ScrollGist vs Second Read

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ScrollGist compared with Second Read
Detail	ScrollGist	Second Read
What it does	Turn short videos into study notes	Everything you save, read again.
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Free
Pricing	Free: 15 videos, no expiry, up to 6 minutes each, no account or card required. Pro Monthly: $6.99/month for 300 videos/month. Pro Yearly: $49.99/year (approximately $4.17/month) for 300 videos/month. All paid plans include 14-day money-back guarantee.	Free with no paid tier planned.
Key features	Accurate transcription with state-of-the-art speech-to-text Key-points summary with main idea, key points, and action items Feynman explanations in simple language with everyday analogies Idea maps showing semantic tree of concepts On-screen text recognition from burned-in subtitles and visual text Post-text analysis for caption-based content 20 output languages independent of video language No tracking or behavioral analytics Bring your own API key for unlimited usage	Drag-and-drop text capture from any screen element Automatic passage selection on new tabs based on spaced repetition Kindle highlight synchronization Telegram bot integration Email and Telegram digests Web library with search and tagging Export to Markdown or JSON Works offline with local storage Optical character recognition for non-selectable text No password authentication
What makes it different	Works instantly with no account or card required for free tier Transcribes multiple platforms in one extension: Instagram, Facebook, and X Multiple analysis formats: transcription, summary, Feynman explanation, and idea map Supports bring-your-own-key with multiple AI providers 14-day money-back guarantee on all paid plans	Runs entirely offline with no external server storage of your captures Uses spaced repetition to surface passages you are most likely to forget No paid tier or premium features planned
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	1	6
Citation Flow (Majestic)	17	15
Referring domains (Majestic)	3	3

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