Comparison

LearnBack vs Recall

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

Head to head
About

LearnBack

This app helps you retain information by actively recalling what you've learned. Capture insights via voice or text, organize them with tags, and track your progress with visual insights. It also includes digital well-being features like eye rest reminders.

Highlights
  • Active recall prompts
  • Voice and text input
  • Timeline and tagging
  • Visual progress insights
  • Digital well-being alerts
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Stop forgetting what you read, watch, and study. LearnBack turns everyday learning into long-term memory. Capture what you discover, recall it in your own words, and review it at the right time with active recall and spaced repetition. Whether you are preparing for exams, learning a new skill, reading books, watching educational videos, or collecting ideas, LearnBack helps you build knowledge that stays with you. REMEMBER BY RECALLING Learning is not only about consuming more information. LearnBack asks you to retrieve what you learned in your own words, helping you move from passive scrolling to active learning. CAPTURE BY TEXT OR VOICE Save a quick written recall or record your thoughts while reading, studying, commuting, or watching a video. Add a title and tag so every idea stays organized. BUILD PERSONAL FLASHCARDS Turn your own recalls into flashcards based on the ideas that matter to you. Your cards come from your learning—not a generic deck. REVIEW AT THE RIGHT TIME Use spaced repetition to revisit important ideas before they fade. Rate each review as Again, Hard, Good, or Easy, and keep strengthening your memory over time. YOUR LEARNING TIMELINE Browse your recalls by date, replay voice notes, revisit written insights, and build a personal history of what you have learned. INSIGHTS THAT KEEP YOU MOVING Track your daily streak, recall activity, review progress, and learning categories. See small steps become a lasting habit. LEARN WITHOUT BURNING OUT Optional eye-care reminders support the 20-20-20 rule, while stretching reminders encourage you to move during long learning sessions. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. No cloud storage. No external servers. Your learning stays on your device, and LearnBack does not collect your data. PERFECT FOR • Students and exam preparation • Books, articles, courses, and podcasts • Language and professional learning • Coding and technical concepts • Lifelong learners and curious minds • Anyone tired of forgetting useful ideas Learn less passively. Recall more actively. Remember for longer. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://learnback.lovable.app/

About

Recall

Features
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Finish books but forget them a month later? Recall is an AI tutor that tests whether you actually understood what you read, then helps you remember it. Most reading apps just show you your highlights again. Recall reads the passages you saved, pulls out the core ideas, and runs a short conversation that asks you to explain them in your own words. The AI reads your answer, tells you what you got and what you missed, and asks a follow-up to push a little deeper. No cards to write. No multiple choice. NOT ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT APP Readwise shows you what you read. Anki makes you write what you remember. Recall does the writing for you, then listens to your answer. HOW IT WORKS 1. Import. Bring in highlights from Kindle, PDFs, Readwise or Kobo, add them as you read with the Chrome extension, or paste them in. 2. Understand. Recall extracts the key concepts and builds a six-minute conversation around three of them, timed for right before you would forget. 3. Remember. Spaced repetition (SM-2) schedules the next review by how well you actually answered, not by a button you tap on yourself. The gaps widen as the idea holds. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - Open-ended answers. Explain the idea yourself, instead of picking from a list. - A tutor, not a quiz. Up to five follow-up turns per concept to test real understanding. - Ask your library. Get answers drawn from every book you have read, each one quoting the exact passage from your own highlights. - A garden, not a streak. Watch concepts grow from seeds to saplings to a forest as your memory holds. FREE TO START Use Recall free, forever: build a library, daily sessions, AI-graded answers, no card required. Premium unlocks an unlimited library, Ask your library, and the file import tools, with a 14-day free trial. The current limits for each plan are shown in the app. YOUR READING IS YOURS On any plan, export everything as Markdown, CSV and JSON, or delete your account from Settings. No lock-in. Built on the science of retrieval practice, the testing effect described in Make It Stick (Brown, Roediger and McDaniel). Made in the open by a solo developer at Bumpkin Labs. SUBSCRIPTION Recall offers a free tier and an optional Premium subscription with a 14-day free trial. Pricing is shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://recall.bumpkinlabs.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://recall.bumpkinlabs.com/terms

Screenshots

LearnBack4 screens
Recall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Recall at every 6 days against LearnBack's every 3 weeks. LearnBack's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. LearnBack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Recall sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LearnBack ships an update every 3 weeks, Recall every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LearnBack versus Recall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearnBackRecall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammed AttwaMartin Rajniak

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LearnBack

Subscriptions2
  • LearnBack Pro – Monthly$0.991 Month
  • LearnBack Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • LearnBack Pro$19.99
1 purchases

Recall

Subscriptions1
  • Recall Premium14 Days trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is LearnBack free?
LearnBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LearnBack or Recall have ads?
Neither LearnBack nor Recall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LearnBack or Recall?
LearnBack ships an update every 3 weeks, and Recall every 6 days. Most recently, LearnBack was updated on October 5, 2026 and Recall on October 6, 2026.

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