Comparison

Second Brain vs TockLog

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

Head to head
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 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.

About

TockLog

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TockLog shows you where your time actually goes โ€” not where you planned it to go. Every few minutes, TockLog checks in. Say or type what you're doing. At the end of the day, you get an honest picture of your focus: what you worked on, when you were sharpest, how closely you stuck to your plan, and where hours slipped away. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your check-in interval โ€” from every 15 minutes to every 4 hours. 2. When TockLog pings you, log what you're doing by voice or text in a few seconds. 3. Get your daily report: time by category, unlogged gaps, your plan-vs-actual score, and an AI summary of your day. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข Voice and text logging โ€” log a session in seconds, hands-free โ€ข Categories โ€” Work, Meetings, Learning, Breaks, and your own โ€ข Plan vs Actual score โ€” a signal-to-noise score that shows how much of your day went to what you planned โ€ข Brain map โ€” see which areas of your brain your daily tasks exercise โ€ข Gap detection โ€” see the hours you didn't account for โ€ข AI daily and weekly reports โ€” plain-English insights on your focus (Pro) โ€ข Productivity score from A to F (Pro) โ€ข Peak-hours heatmap โ€” find the hours you focus best (Pro) โ€ข 7-day and 30-day history with charts and daily averages โ€ข Works offline and syncs when you're back online WHO IT'S FOR Founders, freelancers, students, developers and anyone doing deep work who wants to stop guessing and start knowing how their day was spent. Great for tracking billable hours, study time, or building a daily focus habit. PLANS โ€ข Free โ€” daily logging with voice, text and categories โ€ข Track โ€” permanent history, charts and category analytics โ€ข Pro โ€” everything in Track plus AI reports, productivity score and peak-hours heatmap Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Your focus. Your data. Your edge.

Screenshots

Second Brain4 screens
TockLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Second Brain at none against TockLog's 4. TockLog's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. TockLog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Second Brain asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Second Brain versus TockLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond BrainTockLog
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantin AkushevPavan Naik

In-app purchases

None

Second Brain

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

TockLog

Subscriptions4
  • Track Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Pro Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Track Yearly$9.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$18.991 Year

Questions

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

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