Read Recall vs Pearpipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Read Recall
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Read Recall – Read deeper. Remember longer. Read Recall helps you build a meaningful reading habit by combining reading logs, guided note-taking, and smart prompts that turn every page you read into lasting knowledge. Capture what you read with quick notes, add reflections, and review your insights anytime. Whether you're reading books, articles, or study materials, Read Recall helps you understand more and remember longer. MAIN FEATURES • Reading Sessions: Track pages or time read and save notes for each session. • Guided Prompts: Answer simple questions that improve comprehension and strengthen long-term memory. • Daily Habit: Set daily reading goals and keep your streak alive. • Progress Tracking: See your reading history by day, week, or month. • Smart Organization: Add tags and quickly find any note or highlight. • Easy Export: Export notes to PDF or HTML for long-term use. • AI Assistance: Summaries, clarifications, and smart insights based on your notes. WHY READ RECALL? It’s not an ebook reader and not just a journal. Read Recall focuses on turning what you read into real understanding. No more forgetting a book the moment you finish it. PRICING Free Tier: You can create 1 session to try all essential features. Delete the session anytime to continue trying. Always limited to 1 session. Pro Plan – Monthly: Unlimited sessions, 1.99 USD per month. Pro Plan – Annual: Unlimited sessions, 14.99 USD per year. Pro plan - billed monthly: unlimited sessions, 1.99 USD/month. Pro plan - billed annually: unlimited sessions, 14.99 USD/month. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pearpipe
Manage downloads efficiently with progress tracking and automatic retries. This app also functions as an SFTP and FTP client, allowing you to transfer files between your device and servers. It syncs data across Apple devices via iCloud.
- Fast file downloads with progress tracking
- Automatic download retries
- SFTP and FTP file management
- File transfer between device and server
- Cross-device download task management
- iCloud sync for history and connections
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DOWNLOAD FILES - Download files fast. Pearpipe tracks progress, handles retries, and organizes files by type. - The Safari extension catches file links. GENERATED NAMES When a download has an unreadable filename, Pearpipe reads the link and the page it came from and suggests a better one. Available where Apple Intelligence is enabled. SFTP AND FTP FILE MANAGER - Connect to SFTP and FTP servers. - Move files between your device and a connected server. - Rename, delete, and create folders on the server. - Save a server login for next time. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES - Add a download as a task on one device and start it on another. - Hand off an unfinished download to another device on the same network and it continues from where it stopped. - Download history and saved connections stay in sync over iCloud. Access them on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pearpipe at none against Read Recall's 2. Pearpipe also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Read Recall's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Read Recall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pearpipe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Read Recall ships an update every 5 weeks, Pearpipe every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read Recall | Pearpipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RED MOUNTAINS JOINT STOCK COMPANY | Braveyo LLC |
In-app purchases
Read Recall
- Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro - Yearly$14.991 Year
Pearpipe
No in-app purchases
