Comparison

Recall Reads vs Bookspark

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Organize saved books
  • Generate concise insights
  • Daily review reminders
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen recall
  • Apple Watch access
  • Personal knowledge library
Features
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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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Recall Reads4 screens
Bookspark4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recall Reads ships an update every 2 months, Bookspark weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recall Reads versus Bookspark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecall ReadsBookspark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuido Sanchez CardarelliWorkit Inc

Customer experience

Recall Reads

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bookspark

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Recall Reads

Subscriptions4
  • 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
3 purchases

Bookspark

Subscriptions2
  • Bookspark Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Bookspark Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bookspark Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Recall Reads free?
Recall Reads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bookspark free?
Bookspark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recall Reads or Bookspark?
Recall Reads and Bookspark are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Recall Reads or Bookspark have ads?
Neither Recall Reads nor Bookspark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recall Reads or Bookspark?
Recall Reads ships an update every 2 months, and Bookspark weekly. Most recently, Recall Reads was updated on November 5, 2026 and Bookspark on October 31, 2026.

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