Comparison

Constella vs Recall

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

Head to head
About

Constella

Capture thoughts, synthesize ideas, and automate workflows in one place. This AI-powered tool connects notes, emails, and tasks to surface insights and allows for instant semantic search. It adapts to various thinking styles, making it ideal for professionals and creatives.

Highlights
  • Instant thought capture with text and images
  • AI synthesis across notes, emails, and apps
  • Semantic instant search
  • Smart automations and task delegation
  • Sync across devices
  • Integrates with Notion, Google Drive
Features
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Losing thoughts suck but organizing is painful, so we made the fastest way to capture and recall them without Instant Thought Capture: Jot down ideas the moment they strike. Quick-capture notes, links, and images from anywhere on your phone. Never forget a fleeting thought again. Thanks to AI indexing, you don't have to fumble with files and folders when organizing them. AI-Powered Synthesis Constella connects your notes, emails, newsletters, and tasks to surface insights you would have missed. Your personal AI understands context and finds relationships between your thoughts automatically. Smart Instant Search Find anything in seconds with AI-powered semantic search. No need to remember exact words or which folder you saved something in — just describe what you are looking for. Built for Those with Lots of Thoughts Key Features - Quick thought capture with text and images - AI synthesis across notes, emails, and apps - Semantic instant search across all your content - Smart automations and task delegation - Redesigned dashboard for faster navigation - Sync across devices with the desktop and web app - Integrates with Notion, Google Drive, and more - 475M+ research papers searchable Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.constella.app/legal/privacy-policy

About

Recall

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You take notes all the time. Then they sit there. You forget what you wrote, miss the tasks buried inside, and never look at half of them again. Recall makes sure that doesn't happen. WRITE NATURALLY; RECALL DOES THE REST. Just capture your thoughts. Recall reads what you wrote, pulls out tasks, detects deadlines, and connects related notes together. No tags, no folders, no formatting required. TASKS GET EXTRACTED AUTOMATICALLY. "Review the Q3 budget before Friday" becomes a task with a deadline. Recall finds action items in your notes and lets you set reminders so nothing falls through. DAILY NUDGES Every day, Recall surfaces what needs your attention: - Tasks due soon or overdue - Notes going stale that deserve a second look - Groups of related notes ready to become a project You don't have to go looking. It comes to you. PROJECTS FORM ON THEIR OWN. Write about the same topic across different days and recall notices. It suggests grouping them into a project with a single view of all related tasks and notes. SEARCH BY MEANING Type "that thing about the budget" and find the right note even if you never used those exact words. Semantic search understands what you meant, not just what you typed. WEEKLY REVIEW Once a week, see the full picture: what you captured, what you finished, where your focus went, and which projects went quiet. SYNCS ACROSS IPHONE AND MAC iCloud sync. No account required. Write on your Mac; get nudged on your phone. One purchase covers both. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Notes stay on your device. Core intelligence runs locally using on-device AI. No ads, no tracking, no account required. Premium AI features are opt-in. FREE TO USE - Unlimited notes - Task extraction - Deadline and overdue nudges - Keyword search - iCloud sync across iPhone and Mac PREMIUM Everything is free, plus smarter search, auto-projects, all nudge types, weekly reviews, and enhanced AI. Premium makes it all smarter. Built for people who think in notes and need them to actually go somewhere. Privacy policy: https://yazanalhalabi.github.io/recall-privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Constella4 screens
Recall4 screens

Verdict

The call

Constella and Recall are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Constella sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Recall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Constella ships an update every 10 days, Recall every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Constella versus Recall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConstellaRecall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNora StudiosYazan Al Halabi

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Constella

Subscriptions4
  • Base7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Ultra7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Base Yearly7 Days trial$71.991 Year
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  • Ultra Yearly7 Days trial$179.991 Year
One-time2
  • Stella Call Credits - Small$2.99
  • Stella Call Credits - Big$5.99
2 purchases

Recall

Subscriptions2
  • Recall Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Recall Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Constella free?
Constella is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Constella or Recall have ads?
Neither Constella nor Recall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Constella or Recall?
Constella ships an update every 10 days, and Recall every 8 days. Most recently, Constella was updated on October 8, 2026 and Recall on October 24, 2026.

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