Comparison

DesigNote vs RecallBox

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

Head to head
About

DesigNote

A collection tool for designers and product managers to gather and organize inspiring applications. It allows users to save and categorize apps that catch their eye, with future support for notes, account sync, and collaboration.

Highlights
  • Collect inspiring applications
  • Sort and organize apps
  • Edit application notes
  • Account synchronization
  • Multi-party collaboration
Features
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DesigNote is a collection tool designed for GUI designers, interaction designers, product managers and application collectors. You can use DesigNote to collect and sort out the applications that make your eyes light and keep watching. DesigNote will also support more multi-function, such as editing application notes, account synchronization, multi-party collaboration, etc. Please look forward!

About

RecallBox

This app intelligently organizes screenshots, links, and knowledge into searchable cards. It automatically extracts key information and creates smart to-dos and reminders from your content, helping you manage scattered information efficiently.

Highlights
  • AI-powered knowledge card creation
  • Automatic screenshot and link import
  • Smart to-dos and reminders
  • Full-text search and tag organization
  • iCloud sync
  • Screenshot cleanup
Features
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RecallBox is an intelligent tool for organizing screenshots, links, and knowledge, designed for anyone who has too many screenshots, scattered information, and trouble finding things when they need them. Quickly collect important information: You can bring everyday content into RecallBox through automatic photo library import, Shortcuts, the Action Button, manual image selection, or by saving web links directly. The app organizes all materials in a timeline, making it easy to look back, browse, and find what you need. AI-powered knowledge cards: With AI, RecallBox can automatically identify key information in screenshots and links, extract titles, tags, summaries, quotes, tables, and structured content, and turn them into searchable, reusable knowledge cards. Meeting schedules from chats, study material screenshots, payment records, delivery updates, travel pages, web articles, and quick ideas can all be transformed from scattered materials into a clear and organized personal knowledge base. Smart to-dos and reminders: For content that includes times, deadlines, meetings, tasks, delivery milestones, or travel details, RecallBox can intelligently generate reminders and supports local notifications, system Reminders, and Calendar integration. Important items are grouped by Today, Overdue, and the next 7 days, helping you follow up on time without relying entirely on memory. Efficient search and long-term management: RecallBox also supports full-text search, tag organization, favorites, archiving, iCloud sync, and cleanup of processed screenshots. You can keep the knowledge content while removing the original screenshots from your system photo library, making information easier to find, your photo library cleaner, and everyday organization simpler. Give your screenshots, links, and temporary information to RecallBox, and turn scattered content into structured knowledge that is searchable, remindable, and manageable. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DesigNote3 screens
RecallBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DesigNote at none against RecallBox's 3. DesigNote also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads 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. RecallBox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DesigNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DesigNote against 5.0 for RecallBox. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DesigNote versus RecallBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesigNoteRecallBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer文晖 陈玉杰 罗

Customer experience

DesigNote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RecallBox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DesigNote

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RecallBox

Subscriptions2
  • monthly pro$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • lifetime pro$39.99

Questions

Is DesigNote free?
DesigNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RecallBox free?
RecallBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DesigNote or RecallBox?
DesigNote and RecallBox are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DesigNote or RecallBox have ads?
Neither DesigNote nor RecallBox shows ads.

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