Recall Reads vs Bookspark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recall Reads
This app helps you retain valuable information from books through daily reminders, widgets, and passive recall. Build a personal library of knowledge and revisit key ideas when they matter most.
- Organize saved books
- Generate concise insights
- Daily review reminders
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen recall
- Apple Watch access
- Personal knowledge library
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Make the books you already read useful again. Add a book you care about and revisit its ideas in everyday moments. Recall Reads brings short insights to your Lock Screen, Home Screen and reminders, so you can return to what mattered without building a note-taking habit. No highlights to import. No notes to organize. Start with a book you've already read. FROM YOUR BOOKS TO YOUR DAY • Find a book by title or author, or scan a bookshelf and review the matches before adding them. • Explore clear, expanded insights in the app and shorter versions in your widgets. • Keep ideas visible with Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets. • Save insights you want to revisit and choose your reminder preferences. • Optionally sign in with Apple to sync your books and saved insights. START WITH FOUR BOOKS The free version lets you use up to four unlocked books and use the core recall features. Toshi+ unlocks more books and custom app icons. Available plans and prices are shown in the app before purchase. FOR THE BOOKS THAT MATTER TO YOU Revisit ideas about habits, work, psychology, relationships and personal growth—from books you chose because they mattered to you. Insights are AI-generated interpretations, not quotations or a replacement for the original book. Book recognition and insight availability vary by title. You can review scan matches before adding a book. Toshi+ is an auto-renewable subscription. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Privacy policy: https://recallreads.app/legal.html#privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bookspark
This app helps you build a reading habit by tracking your progress, logging reading sessions, and saving memorable quotes. It offers a calm, personal experience without social pressure or competition. Organize your library, set goals, and visualize your reading journey.
- Track current, finished, and TBR books
- Organize books into personal lists
- Time focused reading sessions
- Save memorable passages as Spark Cards
- Set annual reading goals
- Visualize reading streaks and insights
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Bookspark turns reading into a habit you can feel and a story you can see. Track the books you want to read, time focused sessions, save the lines that stay with you, and watch quiet daily effort become real momentum. Bookspark is intentionally calm: no noisy social feed, no competition, and no pressure to read at someone else’s pace. YOUR READING, IN ONE PLACE • Keep current reads, finished books, and your TBR together • Update pages and see progress at a glance • Organize books into personal lists STAY WITH THE PAGE • Time focused reading sessions • Follow your daily spark and reading streak • Explore calendars and reading-time insights KEEP WHAT MOVES YOU • Save memorable passages as immersive Spark Cards • Revisit the lines you want to remember • Set an annual goal and optional reading reminders BOOKSPARK PRO Upgrade for an unlimited library, unlimited lists and sessions, and advanced longer-term insights. Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime access. Pricing is shown in your local currency before purchase. Auto-renewable subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in Bookspark Customer Center or Apple ID settings. Your reading data stays on your device. No account is required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://workit.fitness/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
Recall Reads and Bookspark both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Recall Reads's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bookspark's. Bookspark's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Recall Reads sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Bookspark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Recall Reads against 5.0 for Bookspark. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Recall Reads's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bookspark's.
Recall Reads ships an update every 2 months, Bookspark weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recall Reads | Bookspark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guido Sanchez Cardarelli | Workit Inc |
Customer experience
Recall Reads
Bookspark
In-app purchases
Recall Reads
- Toshi + Monthly$9.991 Month
- Toshi+ Monthly$9.991 Month
- Toshi.+ Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
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- Toshi+ Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
Bookspark
- Bookspark Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Bookspark Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
- Bookspark Pro Lifetime$79.99









