Typeless vs Second Brain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Typeless
This app provides intelligent AI-powered voice dictation that transforms your speech into polished written text in real-time. It refines your words, removes filler, and automatically formats content, making communication faster and more effortless across all your favorite apps. Enjoy privacy with on-device processing and optional Pro features for unlimited use.
- AI voice dictation
- Speak to edit functionality
- Works in all apps
- Removes filler words
- Auto-formats spoken content
- Adapts tone by app
- Supports 100+ languages
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AI voice dictation that's actually intelligent. Speak naturally, and Typeless turns your speech into clear, polished messages, emails, and documents that read like you carefully typed them — in real time. 6× faster than typing. Typeless turns your voice into superpowers. Suddenly, your phone can do things that once felt impossible — effortlessly and at 10× the speed. Whether you're walking, commuting, or whispering around others, Typeless refines what you say into clear, polished writing. No filler words. No autocorrect fumbles. No awkward phrasing — just fast, fluent writing that sounds like you. When you remove the friction of typing with the smartest voice-to-text AI that understands your intent, your thoughts flow freely. You become more creative and more inspired. It feels like magic. Trusted by business leaders, professionals, engineers, creators, and students to save one day every week. Key features - AI voice dictation: The smartest voice-to-text AI that turns your speech into clear, polished writing. - Speak to edit: Want to revise, refine, or rephrase your writing without typing? Just say what you want to change and it happens like magic. - Works in every app: From WhatsApp to Slack to email, ChatGPT, and Notes. Why People Choose Typeless - Removes filler: Automatically removes filler words like "um," "uh," and "you know," making your writing clear and professional. - Removes repetition: Detects and removes unnecessary repeated words, keeping your language concise and easy to understand. - Auto-edits when you change your mind: Recognizes self-corrections mid-sentence and keeps only your final intended message. - Auto-formats: Organizes spoken lists, steps, and key points into clean, structured text. - Find the perfect words: Helps you express ideas effortlessly, so your message comes across clearly. - Different tones for each app: Adapts tone and style based on the app you're using, from work emails to casual chats. - 100+ languages: Speak in any language — or mix them seamlessly — and Typeless automatically detects and transcribes your language. - Personal dictionary: Add your unique words effortlessly, and Typeless won't miss them. Private by design - Zero cloud data retention - Never trained on your data - On-device history storage Unlock more with Typeless Pro Upgrade to Typeless Pro to unlock unlimited dictation and other Pro features. Your Pro access is available across devices, so you can sign in and use it wherever Typeless is supported. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of service: https://www.typeless.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.typeless.com/privacy
Second Brain
This AI-powered journal captures your thoughts via voice or text, automatically organizing and connecting them. It helps you recall memories, discover patterns, and reflect on your growth.
- AI classification, tagging, and summarization
- Semantic search by meaning
- Three-layer memory system
- People cards for relationship tracking
- Weekly AI reflections
- Voice input with transcription
- Data export (JSON + Markdown)
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Most notes get written once and never read again. Second Brain reads them for you. Write a line whenever something is on your mind, and once a week it tells you what your week was really about. You don't need to keep a diary or a streak. One line a day is enough. YOUR WEEK, READ BACK TO YOU The weekly insight covers what took up your attention, what changed since last week, and one concrete thing to try. Every insight shows the notes it came from, so you can check it against what you actually wrote. Your first weekly insight is free. Once a month you get a longer read on where the month went. After your first five notes there's also a first impression of you, and it fills in as you keep writing. CAPTURE Type, or press and hold to speak. Share text, links or images from other apps, or pick screenshots and the text in them is read on your phone. Each note gets a title and tags automatically, so there's nothing to file. ASK YOUR PAST Explore searches by meaning, not only keywords. Ask "What did I decide about the move?" or "What did Anna say last time?" and get an answer built from your own notes. PEOPLE Keep a card for the people in your life: what they said, what you did together, what to bring up next time. Before you meet someone, a reminder shows your open to-dos and what you talked about last time. REMINDERS AND WIDGETS Write "dentist next Friday at 3pm" and it becomes a reminder and a checklist item. There are widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and the checklist can run as a Live Activity. PRIVACY Your notes are stored on your device. There's no account to create and no server of mine in between. To title, tag and reflect on your notes, their text is sent to a cloud AI service. If your iPhone supports Apple Intelligence, you can turn on On-Device AI and new notes are handled on the phone instead; Explore and reflections still use the cloud. Every AI result is labeled "On device" or "Cloud AI", so you can see which is which. iCloud sync is optional and uses your own iCloud account. You can export everything as JSON or Markdown at any time, for free. FREE AND PRO Free: 5 notes a day, daily reflections, your first weekly insight, and export. Pro: unlimited notes, weekly insights and monthly reads, 20 Explore questions a day, up to 30 screenshot imports a day, unlimited people, the memory graph and life themes, iCloud sync, and the Rainbow Aurora theme. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription. The yearly plan comes with a 7-day free trial, the monthly plan with 3 days. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Second Brain is made by one person, Lemon. Terms of Use: https://smartkiitos.com/secondbrain/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://smartkiitos.com/secondbrain/privacy/
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Verdict
Typeless and Second Brain both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Second Brain's written reviews are positive against 58% of Typeless's. Typeless's advantage is ratings volume (784 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Typeless sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $30.00 per month and Second Brain sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Typeless against 4.5 for Second Brain. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typeless has 784 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Typeless's written reviews are positive against 100% of Second Brain's.
Typeless ships an update weekly, Second Brain every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Typeless | Second Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (784 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 784 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simply CA LLC | Liwei Xie |
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Typeless
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In-app purchases
Typeless
- Typeless Pro$30.001 Month
- Typeless Pro$60.003 Months
- Typeless Pro$143.991 Year
Second Brain
- Second Brain Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Second Brain Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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