Comparison

Locknote 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

Locknote

Features
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Locknote — это ваш личный сейф для идей, воспоминаний и фото. Пишите заметки, сохраняйте личные мысли, импортируйте важные фотографии — всё это под надёжной защитой PIN-кода и Face ID. Данные хранятся только на вашем устройстве. Никаких учётных записей, никаких облаков, никакой слежки.

About

Second Brain

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Second Brain is a companion voice recorder for the Second Brain macOS app. Capture voice notes on the go and sync them to your Mac for transcription and AI analysis. The app automatically detects speech and silence (Voice Activity Detection), splits recordings into chunks, and transfers them to your Mac over the local network — no cloud involved. Features: - Voice recording with automatic Voice Activity Detection - Background recording — keeps working when the app is minimized - Live Activity — recording progress on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Seamless Mac sync via Bonjour (P2P, no cloud) - Geolocation tagging for recordings - Fully offline — all data stays on your device Pair your iPhone with the Second Brain macOS app to unlock transcription, knowledge extraction, and AI-powered search across all your voice notes.

Screenshots

Locknote3 screens
Second Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

Locknote and Second Brain are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Locknote versus Second Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocknoteSecond Brain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEAGLE LOGISTICS LLCKonstantin Akushev

In-app purchases

None

Locknote

No in-app purchases

None

Second Brain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locknote free?
Locknote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Second Brain free?
Second Brain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Locknote or Second Brain have ads?
Neither Locknote nor Second Brain shows ads.

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