Second Brain vs MD Inbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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 โ no cloud involved. Features: - Voice recording with automatic Voice Activity Detection - Background recording โ keeps working when the app is minimized - Live Activity โ recording progress on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Seamless Mac sync via Bonjour (P2P, no cloud) - Geolocation tagging for recordings - Fully offline โ 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.
MD Inbox
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A drop zone for the markdown documents your AI assistant writes. MD Inbox watches a folder in iCloud Drive on your Mac. When Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any other AI tool saves a markdown file there โ a plan, spec, code review, design doc, meeting notes โ it appears on your iPhone within seconds. Read it on the go, pin the ones that matter, delete the rest. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick any folder in iCloud Drive as your inbox. 2. Copy a short prompt into your AI agent's system prompt. 3. From now on, finished documents your agent produces show up here. FEATURES โข Live iCloud sync โ files appear seconds after your agent saves them โข Date-grouped sidebar: Pinned, Today, Yesterday, This Week, This Month, Older โข Swipe to delete, tap to pin, multi-select for batch cleanup โข Auto-delete after a configurable threshold to keep the inbox tidy โข Pinned and read state sync between devices via iCloud โข Native markdown rendering with code blocks, tables, and images โข Share extension โ send markdown from any app THREE BUILT-IN AGENT PRESETS โข Plans & Specs โ agent auto-saves substantial deliverables โข On-Demand โ agent saves only when you ask โข Quick Captures โ short, timestamped notes No account, no server โ your files live in your own iCloud Drive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Second Brain at 17.0 against MD Inbox's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Second Brain | MD Inbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konstantin Akushev | Beka Demuradze |
In-app purchases
Second Brain
No in-app purchases
MD Inbox
No in-app purchases









