Bright Notes vs Sobremesa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 Well, I originally made this app for myself.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. ***
Sobremesa
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Sobremesa puts one good question in the middle of the dinner table. In Spanish, the sobremesa is the time a family lingers after a meal. Set the phone among the plates or pass it around, and let one card keep everyone talking. There are 495 cards in eight kinds: open questions, would you rather, this or that, fun facts, trivia, riddles, small activities and imagine prompts. Choose tonight's mix, go back to the last card or lay six out for the table to choose. On iPad, Both sides draws the card twice, with the far half upside down for someone across the table. In landscape, the mix and just-played cards sit beside the stack. Play in English, Spanish or French, with twelve themes for day and evening. Try 10 new cards total, once, with no daily refill. Your current card, played cards and deck progress remain available. One payment unlocks unlimited new cards and all twelve themes. No subscription. Existing free users receive 10 trial cards once after updating. Purchases and original paid-app access are preserved. No account, ads, tracking or internet. What is said at your table stays at your table.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sobremesa at every 3 weeks against Bright Notes's every 94 months. Bright Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Bright Notes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sobremesa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bright Notes ships an update every 94 months, Sobremesa every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bright Notes | Sobremesa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 94 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BT Productions | 316 SOFTWARE INC. |
In-app purchases
Bright Notes
- 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
Sobremesa
- Full Access$3.99









