FoxTrot Attaché Search vs Recall Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FoxTrot Attaché Search
Access and search your Mac documents offline on your iPad or iPhone. This app creates a compressed text archive of your emails, calendar, address book, PDFs, and word documents for on-the-go access.
- Install FoxTrot Search index files
- Offline document search
- Search emails, calendar, address book
- Access PDFs and word documents
- Companion to FoxTrot Professional/Personal Search for Mac
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This fantastic app will let you install several FoxTrot Search index files from your Mac into your iPad or iPhone via iTunes, then search through them off-line and display the text of your Mac documents from anywhere without connecting back to your Mac. It equates to having a compressed text-only archive of your entire e-mail, calendar, address book, PDF, word process from which you can search through the essentials from anywhere. Note: this app is to be used as a companion to FoxTrot Professional Search for Mac, or FoxTrot Personal Search for Mac.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Recall Notes at Free against FoxTrot Attaché Search's $24.99. Recall Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). FoxTrot Attaché Search's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Recall Notes is free to download; FoxTrot Attaché Search costs $24.99 up front. Recall Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FoxTrot Attaché Search asks for nothing beyond the download.
Recall Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FoxTrot Attaché Search has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FoxTrot Attaché Search ships an update every 11 months, Recall Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FoxTrot Attaché Search | Recall Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CTM Development SA | Manuel Lampert |
Customer experience
FoxTrot Attaché Search
Recall Notes
In-app purchases
FoxTrot Attaché Search
No in-app purchases
Recall Notes
- Text Export$0.99
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