Comparison

ToSche vs Second Brain

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

Head to head
About

ToSche

Features
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Your plans, all together. ToSche brings your calendar, to-dos, assignments, routines and goals into one planner. See the shape of your day in a 24-hour circle, with your plans and free time in view. Calendar, assignments and core planning features are free. The AI assistant requires AI Standard or AI Pro. TURN A CONVERSATION INTO A PLAN Tell the AI "Essay due Friday" to create an assignment with a deadline. Type or speak to add and change events, assignments, to-dos, routines and goals. Review a confirmation before deleting events or assignments. Discuss a goal, break it into steps, or search the web with sources in the same chat. Ask it to remember useful details, then review, edit or delete them in Settings > "What AI remembers". Return to the reply after switching apps. SEE YOUR DAY A month calendar and a 24-hour circle bring your events and time blocks together. Switch to a list when you prefer. Use repeating and all-day events, labels, up to 10 alerts per event, checklists, day counters, undated notes, search and holidays in Japan. MAKE ROOM FOR SHARED PLANS Share calendars by invitation with "Can edit" or "View only" access. In-app notices show changes. Import selected iPhone Calendar events when you open ToSche or return to it. Import is off by default and never changes the original events. FIND YOUR NEXT STEP Organize assignments by category, due date, steps and repeats. See what is Overdue, Due today, Tomorrow or Within a week. Arrange to-dos in a daily workspace with four areas you can name and color. Choose a sticky note or whiteboard look. Check off morning, daytime and evening routines, then review completion stats. Organize goals from a 5-year plan down to this month, with roadmap steps (ToSche Plan and up). AT A GLANCE - 11 Home Screen widgets for plans, tasks and routines. Check routines off on the widget (iOS 17+). - Next event and task progress on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, updated when you open ToSche (iOS 16.2+). - Four countdown designs with a saved color for each. - Siri and Shortcuts for adding and checking events (iOS 17+). - Read and update your ToSche plans from compatible AI apps using MCP. Revoke access in Settings > "Connected apps". PLANS Free: calendar, sharing, day circle, assignments, routines, stats and widgets, with no ads. The workspace is free until you have written tasks on 100 different days. - ToSche Plan: removes the workspace page limit and adds goals and roadmaps. - AI Standard: ToSche Plan plus AI chat, voice input, goal-setting chats and memory, with a monthly allowance equivalent to JPY 400 in AI provider costs. - AI Pro: the same features, with a monthly allowance equivalent to JPY 700 in AI provider costs. Monthly and yearly plans are available. Yearly AI plans also receive an allowance each month. See the Terms for expiry. Your App Store shows the price before purchase. New subscriptions after the public release of 2.9.0 have no carryover. Existing subscriptions change only for new grants 30 days after the release notice; those grants expire at the end of their monthly allowance period. Earlier grants keep their original expiry at the end of the following month. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends and are charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. YOUR DATA AND AI AI use sends your input and the plans it reads to our AI provider. Voice input sends audio for transcription. Before first use, consent explains the destinations; you can withdraw consent in Settings. AI is for ages 13+, with parent or guardian permission required under 18. iPhone and iPad. English and Japanese. Privacy Policy: https://todo-phoneapp.pages.dev/legal/tosche/en/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://todo-phoneapp.pages.dev/legal/tosche/en/terms.html Attach a photo for AI to read schedules or tasks; confirm the image and recipient before sending. A ring shows the remaining AI allowance.

About

Second Brain

Features
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Manage notes, to-dos, and your schedule in one app. Capture thoughts as notes, actions as to-dos, and anything with a date on the calendar. No more hopping between apps. โ–  Notes Write fast, organize later. Sort into folders and find anything with search. Share only the notes you choose via a link, and unshare with a single tap. โ–  To-Dos Set due dates and repeat rules. See what's left with D-Day countdowns, and group tasks by category. โ–  Calendar See to-dos and events on the same screen. Switch between month and week views to check how full your week is. โ–  Widgets Check today's tasks from your Home Screen and Lock Screen. See what's left without opening the app. โ–  Notifications Get notified as deadlines approach. Start the day with a morning briefing and wrap up with a daily summary. โ–  AI Organize Pull action items out of long text. Turn copied text into to-dos. Gather past records into a retrospective. AI features are free up to 3 times per month. To use more, connect your own AI API key. โ–  Same content on every device Notes written on iPhone open on the web too. Sign in once and your content follows you across devices. โ–  Privacy AI features only process text you explicitly send. See the privacy policy for details. https://docs.ainote.dev/legal/privacy

Screenshots

ToSche4 screens
Second Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Second Brain at none against ToSche's 6. ToSche's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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. ToSche sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Second Brain asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToSche ships an update every 2 weeks, Second Brain monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
ToSche versus Second Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToScheSecond Brain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size50 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiichi Tsukuikim dahye

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ToSche

Subscriptions6
  • ToSche Plan (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • AI Standard (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • AI Pro (Monthly)$19.991 Month
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  • ToSche Plan (Yearly)$29.991 Year
  • AI Standard (Yearly)$99.991 Year
  • AI Pro (Yearly)$200.001 Year
None

Second Brain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ToSche free?
ToSche is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Second Brain free?
Second Brain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ToSche or Second Brain have ads?
Neither ToSche nor Second Brain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToSche or Second Brain?
ToSche ships an update every 2 weeks, and Second Brain monthly. Most recently, ToSche was updated on October 24, 2026 and Second Brain on October 24, 2026.

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