Comparison

Prism Notes vs Bookmarks

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

Head to head
About

Prism Notes

Capture thoughts and links quickly with a familiar texting interface. Organize ideas with AI-suggested tags and develop them across linked threads. Review notes to keep what matters and easily search by keyword or meaning.

Highlights
  • Texting-like note capture
  • AI-suggested tags
  • Threaded idea development
  • Review mode for notes
  • Sync across devices
  • Natural language reminders
  • Lock screen capture
Features
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Prism is the private place for quick thoughts and links. It feels like texting, rather than writing in a document. Capture easily, organize with tags, develop ideas across threads, review to keep only what matters. Free to try! Features: - Private and on-device - Opt in to iCloud sync between iPhone and Mac - Voice transcription and voice memos - Lock screen widgets for text and voice capture - AI-suggested tags to make organizing easy or automatic AI tagging (requires apple intelligence) - Review mode to keep notes alive or let them go - Threads to evolve a thought and link them together - Search by keyword - Natural language reminders - just say "remind me tomorrow at 2pm" (requires apple intelligence)

About

Bookmarks

Save, organize, and revisit web links with this bookmark manager. Set reminders to read content later, sync across devices, and customize your library with folders and tags. Offers advanced features for efficient content management.

Highlights
  • Save links from any app
  • Organize with folders and tags
  • Set reminders for reading
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Search by title, URL, note, folder, or tag
  • Auto-fill folders and tags
  • Hidden folders with Face ID/passcode
Features
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Manage bookmarks. Read them later—on your schedule. Bookmarks is a bookmark manager for iPhone and iPad. Save links from any app, organize with folders and tags, and set reminders so saved pages come back when you need them. Optional iCloud sync keeps everything across your devices. **Save from anywhere** • Share sheet from Safari and other apps • Quick Save Action for silent unfiled saves • Paste a URL, or text that contains a link • Automatic titles, favicons, and thumbnails **Manage your library** • Nested folders and tags • Pinned bookmarks and favorite folders from Library • Search by title, URL, note, folder, or tag • Sort by date added, last viewed, title, host, or pin **Auto Filing** • Matching sites can prefill a folder, tags, or both **Saved Filters** • Name a live list of personal bookmarks in Library **Filter** • Narrow any list by folder, tag, site, status, or date added **iPad** • Same bookmarks on iPhone and iPad • Tighter split view: sidebar, list, and detail • Drag a bookmark or folder into a folder **Spotlight and Shortcuts** • Find personal bookmarks from Spotlight on this device • Save a link, find bookmarks, or open a folder, tag, or filter from Shortcuts **Hidden folders** • Hide a personal folder from Folders, Library, search, and most widgets • Open Hidden from the Folders menu; Face ID or passcode to view **Home Screen widgets** • Add a Bookmarks widget for pins, recents, a folder, or a tag • Extra Large size on iPad • Tap a row to open that list and bookmark **Read later, with reminders** • Set a date and time on a bookmark or folder • Repeat: once, daily, weekdays, weekly, or monthly • Library Reminders opens History and Scheduled • Fired reminders land in History. Unread lives there, on this device • Schedules still sync with iCloud **Open links your way** • Open With: Detail View or Browser • Browser: In-App (stays in Bookmarks) or System **Sync and share** • On-device by default—no account required to start • Optional iCloud sync • Share a folder you already use. Stop sharing anytime • Open With and list appearance sync over iCloud **Import, export, and go further (Pro)** • Import or export Netscape HTML from Chrome, Safari, or Firefox • Preview a browser export and choose what to import • Customize bookmark list appearance: hide fields and set line limits • Unlimited reminders and shared-folder ownership per Pro plans • Unlimited Auto Filing rules and Saved Filters **Private and yours** • Your data stays on your device unless you enable iCloud Terms of Use: https://bookmarks.mihu.io/terms/

Screenshots

Prism Notes4 screens
Bookmarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prism Notes at 100% against Bookmarks's 40%. Prism Notes also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Prism Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Bookmarks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prism Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prism Notes has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Prism Notes's written reviews are positive against 40% of Bookmarks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prism Notes ships an update every 3 days, Bookmarks every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Prism Notes versus Bookmarks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrism NotesBookmarks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings40 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTommy JosephHoi Mau Hung

Customer experience

Prism Notes

All ratings39 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bookmarks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Prism Notes

One-time2
  • Lifetime Unlock$6.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$12.99
3 purchases

Bookmarks

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Prism Notes free?
Prism Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bookmarks free?
Bookmarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prism Notes or Bookmarks?
Prism Notes is rated higher. Prism Notes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Bookmarks averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Prism Notes or Bookmarks have ads?
Neither Prism Notes nor Bookmarks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prism Notes or Bookmarks?
Prism Notes ships an update every 3 days, and Bookmarks every 11 days. Most recently, Prism Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and Bookmarks on November 9, 2026.

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