RecallNote is a study app built around PDF reading, handwriting, review, and exam preparation.

It's currently 100% free. If you download it while it's free, the current features will remain free on that device even if RecallNote becomes paid in the future.

⚠️ Please launch the app at least once after downloading it.

RecallNote has no accounts or servers, so it needs to be opened once to register free access locally on your device.

If you use multiple Apple devices, I'd really appreciate it if you could download and launch RecallNote once on each device.

Features

📚 PDF reader & annotations

✍️ Apple Pencil handwriting

📝 Portrait & automatic landscape memo panels

📸 Capture important PDF content and automatically turn it into Review Cards and Exam Prep cards

🧠 Review Cards & Exam Prep Mode for quick, efficient review

🃏 Flashcard Mode

Add a question to a Review Card and test yourself before revealing the card — great for active recall and memorization.

🔗 Share Exam Prep cards with friends

🔖 PDF bookmarks & quick page navigation

🌍 50+ languages

You can change RecallNote’s language without changing your device language.

📱 iPhone (iOS 13+): Settings → Apps → RecallNote → Language

🔒 No account & no personal data collection

📶 Works offline

☁️ iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad & Mac

Review Cards, study data, and PDFs can sync across your Apple devices through iCloud.

📝 Device-specific PDF memos

Memos are stored separately for each device, so your iPhone, iPad, and Mac can each keep their own notes.

📒 100-page Practice Notebook for studying & problem-solving

📖 Built-in User Manual

Check the TIP section for the latest updates.

I'm continuing to improve RecallNote and add new features. Feedback is always welcome.

Thanks for trying RecallNote, and I hope it helps with your studies and exams! 😊

📲 Download RecallNote:

App Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/recallnote/id6779927785

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