Comparison

Prism Notes vs ZappFiles

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

ZappFiles

Easily share large files, photos, and videos up to 250GB with a simple link. Offers password protection, customizable expiry dates, and branding options for professional sharing. Ensures secure transfers and user privacy.

Highlights
  • Transfer up to 250GB
  • Password protection
  • Customizable expiry dates
  • Branding on share pages
  • Secure HTTPS transfers
  • Account deletion option
Features
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Send large files without the headache. Drop in a video, a stack of RAW photos, a folder of project files. Anything up to 250GB. ZappFiles gives you a link. Send it. They open it and get exactly what you sent. What you get • Transfers up to 250GB, up to 5GB for free • Clean, full-screen download views • Select where your files are stored • Password protection on any transfer • Expiry from a few days to a year • Your own branding on the share pages What's nice about it on iPhone • Share to ZappFiles from Photos, Files, or any app with a Share button • Click-to-zoom previews for photos before download • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email • Delete your account from inside the app Who it's for Photographers handing off shoots. Videographers delivering cuts at full quality. Designers shipping production files. Anyone whose files won't fit in email or chat. A word on privacy Every transfer goes over HTTPS. Files vanish when their expiry hits. We don't sell your data, and we don't read your files. If you want to leave, account deletion is right there in Settings. Questions? zappfiles.com/contact Terms of Use (EULA): https://zappfiles.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://zappfiles.com/privacy

Screenshots

Prism Notes4 screens
ZappFiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prism Notes at 100% against ZappFiles's 0%. Prism Notes also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 ZappFiles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 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 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prism Notes has 40 ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of ZappFiles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Prism Notes versus ZappFiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrism NotesZappFiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings40 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTommy JosephZappFiles

Customer experience

Prism Notes

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

ZappFiles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Prism Notes

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

ZappFiles

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$12.991 Month
  • Max$17.991 Month

Questions

Is Prism Notes free?
Prism Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZappFiles free?
ZappFiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prism Notes or ZappFiles?
Prism Notes is rated higher. Prism Notes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while ZappFiles averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Prism Notes or ZappFiles have ads?
Neither Prism Notes nor ZappFiles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prism Notes or ZappFiles?
Prism Notes ships an update every 3 days, and ZappFiles weekly. Most recently, Prism Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and ZappFiles on November 9, 2026.

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