Mesh Notes vs Note Recall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mesh Notes
Collaborate on notes in real-time with friends, even without an internet connection. Simply be nearby to edit shared notes and see changes instantly. Access notes on your Apple Watch and send them via iMessage.
- Real-time collaboration
- Offline editing
- Nearby device communication
- Apple Watch integration
- iMessage app support
- Spotlight Search accessibility
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Collaborate on notes in real-time. Anytime. Anywhere. No internet needed. • Join forces with your friends to edit the same note without the use of internet connection. Just be near your friends. • Watch your notes change in real-time as your friends contribute to your notes. • Read saved notes on your Apple Watch and see edits live on your wrist! • Use the iMessage app to send and collaborate on notes in conversations (in addition to fellow collaborators nearby). • Notes are easily accessible in Spotlight Search! Mesh Notes requires WiFi and Bluetooth to communicate to nearby devices. Up to 8 nearby devices can contribute to one note at a time. Mesh Notes collaborative editing framework "Objective-C WithOut Operational Transform" is freely available under MIT License. (https://github.com/ansonl/objc-woot)
Note Recall
Capture thoughts, ideas, and facts effortlessly. This app organizes your notes, connects related information, and allows you to chat with your content for instant answers. It also enables trusted individuals to add notes on your behalf, enhancing personal organization and care.
- AI-powered note organization
- Chat with your notes
- Insights and pattern surfacing
- Collaborative note-taking
- Private and secure
- Offline functionality
- Home screen widget
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Remember everything — without the effort. Note Recall is where you put anything you don't want to forget: ideas, plans, thoughts, facts, moments. Jot it down however you like — no folders, no format, no journaling habit to keep up. Note Recall organizes it for you, connects related notes, and hands the right one back the instant you need it. And you don't have to be the only one writing things down. The people who help you — family, friends, or a professional caregiver — can add notes to your app too. No account. No sign-up. No ads. No AI charges. No daily limits. CHAT WITH YOUR NOTES Ask a question in plain language and get an answer grounded in what you actually wrote, with the source notes cited. It's like having a search bar that understands you — no more scrolling to find that one thing you jotted down weeks ago. INSIGHTS THAT SURFACE ON THEIR OWN Note Recall notices recurring themes, follows up on intentions you set ("did that stick?"), and gently surfaces patterns across everything you've captured — so you see the bigger picture without doing any extra work. FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND CAREGIVERS CAN ADD NOTES FOR YOU This isn't just for professional care. A son or daughter, a spouse or partner, a sister, a neighbor, a home health aide — anyone you invite can send a note straight into your Note Recall. "The A/C repair man is coming Tuesday at 10." — added by Sarah They never need an account or a subscription — they install Note Recall, you send them one invitation, and from then on they write you a note right inside Messages, the same way they'd text you. It arrives with their name on it and works exactly like a note you wrote yourself — ask Chat about it later, and it shows up in your Insights too. You stay in charge of all of it. Every note waits for your OK before it's saved, you choose who is allowed to send, and you can remove anyone at any time. Invitations are required — a stranger can't add anything — and notes are encrypted so only your device can open them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - The AI runs entirely on your device. Your notes are never sent to us or any AI service — we don't even have servers. - No account. No sign-up. No ads. - Your notes stay on your device and, if you turn on iCloud, sync privately across your devices through your own iCloud account. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY USE - A home-screen widget to capture a note in a tap - Light and dark mode - Fast, offline, and yours. Chat and Insights work without Internet access. TRY BEFORE YOU SUBSCRIBE Turn on Demo Mode to explore Chat and Insights on a set of sample notes before you commit — no strings attached. FREE & PRO Note Recall is free for up to 10 notes. Subscribe to Note Recall Pro for unlimited notes; everything else works exactly the same. - Note Recall Pro (Annual): unlimited notes - Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Note: on first launch Note Recall downloads its on-device AI model (a one-time download over Wi-Fi). Nothing you write ever leaves your device. Requires: - iPhone 15 Pro, or any iPhone 16 or newer - iPad with an M-series or A17 Pro chip (These are the devices with the 8 GB of memory the on-device AI needs.) Privacy Policy: https://www.43rdelement.com/noterecall/legal/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.43rdelement.com/noterecall/legal/terms-of-use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mesh Notes at none against Note Recall's 1. Mesh Notes also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Note Recall's advantage is device support. On price and rating 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
Both are free to download. Note Recall sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Mesh Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mesh Notes against 5.0 for Note Recall. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Mesh Notes | Note Recall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Anson Liu | 43rd Element, LLC |
In-app purchases
Mesh Notes
No in-app purchases
Note Recall
- NoteRecall Pro (Annual)$9.991 Year









