Comparison

JikuDeck vs Second Brain Vault

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

Head to head
About

JikuDeck

Features
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Catch ideas before they disappear JikuDeck is a fast, visual way to capture thoughts, quotes, links, photos, and moments, then make them easy to revisit. Speak, type, snap a photo, scan a URL, or share from another app. Capture first without stopping to sort, file, or format. Every card stays connected to its source, so you can remember not only what you saved, but where it came from. Make memory visual Distinct card styles make your notes easier to scan and more enjoyable to revisit. Create custom styles with your own colors and layouts, then turn scattered thoughts into a visual deck that feels uniquely yours. Meet Ramble A pressure-free space for extra thoughts, rough ideas, and unfinished notes. Capture the thought without forcing it into a structure. Find what matters - Search by words, tags, sources, creators, platforms, photos, or date range - Pin favorite tags and sources for instant access - Return to ongoing topics with recent searches and flexible filtering - Jump between your latest cards and oldest cards with intuitive deck navigation Keep your ideas in motion Add JikuDeck widgets to your Home Screen for a daily dose of your own knowledge. Pro users can choose each widget’s source, frequency, and card rotation style, including randomized, newest, or oldest cards. Edit with less effort Rewrite notes with Apple’s on-device language tools with JikuDeck Pro. Open source links instantly and let JikuDeck enrich source details automatically. Free Version Capture ideas in seconds from voice, text, camera, photos, clipboard, or any share sheet, then turn up to 50 cards into a visual, searchable deck with source links, tags, 15 default card styles, and a daily randomized Home Screen widget. JikuDeck Pro (one-time purchase) unlocks: - Unlimited cards - Custom card style generator - On-device note rewriting - Advanced widget controls, including custom sources, refresh frequency, and newest or oldest card rotation

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Second Brain Vault

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Second Brain Vault isn't another folder-organizing app. You just save β€” the on-device AI files it for you and finds it back later when you ask in plain language. A private memory vault that lives entirely on your iPhone. We're all good at saving. The real question was always "where did I put that?" Second Brain Vault flips the order: you save, the AI organizes and recalls. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Save in one tap β€” a note, a photo, a voice memo, a PDF, or a web link. Anything, instantly, into your vault. β€’ AI organizes it for you β€” every saved item gets a title, a summary, a category, and tags, automatically. Photos are read with OCR, voice is transcribed, PDFs and links have their text extracted. β€’ Recall like a person β€” ask "that real-estate article I read last year," "the best cold-noodle place I saved," "the app idea I jotted last month," and it finds the right memory. It's hybrid retrieval β€” semantic meaning plus keywords plus recency β€” so it works even when you don't remember the exact words. β€’ It grows with you β€” Insights show your top topics and saving trends, and every week the AI writes a short Retrospective of what you saved. The more you save, the higher your Brain Level. WHAT'S INSIDE β€’ Home β€” today's and recent items, plus a one-line AI insight β€’ Quick capture β€” five kinds: note, photo, audio, PDF, link β€’ Natural-language Recall β€” hybrid semantic + keyword + recency ranking β€’ Insights β€” top topics, save volume, Brain Level growth β€’ Weekly Retrospective β€” an AI recap of your week of memories β€’ Automatic categories & tags β€” organized without you filing anything PRIVACY BY CONSTRUCTION Everything is processed on this iPhone. Because it uses Apple's on-device AI (Foundation Models), your notes, photos, voice and documents never leave the device. No account, no server, no ads, no tracking. The only time it uses the internet is to fetch the page of a web link you choose to save. APPLE INTELLIGENCE REQUIRED Auto-organizing, natural-language search, Insights and the Retrospective run on Apple-Intelligence-capable devices. On other devices you can still save and search by keyword; the AI features show an "Apple Intelligence required" state. START FREE, UNLOCK WHEN YOU NEED IT Free: up to 100 items, full on-device AI organizing & search on all 100, every capture type, Insights and Brain Level included. Pro (β‚©6,600 / year): unlimited saves, iCloud backup & sync, weekly Retrospective history, and more. Lifetime (β‚©29,000, one-time): everything in Pro, forever, no renewal. You save it; Second Brain Vault remembers it. Drop in your first memory today. β–  Device requirements AI auto-organizing and semantic (meaning-based) search require an Apple Intelligence–capable device β€” iPhone 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16/17 or later, iOS 26 or later. On other devices, saving and keyword search still work fully. Everything is processed on-device; nothing is ever sent off your iPhone. β–  Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://blue-code.github.io/legal/second-brain-vault/privacy.en.html

Screenshots

JikuDeck4 screens
Second Brain Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: JikuDeck at 17.0 against Second Brain Vault's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. JikuDeck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Second Brain Vault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
JikuDeck versus Second Brain Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJikuDeckSecond Brain Vault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQPN Studio LLCByoungho Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

JikuDeck

One-time1
  • Pro - Unlimited Cards & Styles$6.99
1 purchases

Second Brain Vault

One-time1
  • Second Brain Vault (Lifetime)$17.99

Questions

Is JikuDeck free?
JikuDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Second Brain Vault free?
Second Brain Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JikuDeck or Second Brain Vault have ads?
Neither JikuDeck nor Second Brain Vault shows ads.

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