Notecap vs Jotdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Notecap
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With Notecap you can capture and digitize your sticky notes or any handwritten texts fast and easy. Notecap uses computer vision to recognise sticky notes in photos you take with your camera or images you select from your photo library and automatically selects them for you so you can digitize them. Notecap supports digitization in over 100 languages. Export your notes to a variety of places like text messages, email, spreadsheets, Jira, Trello and more. Do you have a question or want to give us some feedback, send an email to hello@notecap.io.
Jotdown
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Jotdown is an extremely simple place to write down ideas, thoughts, and anything else on your mind. Most notes apps have become too cluttered. Folders, formatting, tags, toolbars, templates, and endless options can get in the way when all you want to do is write something down. Jotdown solves that by staying intentionally minimal. No folders. No clutter. No complicated system to manage. Just open the app and start typing. Every note is saved automatically and shown in a clean timeline, so you can write things down quickly without organizing, naming, sorting, or setting anything up. With Jotdown, you can: โข Write instantly with no setup โข Keep your notes in a simple timeline โข See an automatic timestamp for every note โข Edit everything inline โข Copy or delete notes with a quick swipe action The experience is intentionally stripped down. It works well for quick thoughts, reminders, social media drafts, caption ideas, or anything you simply want to get out of your head. Private by default: โข What you write in Jotdown is private to you โข Jotdown does not read or collect your notes โข By default, your notes stay on your device Unlock the full version with a one-time purchase to get: โข iCloud sync across devices โข Face ID protection โข Export all your notes No subscriptions or recurring fees. Ever. Jotdown is built for people who do not want another complicated notes app. Just a calm, lightweight, and minimal place to write things down. Made with love in Tokyo. Privacy Policy: https://jotdown.framer.website/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Notecap at 13.0 against Jotdown's 18. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Notecap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Jotdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notecap ships an update every 5 days, Jotdown weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notecap | Jotdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days โ better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 18 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viktor Gidleaf | Yugi Motta |
In-app purchases
Notecap
- Month$4.991 Month
- 6 Months$24.996 Months
- Year$31.991 Year
Jotdown
- Jotdown Full Version$3.99









