Comparison

SecondBrain vs SaveToList

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

SaveToList

Save recipes, places, and ideas from social media and the web into one organized, searchable list. Automatically extract key details from posts, eliminating the need for screenshots or scattered notes.

Highlights
  • Save content from social media and web
  • Automatically extract details from posts
  • Organize saved items by category
  • View saved places on a map
  • Search saved recommendations
  • Eliminate screenshots and forgotten notes
Features
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Save anything from anywhere into one smart, organized place. SaveToList helps you save useful posts, ideas, and recommendations from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, the web, and more — without screenshots, notes, or messy bookmarks. Found a Reel with the best restaurants in NYC? A TikTok recipe you want to cook later? A travel guide, product roundup, makeup tutorial, or list of things to try? Just comment @save.to.list on any Instagram or TikTok post and SaveToList will automatically pull out the useful details and organize them into a clean, searchable list. For other platforms, just share the post or link directly to the app. Everything you save is enriched with AI, so you can come back to the actual post, the key details, and the organized item whenever you need it. What you can save: • Recipes with ingredients and cooking details • Restaurants, cafés, hotels, and places from travel or food posts • Product recommendations and shopping ideas • Makeup tutorials, workouts, and how-to videos • Trip ideas, itineraries, and guides • Any post, link, image, or video with useful information you want to revisit Key features: • Save from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, the web, and more • Comment @save.to.list on Instagram, TikTok, or X to save posts • Share posts and links from other platforms into the app • Save the original image or video from social posts • Turn posts and links into smart lists • Automatically extract names, details, links, and useful info • Organize saved items by category • View places on a map • Search your saved recommendations • Keep everything in one simple app No more screenshots. No more forgotten recommendations. No more digging through saved posts. Just save it to SaveToList. *Free trial available. Requires subscription after free trial. Terms: https://savetolist.com/terms

Screenshots

SecondBrain4 screens
SaveToList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SecondBrain at 5.0 against SaveToList's 4.1. SecondBrain also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). SaveToList's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SecondBrain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and SaveToList sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SecondBrain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SecondBrain's written reviews are positive against 67% of SaveToList's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SecondBrain ships an update every 3 days, SaveToList weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SecondBrain versus SaveToList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecondBrainSaveToList
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.1 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings614 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFederico CesariniSuitr, LLC

Customer experience

SecondBrain

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SaveToList

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SecondBrain

Subscriptions3
  • SecondBrain Pro$8.991 Month
  • SecondBrain Pro Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • SecondBrain Pro Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
3 purchases

SaveToList

Subscriptions3
  • SaveToList Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • SaveToList Pro - Yearly Offer$29.991 Year
  • SaveToList Pro - Yearly Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SecondBrain free?
SecondBrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SaveToList free?
SaveToList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SecondBrain or SaveToList?
SecondBrain is rated higher. SecondBrain averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while SaveToList averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do SecondBrain or SaveToList have ads?
SecondBrain shows ads; SaveToList does not.
Which is updated more often, SecondBrain or SaveToList?
SecondBrain ships an update every 3 days, and SaveToList weekly. Most recently, SecondBrain was updated on October 10, 2026 and SaveToList on October 5, 2026.

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