Comparison

Recall vs Decision Analyzer

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

Head to head
About

Recall

This app creates a personal knowledge base by summarizing online content like videos, articles, and podcasts. It automatically categorizes and links saved summaries, aiding in content discovery and connection. It also employs spaced repetition and active recall techniques to enhance long-term knowledge retention.

Highlights
  • Summarize any online content
  • Save summaries to personal knowledge base
  • Automatic categorization of summaries
  • Automatic linking of related content
  • Spaced repetition reviews
  • Active recall testing
Features
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Every AI gives you the same answers. Recall gives you yours. Join over 500K professionals, students and lifelong learners who are saving hours and turning their knowledge into their edge. One living space for your knowledge and the AI model of your choice. Save what matters, write what you think. Over time, you curate an AI that knows what you know. SAVE, SUMMARIZE & ORGANIZE INSTANTLY Share YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, PDFs, TikToks, recipes, and more with the Recall app. We do the rest. AGENTIC AI CHAT Ask questions across your entire knowledge base, search the internet, or combine both in one conversation. Choose your AI model. Switch models mid conversation. No lock in. LISTEN MODE Turn any content into a summary you can listen to in a custom voice you create. Learn on the go, your way. AUTOMATIC ORGANIZATION See how everything you've saved connects. Your content is automatically categorized and linked, no manual filing. Explore your knowledge visually and discover relationships you didn't know existed. QUIZ & RETAIN Stop doom scrolling and start learning. Generate quizzes on any content. Challenge friends with public quizzes. Spaced repetition and active recall resurface what you've saved at optimal intervals to lock it into long-term memory. BUILT FOR POWER USERS Bulk summarize, tag, connect, and generate quizzes at scale. API and MCP access lets you connect your knowledge base to any other AI tool. CROSS-DEVICE SYNC Start on mobile, finish on desktop. Don't break your workflow.

About

Decision Analyzer

This app guides you through a structured decision-making process to weigh options and choose clearly. It uses a proven analytical method to help you compare choices based on your defined criteria and see a ranked result with explanations.

Highlights
  • Guided, step-by-step decision process
  • Pairwise attribute weighting
  • Results chart with option performance
  • On-device AI for attribute suggestions
  • Save and revisit past decisions
  • Exportable decision summaries (Pro)
Features
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Make better decisions with a clear, structured method instead of gut feel. Decision Analyzer walks you through a proven approach used by analysts — the Analytic Hierarchy Process — in five simple steps: 1. List your options (job offers, cars, apartments, side hustles — anything). 2. Choose the attributes that matter. 3. Compare attributes two at a time so the app learns their true weight. 4. Score each option. 5. See a clear, ranked result with a breakdown of why. FEATURES • Guided, one-question-at-a-time flow — no spreadsheets • Pairwise weighting that turns gut feel into real percentages • A results chart showing exactly how each option performed • On-device AI (Apple Intelligence) that suggests attributes and a first-draft score — private, nothing leaves your device • Save decisions and revisit them anytime DECISION ANALYZER PRO • Unlimited saved decisions (free plan keeps 3) • Share & export a summary of your results Auto-renewing subscription; cancel anytime in the App Store. Your data stays on your device. No account, no tracking. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jjruby8.github.io/decision-analyzer/privacy.html

Screenshots

Recall4 screens
Decision Analyzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Decision Analyzer at 100% against Recall's 53%. Decision Analyzer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). Recall's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (67 vs 3). 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. Decision Analyzer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Recall asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Decision Analyzer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recall has 67 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Recall's written reviews are positive against 100% of Decision Analyzer's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Recall versus Decision Analyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecallDecision Analyzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (67 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul RichardsJordan Ruby

Customer experience

Recall

All ratings67 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative34.9%

Decision Analyzer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Recall

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Decision Analyzer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decision Analyzer free?
Decision Analyzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recall or Decision Analyzer?
Decision Analyzer is rated higher. Recall averages 4.1 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Decision Analyzer averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Recall or Decision Analyzer have ads?
Neither Recall nor Decision Analyzer shows ads.

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