Comparison

Recall vs Luckynote

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

Head to head
About

Recall

This app helps you store and quickly find thousands of information snippets, including recipes, lists, and web links. It supports plain text, PDFs, and images, with comprehensive iCloud backups and drag-and-drop functionality on iPad.

Highlights
  • Store thousands of information snippets
  • Plain text format with PDF and image support
  • Comprehensive iCloud backups
  • Drag and drop support on iPad
  • Hierarchical tagging for organization
  • Advanced search with AND, OR, NOT operators
  • Siri Shortcut support
Features
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Recall-It Notes enables you to store thousands of snippets of information and quickly find what you need. For example, you can store recipes, gift lists, notes made while watching how-to videos or reading articles, keep annotated lists of web links, track major purchases, maintain checklists for activities like upgrading to a new phone, save frequently used keyboard shortcuts for your favorite apps, and much more. Recall-It is based on plain text, the most portable medium for your information. You can export your notes exactly as you entered or imported them so there is no lock-in as there can be with proprietary formats. Despite being plain text, your notes can include and display linked PDFs and images, e.g. photos or screenshots. Recall-It includes comprehensive back-up: by default, your entire database is backed up daily to your iCloud account, and you can manually archive everything, or any subset of your notes, any time. You can completely rebuild your database from any of the full back-ups. On iPad, drag and drop support lets you do things like create new notes by dragging text files from iCloud drive, drag images or selections from web pages, Apple Notes, email, iBooks, etc. and drop them to create new notes or append to existing ones. You can drag terms from the note you are looking at to the search field to find other possibly related notes. You can drag within the app to augment or copy notes, or drag a group of notes to iCloud drive to export them as text files. MAJOR FEATURES - Syncs via iCloud to all of your devices - Notes can be tagged to enable browsing or enhance search - You can apply multiple hierarchical tags to any note - Existing tags can be renamed or deleted for all associated notes - You can search based on AND, OR, NOT, and BEGINS-WITH - Searching for “word” automatically finds “words”, “worded”, “wording”, “wordy”, etc. (English only, and optional) - Search results are ordered showing best matches first - Search results can be filtered to include/not include notes with attachments - Search terms are highlighted within notes which auto-scroll to first occurrence - Repeat previous searches with a few taps - Launch the app and search via Siri command (Siri Shortcut support in iOS 12.) - One tap access to “favorite” or recently viewed notes - Easy formatting: bold headings, subheadings are automatically styled, or for greater flexibility, use Markdown heading syntax. - Handy in-note search function for continuing search within long notes - Auto-completion for easy entry of search terms/tags - Action Sheet support in Safari and other apps lets you save selections as new notes or append to any “favorite” note - Support for Slide Over, Split View, and 3D Touch on appropriate devices. - Automation via x-callback-url support; control Recall-It with the Workflow app - Easily insert images, checkboxes, bullets, current date and time into your notes. - Powerful batch editing for deleting, exporting, backing up, adding or removing tags from groups of notes - Comprehensive back-up and restore, including auto-backup (see above) - Extensive drag and drop support (see above) You may optionally choose to support development by purchasing a yearly, auto-renewing subscription ($4.99/year USD). Payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and renewals will be charged at the same price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription if you have not turned off auto-renewal. You may turn off auto-renewal by going to your settings in the iTunes store, or directly from the app Settings pane where you purchased the subscription. For privacy policy and service terms see: http://www.microspell.com/recall-it/PrivacyPolicy.html

About

Luckynote

This app offers a unique messaging-style interface for taking personal notes, managing tasks, and organizing bookmarks. It supports rich content like images and links, with seamless syncing across devices. Keep all your personal information organized in one private, conversational space.

Highlights
  • Messaging interface for notes
  • Rich content support (images, links, files)
  • Task conversion from messages
  • Dedicated folders for organization
  • Seamless cross-device sync
  • Markdown support
Features
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Most note apps became too complicated. Luckynote didn’t. No workspace to set up. No system to learn. No folders to organize before you can even start. Just open the app, type what’s on your mind, and it’s saved. That’s it. WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT Luckynote works like your favorite chat app, except you’re messaging yourself. Your notes arrive like messages: instant, scannable, and always in order. No blank pages. No templates. No friction. CAPTURE ANYTHING IN SECONDS - Quick notes, no title, no folder, just type - Save links with instant previews - Attach images, files, and voice notes - Set reminders so important things come back when you need them - Search everything from the moment you save it TASKS WITHOUT A SYSTEM - Turn any note into a task with one tap - Star what matters and find it instantly - Keep tasks, reminders, links, files, and ideas in one simple place YOUR STUFF, EVERYWHERE - Use Luckynote on iPhone and iPad - Sync your notes across devices in real time - Start on your phone and continue on the web - Your notes stay private. FOR PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO WRITE THINGS DOWN Some apps turn notes into projects. Some task managers require a system. Some folders become places where ideas disappear. Luckynote is for when you just want to write something down and actually find it later. Capture everything now. Organize it later. Free to start. No setup required. Privacy policy: https://luckynote.io/privacy Terms of service: https://luckynote.io/terms

Screenshots

Recall4 screens
Luckynote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Luckynote at every 5 days against Recall's every 2 months. Luckynote also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Recall's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Recall sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Luckynote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 — 4.5 for Recall against 4.6 for Luckynote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Recall's written reviews are positive against 100% of Luckynote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recall ships an update every 2 months, Luckynote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recall versus Luckynote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecallLuckynote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB82 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRobert N LucasUros Durdevic

Customer experience

Recall

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Luckynote

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Recall

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription$4.991 Year
8 purchases

Luckynote

Subscriptions6
  • Luckynote Plus$3.991 Month
  • Standard$5.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$17.001 Month
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  • Luckynote Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly1 Year trial$49.001 Year
  • Pro Yearly1 Year trial$149.001 Year
One-time2
  • Standard$29.00
  • Unlimited$49.00

Questions

Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luckynote free?
Luckynote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recall or Luckynote?
Luckynote is rated higher. Recall averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Luckynote averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Recall or Luckynote have ads?
Neither Recall nor Luckynote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recall or Luckynote?
Recall ships an update every 2 months, and Luckynote every 5 days. Most recently, Recall was updated on September 28, 2026 and Luckynote on October 3, 2026.

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