Comparison

Simple Notes. vs JotNotes

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

Head to head
About

Simple Notes.

This app offers a straightforward way to create, manage, and share text-based notes. It focuses on essential features like character counting and sorting, with seamless integration for sharing via messaging apps.

Highlights
  • Create text notes
  • Character count display
  • Sort notes
  • Widget support
  • Instant sharing via Messages
  • Automatic saving
Features
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Simple Notes. is exactly what it sounds like: a simple app for taking notes. It focuses on everyday essentials. No grids, camera, or audio—just text, with easy ways to organize and share it. Write a note and it saves automatically as you type. The first line becomes its title. Search your notes, star favorites, sort by favorites, date, or title, and tap the counter to switch between character and word counts. Keep notes close with widgets. Show a note you choose or browse a list of recent notes. Tap a note in a widget to open it in the app. FEATURES - Create and automatically save text notes - Count characters or words - Search, star, and sort notes - View a selected note or recent notes with widgets - Share notes as text or as a .txt file - Add a note to a Messages conversation, with the option to include its title - Create or retrieve notes with Shortcuts app - Create note or search using Siri HOW TO USE Create a note: Tap “Create New Note” and start typing. Your changes save automatically. Delete a note: Swipe left on it and tap Delete. Sort notes: Tap the menu button and choose Favorites, Date, or Title. Share in Messages: Open Simple Notes. from the Messages app drawer, choose a conversation and a note, then tap Send. Use the switch at the top to include or leave out the title. Have a suggestion? Please leave a review on the App Store or send feedback through the app.

About

JotNotes

Capture notes, ideas, and goals effortlessly with this streamlined application. Organize your thoughts using color-coded boards for easy retrieval in any aspect of your life.

Highlights
  • Clutter-free interface
  • Organized notes
  • Color-coded boards
  • Easy to find notes
  • Capture ideas and goals
Features
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JotNotes is a simple notepad for everyday notes, ideas, and things to remember. Organize your notes by topic and find them with search. WRITE NOTES Capture a thought, a meeting note, or a shopping list. Your edits are saved automatically. ORGANIZE BY TOPIC Group notes into boards for work, study, projects, or personal use. Choose a color and add an optional description for each board. USE HOME SCREEN WIDGETS View recent notes or open a selected board directly from your Home Screen. FIND AND SHARE Search note text, board names, and descriptions. Share a note with other apps. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Keep your notes and boards in sync across iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Simple Notes.4 screens
JotNotes2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: JotNotes at every 3 days against Simple Notes.'s every 2 months. Simple Notes.'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (65 vs 3). On price, rating, 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. Simple Notes. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and JotNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Simple Notes. against 4.7 for JotNotes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notes. has 65 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Simple Notes.'s written reviews are positive against 67% of JotNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Notes. ships an update every 2 months, JotNotes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Notes. versus JotNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Notes.JotNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (65 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings65 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuto IwakamiIgor Rusinov

Customer experience

Simple Notes.

All ratings64 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%

JotNotes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Notes.

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$5.99
1 purchases

JotNotes

One-time1
  • Unlock Full App$0.99

Questions

Is Simple Notes. free?
Simple Notes. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JotNotes free?
JotNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Notes. or JotNotes?
Simple Notes. is rated higher. Simple Notes. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while JotNotes averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Simple Notes. or JotNotes have ads?
Neither Simple Notes. nor JotNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Notes. or JotNotes?
Simple Notes. ships an update every 2 months, and JotNotes every 3 days. Most recently, Simple Notes. was updated on November 1, 2026 and JotNotes on October 24, 2026.

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