# Second Brain Map — Private AI notes & voice memos

> Private AI notes & voice memos (iPhone/iPad app by Rinat Maltsev.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/second-brain-map/id6826707644 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rinat Maltsev](https://appshunter.io/developer/1859094074)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English, Russian, Ukrainian
- Released: 2026-10-31
- Data updated: 2026-11-03

## What is Second Brain Map?

Brain Map is a free, private second brain for your iPhone. Capture a thought in one tap, by typing, talking, snapping a photo, scanning a document or sharing a link, and Brain Map gives it a title, tags it, files it into the right project and connects it to what you already know. Find anything by meaning, see how your ideas connect on a living map, and ask your notes questions. All the AI runs on your iPhone: no account, no subscription, no limits.

CAPTURE ANYTHING IN ONE TAP
• A capture button on every tab: tap to write, touch and hold for voice, photo or link (or pick a capture bar or tab in Settings)
• Voice notes of any length, transcribed on your iPhone
• Scan documents into searchable PDFs; snap a whiteboard or a receipt and its text, labels and QR codes become searchable
• Attach PDFs and files: their text is searchable too
• Share links and files from Safari or any app
• Capture from widgets, Control Center, the Action button and Siri

WRITE YOUR WAY
• Headings, lists and checklists you tick right in the note, with Apple Writing Tools
• Templates for meetings, journals and project briefs, or your own, from the / menu
• Link notes, projects and days with @ and see which notes link back

MEETING NOTES
• Record a meeting of up to three hours, even with the screen locked, with a Live Activity
• A timestamped transcript and moments you mark; tap a time to hear that part again
• With Apple Intelligence: a summary, decisions and action items that become tasks

IT ORGANISES ITSELF
• Every note gets a title, tags and a short summary, made on your iPhone
• Notes it isn't sure about wait in the Inbox for a one-tap confirm
• Undo anything with one tap; pin, filter by tag, set reminders
• "From your past" brings back notes you'd forgotten

PROJECTS THAT FILL THEMSELVES
• A project is just a name: add an emoji and a due date if you like
• New notes file themselves into the right project; when Brain Map isn't sure, it suggests and you decide
• It spots to-dos in your notes ("call the bank on Friday") with their due dates
• Tick off tasks, watch the progress, and show due dates in a separate Brain Map calendar

SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
• Share a project or a note with a link; choose who can edit and who can only view
• iCloud sync keeps your notes up to date on every iPhone you use

SEE HOW YOUR IDEAS CONNECT
• A living map of your notes, clustered by topic, with your projects as hubs
• Brain Map suggests links between related notes; keep the good ones, dismiss the rest

FIND ANYTHING BY MEANING
• Search for what you meant, not the exact words: "that pricing idea" finds "try a free tier with a tip jar"
• Your notes in iPhone search (Spotlight), if you want them there
• Works across English, Russian and Ukrainian notes

ASK YOUR NOTES
• Type or say a question and get the notes that answer it
• With Apple Intelligence, a written answer that cites its notes

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics
• All the AI runs on your iPhone: speech, text in photos and scans, tags, links, search and answers
• Your notes stay on your device and, if you turn on sync, in your own private iCloud. There is no Brain Map server, and we never see your notes
• Lock any note with Face ID: it's encrypted on your iPhone and in iCloud, and stays out of search, widgets and Spotlight
• Export everything as Markdown, or a note or a whole project as a PDF

FREE, FOR REAL
• No subscription, no trial, no daily caps, no limits on notes or projects
• In English, Russian and Ukrainian

Brain Map works offline. Sync and sharing need iCloud; summaries and written answers need an iPhone with Apple Intelligence. Everything else works on any iPhone with iOS 26.

## Is Second Brain Map safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Second Brain Map.

## Is Second Brain Map legit?

Second Brain Map has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Second Brain Map is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-11-01

Brain Map 1.1 is the biggest update yet, and it's still free, private and on your iPhone.
• Scan documents into searchable PDFs, and attach PDFs and files: their text is searchable too
• Rich text: headings, lists, checklists you tick in the note, Apple Writing Tools, and templates from the / menu
• Link notes, projects and days with @ or [[, and see which notes link back
• Meeting notes: record up to three hours with the screen locked, with a timestamped transcript and, with Apple Intelligence, a summary and action items
• Lock any note with Face ID, or the whole app
• Your notes in iPhone search (Spotlight); words, objects and QR codes in photos are searchable
• Export a note or a whole project as a PDF
• Many fixes and refinements

### 1.0 — 2026-10-31

No release notes.

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