Comparison

MonkuNotes vs Second Brain

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

Head to head
About

MonkuNotes

Features
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MonkuNotes is an AI-powered offline voice recording app that helps you do more than just record, it helps you understand, organize, and act on your conversations. Capture meetings, lectures, and ideas, then let AI turn them into meaningful insights. Key Features: β€’ Smart Voice Recording Record meetings, lectures, calls, and daily notes with high clarity. β€’ AI Transcription Convert speech into accurate, readable text instantly. β€’ AI Summaries Get concise summaries of long recordings in seconds. β€’ Action Items Extraction Automatically detect important tasks and follow-ups from your conversations. β€’ AI Chat with Recordings Ask questions, get insights, and interact with your recordings using AI chat. β€’ Share Audio Easily Share recordings with others in just a few taps. β€’ Organized Notes Keep everything structured and easy to access. β€’ Search & Find Quickly locate important information from transcripts. Perfect for: Professionals managing meetings & tasks Students capturing lectures Teams collaborating on discussions Anyone who wants smarter notes MonkuNotes doesn’t just record β€” it helps you think, summarize, and act faster. Privacy Policy: https://monkunotes.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://monkunotes.com/terms Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Second Brain

Features
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Your brain was built to think, not to remember. SecondBrain turns any spoken thought into a filed, titled, dated record in about three seconds. No folders. No tagging. No deciding where it goes. Just talk. Your second brain does the rest. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Second Brain requires an auto-renewable subscription ($7.99 per week or $29.99 per month). Every feature described below is included with an active subscription - there are no extra purchases. HOW IT WORKS Hold the button and say what's on your mind - in the car, on a walk, halfway out the door. SecondBrain transcribes it, works out what you meant, and files it in the right project with the right due date. Then it buzzes back to confirm. "Call the accountant next Friday about the trust" becomes a task, in Client Work, due Friday. You never picked a project. You never set a date. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE β€’ Today - your daily brief, what's due, and what's coming up next β€’ Tasks - organized by project and due date, automatically β€’ Calendar - tasks and events together in one month view β€’ Brain - every note, photo, link and file you've ever captured β€’ Projects - see what's active and what's gone quiet CAPTURE ANYTHING Voice, typed notes, photos, links, files. It all lands in the same place and gets sorted for you. Anything the app isn't confident about goes to a review inbox instead of being filed wrong - so nothing is ever lost or buried in the wrong folder. ASK YOUR BRAIN Get answers from everything you've captured. Your notes stop being a graveyard and start being something you can actually use. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your content lives in a private database. Nothing is shared, nothing is public, and your notes are never sold or used to train AI models. Export or delete everything at any time. SUBSCRIPTION SecondBrain requires a SecondBrain Pro subscription - $7.99/week or $29.99/month. All features shown, including voice capture, AI filing, the Daily Brief, and instant search, are part of Pro. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://second-brain.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://second-brain.app/privacy

Screenshots

MonkuNotes4 screens
Second Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MonkuNotes at 15.1 against Second Brain's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. MonkuNotes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Second Brain sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MonkuNotes ships an update weekly, Second Brain every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
MonkuNotes versus Second Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkuNotesSecond Brain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size102 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInvimatic Technologies Private LimitedTerra Innovations

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MonkuNotes

Subscriptions1
  • MonkuNotes PRO$3.991 Month
2 purchases

Second Brain

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Monthly$29.991 Month

Questions

Is MonkuNotes free?
MonkuNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Second Brain free?
Second Brain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MonkuNotes or Second Brain have ads?
Neither MonkuNotes nor Second Brain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MonkuNotes or Second Brain?
MonkuNotes ships an update weekly, and Second Brain every 5 days. Most recently, MonkuNotes was updated on October 10, 2026 and Second Brain on October 15, 2026.

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