Scratchpad vs Jottre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scratchpad
This app functions as a digital whiteboard, perfect for capturing and organizing your ideas. It offers seamless note management and keeps a full history of your entries, designed for intuitive use with a stylus.
- Digital whiteboard functionality
- Add and remove notes easily
- Maintains a complete history of entries
- Optimized for Apple Pencil
- Intuitive thought organization
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Designed specifically with the Apple Pencil in mind. This app acts as a whiteboard for your thoughts. Add and remove notes easily from your boards all the while maintaining a complete history of everything that you have ever written. We hope that you enjoy this app!
Jottre
A minimalist handwriting app designed for iPad with Apple Pencil. It allows users to write notes and convert them into various file formats. Seamlessly sync your notes across iPad, iPhone, and Mac.
- Minimalist handwriting interface
- Apple Pencil support
- iCloud synchronization
- Export to PDF, JPG, PNG
- Dark/light mode support
- SplitView and Multi-Window support
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Jottre is a simple canvas for handwritten notes and sketches. Write freely with Apple Pencil on iPad, or use your finger on iPhone. Notes sync automatically across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. When you're ready to share, export as PDF, JPG, or PNG.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jottre at 4.8 against Scratchpad's 4.3. Jottre also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and device support (4 vs 1). Scratchpad's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Jottre holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratchpad has 53 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Scratchpad's written reviews are positive against 75% of Jottre's.
| Parameter | Scratchpad | Jottre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (53 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dito Technologies LLC | A Lorani |
Customer experience
Scratchpad
Jottre
In-app purchases
Scratchpad
No in-app purchases
Jottre
No in-app purchases
