Comparison

Sisyphus Tasks vs Recall

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

Head to head
About

Sisyphus Tasks

This app helps you manage your tasks and events in one place, offering quick ways to add, edit, and organize your schedule. It provides customizable alerts and powerful search to ensure you never forget important items.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop event management
  • Quick event creation
  • Duplicate events for schedules
  • Contextual actions for common tasks
  • Automatic task sorting
  • Customizable alerts
  • Powerful search functionality
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Never forget anything again! Sisyphus keeps all your tasks and events in one place and gives you full control over your day. All you need to do is write it down and Sisyphus remembers it for you. Manage your agenda faster and without friction. Not only can you add new items quickly, but you can also edit them in seconds: • Move items by simply dragging them to a date or list. • Tap and hold any day in the timeline or month view to create a new entry. • Enter your shift or class schedule in record time by duplicating events. Common actions are no longer a chore. Join a meeting with a tap or quickly skip a recurring to-do with additional useful context actions available everywhere. TASK MANAGER: All of your tasks are automatically sorted for you. Planning your open tasks is easy when you can see them at a glance. ORGANIZER: Choose colors and icons for your work or school calendars and grocery or project lists. Drag and drop them into any order you like. CONTACTS: Birthdays and anniversaries are shown right in your agenda and new contacts can be easily added. ALARM CLOCK: Get reminded before or after an event, at a date or at a location with highly customizable alerts. From your contacts' birthdays to your daily medication, Sisyphus can notify you about anything you want to remember. JOURNAL: The powerful search lets you find the date of any past event or when you completed a task, no matter how long ago it was.

About

Recall

This app automatically organizes your daily notes chronologically and by hour, eliminating the need for manual folder creation. It uses simple categorization and smart filters to ensure your thoughts are always accessible and searchable.

Highlights
  • Automatic chronological organization
  • Daily note creation
  • Effortless categorization with colons
  • Smart Recalls with keyword filtering
  • Organized by hour
  • Self-updating folders
Features
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Notes are where your thoughts go to die. Recall is here to change that. Recall is a daily note-taking app that makes it effortless to capture your thoughts and ensure they stay organized without any manual effort. Unlike traditional note-taking apps, you don't need to create folders or organize your notes—Recall does it for you, automatically. Start each day with a fresh note, and let Recall handle the rest. Your notes are displayed chronologically, organized by the hour, making it easy to revisit your day at a glance. You can also create powerful "folders" that update themselves based on your categories or keywords. With Recall, you can: Capture Daily Notes Effortlessly: Every day, you begin with a blank slate, ready to note down anything that comes to mind. Organize Without Thinking: Use a simple colon after the first word (e.g., "Home: Water the plants") to instantly categorize your notes. Create Smart Recalls: Automatically organize your notes based on categories or use custom Recalls to filter your entries by up to 5 keywords, making it easy to find what matters most. Whether it's keeping track of daily thoughts, managing to-dos, or recalling key information, Recall makes sure your thoughts are always within reach—organized, searchable, and ready when you need them. Recall: Don't let your thoughts slip away. Organize them effortlessly. Terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sisyphus Tasks4 screens
Recall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sisyphus Tasks at 5.0 against Recall's 2.7. Sisyphus Tasks also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 40%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Recall's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Recall sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sisyphus Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sisyphus Tasks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Sisyphus Tasks's written reviews are positive against 40% of Recall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sisyphus Tasks ships an update every 2 months, Recall daily. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sisyphus Tasks versus Recall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSisyphus TasksRecall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGregor HermanowskiAdam Kovacs

Customer experience

Sisyphus Tasks

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Recall

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sisyphus Tasks

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Recall

Subscriptions3
  • Recall Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Recall Pro - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Sisyphus Tasks free?
Sisyphus Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sisyphus Tasks or Recall?
Sisyphus Tasks is rated higher. Sisyphus Tasks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Recall averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Sisyphus Tasks or Recall have ads?
Neither Sisyphus Tasks nor Recall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sisyphus Tasks or Recall?
Sisyphus Tasks ships an update every 2 months, and Recall daily. Most recently, Sisyphus Tasks was updated on October 12, 2026 and Recall on October 28, 2026.

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