Boogie Board Jot vs NEWYES
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boogie Board Jot
Digitally capture and save your handwritten notes and drawings from a compatible device. Easily edit your creations with pen or highlighter tools and share them to various services.
- Automatic scanning of drawings
- Manual crop adjustment
- Save pages for later viewing
- Share to favorite services
- Edit with finger
- Pen and highlighter tools
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The official Boogie Board™ Jot app. The Boogie Board Jot app scans anything you draw on your Jot and saves it for whenever you need it most. SCAN • Automatically scan the drawing off your Jot • Manually adjust the crop area to fine tune the scan SAVE & SHARE • Save all your pages to view later • Share pages to your favorite services EDIT • Use your finger to make edits to your pages • Choose from either a pen or highlighter
NEWYES
Capture your thoughts and ideas with real-time synchronization to a cloud-based app. This tool intelligently converts handwritten notes into editable text, making it ideal for work, study, and daily life. Share your creations easily across social platforms.
- Real-time synchronization
- Intelligent handwriting recognition
- Cloud storage
- Note playback
- One-click sharing
- Document scanning
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Newyes is the exclusive application for the Newyes smart writing set.It can be used to record your inspirations, meeting ,minutes, essays, graffiti,and endless possibilities.Everything you record will be synchronized to the APP in real time, and it supports intelligent recognition of handwritten content into text, easy to edit, it is a good helper in your work, study and even life 【Real-time synchronization】Notes are synchronized to the App in real time and stored in the cloud permanently 【intelligent scanning】 automatic recognition of the document border, quickly generate scanned documents, printing and sharing more quickly. 【online interaction】real-time paper screen synchronization, video and voice synchronization, different interactive experience. 【Handwriting recognition】Convert your handwritten word into text, copy it directly,and avoid handwriting 【Note playback】Recording notes synchronized playback,recording details 【One-click sharing】 Share it to your friends with one click,support social platforms such as Facebook,instagram,twitter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NEWYES at 3.0 against Boogie Board Jot's 2.3. NEWYES also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 25%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Boogie Board Jot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (445 vs 38). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. NEWYES sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Boogie Board Jot asks for nothing beyond the download.
NEWYES holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boogie Board Jot has 445 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Boogie Board Jot's written reviews are positive against 52% of NEWYES's.
Boogie Board Jot ships an update every 3 months, NEWYES monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boogie Board Jot | NEWYES |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (445 ratings) | 3.0 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.9% of reviews | 51.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 445 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buffalo Games, LLC | Shenzhen Newyes Technology Limited Company |
Customer experience
Boogie Board Jot
NEWYES
Bugs and requests
Boogie Board Jot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scanning not working in auto mode, requires specific background
- App crashes frequently
- Saved scans not loading properly
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save and edit scanned notes
- Bluetooth or SD card connectivity to transfer notes
- More color options for highlighting and editing
NEWYES
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boogie Board Jot
No in-app purchases
NEWYES
- 5000积分$0.99
- 600积分$0.99
- 600 credits$0.99
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- 1500积分$0.99
- 3000积分$0.99
- 10000积分$1.99
- 1500 credits$2.49
- 3000 credits$4.99
- 5000 credits$8.99
- 10000 credits$15.99
