Comparison

Prism Notes vs IntelliNote

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

IntelliNote

This AI-powered notebook combines a Notion-style editor with advanced features for research, writing, and financial analysis. It offers databases, agentic drafting, and multi-source news aggregation. Capture notes, record meetings, and track portfolios with integrated AI tools.

Highlights
  • Notion-style block editor
  • Structured databases (Table, Board, Calendar views)
  • Agentic long-form writing projects
  • Portfolio and topic trackers
  • AI Studio with 15+ tools
  • Knowledge base with graph and synthesis
  • Apple Watch and Live Activities integration
Features
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IntelliNote is your AI-powered research notebook — a Notion-style block editor, financial analyst's toolkit, multi-source news aggregator, knowledge base, and meeting recorder, all in one app. Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with iCloud sync. DATABASES (NEW in 2.1) Flip any page into a structured database. Pick Table, Board (Kanban with drag-across-columns), or Calendar — same data, three views. • Seven property types: text, number, select, multi-select, date, checkbox, URL • Per-view filters with type-aware operators (AND), up to 3 sort fields, group-by • Convert wizard auto-detects properties from existing sub-pages • Pre-seeded "Demo: Q3 Tasks" workspace to explore WRITING PROJECTS (NEW in 2.1) Agentic long-form drafting. Brief → outline → chapter draft → editor pass. • Quick / Balanced / Thorough modes — pick speed vs. depth • Overnight runs on charger + Wi-Fi: wake up to a draft • Demo: Q3 Marketing Spend Review project ships in the sidebar APPLE WATCH + LIVE ACTIVITIES (NEW in 2.1) • Quick capture from your wrist • Live Activities for recording, AI tasks, and Pomodoro timers • Interactive home-screen widgets for todos and quick capture BLOCK EDITOR • 20+ block types: text, headings, lists, todos, quotes, code, math, schedule, tables, dividers, images, audio, video, AI summary, and more • Wiki-links [[page]], hierarchical tags, footnotes, slash commands • Beautiful Notion-style typography with 6 themes PORTFOLIO + TOPIC TRACKERS • Track stocks, ETFs, crypto, indices — news from 8+ sources • SEC filing analysis (10-K / 10-Q / 8-K) with 7-section AI breakdown • Earnings call splits: presentation + Q&A, deep 3-step analysis • Financial statements (FMP) + analyst data (Finnhub) + sentiment trend • Topic tracking across Google News, Yahoo, Reddit, X, and more AI STUDIO — 15+ TOOLS • Voice notes, meeting recorder with action-item extraction • Knowledge Chat with RAG, Knowledge Base graph • Research Assistant for multi-step web research • Document Scanner (Vision OCR + AI cleanup) • Translator across 20 languages • Writing Coach, Flashcard Quiz, Podcast Summarizer • Custom AI Roles (built-in + your own personas) SMART FOUNDATION • Hybrid semantic search — LLM expansion + embeddings • Apple Calendar two-way sync (read + write) • Offline-aware action queue — capture works without signal • Spaced repetition (SM-2) for flashcards • PDF import + highlighting + extract KNOWLEDGE BASE • Auto-extracts entities, topics, and keywords on every save • Knowledge graph with semantic edges • Inline grounding — "Ground this" fetches sources for any quote • Synthesis: generate concept pages and find knowledge gaps PRIVACY-FIRST AI • Apple Intelligence on-device (iOS 26+) — no API key needed • Or bring your own key: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, custom endpoints • API keys stored in iOS Keychain; calls go provider-direct, never through us • iCloud Sync via CloudKit — your data stays in your account MULTI-PLATFORM • iPhone, iPad (multi-pane), Mac Catalyst • Apple Watch quick capture • Lock Screen + Home Screen widgets • Share Extension from Safari • ⌘K quick switcher, ⌘P command palette, full keyboard shortcuts Free during the v2.1 launch — all features unlocked.

Screenshots

Prism Notes4 screens
IntelliNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IntelliNote at none against Prism Notes's 2. Prism Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (38 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. IntelliNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 IntelliNote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prism Notes has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prism Notes ships an update every 3 days, IntelliNote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prism Notes versus IntelliNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrism NotesIntelliNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (38 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTommy JosephLiqun Chen

Customer experience

Prism Notes

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

IntelliNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Prism Notes

One-time2
  • Lifetime Unlock$6.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$12.99
None

IntelliNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prism Notes free?
Prism Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IntelliNote free?
IntelliNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prism Notes or IntelliNote?
IntelliNote is rated higher. Prism Notes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while IntelliNote averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Prism Notes or IntelliNote have ads?
Neither Prism Notes nor IntelliNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prism Notes or IntelliNote?
Prism Notes ships an update every 3 days, and IntelliNote monthly. Most recently, Prism Notes was updated on October 28, 2026 and IntelliNote on October 24, 2026.

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