Joplin vs GitApp for Bitbucket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joplin
A privacy-focused note-taking and to-do application that allows you to capture multimedia notes, organize them with notebooks and tags, and sync across devices. It offers end-to-end encryption and an offline-first approach for secure and accessible information management.
- Capture multimedia notes (speech, photos, videos, PDFs)
- Organize notes with notebooks and tags
- Create to-dos and set reminders
- End-to-end encryption for privacy
- Cross-device synchronization (Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive)
- Offline-first access
- OCR search for text within images and PDFs
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Privacy-first app Capture your thoughts freely and without distractions, tracking, or ads. With Joplin’s end-to-end encryption and open-source code, you can concentrate on your ideas and tasks without worrying about your privacy. Capture multimedia notes Capture multimedia notes effortlessly. In Joplin you can : • create manuscript notes, • transcribe speech to note, • add multimedia: photos, videos, PDFs, and images, • insert documents as attachments, • create math expressions, add tables, write code and insert diagrams, • create to-dos and add reminders. Organise your ideas Organise your notes into notebooks. Connect your notes with tags by subject or priority. Use colours and rich text editor to format your notes with ease. Make task lists, create to-dos and add reminders. Effortlessly find your notes, even within PDFs and images, thanks to the powerful search feature enhanced by Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. Use Joplin to store your bills, lecture notes, photos or receipts. Reliable synchronisation Access your notes from computer, phone or tablet by synchronising with various services including Joplin Cloud, Dropbox and OneDrive. Seamlessly move from one device to another. Offline-first You can access your notes anytime and anywhere, even without Internet. If you’re using Joplin on multiple devices, they will synchronise and update once you regained the connection. Enhance your productivity across devices Extend your note-taking experience by using Joplin on additional devices such as a desktop computer or tablet. Make the most of each device by using its specific features. On the desktop app, use a web clipper extension, wide-range of community plugins and a Markdown editor. Experience flawless handwriting and drawing on your tablet. Join active community Connect with Joplin’s vibrant community on Joplin Forum. It’s a place where users can share ideas, ask questions, exchange information and give feedback. Joplin’s dynamic community also develops powerful plugins, so you can customise your app to suit your needs.
GitApp for Bitbucket
Manage your Bitbucket Cloud account directly from your mobile device. Access all features, including viewing repositories, managing issues and pull requests, and browsing code with syntax highlighting.
- View teams and repositories
- Manage Issues and Pull Requests
- Review and merge Pull Requests
- Browse commits and code
- Syntax highlighting for code
- Light and dark themes
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GitApp for Bitbucket helps manage your bitbucket cloud account from your mobile device by providing access to all features. You can use GitApp for Bitbucket to: • View your teams and repositories • Manage Issues and Pull Requests • Review and merge Pull Requests • Browse your commits and code • View code with syntax highlight colours • Choose from available light and dark themes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Joplin at 4.1 against GitApp for Bitbucket's 3.2. Joplin also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (66% vs 43%). GitApp for Bitbucket's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Joplin holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joplin has 476 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Joplin's written reviews are positive against 43% of GitApp for Bitbucket's.
Joplin ships an update monthly, GitApp for Bitbucket weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joplin | GitApp for Bitbucket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (476 ratings) — better | 3.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 476 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurent Cozic | Kirubakaran Manimaran |
Customer experience
Joplin
GitApp for Bitbucket
Bugs and requests
Joplin
Reported bugs
5 issues- Sync issues with WebDAV and Dropbox
- Crashes when creating new notes
- Keyboard issues, text getting obscured
- Rendering problems in dark mode
- Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
Requested features
6 requests- Add web clipper functionality on iOS
- Implement nested notebooks on iOS
- Allow password/biometric protection for notes
- Improve text editing experience on mobile
- Add more font and formatting options
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- Implement a trash/recycle bin for deleted notes
GitApp for Bitbucket
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Joplin
No in-app purchases
GitApp for Bitbucket
No in-app purchases









