Comparison

Peblo 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

Peblo

Organize your day, build lasting habits, and reflect on your progress. This app consolidates tasks, calendar events, habits, goals, and journaling into a single, intuitive interface. It offers smart features like AI task breakdown and customizable reminders to enhance productivity and self-awareness.

Highlights
  • Unified task, calendar, and habit management
  • Habit tracking with streaks and flexible reminders
  • Goal setting with real targets and progress monitoring
  • Daily journaling with mood tracking and voice dictation
  • Focus timer with ambient sounds and Live Activity
  • On-device AI for task breakdown and insights
  • Cross-device sync and widget support
Features
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Plan your day, build habits that stick, and check in with yourself — all in one calm app. Peblo brings your tasks, calendar, habits, goals, projects and journal together, so you always know what's next without juggling five apps. YOUR WHOLE DAY, IN ONE CALM VIEW - See what's up next and check it off right from the top of Today - Timed tasks and time blocks on one clean timeline, with anytime tasks below - Add tasks by typing or speaking — "Call Mom tomorrow at 5pm #home" just works - Set one focus for the day so the important thing doesn't get lost - Left something undone? One tap moves it all to today PLAN YOUR WEEK AT A GLANCE - Calendar with Month, Week, 3-Day and Day views, colour-coded - See your Apple Calendar events next to your tasks - Day templates lay out a whole routine in one tap - Drag tasks to reschedule them HABITS THAT STICK - Check in with one tap and watch your streaks grow - Track amounts like water (8 × 250 ml = 2 L) - Flexible reminders: once a day, or every few hours - A colourful history that keeps you motivated GOALS AND PROJECTS THAT STAY ON TRACK - Set goals with real targets — books read, km run, money saved — and see if you're ahead or behind - Projects show progress, deadline and whether you're on track - Optional sprints with a burndown chart for bigger work - See what you finished each week and the time you focused CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF - A daily journal with moods, stickers and voice dictation - Writing prompts and "On this day" memories - A mood calendar that shows how your month really felt - An evening reminder — tap a mood right from the notification - Export to PDF or text, or import from Day One and other apps FOCUS AND INSIGHTS - A calm focus timer with ambient sounds and a Lock Screen Live Activity - Focus time is logged to your tasks and projects - Insights show tasks done, your on-time rate, goals, projects and a weekly review SMART, BUT OPTIONAL - On-device AI with Apple Intelligence: turn a sentence into a task, break big tasks into steps, get weekly insights - Or connect your own AI provider (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and more) with your own key - Everything works just as well without AI EVERYWHERE YOU ARE - iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch - Interactive Home and Lock Screen widgets - Siri and Shortcuts: "Add a task in Peblo" - Syncs automatically with iCloud - Import your Apple Reminders in seconds PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. We can't see it, and we never sell it. PEBLO PRO Peblo is free to use with up to 5 tasks, 2 habits, 1 goal and 1 project. Peblo Pro unlocks unlimited tasks, habits, goals and projects, plus the focus timer and widgets. Choose monthly, yearly (with a free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Pro can be shared with up to 5 family members through Family Sharing. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/peblo/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or ideas? Email thedollardetail@gmail.com — we reply within 24 hours.

About

Second Brain

Features
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Second Brain is your offline-first personal knowledge management app. Capture every idea, note, and insight — and never lose a thought again. No ads. No tracking. No account required. Your data stays on your device. FEATURES: • Rich Notes — Write with Markdown support, add images, link notes together • Collections — Organize notes into collections with icons and colors • Tags — Tag anything for instant filtering • Daily Notes — One note per day, automatically created • Goals — Track personal goals with milestones and progress • Book Notes — Capture key takeaways from books you read • Quotes — Save your favorite quotes • Knowledge Graph — See how your ideas connect visually • Bi-directional Links — Link notes and see backlinks automatically • Full-Text Search — Find anything instantly • Favorites & Archive — Star important notes, archive the rest • Quick Capture — Capture thoughts from the home screen widget • Face ID / Touch ID — Lock your app for privacy • iCloud Backup — Optional, off by default • Export — PDF, CSV, Markdown • 15 Languages — English, Turkish, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian PRIVACY FIRST: Second Brain collects zero data. No analytics, no tracking SDKs, no servers. Everything lives on your device. PREMIUM (one-time purchase): Unlock unlimited notes, collections, Knowledge Graph, exports, Face ID, and home screen widgets with a single lifetime purchase.

Screenshots

Peblo4 screens
Second Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Peblo at every 8 days against Second Brain's every 3 months. Second Brain's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Peblo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Second Brain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peblo ships an update every 8 days, Second Brain every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Peblo versus Second Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPebloSecond Brain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip TarimoSelahattin Bozat

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Peblo

Subscriptions2
  • Peblo Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Peblo Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Peblo Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Second Brain

One-time1
  • Second Brain Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Peblo free?
Peblo 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 Peblo or Second Brain have ads?
Neither Peblo nor Second Brain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peblo or Second Brain?
Peblo ships an update every 8 days, and Second Brain every 3 months. Most recently, Peblo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Second Brain on October 31, 2026.

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