Big Brain Homework Helper vs Recall Tutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Brain Homework Helper
This app offers a comprehensive suite of AI-powered study tools, including lecture transcription, homework assistance, and quiz generation. It helps students organize their learning, track progress, and access educational content in various formats.
- AI homework helper
- Lecture recording & transcription
- AI-powered quizzes
- Notes to podcast conversion
- Document summarization
- Flashcard creation
- Study planner & focus timer
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Tired of paying for multiple study apps that barely do the job? Big Brain puts everything you need into one powerful app — at a fraction of what others charge. Smart Notes — Write or paste your study notes, then let AI instantly summarize them into key points, generate flashcards, explain difficult concepts, rewrite for clarity, or fill in missing information. You can also snap a photo of handwritten notes or textbook pages and the AI will analyze the image and respond. All generated flashcards are automatically organized into decks for easy review later. AI HOMEWORK HELPER (3 free per day, unlimited with Pro) Stuck on a problem? Ask the AI tutor and get step-by-step explanations on any subject. You can even snap a photo of your homework and get instant help. NOTES TO PODCAST (Pro) Turn any study material into audio you can listen to on the go. Paste your notes, upload an image, or take a photo — Big Brain creates a podcast episode from it. AI-POWERED QUIZZES (3 free per week, unlimited with Pro) Generate quizzes on any topic in seconds. Choose from AI-generated questions or a built-in question bank across 12 subjects. Earn XP and track your scores. DOCUMENT ANALYZER (Pro) Paste any text — essays, articles, chapters, poems — and get a full summary, key details, Q&A breakdown, and even a practice quiz generated from it. FLASHCARDS Create your own flashcards free, or generate them automatically from your notes and quizzes with Pro. STUDY PLANNER (Free) Plan your week, set daily tasks, and stay on schedule. See your progress at a glance and never miss a study session. FOCUS TIMER (Free) Stay productive with the built-in Pomodoro timer. Track your sessions, minutes studied, and XP earned while you focus. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS (Free) Level up as you study. Earn XP, maintain streaks, unlock achievements, and watch your rank grow from Newbie to Master. 12 SUBJECTS COVERED Mathematics, Science, English, History, Geography, Computer Science, Art & Design, Economics, Spanish, French, Mandarin, and German — with subject-specific tools for each. FREE VS PRO Free: - 3 AI homework questions per day - 3 quizzes per week - Basic flashcards - Study planner, focus timer, progress tracking - Supported by ads Big Brain Pro: - Unlimited AI homework help - Unlimited quizzes - smart notes - Notes to Podcast conversion - Document Analyzer (summaries, Q&A, practice quizzes) - AI Writing Detector - Auto-generated flashcards from notes - No ads ABOUT AI FEATURES Big Brain's AI features send the content you provide — text, photos, lecture audio, or documents — to trusted third-party AI providers for processing. The app explains this and asks for your permission before anything is sent. HOW SUBSCRIPTIONS WORK Big Brain Pro is available as a monthly ($4.99/month) or yearly ($29.99/year) auto-renewable subscription, each including a 7-day free trial. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://bigbrainsupport.github.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://bigbrainsupport.github.io/terms.html
Recall Tutor
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Recall Tutor turns any topic into a lecture you'll actually remember. Pick a subject — Science, Humanities, Social Science, Business & Finance, Jobs & Careers — or type your own question, and get a bite-sized AI lecture broken into clear visual cards, written at the reading level you choose: Elementary, Middle School, High School, or University. VOICE TUTOR Turn on the voice tutor for a real conversation about the lecture. It reads each card aloud as you flip through, answers spoken follow-up questions, and adapts on the fly — like having a professor next to you. Works out of the box with a Recall Tutor Pro subscription — no API key needed. AI ILLUSTRATIONS Dense cards get a generated illustration to break up the text and reinforce the concept — clean, conceptual, no clutter. TEST YOUR RECALL After each lecture, take a quiz built from what you just learned. Questions target real understanding, not rote memorization or verbatim phrasing — with a streak timer and a scorecard at the end. ADAPTIVE READING LEVEL The same topic, explained differently for a curious kid, a high schooler, or a university student. Switch levels any time in Settings. FREE TO START Generate your first 3 lectures on the built-in tutor at no cost — no API key required, just sign in. After that, subscribe to Recall Tutor Pro for unlimited lectures, quizzes, illustrations, and voice tutoring, or bring your own Anthropic or Gemini API key for unlimited use at no subscription cost. RECALL TUTOR PRO — $4.99/MONTH • Unlimited AI lectures on any topic • Unlimited quizzes and voice tutor sessions • AI-generated card illustrations • Auto-renews monthly. Cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://gunaratne.com/recall-tutor/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Recall Tutor at none against Big Brain Homework Helper's shown. Recall Tutor also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Big Brain Homework Helper's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Big Brain Homework Helper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Recall Tutor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Big Brain Homework Helper ships an update every 3 weeks, Recall Tutor daily. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Big Brain Homework Helper | Recall Tutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shannon Carter | Junius Gunaratne |
In-app purchases
Big Brain Homework Helper
- Big Brain Premium Study Tools7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Big Brain Premium Study Tools7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- IQ Test$0.99
- IQ Test Unlimited$2.99
Recall Tutor
- Recall Tutor Pro$4.991 Month
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