Comparison

Recur! The Reverse To vs Wallabag Reader

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

Head to head
About

Recur! The Reverse To

This app helps you track and remember all the amazing things you've accomplished. It allows you to log events and see how long it's been since they occurred, with the option to refresh them. It also includes repeating reminders for important tasks.

Highlights
  • Track time since accomplishments
  • Refresh event timestamps
  • Set repeating reminders
  • Import to CARROT
  • iOS 7 UI
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Featured by Apple in Best New Apps, plus Gizmodo, LifeHacker, TheNextWeb, and AppAdvice! When’s the last time you foiled a bank robbery? Rescued a kitten from a burning building? Complimented your mother-in-law? Wonder no longer with Recur, the reverse to-do list that helps you keep track of all the amazing stuff you’ve done. When you do something that you want to remember – like saving the planet from a race of evil sloths – just add a new event in Recur. You can check back at any time to see how long it’s been since that fateful day. If the Sloth-Men are foolish enough to attack (ever-so-slowly) again, you can refresh the event to update its counter and timestamp. And as an extra tool for your utility belt, Recur comes with powerful repeating reminders to guarantee you’ll never forget the mundane stuff, like washing your cape or walking your invisible dog. Features · See how long it’s been since you first acquired your superpowers · Track how many times you’ve had to replace your sidekick · Set up repeating reminders so you never forget to clean your secret base · Import refreshed events into everyone’s favorite sadistic to-do list, CARROT · Bask in the glory of a user interface designed specifically for iOS 7 What are you waiting for? Download Recur today – or risk the wrath of Lord Slowpoke and his Sinister Sloth-Men!

About

Wallabag Reader

Save web pages for later reading with this self-hostable application. It offers a free and open-source solution for bookmarking content. Requires a separate wallabag instance to function.

Highlights
  • Save web pages
  • Self-hostable
  • Open source
  • Free (as in freedom)
  • Offline reading
Features
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Save web articles and read them later—on your terms. Wallabag Reader is the open-source companion for wallabag. Connect to your self-hosted server or a compatible hosted wallabag account, sync your reading list, and keep your archive available on iPhone and iPad. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Send pages from Safari and other apps with the Share extension • Add a URL manually or from your clipboard • Sync article content to read without an internet connection READ COMFORTABLY • Enjoy a clean article reader with adjustable text size and light or dark themes • Highlight passages and create, edit, or delete annotations • Listen to articles with built-in text-to-speech • Open the original page or share it with others ORGANIZE YOUR ARCHIVE • Search and filter unread, archived, and starred articles • Sort by date, reading time, or identifier • Add and remove tags, mark articles as read, and favorite what matters • Rediscover short reads, random picks, and tags from the Discover tab YOUR WALLABAG, YOUR CHOICE wallabag is free and open source. This app connects to an existing wallabag instance; it does not create or host one for you. Self-host wallabag on your own server or use a compatible hosted provider. WALLABAG PLUS Core reading and organization features remain available without Plus. An optional auto-renewing wallabag Plus subscription unlocks AI-powered summaries and tag suggestions. Available plans, duration, price, and renewal terms are shown before purchase and may vary by region. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy and terms of use: https://district-web.fr/wallabag-reader/privacy/

Screenshots

Recur! The Reverse To4 screens
Wallabag Reader2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Recur! The Reverse To at 4.1 against Wallabag Reader's 3.4. Recur! The Reverse To also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (73% vs 44%). Wallabag Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Wallabag Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Recur! The Reverse To asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recur! The Reverse To holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Recur! The Reverse To's written reviews are positive against 44% of Wallabag Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recur! The Reverse To ships an update every 7 months, Wallabag Reader every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Recur! The Reverse To versus Wallabag Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecur! The Reverse ToWallabag Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (40 ratings) — better3.4 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews — better43.6% of reviews
Number of ratings40 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrailr LLCmaxime marinel

Customer experience

Recur! The Reverse To

All ratings39 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative18.0%

Wallabag Reader

All ratings38 ratings
Positive60.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative34.2%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative41.0%

In-app purchases

None

Recur! The Reverse To

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Wallabag Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Wallabag Plus$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tips$0.99

Questions

Is Recur! The Reverse To free?
Recur! The Reverse To is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wallabag Reader free?
Wallabag Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recur! The Reverse To or Wallabag Reader?
Recur! The Reverse To is rated higher. Recur! The Reverse To averages 4.1 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Wallabag Reader averages 3.4 from 38 ratings.
Do Recur! The Reverse To or Wallabag Reader have ads?
Neither Recur! The Reverse To nor Wallabag Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recur! The Reverse To or Wallabag Reader?
Recur! The Reverse To ships an update every 7 months, and Wallabag Reader every 4 weeks. Most recently, Recur! The Reverse To was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wallabag Reader on November 1, 2026.

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