS
Create reminders tied to places! Say "When I'm at Woolworths, remind me to buy milk" and ZenDump remembers. When you check in by saying "I'm at Woolworths", your relevant reminders appear instantly. Save favorite locations like Home, Work, Gym, and more. Uses location only while app is open - no background tracking.
SMART BRAIN DUMP TEMPLATES (ENHANCED)
40+ new templates organised by category:
• Location reminders ("When I'm at [place], remind me...")
• Person-triggered ("When I see [name], ask about...")
• Autopilot mode ("Guide me through my tasks")
• Insights & reflection ("How am I doing?")
• Project planning, meeting prep, and more
DAILY INSIGHTS
"Today at a Glance" now shows your complete day including recurring tasks, upcoming reminders, and focus priorities.
BUG FIXES
• Fixed recurring tasks not appearing in daily counts
• Fixed keyboard behavior when selecting templates
• Improved reminder accuracy
• Performance optimisations
1.1.0 Feb 15
What's New in v1.12.0
ZenSpend: your subscription radar - Track every subscription and one-off cost in one place. See what you really pay per month and year, get warned before renewals and free trials charge you, and cancel waste faster. Add a subscription by hand, by describing it in plain language, or by forwarding an email.
A Home that's yours - The new Home puts what matters first. Reorder and hide tiles and shortcuts, and your layout follows you across devices. A unified agenda brings your tasks, rituals, reminders, and renewals together.
Global Search - Find anything: tasks, ideas, notes, subscriptions, and threads from one search on your Home.
Shareable Time Capsules - Share a capsule with a partner or a group, and choose when it opens: on a date, on a milestone, or whenever you need it.
Threads - Browse all your item threads in one new list.
Plus performance improvements, security hardening, and bug fixes.
more Version 1.12.0 Jul 5
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