Comparison

Jotpad Notes vs Recall

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

Head to head
About

Jotpad Notes

Features
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This app allows you to Jot little notes, reminders, or really any text you want. Jotpad also has Shortcut Actions

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

Jotpad Notes2 screens
Recall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jotpad Notes at none against Recall's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Jotpad Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Jotpad Notes versus Recall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJotpad NotesRecall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenna BlackburnYazan Al Halabi

In-app purchases

None

Jotpad Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Recall

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

Questions

Is Jotpad Notes free?
Jotpad Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jotpad Notes or Recall have ads?
Neither Jotpad Notes nor Recall shows ads.

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