Second Brain vs Orbit

The AI-powered journal that remembers everything. Capture thoughts by voice or text — AI organizes, connects, and recalls your memories so nothing is ever lost. Second Brain models how your mind actually works. Every memory is classified into three layers — instant thoughts, short-term plans, and long-term knowledge — then linked, reflected on, and surfaced exactly when you need it. CAPTURE IN SECONDS Type a thought or press and hold to speak. AI automatically classifies each memory, extracts tags, and generates a summary. No folders. No manual sorting. Just capture and move on. EXPLORE YOUR MEMORIES Ask anything: "What did I decide about the project?" or "What did Sarah say last week?" AI searches across all your memories using meaning — not just keywords — and weaves relevant ones into a clear, contextualized answer. PEOPLE MEMORY Create cards for the people in your life. Track what they said, shared experiences, meeting notes, and to-dos. Never forget a birthday, a promise, or a conversation again. WEEKLY REFLECTIONS Every week, AI reviews your memories, finds recurring themes, spots growth areas, and offers a concrete suggestion — like a thoughtful friend reading your journal. DISCOVER CONNECTIONS AI builds a knowledge graph across your memories, revealing patterns and links you never noticed. Watch your ideas form constellations over time. VOICE CAPTURE Press and hold to speak. Real-time transcription fills your memory instantly. Switch between English and Chinese with one tap. Perfect for capturing thoughts on the go. KEY FEATURES - Three-layer memory system inspired by cognitive science - AI classification, tagging, and summarization - Semantic search — find memories by meaning - Memory strength visualization with Ebbinghaus forgetting curve - People cards with relationship tracking - Daily, weekly, and monthly AI reflections - Voice input with real-time transcription - Theme clusters that reveal your thinking patterns - Memory connection graph - iCloud sync across devices - Full data export (JSON + Markdown) - Works offline — core features need no internet - Privacy-first: your data stays on your device SUBSCRIPTION Second Brain is free to use with daily limits. Upgrade to Pro for: - 20 memory explorations per day - Deep weekly and monthly reflection reports - Memory connection graph - Theme discovery clusters - Unlimited captures, people cards, and OCR - iCloud sync and data export Free 3-day trial available. Cancel anytime. PRIVACY Your memories are stored locally on your device. AI features use the Anthropic Claude API for processing — no other third party ever sees your data. Optional iCloud sync uses your personal Apple account. We never collect, store, or sell your information. Terms of Use: https://smartkiitos.com/secondbrain/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://smartkiitos.com/secondbrain/privacy/

Write messy. Find the patterns later. Orbit is a calm place to dump every thought — work, life, half-formed ideas — and make sense of them later. Not a diary. Not a wellness app. A mind you can search. Most notes go somewhere to be forgotten. Orbit is built for the opposite: the more you write, the more it gives back. CAPTURE WITHOUT FRICTION Open Orbit and write. No folders to pick, no tags to invent, no blank-page ceremony. Get the thought down — from the app, the Share Sheet, or a Home Screen widget — and move on. ASK YOUR OWN MIND ANYTHING Later, ask Orbit a real question — "what have I been worried about lately?", "what did I decide about the launch?" — and get an answer drawn from everything you've written, alongside the entries it came from. FIND THE PATTERNS YOU'D MISS Orbit quietly surfaces the themes running through your thinking — the ideas you keep circling back to, the worries that recur — so you can see what's hard to notice one entry at a time. A WEEKLY LOOK BACK Each week, Orbit reflects your thinking back to you: what you focused on, what shifted, what's worth returning to. BUILT TO BE CALM One clear thing to do on every screen. A warm, editorial design that feels more like paper than a dashboard. No streaks, no badges, no guilt. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Only you can see what you write. Orbit is a place for your real, unfiltered thinking. Write messy. Orbit finds the patterns later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.useorbit.ink/privacy