Comparison

Simply Recall vs SchoolChamp

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

Head to head
About

Simply Recall

Improve cognitive function with personalized memory training exercises. Based on the n-back test, this app aims to enhance fluid intelligence and IQ, potentially slowing cognitive decline. Enjoy customizable games and diverse image sets for daily mental stimulation.

Highlights
  • Personalized memory training plan
  • N-back test based exercises
  • Boost fluid intelligence and IQ
  • Knockout and Performance modes
  • 8 sets of images
  • 4 background music options
Features
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See what last night's sleep, HRV and coffee did to your memory. A two-minute daily test of your working memory: Simply Recall is n-back training that measures you: a rating that rises when you're right and falls when you're not, and a brain report built from every answer. The tutorial is free. To keep playing you need Simply Recall Pro, a yearly subscription. New subscribers try it free for 7 days. ONE RULE, SEVEN DEPTHS Is this picture the same as the one you saw two steps ago? Three? Seven? Each card asks you to hold, update and compare what you remember. The tutorial sets where you start; clear each depth at 85% from memory, all the way to 7-back. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY • Play: an adaptive session that keeps you at the edge of your level. • Daily Challenge: two minutes, one attempt a day, scored against your usual. • Speed Recall: one depth, a shrinking clock, three lives. • Climb: from just below your depth upward, one depth per stage, three lives. • Practice: any depth, picture set and pace, with hints and nothing at stake. SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING • A rating from Bronze to Master that moves with every rated round. • A brain report: accuracy, reaction time and trends, session by session. • Game Center leaderboards and achievements, and a day streak to keep. • Share cards for your results, and a row of squares for the Daily. YOUR SLEEP AGAINST YOUR SCORE Connect Apple Health and Simply Recall shows last night's sleep and HRV beside each Daily score, against your own usual. Over a few weeks of Dailies it shows how your sleep, heart rate variability, resting heart rate, caffeine and steps line up with your Daily Challenge results. Health access is optional and read-only. The app never writes to Health, and nothing from Health is sent to us or to anyone else. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. Your rounds, rating and report are stored on your device, and you can export every answer as CSV and JSON. MAKE IT YOURS Ten picture sets to earn, from dots, animals and fruit to abstract glyphs and characters. Three music tracks, sound effects and haptics, or silence. A daily reminder if you want one. Made for iPhone and iPad. WHAT N-BACK IS, AND WHAT IT ISN'T N-back is a working-memory task that researchers have used since the 1950s. Practice makes you better at n-back. Studies disagree on whether that carries over to other abilities, and Simply Recall makes no medical claim: it is a game and a measure of your own play, not a diagnosis or a treatment. SIMPLY RECALL PRO Simply Recall Pro is one auto-renewing yearly subscription. It is required to play beyond the tutorial and includes all five modes, the Daily Challenge, the brain report, Apple Health insights and data export. If you bought the original paid app, Pro is yours for life: use Restore Purchases with the same Apple Account. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically each year at the price shown unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Any free trial or introductory price is shown before you buy; cancel at least 24 hours before a free trial ends and you are not charged. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://supersimpleapps.io/en/terms Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://supersimpleapps.io/en/privacy

About

SchoolChamp

Organize your academic life with this app that manages grades, subjects, and school years. Understand your progress through detailed charts and trends. Data is stored locally for privacy and security.

Highlights
  • Grade and weighting management
  • Customizable subject categories
  • International grading systems
  • School year setup wizard
  • Progress tracking with charts
  • Local data storage and backups
  • Optional exam module
Features
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Your grades, subjects and school years in one place. SchoolChamp helps you understand your progress and organize school life on iPhone and iPad, without an account. GRADES AND WEIGHTING • Organize subjects into custom categories such as written work, oral participation or projects. • Set fixed category shares as percentages or exact ratios such as 2:1. Alternatively, use individual grade weights. • Preview the resulting average before saving changes. • See when an average is provisional because grades are still missing. • Use international grading systems or create your own. EASIER SCHOOL-YEAR SETUP • Get started with a three-step wizard and resume saved setup drafts later. • Copy subjects and categories from an existing year without its grades. • Apply subject and category templates, including to several subjects at once. • Organize schools, students and teacher contacts, and add notes. • Explore SchoolChamp with example data. UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS View category, subject and school-year averages. Charts, grade trends and top/bottom results help you follow your progress. The iPad Settings sidebar gives you quick access to your data. PLAN EXAMS – SEPARATE MODULE The separately available Exams module helps you track exam dates and assessments. Past exams without a grade appear under “Awaiting grade”. Filter open and graded exams for a clearer overview. LOCAL DATA AND BACKUPS Your school data is stored locally on your device. No tracking, advertising or automatic cloud sync. Create password-protected, encrypted data backups and share them through Files or AirDrop. A saved recovery key does not replace a data backup. Optional password protection and available device biometrics protect access to the app. START FOR FREE The free version includes one personal school year, up to five subjects, two categories per subject, five grade entries per subject and one analytics view. • “Unlimited grade management” unlocks unlimited school years, subjects, categories and grade entries, plus full analytics. • “Module: Exams” is a separate one-time purchase and does not remove grade management limits. Both purchases are one-time payments with no subscription. Customers who bought the original paid app keep their unlocks. Internet is required for purchases and restoring purchases. SUPPORT Questions or ideas? Visit https://dviyo.de

Screenshots

Simply Recall4 screens
SchoolChamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SchoolChamp at 100% against Simply Recall's 20%. SchoolChamp also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Simply Recall's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Simply Recall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and SchoolChamp sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simply Recall ships an update weekly, SchoolChamp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Simply Recall versus SchoolChamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply RecallSchoolChamp
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUPER SIMPLE LEARNING LTDAndreas Falk

Customer experience

Simply Recall

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

SchoolChamp

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simply Recall

Subscriptions2
  • Simply Recall Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Simply Recall Pro (welcome offer)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

SchoolChamp

One-time2
  • Module: Exams$1.99
  • Unlimited grade management$3.99

Questions

Is Simply Recall free?
Simply Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SchoolChamp free?
SchoolChamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simply Recall or SchoolChamp have ads?
Neither Simply Recall nor SchoolChamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simply Recall or SchoolChamp?
Simply Recall ships an update weekly, and SchoolChamp every 2 weeks. Most recently, Simply Recall was updated on November 7, 2026 and SchoolChamp on November 5, 2026.

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