Jottre vs Jottr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Jottr
Capture and organize fleeting thoughts in a fast, timeline-style feed. Add structure with folders and templates, or bookmark important ideas. Record voice memos on the go for easy retrieval.
- Timeline-style feed for ideas
- Folders for light structure
- Reusable templates
- Bookmark important notes
- Voice memo capture
- Fast search functionality
- Private, on-device storage
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The thought that mattered arrived while you were walking. By the time a notes app opened, it was gone. Jottr is one box, always open, always ready. Say it or type it. It's down in seconds. Then get on with your day. ONE RUNNING STREAM Every thought lands in order — a record of what was actually on your mind, as you thought it. Nothing to name. Nothing to set up. You scroll back through your thinking the way you scroll back through photos. And nothing you type is lost. Jottr writes every keystroke to disk as you go, so a thought survives even if the app dies mid-sentence. SAY IT OR TYPE IT Write when you want to think something through. Talk when you just need to get it out. Jottr records your voice and turns it into text — on your device by default, so even the thought you only had time to mumble is searchable later. WHEN A THOUGHT CONTINUES Reply to any thought and the two become a thread. This one continues that one. Follow-ups, the way thinking actually goes. ONE OLD THOUGHT A DAY Each day Jottr puts one older thought back at the top of your timeline. And when there's one from this day a year ago, that's the one. Reply, and you pick it back up. Anything you'd rather never see again, you can retire from the loop for good. TAGS THAT NEVER INTERRUPT Type # anywhere and the word becomes a tag. Tap it to pull up everything under it. Jottr suggests tags on your device — nothing is ever added without your tap. Structure when you want it. Never a decision when you don't. SEE YOUR THOUGHTS CONNECT Thought Map draws the tags and words that keep coming back across your journal as a constellation. Tap a theme to read every thought behind it. Slide through months and years and watch it take shape. It is all grouped on your device, and nothing is written into your journal. SEARCH FINDS EVERYTHING One box. Every thought, every reply, every tag, every word you spoke out loud. PRIVATE, AND YOURS TO TAKE Your journal syncs through your own iCloud. No account, no sign-in, nothing on our servers — and Jottr tells you plainly when a thought isn't backed up yet. Lock the app behind Face ID. Export every thought and thread as plain Markdown whenever you want it somewhere else. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Nothing sold. Open it, jot, done. Made by Spruzzo Labs — a creative lab. Questions or ideas? hello@spruzzolabs.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jottr at 100% against Jottre's 75%. Jottr also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Jottre's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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.
Jottr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Jottre's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jottr's.
Jottre ships an update every 3 weeks, Jottr every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jottre | Jottr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A Lorani | Spruzzo Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
Jottre
Jottr
In-app purchases
Jottre
No in-app purchases
Jottr
No in-app purchases









