Comparison

Prism Notes vs Kosshi Outliner

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

Kosshi Outliner

This native outliner app allows you to organize thoughts with a hierarchical structure, zoom into specific sections, and format text using Markdown. It supports images, sketches, internal links, and reminders, with seamless iCloud sync across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Hierarchical outlining with indentation
  • Zoom into specific rows
  • Markdown formatting
  • Image and file embedding
  • Apple Pencil sketches
  • Internal linking
  • Reminders and calendar sync
Features
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Kosshi is a fast, native outliner. Simple and smooth on large outlines. Available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad — one purchase covers all three. Outliner Hit Tab to indent and build a hierarchy. Collapse what you don't need, drag to move things around. Zoom In / Zoom Out Zoom into any row and only its contents are shown. Breadcrumbs tell you where you are, and you can jump home anytime. Markdown Bold, italic, highlight, links, checkboxes, code blocks, and LaTeX math all render right where you type. Formatting markers only appear while editing — move away and they're gone. Images & Files Add images by pasting or dragging, and resize however you want. PDFs and videos show as inline previews too. Apple Pencil Sketches Draw sketches with Apple Pencil on iPad. They sync to Mac and iPhone through iCloud. Search Cmd+F to search your whole outline. Matches get highlighted. Replace works too. Dark Mode Switch between light and dark themes. Automatically follows your system setting. Tags Use #tags to categorize and @tags for dates or status. Filter from the sidebar. Internal Links Type [[ to search and link to another row. Build a web of connected outlines. Bookmarks Press Cmd+D to bookmark a row. Bookmarks appear at the top of the sidebar. Prose Mode Switch a row to Prose Mode for long-form writing. Bullets disappear and children stay expanded. Reminders & Calendar Any @tag with a date syncs to Apple Reminders or Calendar. Use @todo(3/15), @meeting(every monday 10:00), and so on. Keyboard Shortcuts Collapse, move, indent — all without reaching for the mouse. Export Export as Markdown, OPML, or plain text. Your data is never locked in. Auto Backup Restore past outlines from daily backups. Feel free to delete outlines you no longer need. iCloud Sync When iCloud is available, your outlines sync across Apple devices via CloudKit. Data is stored in your iCloud account, and the developer cannot access its contents. Pay Once Built natively for speed. Launches quickly and works offline. One-time purchase covers Mac, iPhone, and iPad — no subscription, no account required. A 7-day free trial is available. Feedback Feature requests and bug reports are always welcome. Reach us via the contact form at https://kosshi.app/contact or on X at @shirokumamake.

Screenshots

Prism Notes4 screens
Kosshi Outliner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Prism Notes at 38 against Kosshi Outliner's 4. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Kosshi Outliner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Prism Notes against 5.0 for Kosshi Outliner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prism Notes has 38 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Prism Notes versus Kosshi Outliner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrism NotesKosshi Outliner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (38 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTommy JosephJunichi Sato

Customer experience

Prism Notes

All ratings38 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kosshi Outliner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Prism Notes

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

Kosshi Outliner

One-time1
  • Kosshi Outliner$24.99

Questions

Is Prism Notes free?
Prism Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kosshi Outliner free?
Kosshi Outliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prism Notes or Kosshi Outliner?
Kosshi Outliner is rated higher. Prism Notes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Kosshi Outliner averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Prism Notes or Kosshi Outliner have ads?
Neither Prism Notes nor Kosshi Outliner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prism Notes or Kosshi Outliner?
Prism Notes ships an update every 3 days, and Kosshi Outliner every 3 days. Most recently, Prism Notes was updated on October 25, 2026 and Kosshi Outliner on October 24, 2026.

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