Comparison

Requote vs Second Brain

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

Head to head
About

Requote

Features
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Save a passage once. See it again every day. Notes apps store the words you collect. Requote brings them back through rotating widgets and shuffle, so meaningful lines do not disappear into an archive. REDISCOVER WHAT MATTERS โ€ข Shuffle your library to surface quotes you may have forgotten. โ€ข See saved highlights rotate on your Home Screen throughout the day. โ€ข With Pro, pin a favorite highlight you want to keep close. START FREE Build a library of up to 50 quotes. Add sources, page numbers, tags, and notes; search or shuffle your collection; see highlights rotate in widgets; and create quote images to share. SAVE YOUR WAY โ€ข Add quotes by typing or pasting. โ€ข Save selected text from supported apps with the Share Extension. โ€ข Scan printed passages with the camera on supported iPhone and iPad models. ORGANIZE, FIND, AND SHARE โ€ข Search and filter quotes by source and tags. โ€ข Turn quotes into clean images for sharing. โ€ข Import or export CSV files and create complete local JSON backups. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your library is stored locally by default. With Pro, you can enable iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your private iCloud database. Requote requires no separate account and includes no ads. MAKE IT A LASTING LIBRARY WITH PRO Save unlimited quotes and keep them synchronized across your Apple devices with private iCloud sync. Pin chosen highlights in widgets and manage a growing collection with archive, trash recovery, and bulk editing. Monthly Pro includes a 7-day free trial. Or choose Lifetime Pro with a one-time purchase. For Monthly Pro, payment is charged to your Apple ID after the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in Settings โ†’ Apple ID โ†’ Subscriptions. Lifetime Pro is a separate one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://musekit.carrd.co/#rqprivacy

About

Second Brain

Features
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Second Brain is your offline-first personal knowledge management app. Capture every idea, note, and insight โ€” and never lose a thought again. No ads. No tracking. No account required. Your data stays on your device. FEATURES: โ€ข Rich Notes โ€” Write with Markdown support, add images, link notes together โ€ข Collections โ€” Organize notes into collections with icons and colors โ€ข Tags โ€” Tag anything for instant filtering โ€ข Daily Notes โ€” One note per day, automatically created โ€ข Goals โ€” Track personal goals with milestones and progress โ€ข Book Notes โ€” Capture key takeaways from books you read โ€ข Quotes โ€” Save your favorite quotes โ€ข Knowledge Graph โ€” See how your ideas connect visually โ€ข Bi-directional Links โ€” Link notes and see backlinks automatically โ€ข Full-Text Search โ€” Find anything instantly โ€ข Favorites & Archive โ€” Star important notes, archive the rest โ€ข Quick Capture โ€” Capture thoughts from the home screen widget โ€ข Face ID / Touch ID โ€” Lock your app for privacy โ€ข iCloud Backup โ€” Optional, off by default โ€ข Export โ€” PDF, CSV, Markdown โ€ข 15 Languages โ€” English, Turkish, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian PRIVACY FIRST: Second Brain collects zero data. No analytics, no tracking SDKs, no servers. Everything lives on your device. PREMIUM (one-time purchase): Unlock unlimited notes, collections, Knowledge Graph, exports, Face ID, and home screen widgets with a single lifetime purchase.

Screenshots

Requote4 screens
Second Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Requote at every 3 weeks against Second Brain's every 3 months. Second Brain's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Requote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Second Brain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Requote ships an update every 3 weeks, Second Brain every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Requote versus Second Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRequoteSecond Brain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMusekitSelahattin Bozat

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Requote

Subscriptions2
  • Requote Premium โ€” Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Requote Premium โ€” Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Second Brain

One-time1
  • Second Brain Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Requote free?
Requote 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 Requote or Second Brain have ads?
Neither Requote nor Second Brain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Requote or Second Brain?
Requote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Second Brain every 3 months. Most recently, Requote was updated on October 3, 2026 and Second Brain on October 1, 2026.

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