Acres vs Brainstream

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Acres compared with Brainstream
Detail	Acres	Brainstream
What it does	Local-first visual workspace with infinite canvas of Markdown cards in a folder you own	AI-powered note-taking app that captures thoughts, finds connections, and enables action through natural conversation
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	14-day free trial, then either $59 one-time (early-adopter price, $99 after) for lifetime local use with every future update included, or $9/month for Acres Plus including app access, Sync (10 GB across 20 vaults), and Publish (100 boards, up to 50 MB each).	Free: 50 AI actions per month, 50 notes total, 5MB attachments. Pro: 500 AI actions per month, unlimited notes, 20MB attachments, Google Calendar integration, priority support. Available through app store subscription (iOS/Android), monthly or annual billing.
Key features	Infinite canvas whiteboard with cards, connectors, mindmaps and colored sections Kanban task view gathering all checkboxes with date-based sorting Built-in AI that edits cards with word-level diffs for approval Import from Obsidian vaults and Heptabase backups PDF highlighting and reading desk Wikilinks and backlinks navigation Database views with filtering, sorting and inline editing End-to-end encrypted Sync across devices Publish boards publicly with Publish feature	Brain Chat AI assistant with two modes: Search Notes and Just Chat Voice transcription using OpenAI Whisper Semantic search that finds relevant notes by meaning AI Actions to create tasks and manage notes with natural language commands Daily and Weekly Briefs with AI-generated summaries Rich text editor with formatting and attachments Undo button for all AI actions Note summaries, rewrites, task extraction, and tag suggestions
What makes it different	Cards stored as plain Markdown files in a folder you own, never locked in Agents build and modify boards directly via MCP, not just answer questions Works completely offline after activation with no telemetry or account required One-time $59 lifetime purchase with all future updates included	AI understands meaning with semantic search, finding relevant notes even with different wording All AI actions are immediately undoable with one tap Free access to core features including voice transcription and embeddings Data privacy: notes not used to train AI models Natural language task creation through conversational AI
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	20 +2 (up) since last check	6 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	7	2
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	36	24

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