Comparison

Pique vs SecondBrain

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

Head to head
About

Pique

This app records meetings and lectures, providing real-time transcripts, summaries, and visual mind maps. It helps users prepare for sessions, stay engaged during them, and easily track action items afterward. Focus on learning and productivity with AI-powered insights.

Highlights
  • Real-time transcripts
  • AI-generated summaries
  • Interactive mind maps
  • Action item extraction
  • Private AI assistant for questions
  • Pre-meeting briefings
  • Task prioritization
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Pique records meetings and lectures to generate real-time transcripts, then turns them into clear summaries, interactive visual mind maps, tracked action items, and pre-reads to help you prepare for your next session — all in one place. Audio recordings are not stored. BEFORE — Come Prepared, Not Perplexed Get a quick briefing before meetings or lectures with key context, social cues, and upcoming topics so you can come in ready to participate. DURING — Stay Present, Stay Sharp Pique records the session and generates a real-time transcript while you focus on listening and participating. Have questions during a meeting or lecture? A private AI assistant answers them instantly so you can stay engaged without interrupting the flow or losing track of key ideas. AFTER — Insights That Stick Skip the wall of text. Review clear summaries and explore automatically generated mind maps that show how ideas and topics connect and evolve. Multiple formats help you process information the way your brain works best. BEYOND — From "We Should" to "It's Done" Automatically extracts and organizes action items from your meetings and lectures. Breaks down complex tasks into manageable next steps. Smart prioritization, a built-in Pomodoro timer for focus, and gentle nudges ensure nothing falls through the cracks and you complete tasks more efficiently. WHO IS PIQUE FOR? Students - Stay focused in lectures and retain more. Learn from clear, organized notes. Follow through on action items afterward. Professionals - Stay present in meetings and keep track of key ideas and decisions. Turn discussions into clear next steps for your team. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SecondBrain

Capture thoughts effortlessly with AI-powered voice notes. This app transcribes, titles, and organizes your spoken ideas into a dynamic knowledge graph. Access your information through summaries, chat, and powerful search.

Highlights
  • AI transcription and titling
  • Automatic organization into a folder tree
  • Voice to schedule event creation
  • Daily morning briefing summaries
  • Chat interface for querying notes
  • 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

Pique4 screens
SecondBrain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pique at none against SecondBrain's shown. 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. Pique sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month 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 Pique against 5.0 for SecondBrain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pique versus SecondBrain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiqueSecondBrain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPique Technologies, Inc.Federico Cesarini

Customer experience

Pique

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SecondBrain

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pique

Subscriptions2
  • Pique Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Pique Pro Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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 Pique free?
Pique 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, Pique or SecondBrain?
Pique and SecondBrain are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Pique or SecondBrain have ads?
SecondBrain shows ads; Pique does not.
Which is updated more often, Pique or SecondBrain?
Pique ships an update every 3 days, and SecondBrain every 3 days. Most recently, Pique was updated on October 30, 2026 and SecondBrain on November 7, 2026.

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