Comparison

DayMap vs SecondBrain

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

Head to head
About

DayMap

This app unifies tasks, projects, and calendars into a single, clear view. Organize ideas into projects, schedule them, and focus on your next step. It helps manage your life's journey, one day at a time.

Highlights
  • Project board with color-coded columns
  • Tasks and subtasks management
  • Built-in scheduler with drag-and-drop functionality
  • Notes and links integration
  • Focus mode for daily priorities
  • Quick capture via keyboard or voice
  • Print or share project views
Features
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Most productivity apps make one thing easy. Some manage tasks. Others focus on projects, calendars, or notes. But real life doesn't fit into just one — your projects shape your schedule, and your schedule decides what you get done today. DayMap brings them together — one clear view of where you are, where you're headed, and what to do next: • Capture ideas before they slip away • Organize them into color-coded projects • Schedule them on a built-in calendar • Focus on today's next step FEATURES • Project board — clean, color-coded columns • Tasks & subtasks — break big things into doable steps • Built-in scheduler — drag a task onto the calendar to plan your week, or see everything ahead in Upcoming • Notes & links — keep info (and tappable links) with any task or project • Focus mode — see just what matters for a chosen day • Quick capture — jot to your Inbox by keyboard or voice • Contexts — group projects by area of life • Print or share — a day, a week, or a whole project, as PDF or plain text • On your Home Screen — a Today widget, plus Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight search • Apple Watch — today's tasks on your wrist DAYMAP PRO unlocks iCloud sync across Mac, iPad, iPhone & Apple Watch, calendar mirroring to Apple Calendar, recurring tasks, contexts, and unlimited projects. Free to start with up to 5 projects on one device. Whether you're leading a business, serving in ministry, running a household, or building a side project — know where you are, see where you're headed, and choose your next step. One day at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SecondBrain

This app automatically transcribes, titles, and files your spoken thoughts, creating a self-organizing note system. It can convert voice notes into calendar events, provide daily summaries, and allow you to chat with your saved information.

Highlights
  • Automatic transcription and titling
  • AI-powered self-organizing notes
  • Voice to calendar event creation
  • Daily morning briefing summaries
  • Chat with your notes for answers
  • 3D brain graph visualization
  • Full-text search
  • Cross-app sharing
Features
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Most of what you hear, think and plan today is gone by tomorrow. Speak your mind. SecondBrain writes it down, gives it a title, and files it for you. No folders to manage. No typing. Just talk, and your thoughts organize themselves. The AI note app for people who think out loud. WHY SECONDBRAIN • Capture in seconds: speak, type, or share a thought and it is saved instantly • Zero organizing: AI transcribes, titles, and files every note into a self-building folder tree • Voice to schedule: say "dentist Tuesday 4pm" and it creates real events in Calendar and Reminders • Morning briefing: wake up to a daily summary of your day and what matters • Ask your brain: chat with your notes and get answers from everything you have saved • Brain graph: explore your ideas as a living 3D map of connected notes • Search everything: full-text search finds any note in an instant • Share from anywhere: send text, links, images, or audio from any app into SecondBrain • 20+ languages: speak in your language and get replies in your language BUILT FOR BUSY MINDS Founder juggling clients, student capturing lectures, or just someone with too many thoughts to hold? SecondBrain is the frictionless place to put them all. Brain-dump on the go and let the AI do the filing. WORKS WHERE YOU DO Your notes sync to the web at app.secondbrain.icu. Pro users can connect SecondBrain as memory for AI assistants through the MCP connector. SECONDBRAIN PRO Go unlimited: unlimited notes, unlimited AI capture and answers, plus the AI assistant connector. Start with a free trial, then subscribe yearly or monthly. Cancel anytime. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://secondbrain.icu/privacy

Screenshots

DayMap4 screens
SecondBrain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DayMap at none against SecondBrain's shown. SecondBrain's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. DayMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year and SecondBrain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DayMap against 5.0 for SecondBrain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayMap ships an update every 2 days, SecondBrain every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DayMap versus SecondBrain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayMapSecondBrain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWhetstone Apps, LLCFederico Cesarini

Customer experience

DayMap

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SecondBrain

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DayMap

Subscriptions1
  • DayMap Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • DayMap Pro (Lifetime)$69.99
3 purchases

SecondBrain

Subscriptions3
  • SecondBrain Pro$8.991 Month
  • SecondBrain Pro Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • SecondBrain Pro Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is DayMap free?
DayMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SecondBrain free?
SecondBrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayMap or SecondBrain?
DayMap and SecondBrain are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do DayMap or SecondBrain have ads?
SecondBrain shows ads; DayMap does not.
Which is updated more often, DayMap or SecondBrain?
DayMap ships an update every 2 days, and SecondBrain every 3 days. Most recently, DayMap was updated on October 7, 2026 and SecondBrain on October 10, 2026.

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