Comparison

Recall vs Rep

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 focuses on recording past events to provide a detailed view of your life, goals, and trends. It offers rich event creation with tags, photos, and links, and intelligently tracks progress towards your goals.

Highlights
  • Record past events
  • Track goal progress
  • Rich event details (photos, links, maps)
  • Personalized tags for grouping
  • Dynamic calendar layout
  • Monthly and daily summaries
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Recall is a modern calendar app, designed for you to find Presence, Excitement, and Progress in your life. Recall focuses on the real events and activities you spend time on to provide an accurate view of the goals, memories, and trends in your day-to-day life. CALENDAR, IN REVERSE Unlike other calendars, Recall is about recording events that have already happened, not planning those that will. This provides a detailed and accurate summary of your life. - Intuitive user interface for quickly creating, editing, and viewing events - Dynamic and customizable Calendar layout to view, compare, and recall several days at a time - Monthly summaries to show when and where you’ve spent the most time - Daily Summaries to provide rich, interpersonal insights to your events RICH EVENTS Recall lets you create rich, information-filled events, so you can remember every detail of your best memories - Personalized Tags to automatically color and group similar events - Event Carousel to easily browse and enjoy memories - Photos, Links, and Maps to provide additional context to events - Favorite Events to always find and remember great moments INTELLIGENT GOALS TRACKING Recall intelligently looks at your events to track progress to various goals in your life. - Tags automatically count events to your goals, without extra work on your end - Clean executive summary graphics make things simple - Goal Priorities let you focus on what’s important RECALL, EVERYWHERE Recall seamlessly syncs across all your devices, so you always have access to your best memories. Whether on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, Recall keeps you connected. IN THE DETAILS Recall is crafted with intention and an eye for details. From the refined color palettes to the fluid goal sheets, Recall elevates your life with thoughtful design.

About

Rep

Features
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You don't control outcomes. You control reps. Big goals — "get good at sales," "become a better writer," "get in shape" — stall because the reward is far away and the path feels vague. Rep fixes that by moving your attention off the outcome and onto the one thing you actually control: the input. Pick a rep you can repeat — sales calls, pages written, sketches, push-ups — set an ambitious target, and start counting. The outcome takes care of itself. HOW IT WORKS • Create a goal around a controllable input and a target number of reps. • Log reps in a tap as you do them. Watch the ring fill. • Hit milestones along the way and feel the progress, not just the finish line. • After a session, jot a quick reflection: what went well, what didn't, what to focus on next. Quantity builds the habit; reflection builds the quality. WHY REPS Motivation fades when you stare at a distant goal. But "did I do my reps today?" is a question you can always answer yes to. Rep turns an overwhelming ambition into a simple daily action — and stacks those actions into real progress. FEATURES • Multiple goals, each with its own activity and target • One-tap rep logging, plus custom amounts • Progress ring, streaks, and weekly/daily stats • Milestone celebrations as you close in on your target • Quick post-session reflections to sharpen each rep • Edit or delete goals anytime • Private by design — your data is yours, with no ads and no tracking Track the reps. The reward shows up later.

Screenshots

Recall4 screens
Rep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rep at none against Recall's 3. Rep also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Recall sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Rep asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recall ships an update every 3 months, Rep every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Recall versus Rep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecallRep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian MassePiet Gehrke

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Recall

One-time3
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Medium Coffee$3.99
  • Large Coffee$5.99
None

Rep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rep free?
Rep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recall or Rep have ads?
Neither Recall nor Rep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recall or Rep?
Recall ships an update every 3 months, and Rep every 2 months. Most recently, Recall was updated on October 3, 2026 and Rep on October 11, 2026.

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