Recl vs Recall
Recall and Recl are close cousins: both save videos, articles and podcasts, summarize them, link them in a knowledge graph and quiz you with spaced repetition. Recall is browser-first, with extensions for four browsers and a free plan. Recl leans on your phone: share a reel, a TikTok or a YouTube video from the app you are in, and it sends recall nudges until the idea sticks.
Compiled from Recall’s public site on 2026-10-22. Features and prices change — confirm current details at recall.it. Recall’s site now lives at recall.it; the old getrecall.ai address redirects there.
Recl vs Recall, feature by feature
| Feature | Recl | Recall |
|---|---|---|
| Core idea | Save from your phone or browser → AI summary → topics → spaced recall nudges | An AI knowledge base: save, summarize, connect, chat and quiz |
| What you can save | YouTube videos and playlists, podcasts, articles, PDFs, X posts, Instagram reels, TikToks, notes | YouTube, podcasts, articles, PDFs, TikToks, Wikipedia, recipes, notes |
| AI summaries | On every save, with timestamps for video | 10 a month on the free plan; unlimited on paid plans |
| Organizing saves | Sorted automatically into a fixed set of topics | Auto-tagging, with smart tags on paid plans |
| Knowledge graph | Links saves that share topics (web) | Automatic on paid plans; link notes by hand on free |
| Spaced-repetition quizzes | Quizzes, plus push nudges and a due-now panel, spaced 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days apart | Quizzes on a personalized schedule (paid plans) |
| Ask your library | Answers come only from your saves and name the ones used | Chat with your knowledge base, with a choice of AI models (paid) |
| Browser extensions | Chrome | Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox |
| Phone apps | Android, iOS — save from any app's share sheet | iOS and Android |
| Bulk import | Not today — save items one by one | Up to 1,000 bookmarks or 10,000 Markdown notes (Plus) |
| API and MCP access | Not today | Yes, including on the free plan |
| Free option | No free plan; every plan has every feature | Free plan, no card required; paid Plus and Max plans |
Same loop, different starting point
On paper the two products run the same loop: save something, get an AI summary, see it join a graph of related ideas, and get quizzed on it later. The real difference is where each one expects you to be when you find something worth keeping.
Recall is built around the browser. It has extensions for Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox, and its augmented browsing brings up related saves while you read other pages. Add bulk import, Markdown export and API access, and it is a strong choice if your knowledge base lives at a desk.
Recl is built around the moment on your phone when a reel, a TikTok or a YouTube video says something worth keeping. You share it to Recl from that app, and the summary, the topics and the quiz are written for you. Reviews come back as push notifications, with the gap between them growing through 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days, and one tap marks each one done. Summaries are written in your app’s language, even when the video is in another one.
A quick way to choose
Think about where the things you want to remember usually find you. If it is a browser tab at your desk, start with Recall — its free plan makes that an easy test. If it is Instagram, TikTok or YouTube on your phone, and you want the reviews to come to you rather than wait for you, start with Recl. There is no free plan — every plan unlocks every feature. You can also read real Recl summaries in the public library without an account.
Where Recl fits better
- Most of what you want to keep reaches you on your phone — reels, TikToks, X posts, YouTube — and you want to save it from the share sheet.
- You want reviews to come to you as push nudges on a schedule, with one tap to mark each one done.
- You read in a different language from the videos you watch: Recl writes summaries in your app's language.
- You would rather have one plan with every feature than choose between tiers.
Where Recall fits better
- You want a free plan you can stay on indefinitely.
- You work mostly in a browser — including Safari, Edge or Firefox — and like related saves surfacing as you browse.
- You are bringing an existing library: bulk import of bookmarks or Markdown notes, and Markdown export.
- You want API or MCP access, or to choose which AI model answers you.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Recl the same as Recall?
- No. They are separate products from different teams with similar names. Recall (recall.it, previously getrecall.ai) is an AI knowledge base with a free plan and extensions for several browsers. Recl (recl.app) is a memory app that summarizes what you save from your phone or browser and sends spaced recall nudges.
- Does Recl have a free plan?
- Not right now. Recl is a paid app — monthly and yearly plans both unlock every feature, and you can cancel anytime.
- Do both use spaced repetition?
- Yes. Recall's quizzes follow a personalized spaced-repetition schedule on its paid plans. Recl uses a fixed, expanding schedule — the gap between reviews grows through 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days — delivered by push notification or on the web dashboard, and quiz questions you miss stay in rotation.
- Can I move my library from Recall to Recl?
- Not automatically — Recl has no importer today. Re-save the links that matter most by pasting them on the web or sharing them from your phone, and Recl writes a fresh summary and quiz for each one. Starting with the ten things you most want to remember beats moving a whole backlog.
- How much does Recl cost?
- Recl is sold as a monthly or a yearly plan, and both include summaries, quizzes, recall nudges, the knowledge graph and Ask your library. There is no free plan — every plan unlocks every feature. See the pricing page for the current price in your currency.
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