Comparison

Jottre vs Jotter

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

Jotter

Features
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Jotter is the notes app for the moment you think “I need to write this down.” Tap New note and start typing: the first line becomes the title, and the note is saved before you finish the sentence. No sign-up, no folder to pick, no save button. WHY JOTTER • Fast: one tap on New note, the widget or Control Center, and you are typing • Free: no subscription, no ads, nothing locked • Private: no account and no Jotter server. Notes sync through your own iCloud • Yours: export any note as a PDF or text, or every note as Markdown files CHECKLISTS THAT TICK Type [] and a space to start a checklist. Tick items off with a tap — groceries, packing lists, the ten things to do before Friday. HANDWRITING WITH APPLE PENCIL Write or draw on iPad with Apple Pencil, or with your finger on iPhone, on blank, lined, grid or dotted paper. The page grows as you go. Your handwriting is read on the device, so it turns up in search, and it converts to typed text with a tap. PHOTOS, SCANS AND VOICE NOTES Take photos, scan documents, record voice notes and add files right inside a note. The text in your photos and scans is searchable, and voice notes are transcribed on your device. SEARCH THAT FORGIVES Type a word or two, in any order, without worrying about capitals or accents. Jotter searches titles, text, tags, handwriting and the words inside your pictures, and shows you the sentence it found. ORGANISE LATER, OR NEVER Pin what matters. Write a #tag and it becomes a filter. Make a folder when a set of notes wants a name. Or don’t: everything is always in All Notes. CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A New note button in Control Center • Siri: “Jot down in Jotter” • The Share button in any app: save a link, photo or text into a new note or one you already have FORGIVING, AND PRIVATE Deleted notes wait in Recently Deleted for 30 days. Lock a private note behind Face ID. Set a reminder on any note. No analytics, no ads, no tracking — Jotter has no server at all. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD A calm paper-and-ink design with a little comic-book fun around the edges. Light and dark mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and keyboard shortcuts on iPad, where your folders, your notes and the open note sit side by side. Jotter is free. If it earns a place on your Home Screen, you can buy the maker a coffee in Settings. It unlocks nothing, and it is entirely optional. Privacy: https://thebighead.ca/jotter/privacy Terms: https://thebighead.ca/jotter/terms

Screenshots

Jottre4 screens
Jotter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jottre at none against Jotter's 3. Jottre also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Jotter's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. Jotter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Jottre asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jottre ships an update every 3 weeks, Jotter every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jottre versus Jotter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJottreJotter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA LoraniJashandeep Singh

In-app purchases

None

Jottre

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Jotter

One-time3
  • Tip — a coffee$1.99
  • Tip — a medium coffee$4.99
  • Tip — a large coffee$9.99

Questions

Is Jottre free?
Jottre is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jotter free?
Jotter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jottre or Jotter have ads?
Neither Jottre nor Jotter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jottre or Jotter?
Jottre ships an update every 3 weeks, and Jotter every 4 days. Most recently, Jottre was updated on October 6, 2026 and Jotter on October 13, 2026.

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