CanPlan vs Recallify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CanPlan
This app helps individuals with cognitive challenges gain independence by breaking down tasks into visual, step-by-step instructions. It includes scheduling and reminders to ensure tasks are completed on time, fostering confidence and self-sufficiency.
- Step-by-step task sequencing with photos
- Optional text and audio prompts
- Daily task scheduling
- Timed reminders for tasks
- Customizable task categories
- Active task reminders
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*** WHAT IS IT? *** CanPlan promotes independence and builds confidence by helping people with cognitive challenges complete tasks successfully. Virtually any activity can be broken into a sequence of easy-to-follow steps, illustrated by photos and reinforced with optional text and audio. Scheduling and reminder features ensure each task gets done on time. Support workers and therapists are providing CanPlan to their clients with cognitive, memory and other challenges, while families and caregivers are using the tool with loved ones who desire more independence. For any given task, a user initially goes through the activity with a support person or family member. Together, they take photos of each step in the task, adding text or audio as needed. The task is then filed under a customizable set of categories, which could include areas such as: Food Preparation, Household Chores, Shopping, Transportation, Exercise, Workplace Tasks, and so on. *** WHO IS IT FOR? *** CanPlan is especially beneficial to people who have difficulty performing activities that require following a sequence of steps, including those with: - Brain injury - Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease - Autism Spectrum Disorder - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Dyslexia - Developmental disabilities *** KEY FEATURES *** - Task Sequencing: breaks each task into an easy-to-follow sequence of photos, with optional text or audio - Scheduling: shows a list of tasks to be completed during the day - Prompting: provides the option of audible timed reminders - Active Task Reminder: helps the user stick with a task until it’s complete - Task Categorization: allows tasks to be filed in customizable categories for easy retrieval - CanPlan is a universal app optimized for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad *** SUPPORT *** To report a problem with the app, please email canassist@uvic.ca *** TESTIMONIALS *** “It really helps me to function and complete day-to-day tasks. I use the schedule and alarm to structure my day. It has removed so much stress in my life.” – Client with early onset Alzheimer’s disease “It works great – I can add whatever tasks I need to remember. And I’ll add more and more tasks as I get more to do at work, and when I start taking the bus to work.” – Client with brain injury “I like that each step of a task includes a photo and audio as well. I also like that we are able to add empowering messages.” – Support worker of client with brain injury *** CANASSIST at the UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA *** CanAssist at the University of Victoria is dedicated to developing customized technologies and services for people with disabilities, with a focus on clients in British Columbia, Canada.
Recallify
Capture thoughts, conversations, and notes using AI-powered voice recording and file uploads. Automatically transcribe, summarize, and extract tasks to reduce cognitive load and stay organized. Search your personal memory bank with natural language for easy retrieval.
- AI-powered voice recording and transcription
- Automatic summaries and task extraction
- Active recall quizzes and spaced repetition
- Searchable memory bank with natural language retrieval
- PDF, audio, and video file uploads
- Smart reminders and daily planning
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Recallify helps you capture thoughts, conversations and notes, and recall them later when it matters. It is designed to support everyday memory, reduce cognitive load, and help you stay organized. Recallify is a subscription app, sustaining the AI infrastructure and ongoing clinical research that powers it. New users get a full 7-day free trial with access to all features. There are no upsells or upgrade prompts inside the app. Once you are in, the full experience is yours with no added cognitive load. Use the AI voice recorder to capture conversations, lectures, meetings or quick thoughts. Recallify automatically transcribes your recordings, creates clear summaries, and extracts tasks so nothing important is lost. You can also upload text, audio or video files for transcription and summarization. Turn anything you capture into summaries, reminders, active recall quizzes, and simple task lists that support learning, work and daily life. Search your personal memory bank using natural language to find information when you need it. Recallify works as a cognitive support app for people who experience memory difficulties, executive function challenges, ADHD, dyslexia, acquired brain injury, or cognitive fatigue. It also works for anyone with a busy life who wants a smarter way to stay organized. How it works: 1. Capture. Record a lecture, meeting or conversation with the built in voice recorder, or upload a PDF, audio or video file. 2. Understand. Recallify transcribes the audio, writes a clear summary, and pulls out the tasks and dates it finds. 3. Remember. Turn any capture into active recall quizzes and spaced repetition prompts, so the material stays with you. 4. Find. Ask your memory bank a question in plain English and get the answer back with its source. Great for: Students recording and revising lectures Professionals capturing meeting notes and action items People managing ADHD, executive function challenges, or busy schedules Anyone with memory difficulties, acquired brain injury, dyslexia, or brain fog Who uses Recallify: People living with ADHD, dyslexia or other executive function differences People recovering from an acquired brain injury or a stroke People managing multiple sclerosis, long covid, mild cognitive impairment or menopause related brain fog Students who need a study aid for revision and exam preparation Carers, clinicians and educators supporting someone else Key features: AI voice recorder with automatic transcription An AI note taker that writes summaries and extracts tasks Active recall quizzes and spaced repetition for better memory Smart reminders and daily planning Searchable memory bank with natural language retrieval PDF, audio, and video file uploads Works as a voice recorder, note taker, daily planner and task manager in one Recallify brings note taking, voice dictation and cognitive support together in one place, so there is one habit to build rather than five. It is used as an ADHD planner, a study aid and a memory aid for everyday life. Recallify is built by a clinical neuropsychologist and is currently part of an NIHR funded feasibility study for brain injury self management. It brings practical, science informed cognitive support into one place to reduce overwhelm and strengthen recall. Recallify is not a medical device and does not provide diagnosis or clinical decision support. It is designed to complement, not replace, professional care. Recallify requires an auto-renewable subscription to use, starting with a 7-day free trial. Subscription options include monthly and annual plans. Pricing is shown in the app and on the App Store in your local currency before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the end of the free trial. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://recallify.ai/privacy_policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: CanPlan at free against Recallify's free with in-app purchases. CanPlan also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Recallify's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 78%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. CanPlan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Recallify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CanPlan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of CanPlan's written reviews are positive against 90% of Recallify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CanPlan ships an update every 3 months, Recallify fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CanPlan | Recallify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Victoria | TINIEAI LTD |
Customer experience
CanPlan
Recallify
In-app purchases
CanPlan
- Unlimited TasksFree
Recallify
- Recallify Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Recallify Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year









