Comparison

Recall vs NameTime

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

Head to head
About

Recall

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You take notes all the time. Then they sit there. You forget what you wrote, miss the tasks buried inside, and never look at half of them again. Recall makes sure that doesn't happen. WRITE NATURALLY; RECALL DOES THE REST. Just capture your thoughts. Recall reads what you wrote, pulls out tasks, detects deadlines, and connects related notes together. No tags, no folders, no formatting required. TASKS GET EXTRACTED AUTOMATICALLY. "Review the Q3 budget before Friday" becomes a task with a deadline. Recall finds action items in your notes and lets you set reminders so nothing falls through. DAILY NUDGES Every day, Recall surfaces what needs your attention: - Tasks due soon or overdue - Notes going stale that deserve a second look - Groups of related notes ready to become a project You don't have to go looking. It comes to you. PROJECTS FORM ON THEIR OWN. Write about the same topic across different days and recall notices. It suggests grouping them into a project with a single view of all related tasks and notes. SEARCH BY MEANING Type "that thing about the budget" and find the right note even if you never used those exact words. Semantic search understands what you meant, not just what you typed. WEEKLY REVIEW Once a week, see the full picture: what you captured, what you finished, where your focus went, and which projects went quiet. SYNCS ACROSS IPHONE AND MAC iCloud sync. No account required. Write on your Mac; get nudged on your phone. One purchase covers both. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Notes stay on your device. Core intelligence runs locally using on-device AI. No ads, no tracking, no account required. Premium AI features are opt-in. FREE TO USE - Unlimited notes - Task extraction - Deadline and overdue nudges - Keyword search - iCloud sync across iPhone and Mac PREMIUM Everything is free, plus smarter search, auto-projects, all nudge types, weekly reviews, and enhanced AI. Premium makes it all smarter. Built for people who think in notes and need them to actually go somewhere. Privacy policy: https://yazanalhalabi.github.io/recall-privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

NameTime

This app helps you remember the details about people you meet, like names, where you met, and conversation notes. It keeps your contacts organized and searchable, making it easier to recall important information and build stronger connections.

Highlights
  • Save names, photos, notes, and meeting details
  • Searchable contact database
  • Tagging and relationship mapping
  • Contextual talking points
  • Data export and backup
  • Organize people by groups
Features
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NameTime is a personal memory aid for the people you meet in life. Use it to save the small details that make a person easy to remember: names, nicknames, photos, notes, where you met, where you last saw them, what you talked about, who they are connected to, and anything else you want to recall later. Nothing is required. Add a name, a face, a place, a quick note, or just the one detail you do not want to forget. NameTime keeps your people searchable, organized, and close at hand. Features: • Save names, nicknames, photos, notes, birthdays, work, school, family details, and conversation notes • Search across names, places, notes, tags, and other details • One tap to pin where and when you met someone (or when you saw them again) • Add tags and relationships to remember groups, families, neighbors, friends, and more • Add their favorite sports team, the school they went to, or employer - and see helpful talking points, including scores and recent school or employer news when available • Export your data as CSV or JSON, and restore from a NameTime backup Whether you are meeting neighbors, co-workers, members of your swim club, parents at school, volleyball teammates, or a sports fan you hit it off with while watching a game - NameTime helps you show up next time with the context that makes conversation easier. Remember names. Recall the story. Privacy Policy: https://nametime.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Recall4 screens
NameTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

Recall and NameTime are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and NameTime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recall ships an update every 8 days, NameTime every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Recall versus NameTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecallNameTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYazan Al HalabiUS ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Recall

Subscriptions2
  • Recall Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Recall Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

NameTime

Subscriptions1
  • NameTime7 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NameTime free?
NameTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recall or NameTime have ads?
Neither Recall nor NameTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recall or NameTime?
Recall ships an update every 8 days, and NameTime every 5 days. Most recently, Recall was updated on October 10, 2026 and NameTime on September 30, 2026.

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