Nudge vs SecondBrain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nudge
This app proactively reminds you of tasks until they are completed. It intelligently spaces notifications based on deadlines and offers customizable intensity levels. SmartAdapt learns your habits to optimize reminder timing, making it an effective tool for staying on track.
- Intelligent notification timing
- Customizable reminder intensity
- SmartAdapt learning feature
- Recurring reminders (Pro)
- Accountable mode (Pro)
- Progress tracking and milestones
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Finally, a reminder app that actually reminds you. Most reminder apps are just lists you have to remember to check. Nudge comes to you and keeps showing up until the thing gets done. Save it once, then get on with your life. HOW NUDGE WORKS 1. Type what you need to remember 2. Set when it is due 3. Choose your intensity: Gentle, Balanced, or Persistent 4. Let Nudge remind you until it is done No complicated setup. No ads. No distractions. Just reminders that actually remind you. REMINDERS THAT ADAPT TO THE DEADLINE Nudge intelligently spaces your notifications based on when something is due. As the deadline gets closer, your reminders become more persistent. No notification overload. Just the right nudge at the right time. SMARTADAPT SmartAdapt learns when you are most likely to get things done, then times your reminders around those moments. The more you use Nudge, the better it gets at reaching you when it matters. SmartAdapt is included with Nudge Pro. FEATURES • A simple, intuitive interface • Smart notification timing • Gentle, Balanced, and Persistent intensity levels • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and custom recurring reminders • Accountable Mode for the things you cannot let slip with Nudge Pro • Share nudges with friends • Track your progress, build streaks, and collect milestones NUDGE PRO Try Nudge Pro free for 7 days. After your trial, choose $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year. Nudge Pro includes unlimited nudges, SmartAdapt, Accountable Mode, and full access to every feature. Cancel anytime. Get it out of your head. Let Nudge remember for you. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SecondBrain
This app automatically transcribes, titles, and files your spoken thoughts, creating a self-organizing note system. It can convert voice notes into calendar events, provide daily summaries, and allow you to chat with your saved information.
- Automatic transcription and titling
- AI-powered self-organizing notes
- Voice to calendar event creation
- Daily morning briefing summaries
- Chat with your notes for answers
- 3D brain graph visualization
- Full-text search
- Cross-app sharing
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Most of what you hear, think and plan today is gone by tomorrow. Speak your mind. SecondBrain writes it down, gives it a title, and files it for you. No folders to manage. No typing. Just talk, and your thoughts organize themselves. The AI note app for people who think out loud. WHY SECONDBRAIN • Capture in seconds: speak, type, or share a thought and it is saved instantly • Zero organizing: AI transcribes, titles, and files every note into a self-building folder tree • Voice to schedule: say "dentist Tuesday 4pm" and it creates real events in Calendar and Reminders • Morning briefing: wake up to a daily summary of your day and what matters • Ask your brain: chat with your notes and get answers from everything you have saved • Brain graph: explore your ideas as a living 3D map of connected notes • Search everything: full-text search finds any note in an instant • Share from anywhere: send text, links, images, or audio from any app into SecondBrain • 20+ languages: speak in your language and get replies in your language BUILT FOR BUSY MINDS Founder juggling clients, student capturing lectures, or just someone with too many thoughts to hold? SecondBrain is the frictionless place to put them all. Brain-dump on the go and let the AI do the filing. WORKS WHERE YOU DO Your notes sync to the web at app.secondbrain.icu. Pro users can connect SecondBrain as memory for AI assistants through the MCP connector. SECONDBRAIN PRO Go unlimited: unlimited notes, unlimited AI capture and answers, plus the AI assistant connector. Start with a free trial, then subscribe yearly or monthly. Cancel anytime. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://secondbrain.icu/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nudge at none against SecondBrain's shown. SecondBrain's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Nudge sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SecondBrain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SecondBrain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Nudge ships an update every 6 days, SecondBrain every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nudge | SecondBrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iconic Apps LLC (US) | Federico Cesarini |
Customer experience
Nudge
SecondBrain
In-app purchases
Nudge
- Nudge Pro - Monthly - Trial7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Nudge Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Nudge Weekly$5.997 Days
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- Nudge Pro - Oto$19.991 Year
- Nudge Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
- Nudge Pro - Yearly - Trial7 Days trial$34.991 Year
SecondBrain
- SecondBrain Pro$8.991 Month
- SecondBrain Pro Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- SecondBrain Pro Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year








