Pearnotes vs Prism
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Pearnotes
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ASK YOUR NOTES - Save a drawing, photo, or PDF and the title, summary, and tags are filled in. - Ask a question and get an answer from your notes. Available where Apple Intelligence is enabled. PDFS AND PHOTOS - Add a PDF to a note and annotate it page by page, then share it as a PDF or a PNG. - Add a photo as the canvas background and draw on top of it. - Write and sketch with Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil Pro, or your finger. - Pearnotes can open onto a blank page. TIMERS AND D-DAY Set a countdown, a time, or a date, in any timezone. Recurring timers show D-Day. Color changes as the time gets close. Pin a timer to a widget. ICLOUD SYNC Notes and timers stay in sync over iCloud. Access them on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Prism
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Offline AI in your pocket. Prism is a native AI workspace for iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo. Run models on your own hardware with Apple Intelligence or Prismβs custom llama.cpp engine. Download models directly in Prism or import compatible GGUF files. Your conversations, model files, and settings stay on your device. No account, subscription, or cloud inference service required. Control your inference Use Metal GPU acceleration with supported models and configure how they run. Adjust context length, response limits, batch size, temperature, Top-P, Top-K, and repeat penalty. Define your own system prompt and inspect prompts in Developer Mode. Explore local models Browse a curated library of compact text, reasoning, and vision models. Download models in the background or import compatible GGUF files from Files and HTTPS URLs. Attach images with supported vision models. Measure performance Track generation speed in tokens per second, token counts, and generation duration. Review performance trends and compare runs across your local models. Keep your work close Search and reopen saved conversations, review formatted responses and inline reasoning, and export transcripts as Markdown or JSON. Thinking duration is shown for supported models. Built for Apple devices Work in a focused native interface with layouts adapted to iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo. Available in English, German, and Turkish. Once your chosen model is downloaded and ready, inference works offline. Internet access is required for model downloads and catalog updates. Prism does not collect analytics or telemetry. Requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later. Apple Intelligence requires a supported device and must be enabled. Model compatibility, image support, and performance depend on the selected model and available device memory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pearnotes at every 10 days against Prism's every 3 months. Pearnotes also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pearnotes ships an update every 10 days, Prism every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Pearnotes | Prism |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days β better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Braveyo LLC | Kerem COLAK |
In-app purchases
Pearnotes
No in-app purchases
Prism
No in-app purchases









