BrainDump
A personal to-do app that turns messy thoughts into clear tasks. AI rewrites your dump with urgency, time estimates, and a real first step.
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Client
BrainDump (personal product)
Industry
Productivity · AI
Services
Product · Web App · AI
Timeline
4 Weeks
Year
2025
At a Glance
The problem.
Most to-do apps either demand strict structure upfront or let you drown in a soup of half-written notes. The problem isn't capture, it's the next move. The challenge was an app that absorbs raw, messy thinking and gives back a real, ranked, actionable plan.
The solution.
Type-first input with no structure required. AI rewrites each thought as a clear task, tagged with category, urgency, and time estimate, and paired with a concrete first step you can act on right now. Cloud-synced via account so the to-do follows you anywhere you sign in.
Features
What makes it work.
AI Rewrite
Type anything and AI structures it into a clean task with urgency, estimate, and benefit.
- Auto category tags
- Urgency + time estimate
1st Step Prompt
Every task ships with a concrete first step so you don't stare at a blank checkbox.
- Action-oriented phrasing
- No more vague tasks
Cloud-Synced Profile
Sign in once with Google or email and your tasks sync everywhere automatically.
- Google + email auth
- Cross-device sync
Free to Start
Free account out of the gate. No card required, no upsell wall in front of value.
- Frictionless onboarding
- Try before commit
Stack
Built with.
Next.js & React
App Router with server components for fast, SEO-friendly pages.
AI Integration
LLM-powered task rewriting and first-step generation.
Auth & Cloud Sync
Google + email auth with cloud-synced user profiles.
Tailwind CSS
Cream + violet palette tuned for calm, focused work.
Outcomes
What shipped.
- 01
Shipped a to-do app that finally beats note-app sprawl: type messy, get structure back.
- 02
Removed the 'blank checkbox' problem with AI-generated first steps on every task.
- 03
Delivered a clean onboarding that gets new users into real value within seconds.
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