Comparison

Bright Notes vs MyMotif

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

Head to head
About

Bright Notes

Send kind messages to your future self and receive them later. This app helps you stay motivated and practice self-compassion with scheduled notifications and thoughtful prompts. Surprise yourself with positivity and support from your past self.

Highlights
  • Send messages to your future self
  • Receive automatic motivational messages
  • Customizable notification frequency and timing
  • Themed message packs available for purchase
  • Inspiration button for writing prompts
  • View notification history
  • Allow friends to add messages for you
Features
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Write nice things to Future You and receive them in the future. Surprise yourself with kindness! BACKSTORY "Where did this idea come from?!" you ask. Well, I originally made this app for myself. I was using iOS Reminders to send my future self inspiring messages, but manually entering the dates was annoying. I just wanted to say nice stuff and my phone take care of planning/sending the notifications. So I made this app! This app has been transformational in keeping me buoyant. Like, I'll get a notification from Past Me telling me to drop my shoulders and realize "Oh. Yeah. I'm stressing out over nothing." Boom. Who was angsty five seconds ago but not right now? This guy. Bright Notes has been so useful for me that I made it into a full app to share with you. I hope it brightens your life! FEATURES * Say something nice to Future You; receive it in the future! (Duh) * No ads :) * Automatic messages from me to you! Just to ensure you're always getting some lovin'. (Prepare to be ambushed with strange, atypical motivational messages!) * Themed packs of Note to buy! All made with care and love. Stress, Physical Wellness, Mindfulness, and Challenges! * Customize how often and when you get notifications * Blast-Me-Tomorrow: Need an extra kick of love mañana? Toggle this on. * “Ahhh I don’t know what to write!!” That’s okay! Deep breaths, beautiful. The app has a button for ideas to get your kindness pump gushing. Sploosh! * You can write ANYthing to yourself. Seriously. Anything. You can use this app to send yourself a daily insult. Whatever you want. The world is your oyster. * View your notification history * Hand your device to a friend to add stuff for you! (This is a lot of fun, and always surprising.) This app has made an ongoing difference in my life, and I hope it does for you too. *** This app requires local notifications to be turned on. ***

About

MyMotif

Features
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A place that was expecting you. Every morning, the whole world sees the same sixteen images. You pick four. MyMotif puts them into a collage and pairs it with a curated quote that meets the morning you arrived in. It takes thirty seconds. It changes the way the day starts. There is no scoring. No ranking. No leaderboard. No comparison against other people. Every collage made on MyMotif is equal in dignity, and yours is meant for you. How it works. Open the app. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email, or continue as a guest. The screen shows you four images. Pick the one you're drawn to most. Then again, and again, and once more. Four picks, four images. A 2×2 collage appears, and a quote sits underneath. That's the whole thing. You can come back tomorrow for a new set. What you bring. Thirty seconds. Your first instinct. There's no wrong answer, only what you noticed first. What you take with you. A small, quiet artifact of the morning. A line of writing that may sit with you for the rest of the day. The feeling that something out there was paying attention. Privacy. MyMotif does not run targeted advertising. We don't sell your picks. We don't profile you for anyone outside the app. Your account, your choices, and your comments are yours, and you can delete them at any time from the menu inside the app. A few things MyMotif isn't. It isn't a meditation app with instructions or chimes. It isn't a social network. It isn't a photo editor. It isn't trying to be your friend or your therapist or your coach. It's a daily ritual to bring you peace, grounding, and self-awareness. Available in the U.S. and Canada at launch. New images arrive worldwide at midnight Eastern Time, every day. Made by Tally1, LLC. Questions or comments: hello@mymotif.io.

Screenshots

Bright Notes4 screens
MyMotif4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyMotif at none against Bright Notes's 4. MyMotif also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 94 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Bright Notes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MyMotif asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bright Notes ships an update every 94 months, MyMotif weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bright Notes versus MyMotif: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBright NotesMyMotif
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 94 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB57 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBT ProductionsMyMotif

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Bright Notes

One-time4
  • The Stress Pack$1.99
  • Note Pack - Physical Wellness$1.99
  • The Mindfulness Pack$1.99
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  • The Challenges Pack$1.99
None

MyMotif

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bright Notes free?
Bright Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyMotif free?
MyMotif is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bright Notes or MyMotif have ads?
Neither Bright Notes nor MyMotif shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bright Notes or MyMotif?
Bright Notes ships an update every 94 months, and MyMotif weekly. Most recently, Bright Notes was updated on September 20, 2026 and MyMotif on September 19, 2026.

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