Comparison

Apprent vs RecallNote

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

Head to head
About

Apprent

Features
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Apprent is the pocket apprenticeship journal — a structured place to record the master craftsman next to you (electrician, plumber, woodworker, mason, welder, mechanic, HVAC tech, machinist, carpenter) explaining the why behind the work. It is the field notebook your boss wishes the apprentices kept five years ago. 75% of US manufacturers report a critical skills gap. The journeyman class that learned the trade in the 1970s is retiring. The apprentice next to them has 20 minutes between jobs to capture a technique that took 40 years to learn. Pencil and paper falls behind. Voice memos pile up unsearchable. There is no calm app structured around the apprenticeship. Apprent is that journal. Record the master speaking; Apple's on-device SFSpeechRecognizer transcribes; tag the entry by trade, technique category, and tool; review later by tag. No account. No cloud. No social feed. What ships in v1: — Mentor register: every journeyman you've worked under. Trade, years of experience, shop / employer, signature techniques. — Recording: one-tap voice capture with live on-device transcription (SFSpeechRecognizer, requiresOnDeviceRecognition=true). No upload, no third-party transcription. — Technique card: each recording becomes a card with title, mentor, trade, tool, technique category (joinery, soldering, pulling wire, layout, fitting, finishing, troubleshooting), and the full transcript. — Tool log: every tool you encountered with brand, model, year, and the technique cards that reference it. — Trade reference: bundled glossary of ~100 trade terms per major trade (electrical, plumbing, framing, HVAC, machining, welding) — common terms apprentices ask about in the first year. — Code corner: bundled summary of the most-cited code references — NEC chapters apprentice electricians actually look up; UPC fixture units; IRC stud spacing — pointers, not the codes themselves (always check the latest published edition). — Search: full-text across transcripts. Find every time a mentor mentioned 'wire pull tension' or 'soldering flux.' — No 'Pro,' no in-app purchases. Yours. Apprent is for the first-year apprentice, the journeyman who wants to leave a record before they retire, and the union local that wants its apprentices to learn from the most-experienced JATC instructors. Apprent is record-keeping software. The code references are general pointers; always consult the latest published code edition for the work you're doing. Privacy Policy: https://allthingsn.com/apps/apprent/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RecallNote

This app helps you record, review, and retain learned material for both quick exam preparation and long-term memory. It features a memory rate calculation, achievement score tracking, and an exam prep mode for efficient review sessions. Customize your study experience with subject management and theme options.

Highlights
  • Add and manage review items with notes and images
  • Subject registration and management
  • Memory rate and achievement score tracking
  • Automatic next review date calculation
  • Exam prep mode for quick review
  • Customizable background themes
  • PDF annotation and Apple Pencil support
Features
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Review Cards · Memorization · Exam Prep · PDF Notes — All in One. Study smarter with RecallNote and remember longer. RecallNote is a study app, review app, and note-taking app designed to help you record what you learn, review it repeatedly, and prepare for exams. Spaced Repetition Based on the Forgetting Curve Review what you’ve learned before you forget it and build stronger long-term memory through spaced repetition. Track your memory retention, review count, and achievement as you continue studying. Review Cards · Memorization Cards Create Review Cards with typed text or handwriting. Use them for vocabulary study and memorization, and save quickly without entering a subject or title. Exam Prep Mode Quickly review important material right before an exam. You can also share Exam Prep Cards with friends. PDF Notes · Handwriting · Memos Study with PDFs and add handwritten or typed notes. Just capture and save to instantly create Review Cards and Exam Prep Cards. Review Notifications Stay on track with reminders for your scheduled reviews. iPhone · iPad · Mac Sync Sync your Review Cards and PDF notes across iPhone, iPad, and Mac and continue studying on any device. Available in 50+ Languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Italian, Hindi, Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Russian, and more) Use RecallNote for certification exams, civil service exams, school tests, language learning, vocabulary study, and everyday learning. More than just a notes or handwriting app, RecallNote brings study, review, memorization, spaced repetition, and exam prep together in one place. RecallNote — Record. Review. Remember. ※ For detailed instructions and the latest updates, see TIP in the in-app manual.

Screenshots

Apprent4 screens
RecallNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

Apprent and RecallNote are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Apprent versus RecallNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprentRecallNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB47 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAll Things AI, IncJAESIK YOUN

In-app purchases

None

Apprent

No in-app purchases

None

RecallNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apprent free?
Apprent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RecallNote free?
RecallNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Apprent or RecallNote have ads?
Neither Apprent nor RecallNote shows ads.

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