Comparison

Prism Notes vs Restash

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

Restash

Features
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Restash brings your saved links, notes, and inspiration into one personal collection. SAVE WHAT MATTERS Save content from Safari and other apps using the iOS share sheet. Keep useful links and your own notes together instead of losing them across open tabs and messages. MAKE YOUR COLLECTION YOURS Organize saves into folders and browse your collection on a visual board. Search for something you saved and return to it when you need it. DO MORE WITH YOUR SAVES Use AI-assisted tools to ask questions about saved content and develop your ideas. AI features use credits, and generated answers may be inaccurate. OPTIONAL PRO AND CREDITS Restash offers optional monthly and annual Pro subscriptions, a one-time lifetime Pro purchase, and one-time AI credit packs. Available plans, included credits, and prices are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getrestash.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://getrestash.com/terms Support: https://getrestash.com/support

Screenshots

Prism Notes4 screens
Restash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Prism Notes at 4 against Restash's 1. Restash's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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 Restash sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prism Notes ships an update every 3 days, Restash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Prism Notes versus Restash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrism NotesRestash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTommy JosephFlemming Deurloo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Prism Notes

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

Restash

Subscriptions2
  • Restash Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Restash Pro Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • Restash 50 Credits$4.99
  • Restash 150 Credits$9.99
  • Restash 500 Credits$24.99

Questions

Is Prism Notes free?
Prism Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Restash free?
Restash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prism Notes or Restash have ads?
Neither Prism Notes nor Restash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prism Notes or Restash?
Prism Notes ships an update every 3 days, and Restash every 2 days. Most recently, Prism Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and Restash on November 6, 2026.

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