Comparison

SecondBrain vs Loreo

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

Loreo

This app transforms audio recordings into searchable, timestamped transcripts with speaker identification and concise notes. It allows users to ask questions across their recorded conversations and quickly find specific moments within the audio.

Highlights
  • Record and import audio
  • Timestamped transcripts
  • Speaker identification
  • AI-generated notes
  • Searchable conversation library
  • Ask questions across recordings
  • Live recording view
Features
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Loreo turns conversations into knowledge you can return to. Record a meeting, interview, lecture, or conversation on your iPhone, or import an audio recording. Loreo creates a timestamped transcript, identifies speakers, and writes clear notes so you can review what mattered without replaying the entire recording. ASK YOUR CONVERSATIONS Ask a question across the conversations in your library. Loreo answers from your recordings and keeps the source moments close so you can verify what was said. FIND THE MOMENT Browse speaker-labeled transcripts, search your library, and jump from a note or citation to the matching place in the audio. RECORD WITH CONFIDENCE See live words and notes while recording. A Live Activity keeps recording controls available from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. BRING IN CALL RECORDINGS On supported versions of iOS, share a recording from Apple Notes or Files to Loreo. The recording stays on your device until you explicitly choose to process it. BUILT FOR LONG CONVERSATIONS Loreo is designed for meetings, interviews, lectures, calls, and other long-form audio. Your library keeps the recording, transcript, notes, speakers, and timestamps together. Loreo requires an account. Audio selected for processing is securely uploaded to Loreo's cloud service to create transcripts and notes. Recording laws vary; always get the consent required in your location. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SecondBrain4 screens
Loreo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Loreo at none against SecondBrain's shown. SecondBrain's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Loreo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SecondBrain against 5.0 for Loreo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SecondBrain ships an update every 3 days, Loreo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SecondBrain versus Loreo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecondBrainLoreo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFederico CesariniLoreo Inc.

Customer experience

SecondBrain

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

Loreo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
2 purchases

Loreo

Subscriptions2
  • Loreo Light Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Loreo Light Annual$47.991 Year

Questions

Is SecondBrain free?
SecondBrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loreo free?
Loreo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SecondBrain or Loreo?
SecondBrain and Loreo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do SecondBrain or Loreo have ads?
SecondBrain shows ads; Loreo does not.
Which is updated more often, SecondBrain or Loreo?
SecondBrain ships an update every 3 days, and Loreo weekly. Most recently, SecondBrain was updated on October 10, 2026 and Loreo on October 8, 2026.

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