Comparison

Recall Notes vs Nubble Notes

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

Head to head
About

Recall Notes

This app helps you find notes by understanding the meaning behind your search queries, not just keywords. It uses on-device AI for instant, offline searches and keeps all your data private. Ideal for students, developers, and writers who need to quickly locate information.

Highlights
  • Search by meaning with on-device AI
  • Contextual and concept-based search
  • Instant and offline search functionality
  • Private by design, no cloud or tracking
  • Export notes as text files
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Finally find that note you're looking for. Search by concept, not keywords. Type "red fruit" → find notes about apples, strawberries, or that farmer's market visit Type "bug fix" → find debugging sessions, error logs, or solution snippets Recall understands what you meant, not just what you typed. SMART SEARCH THAT ACTUALLY WORKS - Find notes by meaning using on-device AI - Searches understand context and related concepts - Works instantly, even offline - No exact keywords needed PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Everything stays on your device - No accounts, no cloud, no tracking - Your thoughts remain yours alone - Export notes anytime as text files ZERO FRICTION - Start writing immediately - no setup - One infinite note - no folders needed - Search finds everything instantly - Works offline, always PERFECT FOR - Students: Find lecture notes by topic, not exact phrases - Developers: Locate code snippets by what they do - Writers: Rediscover research by theme - Thinkers: Capture ideas without organizing SIMPLE BY CHOICE - Clean, distraction-free interface - Customizable themes and fonts - Fast, native iOS experience - Built for iPhone and iPad Stop losing thoughts in folders and tags. Let Recall remember so you don't have to. Download now and never lose a note again.

About

Nubble Notes

Organize your thoughts visually with interconnected bubbles. Nest notes and ideas within these bubbles, tag them with confidence levels, and link related concepts to reflect your natural thinking process. Import existing notes and access your information across devices.

Highlights
  • Visual bubble organization
  • Nested notes and bubbles
  • Multi-bubble note placement
  • Confidence tagging system
  • Linked idea connections
  • Password-protected private bubbles
  • Import and sync notes
Features
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Nubble organizes your thoughts in visual bubbles. Create notes, nest them inside your bubbles, tag them by how sure you are, and link related ideas — so your notes reflect how you actually think, not just when you wrote them down. Most notes apps ask you to decide on a structure before you have anything to put in it. Nubble lets the pile exist, then makes it something you can see and move around. Features: Visual bubble organization — bubbles hold notes and other bubbles, as deep as you like One note can live in several bubbles at once, no duplicates Drag and drop to rearrange, with pages that grow as you do Confidence tags: Certain, Think About More, Not Sure, Could Be Wrong — or make your own Link notes with typed connections and jump between them Lock private bubbles behind a password Search, sort, filter, and pin Import existing notes from text or by pasting Dark and light mode Free to use. Start as a guest with everything stored on your device, or sign in to sync across devices.

Screenshots

Recall Notes4 screens
Nubble Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nubble Notes at none against Recall Notes's 1. Nubble Notes also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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 Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nubble Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Recall Notes against 5.0 for Nubble Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recall Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Nubble Notes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Recall Notes versus Nubble Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecall NotesNubble Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel LampertADAM JIANG LAI

Customer experience

Recall Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nubble Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Recall Notes

One-time1
  • Text Export$0.99
None

Nubble Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recall Notes free?
Recall Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nubble Notes free?
Nubble Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recall Notes or Nubble Notes?
Recall Notes and Nubble Notes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Recall Notes or Nubble Notes have ads?
Neither Recall Notes nor Nubble Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recall Notes or Nubble Notes?
Recall Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nubble Notes every 5 days. Most recently, Recall Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Nubble Notes on October 31, 2026.

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