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

Features
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Recall is a personal memory app for iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. Speak, type, or snap a moment — Recall files it away with the place and time it happened. CAPTURE HOWEVER YOU WANT • Voice — tap to record, see your words transcribed live on screen • Text — type a quick note when you can't talk • Photo — snap with the camera or pick from your library TAGGED WITH PLACE AND TIME Every memory carries the location, address, and the moment it happened. Browse a Map view to see where you've been thinking. When you add an old photo, Recall offers to use the photo's date and original GPS instead of your current spot — so memories from the past land in the right place on the map. HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI AND APPLE WATCH Say "Hey Siri, save to Recall" from iPhone, Apple Watch, or HomePod — your iPhone files the memory away even while the app is asleep. Override the vault inline: "Hey Siri, save to Recall in TravelLog." Capture from your Watch by voice or tap, and it syncs back to iPhone the moment it reconnects. MULTIPLE VAULTS, YOUR FOLDERS Keep work, travel, and ideas in separate vaults. Vaults are just folders — yours to organize. Link any folder from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or your Mac's iCloud Drive, and your memories land where you want them. YOUR FILES, NOT OURS Every memory is a plain Markdown file with YAML frontmatter — open it in Obsidian, Apple Notes, any text editor, or just Finder. There's no proprietary database, no lock-in, and your vault folder IS the export. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY Recall has no analytics, no tracking, no advertising, no accounts, and no servers we operate. Voice transcription uses Apple's on-device speech engine. Location tags only your own memories. Files live in iCloud or any folder you choose — nothing is sent to us. Available on iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. Free, no in-app purchases.

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

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recall at none against NameTime's 1. NameTime's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NameTime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Recall asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
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 frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSanjay ShuklaUS ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS LLC

In-app purchases

None

Recall

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NameTime

Subscriptions1
  • NameTime7 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
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.

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