Joplin vs Tagged
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.
Tagged
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**Tagged brings the power of Tagged Server or TimeTagger to your iOS device — a fast, private, and genuinely pleasant way to track where your time goes.** Start a session, say what you're working on, tag it, and go. A big, monospaced clock keeps the running time front and centre, wrapped in a focused dark theme with a single warm accent. No clutter, no dashboards you'll never open — just your time, tracked. **Track in seconds** • One tap to Start, Pause, Resume, and Stop • A large, always‑readable running timer • Add a short description to every session • Build your own tag library and attach tags with a tap — remove them just as fast **Live on your Lock Screen** • A Live Activity shows your running session in the Dynamic Island (iPhone) and on the Lock Screen • Glance at your elapsed time without ever opening the app **Your data, your server** • Connect Tagged to your own self‑hosted Tagged or TimeTagger backend and your sessions sync straight to your timeline — ready for reporting on any client • Records are saved when you stop, so a crash never leaves a ghost timer running on your server • Test your connection right from Settings • Privacy‑first: no account to create, no cookies, no third‑party tracking or analytics **Made to feel right** • Native iOS design with fluid, tactile controls • Home Screen widgets - a small Quick Timer, a medium Today's Overview (time per tag), and a large Timeline, with interactive Start/Stop buttons. • Control Center - a Start/Stop toggle you can add to Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action Button. • Siri & Shortcuts - start, stop, pause, resume, and query the current session by voice or in the Shortcuts app. • Confirm‑before‑stop and keep‑screen‑awake options • Manage, rename, and reorder your tags • Full English, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese and Chinese localization Whether you're a freelancer, developer, student, or creator, Tagged uses flexible tags instead of rigid projects to keep tracking effortless — and keeps you in control of your own data. _Tagged is a companion app for the open‑source TimeTagger project. A self‑hosted (or hosted) Tagged or TimeTagger server is used for sync and reporting._
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Joplin at 15.6 against Tagged's 26.0. On price, ads, 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.
| Parameter | Joplin | Tagged |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (479 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 479 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurent Cozic | Armin Toepper |
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
Tagged
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Joplin
No in-app purchases
Tagged
No in-app purchases









