Comparison

Recall vs AI Voice Note Taker

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 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/

About

AI Voice Note Taker

Features
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AvaNotes is the voice memory that finishes the work. Talk; Ava transcribes, summarizes, and suggests the todos, meetings, and follow-ups in what you said — ready for Reminders, Calendar, or a draft email in one tap. HOW IT WORKS Press a button. Talk. That's it. Ava listens, transcribes in many languages, writes the note for you, and pulls the actions out of every recording automatically. No meeting bots. No screen recording. No surveillance. AVA HEARD (NEW) On every note, Ava shows you what's actionable — todos, meetings, follow-ups, open questions — at the top of the screen: • Tap [Add to Reminders] — writes the todo to Apple Reminders with the right due date. • Tap [Calendar] — drops the meeting in your calendar. • Tap [Draft email] — opens Mail with a subject and the relevant excerpt prefilled, ready to review and send. • Tap [Done] — close the loop without leaving the app. TODAY, FROM YOUR NOTES (NEW) Open the app in the morning. Home leads with your day, drawn entirely from what you recorded: today's todos, the meeting at 3pm, the follow-up you owe Sarah, the people you've been talking about all week. An optional 8 AM local reminder to check your notes, so the morning starts before you open the app. Time and on/off in Settings → Daily Briefing. THE KNOWLEDGE GRAPH Every note threads into a living graph of the people, projects, and decisions you've ever mentioned. Tap any name to see every conversation about them. Ask "what was I thinking last week about X" and Ava answers from the right window. ASK AVA — YOUR AI MEMORY Search every note with one question: • "What are my open items?" • "Summarize my last three coaching calls." • "What decisions did I make this month?" Semantic search across your library — not keyword grep. Ava links its answers back to the source notes so you can check them and replay the recording. SUMMARIES IN YOUR STYLE Pick how Ava writes: • Bullets — quick scannable list • Journal entry — first-person reflection • Action items — tasks ready to do • Meeting notes — agenda, decisions, follow-ups Switch styles anytime. Ava re-writes from the same recording. STUDIO VOICE (Pro, NEW) Hear Ava in a warmer, more natural voice — using a cloud speech service. Settings → Ava's Voice. Free users keep the on-device Apple voice (also free, also great). YOUR DATA, YOUR TERMS No surveillance, no ads, no selling your data — and Ava asks before any audio is processed. Guest notes can transcribe on supported devices with local speech models; cloud transcription sends audio to our cloud AI provider, named on the in-app consent screen; summaries and Ask Ava send note text and questions, with your in-app consent first. • No meeting bots joining calls on your behalf • In-app consent before any audio leaves your device for AI processing • Ava adds only the Reminders and Calendar items you accept and does not scan your contacts • Never sold, never used for ads • Delete notes and their audio from the note menu • Account deletion in Settings; Apple subscription billing is managed separately AVANOTES PRO Start with a free trial: 14 days on yearly, 7 days on monthly. Unlock unlimited AI summaries, the agentic features (AVA HEARD, daily briefing, Studio Voice), the full knowledge graph, time-aware Ask Ava, and the weekly digest. Monthly: $14.99 / month Yearly: $39.99 / year New subscribers start with a free trial (14 days yearly, 7 days monthly) — nothing is charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel anytime before then. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price shown. Subscriptions may be managed in your Apple ID settings. Privacy: https://avanotes.aiappnation.com/privacy Terms: https://avanotes.aiappnation.com/terms Support: support@aiappnation.com

Screenshots

Recall4 screens
AI Voice Note Taker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Recall at daily against AI Voice Note Taker's every 5 days. Recall also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and AI Voice Note Taker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recall ships an update daily, AI Voice Note Taker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Recall versus AI Voice Note Taker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecallAI Voice Note Taker
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam KovacsPLAYRIOT LLC

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
2 purchases

AI Voice Note Taker

Subscriptions2
  • AvaNotes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • AvaNotes Pro Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Voice Note Taker free?
AI Voice Note Taker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recall or AI Voice Note Taker have ads?
Neither Recall nor AI Voice Note Taker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recall or AI Voice Note Taker?
Recall ships an update daily, and AI Voice Note Taker every 5 days. Most recently, Recall was updated on October 28, 2026 and AI Voice Note Taker on October 25, 2026.

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