Comparison

BookNotes vs Rememberly

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

Head to head
About

BookNotes

Features
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Capture notes & remember forever. BookNotes turns the books you read into knowledge that lasts. Capture a quick note, import your Kindle and Apple Books highlights, and a daily Recall feed brings each one back at the right moment, so what you read stays with you. THREE QUIET HABITS • Capture: type a note, select text straight off a photo of the page, or let AI suggest the highlights worth keeping. Every note links to its book, author, and chapter, so context is never lost. • Review: auto-generated multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank (cloze) quizzes turn passive highlights into active recall. Tap "Explain with AI" on any note for the context behind it. • Recall: a daily feed resurfaces your notes at growing intervals using spaced repetition, so they move from short-term to long-term memory. YOUR OWN FILING SYSTEM • Give a note a colored label, then pull up every note wearing it, across every book you have read. Name them whatever your own system calls them. Colored tabs sit on the edge of each card, and a tap opens that label. • Practice one label on its own when that is what you need. • Send your notes on to Notion, Obsidian or Apple Notes. After a first export, "Only what's new" sends just what you have added since. START FREE Everything is free for your first 30 days, no card needed. Bring years of existing Kindle, Apple Books, and Goodreads highlights into BookNotes in a few taps. After that, keep reviewing your notes as flashcards for free, or subscribe for AI quizzes, unlimited Recall and unlimited notes. STUDYING FOR A REAL EXAM? Set the date and BookNotes spreads the work out evenly, then ramps up as it gets close. Going on holiday? Vacation mode pauses your streak without losing your progress. STUDY TOGETHER • Start a private study group and share a deck of notes with friends. • Keep a recall streak going together and see who's studied today. Start your first note today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://booknotes.laross.se/privacy

About

Rememberly

Features
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Rememberly helps you save the best lines from physical books. Scan a page, select the text you want to keep, and organize your highlights by book on your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan a page and highlight the text you need • Add additional info like notes and page number • Search for a book to add details like title, book cover, and author name automatically • Manually add books by customizing cover color, title and author name • Organize highlights inside your personal book library • Share your highlights with your friends and colleagues • Works offline (other than book search) • Completely free to use

Screenshots

BookNotes4 screens
Rememberly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rememberly at none against BookNotes's 2. Rememberly also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. BookNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Rememberly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookNotes ships an update every 5 days, Rememberly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
BookNotes versus Rememberly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookNotesRememberly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaross Consulting ABChandima Bandara

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BookNotes

Subscriptions2
  • Full access - monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Full access - yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
None

Rememberly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookNotes free?
BookNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rememberly free?
Rememberly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BookNotes or Rememberly have ads?
Neither BookNotes nor Rememberly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookNotes or Rememberly?
BookNotes ships an update every 5 days, and Rememberly every 2 days. Most recently, BookNotes was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rememberly on October 18, 2026.

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