Prep the day vs Note a Mess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Prep the day
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Prep the Day is a morning ritual for getting your day in order. Every morning, open the app and type out everything you need to do today ā fast, messy, stream of consciousness. Don't think about order or priority. Just get it out of your head. Then the on-device AI takes over. It reads your dump, pulls out the real tasks, drops the routine "noise," and hands back a clean, prioritized list for the day. One brain dump in, one focused task list out ā every morning. ON-DEVICE & PRIVATE ⢠All AI runs on your device using Apple Intelligence. Your text never leaves your iPhone or iPad. ⢠No account, no sign-in, no servers, no tracking. ⢠Works without an internet connection. WHY IT WORKS ⢠A cluttered head makes for a scattered day. Writing it down clears it. ⢠The AI does the sorting so you don't have to organize before you've even started. ⢠Five minutes in the morning saves hours of "what was I supposed to do today?" FEATURES ⢠Brain dump input ā type everything on your mind ⢠On-device AI task extraction, powered by Apple Intelligence ⢠Noise filtering ā trivial, routine items are dropped ⢠Priority sorting ā the list comes back ordered ⢠Edit freely ā add, rename, complete, and delete tasks ⢠Session history ā every morning's prep is saved on-device ⢠English and Japanese Requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence turned on. Prep the day. Then go live it.
Note a Mess
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Ever dump a messy stream of thoughts into your notes and wish something would just... sort it out? Note a Mess is built for exactly that. Paste in your chaotic mix of tasks, ideas, reminders, and random thoughts and let AI turn it into a clean, organized note in seconds. How it Works: Write or paste anything. Grocery list mixed with meeting notes mixed with half-formed ideas? Perfect. Tap Organize, and AI structures it into labeled sections with clear bullet points, keeping your original language (English, Turkish, or anything else). Category Colors: Tag your notes with colors for Work, Personal, Research, Ideas, or Finance. Filter by category from the sidebar in one tap. Pin & Lock: Pin important notes to the top. Lock sensitive notes behind Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN, your content never leaves your device. Clean by Default: No ads. No accounts. No cloud. Everything stays on your phone. 14 Languages Supported: English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Korean.
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The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Note a Mess at 16.4 against Prep the day's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Prep the day | Note a Mess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikoto Perut | ALPER OEDEN |
In-app purchases
Prep the day
No in-app purchases
Note a Mess
No in-app purchases
Questions
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