Comparison

Minute Notes vs Jot Quick Notes

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

Head to head
About

Minute Notes

Features
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Capture a thought before it disappears. Minute Notes is a focused notepad for writing, finding, and exporting plain-text notes without an account. Open the app, create a note with one tap, and keep typing. FAST FROM THE FIRST NOTE โ€ข Create a note with one tap โ€ข Search across titles and note text โ€ข Pin important notes to the top โ€ข Export any note as portable plain text with the system share sheet โ€ข Use a native split layout built for both iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes are stored on this device. Minute Notes has no account, no ads, no analytics SDK, and no cloud or upload service. You choose where an exported note goes. Minute Notes is deliberately small: a clear place to capture an idea, find it again, and move it somewhere else when you are ready.

About

Jot Quick Notes

Features
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Jot Quick Notes is the fastest way to capture thoughts, tasks, and ideas as plain text. No rich text, no formatting buttons, no clutter โ€” just tap, type, and save. Organize your notes with #hashtags directly in the text. Jot automatically detects tags and groups them so you can find related notes in one tap. Pin your most important notes so they are always within reach. Key features: - Notes tab: all your notes in reverse chronological order with a large compose button always visible - Tags tab: every #hashtag in your notes is collected and grouped automatically โ€” tap a tag to filter - Pinned tab: long press any note to pin or unpin it for instant access - Compose view: distraction-free full-screen text editor with auto-save - Edit and delete notes by tapping them - Fully offline, no account required, no data leaves your device - Works on iPhone, built for iOS 17 and later - Clean white and black design with a gold accent that stays out of your way Jot stores everything in your device only. There are no servers, no subscriptions, and no sign-in. Your notes are yours. Whether you are capturing a shopping list, a quick idea, a meeting note, or a book you want to read, Jot gets out of the way so you can write and move on.

Screenshots

Minute Notes4 screens
Jot Quick Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

Minute Notes and Jot Quick Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Minute Notes versus Jot Quick Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinute NotesJot Quick Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitriy MotorinLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

None

Minute Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Jot Quick Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minute Notes free?
Minute Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jot Quick Notes free?
Jot Quick Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minute Notes or Jot Quick Notes have ads?
Neither Minute Notes nor Jot Quick Notes shows ads.

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