Jot vs Sidebar | Fast Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jot
Capture and organize your thoughts on the go with this offline note-taking application. Create custom lists to categorize everything from business concepts to grocery lists. Easily rearrange your ideas and lists with simple drag-and-drop functionality.
- Offline functionality
- Organize ideas by lists
- Create custom lists
- Drag-and-drop reorganization
- Track various idea types
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Introducing Jot Jot is a simple to use app that allows you to organize and write down all your ideas right at your finger tips. Jot allows you to write down ideas anywhere you go. It is completely offline so you don't have to worry about bad wifi. With Jot, you can organize ideas and create lists to do so. Business ideas, app ideas, YouTube videos, blog articles, even your groceries or home renovation! ORGANIZE IDEAS - quickly jot ideas and organize them by lists that you can create - reorganize your ideas & lists by holding and dragging Jot is offline and will help you easily organize and track your ideas.
Sidebar | Fast Notes
Quickly capture thoughts and ideas without the need for organization. Entries are timestamped logs that can be tagged as to-dos or personal wins/losses. Syncs across devices with custom themes and a stealth mode.
- Instant note capture
- Timestamped entries
- To-do list integration
- Personal scoreboard
- Cross-device sync
- Custom themes
- Stealth mode
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Open. Type. Done. Sidebar opens with the keyboard ready, so you can catch an idea in seconds and get back to what you were doing. No folders, no file names, no formatting. Just get it down before it's gone. EVERY ENTRY IS A LOG Notes are quick, timestamped logs, not documents. Add a tag when one needs to do more: - Todo: adds it to your task list - Win or Loss: counts toward your scoreboard - Love: marks the ideas worth coming back to KEEP SCORE Track wins and losses for anything: running, flossing, screen time. Your scoreboard shows what's on track and what needs attention. MAKE IT YOURS Choose any color for your theme. AND A FEW EXTRAS - Widget: pin an idea to your home screen - Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Stealth Mode: keep sensitive notes private - Time Travel: revisit a random day
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Jot at free against Sidebar | Fast Notes's paid. Jot also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). Sidebar | Fast Notes's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jot against 5.0 for Sidebar | Fast Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sidebar | Fast Notes has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Jot | Sidebar | Fast Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas DeBaise | Chris Woods |
Customer experience
Jot
Sidebar | Fast Notes
In-app purchases
Jot
No in-app purchases
Sidebar | Fast Notes
No in-app purchases
