Comparison

ArrivalSentinel vs Recto Notes

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

Head to head
About

ArrivalSentinel

Features
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ArrivalSentinel is a simple arrival reminder: when you enter a chosen radius around a destination, you’ll get a notification saying you’re almost there. Great for Commuting: prepare to get off or transfer Pickups: remind yourself (or message someone) when you’re close Errands: prompt what to bring as you approach Trips & drives: arrive prepared, not rushed Key Features Geofence Arrival Alerts: automatic notifications when you enter the area Custom Radius: set a range for each destination History Log: review when and where alerts were triggered Set from History: create a new alert by reusing a past destination in one tap Fast Setup: add a place β†’ set radius β†’ enable Low Distraction: alerts only when it mattersβ€”near the destination Privacy Location access is used only to enable arrival alerts and (optional) history logs. You can change permissions anytime in iOS Settings.

About

Recto Notes

Features
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For years I kept separate apps: one for writing, one for reminders and to-do's. They never talked to each other. The idea lived in the notes app, the deadline in the to-do app, and I lived somewhere in between. So I built Recto. All on the same page. You just write a note and if you give a task a date with '@', that task automatically becomes part of your neatly organised Task Center. You work inside a note, focused on a single project. As ideas turn into things that need doing, you capture them right there and give them a date, without breaking your train of thought. The plan grows out of the writing instead of living apart from it. Recto - Inline tasks with dates, captured without leaving the note - Task Center: overdue, today, tomorrow, this week, next week - Native iOS, fast and quiet Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internetservices/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ArrivalSentinel4 screens
Recto Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Recto Notes at Free against ArrivalSentinel's $4.99. ArrivalSentinel's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 27.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Recto Notes is free to download; ArrivalSentinel costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
ArrivalSentinel versus Recto Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrivalSentinelRecto Notes
Price$4.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyβ€”Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.6 β€” better27.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperKai ChenThijs Kremers

In-app purchases

None

ArrivalSentinel

No in-app purchases

None

Recto Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArrivalSentinel free?
ArrivalSentinel costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recto Notes free?
Recto Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ArrivalSentinel or Recto Notes have ads?
Neither ArrivalSentinel nor Recto Notes shows ads.

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