Comparison

Timer with Sections vs Recall Notes

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

Head to head
About

Timer with Sections

This app helps you manage time during performances by dividing it into customizable sections. It visually displays elapsed and remaining time for both individual sections and the entire event, with options to adjust timing on the fly.

Highlights
  • Structure time into sections
  • Intuitive time visualization
  • Adjust schedule during performance
  • Pause, skip, or reset sections
  • Alarm option for section ends
  • Log finished performance data
Features
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The 'Timer with Sections' supports you during your performance (e.g., a talk or keynote speech, a seminar or lecture, a workout) by providing intuitively visualized timing information. It allows you to structure time into 'sections'. [ Demo video available at: http://tinyurl.com/iphonetimer ] During your performance, you can easily adjust the schedule by moving time across sections, with a swipe gesture (e.g., when feedback from the audience requires you to skip or intensify a section of your performance) or by pressing the pause button (e.g., when answering a question from the audience requires some extra time). Features: Structuring a Performance: Available time can be divided into sections. Visualization of Time: The performance assistant view intuitively visualizes the remaining and elapsed time, both for the current section and the whole performance. Elapsed time is depicted in red, remaining time in green. An inner disc represents the used and remaining time for the current section. The section title is displayed in the center. An outer ring represents the used and remaining time for the whole performance. The segments of the ring represent the individual sections. Paused time (see below on the concept of pause) will is depicted in dark red. Extra time obtained by skipping parts of a section (see below on the concept of skipping) will be depicted in dark green. Alarm Option: Optionally, you can set an alarm at the end of each section. If set a short tick sound will signal the end of a section. Note: The iPhone will vibrate if you have configured "vibrate" in its sound setup. Managing Time during a Performance: Except for the stop-button you cannot interrupt, pause, extend or shorten a running performance. However, there are advanced possibilities to flexibly adjust the length of a section during a running performance, by moving time among sections. For example, your performance could have a section containing additional results which you might want to shorten or skip in favour of extending another section. There are three ways of altering the planned schedule during a running performance: * Pausing: Holding time for the current section, by shortening a later one. * Skipping: Skipping remaining time of the current section, by extending a later section. * Resetting: Setting elapsed time to zero for the current section, by shortening a later section. Leaving the Application: If you leave the performance assistant view or even the application, then the timer continues to count down. If you return to the performance assistant view, it will recover its previous state, including the elapsed time. If the performance assistant view is interrupted by pressing the home button or an incoming call, then a running performance is automatically switched to 'pause'. Logging a Finished Performance: Upon finishing a performance, you are asked if you like to log that performance. If you log the performance, then data as the actual time run or skipped is stored for each section. This allows you to analyse your performance and hence adjust and improve your schedule. A log of a performance can be viewed at any later time. It can be exported via email. Tips: Rehearsal: If you are creating a new performance, you should use Performance Assistant in a rehearsal. Then analysing your time requirements by checking the log file. Buffer Time: Consider adding a shrinkable section with optional topics or just a general discussion sections towards the end of your performance such that it can serve as a buffer. Note that you can pause a section only if such a buffer exits.

About

Recall Notes

This app helps you find notes by understanding the meaning behind your search queries, not just keywords. It uses on-device AI for instant, offline searches and keeps all your data private. Ideal for students, developers, and writers who need to quickly locate information.

Highlights
  • Search by meaning with on-device AI
  • Contextual and concept-based search
  • Instant and offline search functionality
  • Private by design, no cloud or tracking
  • Export notes as text files
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Finally find that note you're looking for. Search by concept, not keywords. Type "red fruit" → find notes about apples, strawberries, or that farmer's market visit Type "bug fix" → find debugging sessions, error logs, or solution snippets Recall understands what you meant, not just what you typed. SMART SEARCH THAT ACTUALLY WORKS - Find notes by meaning using on-device AI - Searches understand context and related concepts - Works instantly, even offline - No exact keywords needed PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Everything stays on your device - No accounts, no cloud, no tracking - Your thoughts remain yours alone - Export notes anytime as text files ZERO FRICTION - Start writing immediately - no setup - One infinite note - no folders needed - Search finds everything instantly - Works offline, always PERFECT FOR - Students: Find lecture notes by topic, not exact phrases - Developers: Locate code snippets by what they do - Writers: Rediscover research by theme - Thinkers: Capture ideas without organizing SIMPLE BY CHOICE - Clean, distraction-free interface - Customizable themes and fonts - Fast, native iOS experience - Built for iPhone and iPad Stop losing thoughts in folders and tags. Let Recall remember so you don't have to. Download now and never lose a note again.

Screenshots

Timer with Sections4 screens
Recall Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Recall Notes at Free against Timer with Sections's $1.99. Recall Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Timer with Sections's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

Recall Notes is free to download; Timer with Sections costs $1.99 up front. Recall Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Timer with Sections asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recall Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer with Sections has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer with Sections ships an update every 2 weeks, Recall Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timer with Sections versus Recall Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer with SectionsRecall Notes
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian FriesManuel Lampert

Customer experience

Timer with Sections

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.0%

Recall Notes

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

In-app purchases

None

Timer with Sections

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Recall Notes

One-time1
  • Text Export$0.99

Questions

Is Timer with Sections free?
Timer with Sections costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recall Notes free?
Recall Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timer with Sections or Recall Notes?
Recall Notes is rated higher. Timer with Sections averages 4.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Recall Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timer with Sections or Recall Notes have ads?
Neither Timer with Sections nor Recall Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer with Sections or Recall Notes?
Timer with Sections ships an update every 2 weeks, and Recall Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Timer with Sections was updated on October 6, 2026 and Recall Notes on October 5, 2026.

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