Comparison

eJournal Pro vs Justnote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

eJournal Pro

This award-winning note-taking application allows users to create multimedia entries. It offers a robust platform for journaling and capturing ideas across devices.

Highlights
  • Multimedia note creation
  • Award-winning design
  • Cross-device support
  • Journaling capabilities
  • Idea capture
Features
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eJournal is a 2 Award-Winning note taking app, now available for iPhone as well. ======================================== TechCrunch “9th Crunchies Awards” (The Oscars of Tech) TOP 10 "The Most Interesting, Creative and Successful” ======================================== ======================================== Microsoft App Circus Award runner-up Winner TOP 10 "The Most Interesting, Creative and Successful” ======================================== ======================================== Microsoft App Circus Award runner-up Winner ======================================== ======================================== In The News Lenovo: "eJournal Shines at Techcrunch" https://lenovodev.com/blog/metadata/2016/04/15/ejournal-shines-at-techcrunch-crunchies-awards ======================================== Much more: - Microsoft Staff Pick; - #1 Paid Productivity App (Windows 8 2013-2014), pre-cursor to Microsoft OneNote; - #1 Free Productivity App (smaller version). **If you enjoying playing the game, **If you enjoying using the app, please consider leaving a review on the App Store. We really appreciate it!** Follow us on Facebook: @ejournalapp Want to discuss a new feature? Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ejournalapp

About

Justnote

This privacy-focused note-taking app uses Web3 technology for end-to-end encryption, ensuring only you can access your notes. It offers a rich text editor and syncs across all your devices. An optional subscription unlocks advanced features and supports the developer.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Cross-device sync
  • Rich text editor
  • Web3 technology integration
  • Account and data control
  • Optional subscription for extra features
Features
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Your privacy-focused note-taking app. Justnote helps you take notes easily anytime on any device. Powered by Stacks technology, all your saved notes are encrypted, and only you can decrypt them and see the content inside. Justnote is a simple note-taking app, yet powerful enough. Our WYSIWYG-rich text editor has features like bold, underline, font color, and background color. You can take notes easily and quickly. Justnote is your quick note-taking app for your to-do lists, reminders, shopping lists, memos, thoughts, etc. Justnote is ubiquitous. You can use Justnote on any of your devices. All your notes are synced across your devices automatically. Powered by Web3 technology from Stacks: • Your account is cryptographically generated; only you, with your Secret Key, can control it. Your account cannot be locked, banned, or deleted by anyone, as your Secret Key is required to access and modify your account. • Everything is encrypted; only you, with your Secret Key, can see the content inside. No one can see the content inside your data, so it cannot be used to create targeted ads. If your data is stolen, no information is leaked. • Your data lives in a data server of your choice; only you, with your Secret Key, can change it. You can manage your data and set permissions directly, as you can host your own data server or choose any data server provider. Bring back control of your account and data one note at a time with Justnote, powered by Web3 technology from Stacks, to ensure your privacy cannot be compromised. Not only that, Justnote doesn't be evil; Justnote can't be. Justnote offers one simple no-tricks subscription plan to support us and unlock all extra features: - Tags - Lock lists & notes - More font sizes - Dark appearance - Custom date format - Section by month - Pin to the top It's our intention to never show advertisements, and we don't rent, sell, or share your information with other companies. Our optional paid subscription is the only way we make money. Please support us and unlock all extra features. Terms of Service: https://justnote.cc/#terms Privacy Policy: https://justnote.cc/#privacy Support: https://justnote.cc/#support

Screenshots

eJournal Pro4 screens
Justnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Justnote at Free against eJournal Pro's $1.99. Justnote also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). eJournal Pro's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Justnote is free to download; eJournal Pro costs $1.99 up front. Justnote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. eJournal Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eJournal Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of eJournal Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Justnote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eJournal Pro ships an update every 4 months, Justnote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eJournal Pro versus Justnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereJournal ProJustnote
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereJournal TechnologySTX APPS COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

eJournal Pro

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Justnote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

eJournal Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Justnote

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter14 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is eJournal Pro free?
eJournal Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Justnote free?
Justnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eJournal Pro or Justnote?
eJournal Pro is rated higher. eJournal Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Justnote averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do eJournal Pro or Justnote have ads?
Neither eJournal Pro nor Justnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eJournal Pro or Justnote?
eJournal Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Justnote monthly. Most recently, eJournal Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Justnote on October 12, 2026.

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