Comparison

Streams vs SecondBrain Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Streams

This app consolidates team communication, decisions, and follow-ups into a single organized space. It streamlines discussions, preventing ideas and details from getting lost. Features include focused groups, ad-hoc discussions, threaded conversations, and task management.

Highlights
  • Focused team groups
  • Ad-hoc discussion groups
  • Threaded conversations
  • Private comments
  • Tasks, Notes, Events, Messages
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Work moves quickly. Your team should too. Streams brings conversations, decisions, and follow-ups together in one organized space. Now your ideas won’t get lost, details won’t get buried, and people won’t get left out. Instead of juggling scattered chats, long email threads, and endless tools, Streams gives your team a single hub where discussions stay structured, context stays intact, and everyone stays in sync. With Streams, you can: - Rally your team in focused, purpose-built groups. - Kick off discussions instantly with ad-hoc groups. - Keep chats sharp with tidy, thread-first conversations (plus private comments). - Loop in the right people across your organization. - Drive action with Tasks, Notes, Events, Messages, and more all in one place.

About

SecondBrain Pro

Features
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Save a thought while you walk. Find a decision after a meeting. SecondBrain Pro is a voice-first memory app for iPhone and iPad, with an Apple Watch companion for capture from your wrist. Choose local storage or free iCloud sync. Optional Standard and Premium upgrades are one-time purchases. CAPTURE AND RECALL Record a thought or type a note. Organize ideas, learnings, tasks and decisions with tags. Search saved memories by text and dates, or ask AI Chat about your memories when a supported AI provider is available. START FREE Voice and text capture, ordinary search, local storage and iCloud sync are included in Free. On-device AI chat is available on supported Apple Intelligence devices. No SecondBrain account is required. iCloud needs your Apple account and available iCloud storage. STANDARD: OPTIONAL ONE-TIME UPGRADE Add premium speech playback voices, expanded memory context, JSON/Markdown export, and backup and restore tools. iCloud sync is already included in Free. PREMIUM: YOUR OWN BACKEND AND MCP Includes Standard capabilities and adds a connection to your own Cloudflare Worker backend, backend semantic search, API access and MCP integration for compatible tools such as Claude Code and Cursor. This option requires your own Cloudflare account, deployed backend URL and API key. MCP also requires a bridge and compatible client. Cloudflare usage may incur separate charges. Local-only memories are not automatically available to external assistants. WHERE YOUR DATA GOES Local Only stores memories on this device. iCloud sync transfers them through your personal Apple iCloud account. The optional Cloudflare mode sends memories to your configured backend for storage and selected AI processing. Connected MCP clients handle data according to their own configuration and provider policies. Voice capture uses Apple's speech recognition and may use Apple servers. Microphone and speech recognition permission are required. Location context is optional. The app requests in-app consent for AI processing. AI REQUIREMENTS On-device AI chat uses Apple Foundation Models and requires iOS 26 or later, compatible Apple Intelligence hardware, Apple Intelligence enabled and an available model. Voice capture and ordinary search do not depend on Foundation Models. Premium users can configure cloud AI through their own backend. Check the App Store compatibility section before installing. PRICING Free download. Standard and Premium are optional one-time in-app purchases, with no SecondBrain subscription. See the purchase sheet for your regional price and currency. External backend services are separate. Developed in Switzerland by Heinrich Krupp. Product facts: https://secondbrain-pro.netlify.app/facts Support: https://secondbrain-pro.netlify.app/support

Screenshots

SecondBrain Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Streams at none against SecondBrain Pro's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SecondBrain Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Streams asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Streams versus SecondBrain Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamsSecondBrain Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationHeinrich Krupp

In-app purchases

None

Streams

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SecondBrain Pro

One-time2
  • Standard$7.99
  • SecondBrain PREMIUM$17.99

Questions

Is Streams free?
Streams is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SecondBrain Pro free?
SecondBrain Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Streams or SecondBrain Pro have ads?
Neither Streams nor SecondBrain Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Streams or SecondBrain Pro?
Streams ships an update every 2 months, and SecondBrain Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Streams was updated on October 23, 2026 and SecondBrain Pro on October 24, 2026.

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