Second Brain vs Hop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Second Brain
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The first ADHD app that comes ready to use - no setup, no configuration, no building from scratch. Every productivity app expects you to design the system yourself. By the time you're done setting up, you've already lost momentum. Second Brain flips that. Open the app and you'll find a library of 20+ real-life tasks - paying bills, refilling prescriptions, scheduling appointments, doing laundry, filing taxes - each broken into small, clear steps you can follow one at a time. DAILY ROUTINES Install a Morning Routine, Evening Wind-Down, or Sunday Reset and get guided through your day one card at a time. Customize them or build your own. CHECK-INS Gentle prompts throughout the day. Feeling off track? Tap into a recovery flow and reset without judgment. HANDS-FREE MODE Tasks are read aloud as you go - perfect for mornings when your phone is across the room. SMART DEFAULTS Recurring tasks regenerate automatically. Tasks surface when they're due - not before. Your most recent task stays at the top. Less clutter, less thinking. No account. No cloud. No subscription. Your data stays on your device. Built for the ADHD brain that wants a second brain - without having to build one.
Hop
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Your brain has 14 tabs open and you can't start any of them. Hop closes 13. Hop is a focus app built for ADHD brains. Instead of another endless to-do list, it shows you ONE small step at a time — the next thing, and only the next thing. HOW IT WORKS - Brain dump everything on your mind. Messy is fine. - Hop breaks it into tiny, concrete steps. The first one always takes 2 minutes or less. - You see one step on screen. Do it. The next one appears. WHY HOP IS DIFFERENT - No lists to stare at. No streaks to break. No guilt when you skip a day. - A numberless, melting timer — feel time pass without a stressful countdown. - A journey counter that never resets. We say "welcome back," never "you missed 3 days." FOR THE HARD PARTS - A gentle break suggestion when you're stuck — never shame. - One calm nudge a day, not a stream of nagging notifications. - Body-double ambient sounds for that "someone's here" feeling. - Home-screen widgets + Apple Watch: your next step, always in reach. - Focus shield (iOS): quietly hold back distracting apps while you work. - Voice brain dump: just say it out loud. GROUNDED IN RESEARCH Hop is built on the science of executive function and task chunking — not productivity-guru hustle. It's designed for how ADHD brains actually start things. FREE + HOP+ Hop is free, with unlimited offline task breakdown. Hop+ unlocks unlimited AI smart-splitting and premium focus tools. No ads. No tracking. Ever. Start with one step. — Hop+ is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly / yearly / lifetime). Payment is charged to your Apple ID; it renews unless cancelled at least 24h before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings. Privacy: https://mhmtkas.github.io/hop-legal/privacy.html Terms: https://mhmtkas.github.io/hop-legal/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Second Brain at none against Hop's 3. Hop's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Second Brain asks for nothing beyond the download.
Second Brain ships an update every 3 weeks, Hop every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Second Brain | Hop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jikku Chacko | MEHMET KAS |
In-app purchases
Second Brain
No in-app purchases
Hop
- Hop Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
- Hop Plus Yearly$29.991 Year
- Hop Plus Lifetime$69.99









