Best Recast Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from AI summarizers ranked against Recast on the same published basis.
- 1Recast vs Lemora
- 2Recast vs AskSia
- 3Recast vs Briefy
- 4Recast vs Grasp
- 5Recast vs smry
- 6Recast vs Summify
- 7Recast vs Summio
- 8Recast vs AI.Summarizer
- 9Recast vs Apogee
- 10Recast vs genei
- 12Recast vs Scholarcy
- 13Recast vs Sidenote
- 14Recast vs SMMRY
- 15Recast vs TLDR This
- 16Recast vs Booklit
- 17Recast vs QuillBot
- 18Recast vs Paraphraser.io
- 19Recast vs Summary AI
- 20Recast vs Podwise
- 21Recast vs Summarizer.org
Recast alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lemora | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | AskSia | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Briefy | 6.6 | Free plan | $7.49/mo | Browser, iOS, Mac, Web |
| 4 | Grasp | 6.5 | Free plan | $7.99/mo | Browser, Mac, Web |
| 5 | smry | 6.5 | Free plan | $3/mo | Browser, iOS, Web |
| 6 | Summify | 6.5 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | iOS, Web |
| 7 | Summio | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Web |
| 8 | AI.Summarizer | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 9 | Apogee | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Browser |
| 10 | genei | 6.4 | Free plan | $5.49/mo | Browser, Web |
| 12 | Scholarcy | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Web |
| 13 | Sidenote | 6.4 | Free plan | £1.20/mo | Browser, Web |
| 14 | SMMRY | 6.4 | Free plan | $7/mo | API, Web |
| 15 | TLDR This | 6.4 | Free plan | $4/mo | API, Browser, Web |
| 16 | Booklit | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 17 | QuillBot | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 18 | Paraphraser.io | 5.6 | No | $0.08/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 19 | Summary AI | 5.6 | No | $6.67/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web |
| 20 | Podwise | 5.5 | No | $5.90/mo | Web, iOS, Android |
| 21 | Summarizer.org | 5.5 | No | $0.47/mo | Android, API, Web |
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Questions about Recast alternatives
What is the best alternative to Recast?
Lemora, number 1 in AI summarizers with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: AskSia, Briefy, Grasp and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Recast?
Lemora is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.