Comparison

Hippo vs Recall

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

Head to head
About

Hippo

This app helps you remember important details about your contacts. You can jot down notes, track events, and set reminders to stay connected and informed about people in your life. Your data is securely stored on your device.

Highlights
  • Contact notes
  • Event tracking
  • Custom reminders
  • Secure on-device storage
  • No contact access required
  • iCloud Drive backup
Features
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Remember everything about your friends, family, and colleagues with Hippo — your personal CRM. Take notes, track events, set reminders, and see how the people in your life are connected. The next time you meet, a quick glance at their profile is all you need to remember the details. NOTES • Quickly jot down what you learn about your contacts. • Names of kids, a new job, a promotion, holiday plans, gift ideas. EVENTS • Create events for meetings or important life moments. • Get reminded so you can ask about it next time. • Quickly import events from your calendar app into Hippo RELATIONSHIPS • Link contacts to each other — partners, siblings, colleagues, mentors, and more. • See at a glance how the people in your life connect. REMINDERS • Remember the questions you want to ask the next time you meet. • Stay in touch with the people who matter. PRIVACY • No account needed Hippo is filled with private data, so it stays on your device and in your iCloud — and nowhere else. We have no servers, and we can't see your notes, events, or contacts. SUBSCRIPTION Hippo is free to try with up to 25 contacts. To add more, purchase a yearly or lifetime subscription. ————— Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service: https://gethippo.app/terms/

About

Recall

Features
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Recall is a personal memory app for iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. Speak, type, or snap a moment — Recall files it away with the place and time it happened. CAPTURE HOWEVER YOU WANT • Voice — tap to record, see your words transcribed live on screen • Text — type a quick note when you can't talk • Photo — snap with the camera or pick from your library TAGGED WITH PLACE AND TIME Every memory carries the location, address, and the moment it happened. Browse a Map view to see where you've been thinking. When you add an old photo, Recall offers to use the photo's date and original GPS instead of your current spot — so memories from the past land in the right place on the map. HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI AND APPLE WATCH Say "Hey Siri, save to Recall" from iPhone, Apple Watch, or HomePod — your iPhone files the memory away even while the app is asleep. Override the vault inline: "Hey Siri, save to Recall in TravelLog." Capture from your Watch by voice or tap, and it syncs back to iPhone the moment it reconnects. MULTIPLE VAULTS, YOUR FOLDERS Keep work, travel, and ideas in separate vaults. Vaults are just folders — yours to organize. Link any folder from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or your Mac's iCloud Drive, and your memories land where you want them. YOUR FILES, NOT OURS Every memory is a plain Markdown file with YAML frontmatter — open it in Obsidian, Apple Notes, any text editor, or just Finder. There's no proprietary database, no lock-in, and your vault folder IS the export. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY Recall has no analytics, no tracking, no advertising, no accounts, and no servers we operate. Voice transcription uses Apple's on-device speech engine. Location tags only your own memories. Files live in iCloud or any folder you choose — nothing is sent to us. Available on iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. Free, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Hippo4 screens
Recall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recall at none against Hippo's 5. Hippo's advantage is iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.2). On price, 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. Hippo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Recall asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hippo versus Recall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHippoRecall
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoel van der KraanSanjay Shukla

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Hippo

Subscriptions4
  • Hippo Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$13.991 Year
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  • Hippo Yearly1 Month trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
None

Recall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hippo free?
Hippo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hippo or Recall have ads?
Neither Hippo nor Recall shows ads.

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