# Text Stats vs Jot

The clearest difference is price: Jot at Free against Text Stats's $0.99. Text Stats's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 27.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Jot is free to download; Text Stats costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Text Stats against 5.0 for Jot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Text Stats ships an update every 7 months, Jot every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Text Stats | Jot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-stats/id1373463793/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jot-tasks-and-notes/id6762566267/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | **Every 4 months** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 9 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 27.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [(optional.is)](https://appshunter.io/developer/1071156347) | [Justin Cabral](https://appshunter.io/developer/571424854) |

## What reviewers say

### Text Stats

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-stats/id1373463793)

This app analyzes your written text to provide detailed statistics. It calculates word and character counts, offers a readability score, and identifies writing habits like excessive exclamation points or sentences starting with 'So'. It also highlights difficult words and sentences for improved clarity.

**Highlights:** Word and character count, Flesch-Kincade reading ease score, Bad writing habit detection, Difficult word and sentence identification, Share extension for other apps, Action Extension integration

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Jot

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jot-tasks-and-notes/id6762566267)

This app offers a unique approach to task management and note-taking, focusing on daily clarity and task resolution. It uses a physics-based simulation for unfinished tasks and a markdown editor for notes, with a history feature to review past work.

**Highlights:** Swipe to complete or shelve tasks, Physics simulation for daily task pile, Full-screen markdown note editor, Task history and filtering, Daily task expiration philosophy, Export tasks as markdown

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Text Stats free?

Text Stats costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Jot free?

Jot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Text Stats or Jot?

Text Stats and Jot are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Text Stats or Jot have ads?

Neither Text Stats nor Jot shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Text Stats or Jot?

Text Stats ships an update every 7 months, and Jot every 4 months. Most recently, Text Stats was updated on October 7, 2026 and Jot on October 7, 2026.

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