Comparison

ScreenFast vs Second Brain

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

Head to head
About

ScreenFast

This app helps you block distracting applications and websites to improve focus. It features a timer to track blocking duration and timed breaks to help you regain concentration. Review your history to monitor progress in managing screen time.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps and websites
  • Focus timer with duration tracking
  • Timed breaks with automatic resume
  • Screen time history and progress tracking
  • Customizable blocking sessions
Features
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ScreenFast is a simple app to help you block distracting apps and websites. Stay motivated with a timer that counts up on the main screen once you start blocking. Take a timed break that automatically resumes blocking afterward, allowing you to refocus without getting lost in mindless scrolling. View your history of block durations to track your progress and trends in screen time control. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Second Brain

Features
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Your brain was built to think, not to remember. SecondBrain turns any spoken thought into a filed, titled, dated record in about three seconds. No folders. No tagging. No deciding where it goes. Just talk. Your second brain does the rest. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Second Brain requires an auto-renewable subscription ($7.99 per week or $29.99 per month). Every feature described below is included with an active subscription - there are no extra purchases. HOW IT WORKS Hold the button and say what's on your mind - in the car, on a walk, halfway out the door. SecondBrain transcribes it, works out what you meant, and files it in the right project with the right due date. Then it buzzes back to confirm. "Call the accountant next Friday about the trust" becomes a task, in Client Work, due Friday. You never picked a project. You never set a date. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Today - your daily brief, what's due, and what's coming up next • Tasks - organized by project and due date, automatically • Calendar - tasks and events together in one month view • Brain - every note, photo, link and file you've ever captured • Projects - see what's active and what's gone quiet CAPTURE ANYTHING Voice, typed notes, photos, links, files. It all lands in the same place and gets sorted for you. Anything the app isn't confident about goes to a review inbox instead of being filed wrong - so nothing is ever lost or buried in the wrong folder. ASK YOUR BRAIN Get answers from everything you've captured. Your notes stop being a graveyard and start being something you can actually use. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your content lives in a private database. Nothing is shared, nothing is public, and your notes are never sold or used to train AI models. Export or delete everything at any time. SUBSCRIPTION SecondBrain requires a SecondBrain Pro subscription - $7.99/week or $29.99/month. All features shown, including voice capture, AI filing, the Daily Brief, and instant search, are part of Pro. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://second-brain.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://second-brain.app/privacy

Screenshots

ScreenFast4 screens
Second Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Second Brain at every 5 days against ScreenFast's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. ScreenFast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Second Brain sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenFast ships an update fortnightly, Second Brain every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ScreenFast versus Second Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenFastSecond Brain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEaslo Pte. Ltd.Terra Innovations

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScreenFast

Subscriptions2
  • ScreenFast Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • ScreenFast Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ScreenFast Pro Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

Second Brain

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Monthly$29.991 Month

Questions

Is ScreenFast free?
ScreenFast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Second Brain free?
Second Brain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScreenFast or Second Brain have ads?
Neither ScreenFast nor Second Brain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenFast or Second Brain?
ScreenFast ships an update fortnightly, and Second Brain every 5 days. Most recently, ScreenFast was updated on October 28, 2026 and Second Brain on October 25, 2026.

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