Joinable vs Jotsky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joinable
This app offers a social sharing experience focused on genuine human connection, free from algorithms and advertisements. It prioritizes privacy and simplicity for sharing memories with loved ones, aiming to make social media more human.
- Human connection focused
- No algorithms
- Ad-free experience
- Private sharing
- Simple interface
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Joinable is social sharing designed for humans. Today's social platforms prioritize engagement metrics and ad revenue over genuine human connection. They've turned our attention into a commodity, using sophisticated algorithms to keep us scrolling through endless ads. At Joinable, we're pioneering a different path - one that puts human connection first. No algorithms deciding what you see, no ads interrupting your moments, and no data mining to fuel the attention economy. We believe sharing memories with loved ones should be simple, private, and free from digital distractions. It's time to make social media human again.
Jotsky
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Jotsky is a nice place to read and write — stories, opinions, PSAs, or anything you'd like. You swipe through a stack, and what you read and enjoy decides what you're shown next. Consider joining our independently-produced digital writing collective. Based in Seattle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jotsky at 5.0 against Joinable's 4.6. Joinable's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Jotsky holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joinable has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Joinable ships an update every 5 days, Jotsky every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joinable | Jotsky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joinable, Inc. | MACAY JACKSON FISCHER |
Customer experience
Joinable
Jotsky
In-app purchases
Joinable
No in-app purchases
Jotsky
No in-app purchases
