DataShredder vs Recognote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DataShredder
Securely erase personal data from your phone's storage before selling or discarding it. This utility fills free space with meaningless data, ensuring deleted files are unrecoverable. Essential for protecting your privacy when changing devices.
- Fills free storage space
- Prevents data recovery
- Protects personal information
- Ideal for device disposal
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If you're worried about your personal data in your storage when you throw away or sell your phone, this app is for you. Even if you delete files from your phone, your data may still be there in the free space on your storage. This app works by filling the free space with meaningless data so that your personal data is not left behind. Use this app before you get rid of your phone.
Recognote
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Built for face blindness & new-name overload. If you struggle to put names to faces — whether it's prosopagnosia, a new job, teaching, healthcare, or just meeting a lot of people — Recognote is a calm place to keep them straight. Private by design. No account. No cloud. Your photos, names, and notes never leave your phone. Back up and restore with a single file, whenever you choose. How it works Add a person: photo, name, and any hint that helps you remember (where you met, a detail, tags). Sort people into colorful folders — a class, a team, a client list. Search across everyone, or filter by folder and tag, in a moment. Quiz yourself, gently — hide names and tap to reveal. No streaks, no pressure, no scores. What Recognote is not. It's not a social network, not a contact syncer, not a spaced-repetition drill. It's a quiet, personal memory aid — yours alone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DataShredder at none against Recognote's 1. DataShredder also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Recognote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DataShredder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DataShredder | Recognote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SummerSoft | Naoki Nagamatsu |
In-app purchases
DataShredder
No in-app purchases
Recognote
- Recognote Pro$7.99
Questions
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