Comparison · October 2026
Recall is an AI knowledge base for what you read, watch and listen to. MarkerShelf does one thing: video, from six platforms plus your own recordings.
Free to start. Full AI features with Pro.
Choose Recall for a second brain of articles, PDFs, podcasts and videos, with chat, a knowledge graph and quizzes, on desktop and Android too. Choose MarkerShelf when the video is the point: jump to the second, save it with a note, loop a section, and transcribe videos from six platforms or your own.
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We make MarkerShelf, and we name where Recall is stronger. Facts from recall.it and the App Store; prices change.
MarkerShelfiPhone and iPad app
RecallWeb, extensions and appsTen things people compare, side by side.
| Feature | MarkerShelfiPhone and iPad |
RecallWeb, extensions and apps |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad (iOS 26), iCloud sync | iPhone, iPad, Android, web, extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari |
| What you save | Videos only | YouTube videos, TikToks, podcasts, articles, PDFs, recipes |
| Video sources | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn | YouTube, TikTok |
| Your own videos | From Photos or Files, transcribed on the device | Not listed |
| Timestamps and markers | Summary points with timestamps; markers with notes and tags | Not described as a feature |
| Loops | Range markers loop A–B (Marker plan: 3 per video, Pro: unlimited) | Not listed |
| Captions over the video | Yes, per video; the whole video with Pro, the preview part on Free and Marker | Not listed |
| AI extras | Translation, spoken-word search, suggested marker notes (Pro) | Chat across your library (choose the model), knowledge graph, quizzes, listen mode, API and MCP |
| Free plan | 10 videos, 3 markers per video, transcript and summary previews | 10 AI summaries a month, unlimited saving and notes |
| Paid plans (Oct 2026) | Pro $6.99/mo or $49.99/yr (7-day free trial on yearly); Marker $2.99/mo | Plus $10/mo billed yearly; Max $38/mo billed yearly; monthly prices not shown |
One is a second brain for everything you learn, the other a library for the moments in your videos.
MarkerShelf
The AI is there to help you find and keep moments in the video.
Recall
Recall is the broader tool. If you want one place for everything you learn, it does a lot that MarkerShelf doesn't.
Recall and MarkerShelf solve different problems, so they work well side by side: Recall for the reading, podcasts and long-term knowledge base; MarkerShelf for the videos you rewatch, practice with or need to quote at the exact second.
Comparing more apps? See the best YouTube summarizer apps for iPhone, or read how MarkerShelf's AI video summarizer works.
RecallArticles, podcasts and your long-term knowledge base.
MarkerShelfVideos you rewatch, practice with or quote at the exact second.
MarkerShelf exports your markers with timestamps and notes: Text on Marker, PDF Markdown on Pro.
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$2.99/mo
Unlimited bookmarking
Annual
Save 40%$4.17/mo
$83.88 $49.99/yr billed annually
or $6.99/mo monthly (no trial)
App Store prices for United States, checked Oct 20, 2026.
About Recall and MarkerShelf.
Recall has a free plan with 10 AI summaries a month and unlimited saving and notes. Plus costs $10/mo billed yearly and Max $38/mo billed yearly; its pricing page does not show monthly prices (recall.it/pricing, Oct 20, 2026, US).
Instagram is not mentioned on its App Store listing, which names YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, PDFs and TikToks (checked Oct 20, 2026). MarkerShelf works with public Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn videos as well as YouTube and TikTok.
For lecture videos you rewatch, MarkerShelf. Pro gives the full transcript even without captions, a summary with timestamps and spoken-word search. Every plan can mark exam topics with notes, and Marker and Pro can loop a hard explanation. If you want lecture videos next to slides, PDFs and readings, and to quiz yourself, Recall's quizzes and spaced repetition are a real strength.
Yes. Keep your reading and podcasts in Recall and the videos you study or practice with in MarkerShelf. MarkerShelf exports markers with timestamps and notes as text (Marker plan) or PDF and Markdown (Pro). Exports don't include the transcript or summary.
No. MarkerShelf is a video library: it saves videos from six platforms and your own, with markers, tags and collections. It does not save articles or PDFs, and it has no knowledge graph or quizzes.
Save videos from six platforms, keep the moments that matter, and get transcripts and summaries on iPhone and iPad.
All checked October 20, 2026 (US). Recall moved from getrecall.ai to recall.it. Prices change.
