Comparison

Tuskk vs Second Brain

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

Head to head
About

Tuskk

Features
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Things fall out of your head. That's not a character flaw. It's how attention works. Tuskk remembers what you saw, learns how long things actually take you, and sits with you while you do them. Scan anything: a prescription bottle, a parking sign, a handwritten recipe, a warranty card. AI reads it, files it, and hands it back the moment you ask. No scores. No streak shaming. No red badges telling you what you missed. HOW IT WORKS 1. Capture anything Point your camera at anything with information on it. A contract clause. A wine label. A serial number. AI reads and structures it in seconds. Too many thoughts? Just talk. Ramble for three minutes and Tuskk turns it into a map and a task list. 2. Add your context Say "bought this at the flea market" or tap a quick note. Tuskk finds things the way you think about them, not the way they're labeled. 3. Ask your brain "How much was that jacket?" "When does my lease end?" "What was the hotel WiFi password?" Ask in your own words. Tuskk searches everything you've saved and answers with sources. 4. Do the thing, together Tasks come with honest time estimates that learn your real pace, not a fantasy one. Start a focus session matched to your energy: a full pomodoro, a ten minute quick win, or a five minute micro sprint. Tuskk sits with you while you work, catches the thoughts that interrupt, and celebrates every attempt. BUILT FOR ADHD BRAINS - One gentle nudge instead of ten alarms, with a daily cap and quiet hours - Time made visible: expiring things get countdowns, tasks show real durations - Nothing resets. Progress banked is progress kept - "Let go" of a task without guilt. Nothing is ever marked failed - Miss a week? Tuskk gets gentler, not louder WHAT YOU CAN SCAN - Receipts, invoices, and bills - Prescriptions, medication labels, and health records - Business cards, contacts, and IDs - Contracts, warranties, and legal documents - Handwritten notes, recipes, and whiteboards - Tickets, menus, labels, signs: anything with information on it GETS SMARTER OVER TIME - Expiry warnings before documents and medications lapse - Spending patterns across stores and months - Connections between people, places, and things - Reminders for renewals, refills, and deadlines PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data is encrypted and never used to train AI models. Export or delete everything at any time. FREE TO START Capture and save for free. Upgrade to Tuskk Pro for unlimited AI chat, voice capture, focus sessions, smart connections, and full insights. Scan one thing. That counts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tuskk.app/privacy

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Second Brain

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Speak or type one messy thought. Second Brain separates every intention, creates the right Apple Reminder, Calendar event, or Markdown update, and shows exactly what changed. Your tasks stay in Apple Reminders, your dates stay in Apple Calendar, and your knowledge stays in ordinary Markdown files you control. VOICE TO ACTION • Speak or type when one thought contains several intentions • Attach an existing image or take a photo without leaving the capture • Turn things you need to do into Apple Reminders • Put meetings, deliveries, and passive dates into Apple Calendar • Create, append to, or update the right Markdown page • Keep dates and times exactly as you expressed them SEE AND CONTROL EVERY CHANGE Each capture keeps your words and a receipt for every result. Review destinations, confirm pending events, retry failures, repair exact duplicates, or undo supported changes. YOUR TOOLS, NOT ANOTHER SILO • Tasks live in Apple Reminders • Events live in Apple Calendar • Context stays in ordinary Markdown files • Use the recommended iCloud Drive folder, another Files folder, or an Obsidian vault • Capture from Siri, Shortcuts, widgets, Control Center, the share sheet, or the Action Button KNOWLEDGE WITH SOURCES Ask questions about your pages and inspect linked sources. Search in the app, Siri, or on-device Spotlight. Projects keep notes, pages, reminders, events, and recent activity together. MANAGED INTELLIGENCE Managed Intelligence is an optional monthly or annual App Store subscription for hosted OpenAI processing. The secure service verifies access and limits, stores no request bodies, and deletes temporary results after acknowledgement or within 24 hours. EXTERNAL AI PROVIDER CONNECTIONS Settings > AI & Providers can connect an existing Anthropic or OpenAI developer account as an external service. Second Brain does not sell provider access or include provider sign-up, pricing, or purchase links. The credential stays in Apple Keychain, and requests go directly to the selected provider under that provider's terms. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Before any personal data is sent to an AI service, Second Brain names the recipients and data categories and asks for permission. Choose Use Without AI to keep all AI transmission disabled while local capture, notes, reminders, events, and search remain available. Managed requests go to Second Brain's Cloudflare-hosted service and then OpenAI. Personal-key text requests go directly to OpenAI or Anthropic. Permission can be reviewed or withdrawn in Settings > Privacy & AI. Voice can be transcribed fully on device with Apple Speech, so audio never uploads, or through an optional permission-gated online route. When Online transcription is selected, recordings go to OpenAI directly or through the managed Cloudflare route. Failed or cancelled online uploads preserve the local recording for retry. Photos stay local unless the user includes them in an authorized AI request. There is no Second Brain login, advertising, or tracking. Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics receive content-free product or diagnostic data, never captures, transcripts, audio, chat, files, titles, keys, or model content. The public What Gets Sent view and content-free privacy ledger show the applicable routes and transfers. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Any trial converts to the selected paid plan unless canceled before the trial ends. Terms of Use: https://second-brain-in-motion.heartsker.chatgpt.site/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://second-brain-in-motion.heartsker.chatgpt.site/privacy

Screenshots

Tuskk4 screens
Second Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Second Brain at none against Tuskk's 4. Second Brain also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). Tuskk's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Tuskk sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Second Brain asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tuskk ships an update every 5 weeks, Second Brain every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Tuskk versus Second Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuskkSecond Brain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGitspark Technologies, LLCAleksandr Pustotin

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tuskk

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pro Quarterly7 Days trial$44.993 Months
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  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$149.991 Year
None

Second Brain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tuskk free?
Tuskk 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 Tuskk or Second Brain have ads?
Neither Tuskk nor Second Brain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tuskk or Second Brain?
Tuskk ships an update every 5 weeks, and Second Brain every 5 days. Most recently, Tuskk was updated on October 31, 2026 and Second Brain on October 25, 2026.

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