Comparison

Tags MiniNotes vs Jotable

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

Head to head
About

Tags MiniNotes

Capture and instantly retrieve any information with a single tag word. This app uses advanced algorithms to help you find notes even if you forget the exact tag, making it a powerful tool for organizing your life's details.

Highlights
  • Unstructured note-taking
  • Single tag word retrieval
  • Advanced semantic search
  • Store text, images, and locations
  • Cloud backup and sync (Premium)
  • Share mininotes
Features
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Tags is unstructured memory for your life. Tags throws everything - personal items, work items, lists etc. - in one big bucket, and makes sure you can quickly find any item. Just snap a photo of that warranty card you may need in two years. Type in that serial number you need to crawl under your desk to find. Snap that recipe you may want one day, or that ink cartridge model, or how many calories are in your cereal. Throw them all into Tags, giving each a word to describe it - and Tags guarantees you’ll find what you need, when you need it. What’s special about Tags? Tags lets you keep all the little things you need to save - and makes sure you'll find them. You don’t have to give titles or topics. You don't have to arrange in notebooks. You don't have to organize or remember anything. All you need to do is add a single tag word - and we'll find it. Even if you forget that tag. It's like magic. How do we do it? Tags uses advanced semantic algorithms to guess what you’re looking for when it can’t find an exact match. So, if you tagged that killer lasagna recipe with just “lasagna”, you don’t have to remember that a year from now when you look for it: search for “Italian”, “recipe” or even “pasta” - and your mininote pops up! Other features Store anything you want in mininotes - small notes that can contain text, images or location. Quickly browse your mininotes in our gorgeous list view. Add tags with a beautiful tagging view that even suggests appropriate tags. Share your mininotes with others via email, iMessage, WhatsApp or to other notes apps. 3D Touch allows you to preview, share and delete notes. Tags Premium: A Tags Premium subscription gives you automatic, unlimited cloud backup and sync for all your mininotes for a low monthly rate! Subscription Information: - The subscription period is 1 month at a cost of $0.49 per month - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged $0.49 for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy: https://www.tagsnotesapp.com/tags-mininotes-privacy-policy Terms and Conditions: https://www.tagsnotesapp.com/terms-and-conditions

About

Jotable

Features
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Organize by Categories Keep your ideas tidy with easy-to-manage categories. Smart Note Formatting Add automatic dashes, numbering, checkboxes, and links as you type — no extra steps required. Customizable Text Adjust font size, color, bold, underline, and strikethrough to make your notes your own. iCloud Sync Your notes stay up-to-date and available on all your Apple devices. Just Notes — Nothing Else No AI. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just a clean, focused space for your thoughts.

Screenshots

Tags MiniNotes4 screens
Jotable3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jotable at none against Tags MiniNotes's 1. Tags MiniNotes's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Tags MiniNotes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Jotable asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tags MiniNotes versus Jotable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTags MiniNotesJotable
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYariv AdamGeorge Babichev

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tags MiniNotes

Subscriptions1
  • Tags Premium$0.491 Month
None

Jotable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tags MiniNotes free?
Tags MiniNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jotable free?
Jotable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tags MiniNotes or Jotable have ads?
Neither Tags MiniNotes nor Jotable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tags MiniNotes or Jotable?
Tags MiniNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Jotable every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tags MiniNotes was updated on October 10, 2026 and Jotable on October 18, 2026.

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