Comparison

VisualNote AI vs Recall Notes

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

Head to head
About

VisualNote AI

Transform lectures, textbooks, voice memos, and links into visual notes like sketchnotes and mind maps. Study smarter and remember more with over 30 AI-powered visual styles. Create engaging study aids and visual knowledge bases.

Highlights
  • Convert lectures, textbooks, voice memos, and links to visuals
  • Create sketchnotes, mind maps, and infographics
  • Over 30 AI visual styles
  • AI that understands content for coherent visuals
  • Personal visual knowledge base
  • High-resolution downloads
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Turn any lecture into study notes you'll actually remember, then get flashcards, a quiz, a mind map and a podcast from the same note. Snap your class notes, record the lecture, paste a link or type what you have. VisualNote AI writes clear study notes and draws them as a hand-drawn visual page. From that one note you get every tool you need before the exam. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Add your materials: photos of your notebook or textbook, a voice recording (record live or upload one), a web link, or your own typed notes. Mix them in one note. โ€ข Pick what to make: notes come first, then choose a visual, flashcards, a mind map, a quiz or a podcast. โ€ข Study: flip cards, take the quiz, follow the map, or listen on the way to class. WHAT YOU GET FROM ONE NOTE โ€ข Study notes: clean, structured notes written from your materials. โ€ข Visual notes: a hand-drawn page in the style you like, from Teen Diary to Blueprint, Comic or Swiss Design. โ€ข Flashcards: made for you, flip and test yourself. โ€ข Mind map: see how the ideas connect, in a vertical or radial layout. โ€ข Quiz: five questions at a time. Every miss comes with the right answer and why. โ€ข Podcast: a solo host, two hosts talking it through, a quick-fire drill or a debate, made from your class. โ€ข Chat: ask about your notes, get an explanation, or change the notes and the visual. MADE FOR STUDENTS Built for high school and university: lectures, textbook chapters, revision before tests, and exam prep. Visual notes help you remember more than a wall of text, and active recall with flashcards and quizzes is what makes it stick. FREE AND PRO Start free with a set of visuals, flashcards, mind maps and podcast minutes. VisualNote Pro unlocks more of everything, all styles and no watermark. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Apple ID settings. AI-generated content can contain mistakes: check important facts against your course materials. Terms: https://salvatorecastellitti.github.io/visualnoteai/termOfService.html Privacy: https://salvatorecastellitti.github.io/visualnoteai/privacy.html

About

Recall Notes

Features
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Made for people who want more from their notes. Recall Notes turns university lectures, certification courses, online classes, workshops, and professional training into notes you can revisit in your own words. Split a page as the topic changes and add a Cue to every section. Put key terms and questions in Cue, details in Notes, and the takeaway in Summary. Recall mode hides the main notes so you can reconstruct the content from Cue and Summary. Key features: - Split notes by topic and add a Cue to each section - Organize ideas with Cue, Notes, and Summary - Recall mode that hides the main notes - Handwriting with Apple Pencil and typed input - Adjustable section size, rule lines, paper colors, and textures - In-app language selection - Save and manage notes as files The free version saves up to 10 notes and includes ads. Premium unlocks unlimited saved notes and removes ads. All note-taking features remain available in the free version. Recall Notes is inspired by the Cornell note-taking method. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or provided by Cornell University. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

VisualNote AI4 screens
Recall Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recall Notes at none against VisualNote AI's 5. VisualNote AI's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. VisualNote AI sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Recall Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisualNote AI ships an update monthly, Recall Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
VisualNote AI versus Recall Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualNote AIRecall Notes
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyMonthly โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size94 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSalvatore CastellittiMIRAI JIMUKYOKU KENKYUJO, K.K.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

VisualNote AI

Subscriptions3
  • VisualNoteAI Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
  • VisualNoteAI Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • VisualNoteAI Yearly Subscription$109.001 Year
One-time2
  • Basic Sketch Pack - 5 credits$2.99
  • Intermediate Sketch Pack 15 credits$6.99
None

Recall Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisualNote AI free?
VisualNote AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recall Notes free?
Recall Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VisualNote AI or Recall Notes have ads?
Recall Notes shows ads; VisualNote AI does not.
Which is updated more often, VisualNote AI or Recall Notes?
VisualNote AI ships an update monthly, and Recall Notes every 2 months. Most recently, VisualNote AI was updated on October 13, 2026 and Recall Notes on October 12, 2026.

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