Comparison

Jottre vs Saber

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Saber

Capture and organize your thoughts with a digital handwriting app designed for intuitive use. Features include dark mode inversion for eye comfort, advanced highlighter capabilities, and robust folder organization. Secure your notes with a dual-password system and enjoy seamless syncing across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Intuitive handwriting interface
  • Dark mode inversion for eye comfort
  • Advanced multi-line equation highlighting
  • Unlimited nested folders for organization
  • Dual-password note protection
  • Seamless cross-device syncing
  • Open-source code for transparency
Features
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Saber is the notes app built for handwriting. It's designed to be as simple and intuitive as possible, while still delivering unique features that you'll actually use. Additionally, Saber is available across all your devices, large and small, and syncs between them seamlessly. Notably, it can invert your notes when you're in dark mode. This allows you to write with white ink on a black background, which is much easier on the eyes in low-light environments like when the teacher turns off the lights in class. Images and PDFs are also inverted, so you can still use a digital printout or a textbook without the fuss. Saber uses a dual-password system to protect your notes from anyone but you, even if they have complete control over the server. You can safely store your notes on the official Saber server, another server, or even host your own! The app is completely open-source so that anyone can view the source code and see exactly what it's doing and how it handles your data. Many other note-taking apps are closed-source and proprietary, meaning that their inner workings are a mystery to the public. As someone who studies maths, highlighting multi-line equations was always a hassle with other apps, where the highlighter would change color when it overlapped with itself. Another problem I had was that in some apps, the highlighter would render on top of the text, fading it out and making it hard to read. Saber's highlighter has no such issues. It utilizes canvas compositing to render the highlighter in a way that is consistent with/better than traditional paper, where it handles overlaps and maintains color consistency. Saber has everything you need to keep your notes organized. Create folders inside folders inside folders to your heart's content with no limit on the number of nested folders. And even though a note may be buried deep within a nested folder, you can still access it easily with your most recent notes always available on the home screen. Discover a whole new way to capture and organize your thoughts with Saber. Whether you're a student, professional, or creative mind, Saber is your trusted companion for digital handwriting. Download now and let your ideas flow freely!

Screenshots

Jottre4 screens
Saber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jottre at 4.8 against Saber's 4.0. Saber's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jottre holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Jottre's written reviews are positive against 76% of Saber's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jottre ships an update every 3 weeks, Saber fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Jottre versus Saber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJottreSaber
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews76.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings521 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA LoraniAdil Hanney

Customer experience

Jottre

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Saber

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral17.6%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

None

Jottre

No in-app purchases

None

Saber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jottre free?
Jottre is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Saber free?
Saber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jottre or Saber?
Jottre is rated higher. Jottre averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Saber averages 4.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Jottre or Saber have ads?
Neither Jottre nor Saber shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jottre or Saber?
Jottre ships an update every 3 weeks, and Saber fortnightly. Most recently, Jottre was updated on June 4, 2026 and Saber on September 22, 2026.

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