eDots vs RecallNest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
eDots
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Life is made of small moments, ideas, and discoveries. eDots helps you capture them all. Create beautiful Dots for your thoughts, quotes, plans, memories, and inspirations. Organize them into Collections and watch how your ideas begin to connect. Features you'll love: β’ Beautiful card-based notes called Dots β’ Organize everything into themed Collections β’ Multiple views: list, gallery, calendar, and map β’ Powerful search and tagging β’ Random inspiration from your saved dots β’ Share and export your ideas easily Your life is full of dots. eDots helps you collect and connect them in ease ~
RecallNest
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RecallNest helps you preserve the details that are easy to forgetβand find them again when you need them. Capture memories in your own words or add photos, PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, audio, and video. RecallNest organizes each entry with AI-generated summaries, people, topics, dates, locations, and mood so your memory library stays useful without manual filing. Ask natural questions such as: β’ What did the doctor tell me last month? β’ Who did I meet at the coffee shop? β’ Show me photos of a person or place. β’ What did we decide in the last meeting? Key features: β’ Natural-language memory capture and recall β’ Semantic search powered by on-device embeddings β’ OCR and document content recognition β’ Photo, face, audio, and video analysis β’ Daily summaries and recalled-memory collections β’ Face grouping with names you control β’ Local biometric protection β’ Support for Apple Intelligence and optional external AI providers AI can make mistakes. RecallNest presents related source records so you can verify important details. Availability of AI features depends on your device, system language, region, and selected provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RecallNest at none against eDots's 1. eDots's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. eDots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RecallNest asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | eDots | RecallNest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ιζ₯ εΆ | SHENG GAO |
In-app purchases
eDots
- iCloud Share and Sync$4.99
RecallNest
No in-app purchases









