Comparison

Recall vs RecallNow

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

RecallNow

Features
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Recall is your second brain. It remembers every person, place and moment for you, so the connections in your life stay alive instead of slipping away. Capture a memory in seconds, by voice or text. Recall pulls out the people, places, events and little facts inside it, and links them together. So any one of them can bring back all the rest. WALK IN ALREADY REMEMBERING About to see someone again? Recall hands you a quiet snapshot first: their family, how you are connected, what you last spoke about, and the things worth asking. Never blank on a name. Never miss the follow-up. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Capture memories and notes by voice or text - Keep the people and places in your life, richly connected - Ask Recall anything about your own memories, in plain language - Private by design. Your memories are yours alone. PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock unlimited engrams, plus Lists, Dates and Rewind: browse everything Recall extracts, never miss a birthday or anniversary, and take a gentle daily look back at this day across your memories. Terms of Use (EULA): https://recallnow.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://recallnow.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Recall4 screens
RecallNow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Recall at daily against RecallNow's monthly. RecallNow's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 RecallNow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recall ships an update daily, RecallNow monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recall versus RecallNow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecallRecallNow
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB13 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAdam KovacsENGRAMIC (PTY) LTD

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

RecallNow

Subscriptions2
  • Recall Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Recall Premium (Yearly)$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RecallNow free?
RecallNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recall or RecallNow have ads?
Neither Recall nor RecallNow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recall or RecallNow?
Recall ships an update daily, and RecallNow monthly. Most recently, Recall was updated on October 3, 2026 and RecallNow on October 6, 2026.

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