Comparison

gjNotes vs Lognote

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

Head to head
About

gjNotes

Features
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Use gjNotes to create plain text notes using a clean, simple, and intuitive interface. Features: - Requires iOS 17.5 or later. - Designed for iPhone and iPad. - Swipe actions to delete and favourite/un-favourite a notes. - Drag to rearrange notes. - Copy notes to and from the clipboard. - Home screen widget. - Lock screen widget. - Backup and restore your notes. - iCloud note synchronisation across devices. - Supports system dark and light modes. All features are free to use but there is a tip jar if you want to show your appreciation and support the developer

About

Lognote

Effortlessly create precise, timestamped notes for work, projects, and time-critical tasks. Organize, search, and export your information with ease. Premium features offer photo attachments, location data, and enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Timestamped notes
  • Customizable groups
  • Search and filter
  • Pre-set phrases
  • Export options (PDF, TXT, CSV, JSON)
  • Audit log
  • Auto backup
Features
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Quick notes for everyday life. Clear records for work. Lognote automatically adds the date and time, so you can capture a thought, an update or a moment—and remember when it happened. Save a gift idea, keep meeting notes, document a project or write a few lines about your day. Each entry becomes part of a timeline you can return to later. OFFLINE FIRST. YOUR NOTES, YOUR CHOICE. Start writing without an account. Your notes are saved locally first, and core note-taking works offline. Cloud Sync is optional and available with Lognote Pro. CAPTURE NOW. ORGANIZE LATER. Write directly in a group or drop a thought into Inbox. Save links with optional previews, format your text and use reusable Quick Notes for things you record often. KEEP LIFE AND WORK IN ORDER. Create groups for projects, trips, routines and personal ideas. Put related groups into folders. Use hashtags to connect notes across topics. With Pro, separate work and personal life into Workspaces, each with its own groups and Inbox. KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. AND WHEN. Every note gets an automatic timestamp, down to the second. Keep a daily journal, meeting log, shift record or project history without typing the time yourself. Prefer a simpler notebook? You can hide timestamps, too. YOUR NOTES. YOUR FAVORITE VIEW. Choose how your notes appear on iPhone and iPad: • Bubble for quick thoughts and everyday notes • Journal for a clear daily timeline • Classic for compact, timestamp-first records Switch views without rewriting your notes. SAY IT. KEEP IT YOUR WAY. With Pro on supported iPhone and iPad devices, record a voice memo and choose what to keep: the text, the recording or both. Play it back with a waveform and keep spoken details alongside your written notes. KEEP THE WHOLE PICTURE. Add photos, videos and files with Pro. Keep a project photo beside an update, a document with your meeting notes or a voice memo with a travel memory. FIND THE DETAIL YOU NEED. Search your notes instead of scrolling through everything. Find words, exact phrases, file names and voice memo transcripts. Use tags to bring related notes together, and explore your writing activity with statistics. TURN NOTES INTO REPORTS. Export your notes as PDF, plain text, CSV, JSON, Markdown, Rich Text or HTML. Share a work log, save a project record or use your notes elsewhere. Create local backups and review saved changes in the Audit Log. Pro adds export date ranges and advanced audit tools. MADE FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES. Capture on iPhone, spread out on iPad, work with multiple tabs and split views on Mac, and add quick text entries from Apple Watch. Optional Pro Cloud Sync keeps your notes available across your devices. START FREE. ADD MORE WITH PRO. Use core text notes, automatic timestamps, Inbox, search and note views for free. Lognote Pro adds Cloud Sync, Workspaces, additional folders, media attachments, voice features, Favorites, calendar and map views, group locking and more. Write it down. Keep the context. Get on with your day. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lognoteapp.com/legal/privacy-policy Support: https://lognoteapp.com/contact

Screenshots

gjNotes4 screens
Lognote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lognote at weekly against gjNotes's every 6 weeks. Lognote also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. gjNotes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Lognote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

gjNotes ships an update every 6 weeks, Lognote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
gjNotes versus Lognote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergjNotesLognote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—93.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGavin JermanAlexander Stolte

In-app purchases

4 purchases

gjNotes

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Enormous Tip$9.99
3 purchases

Lognote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lognote Pro Lifetime$200.00

Questions

Is gjNotes free?
gjNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lognote free?
Lognote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do gjNotes or Lognote have ads?
Neither gjNotes nor Lognote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, gjNotes or Lognote?
gjNotes ships an update every 6 weeks, and Lognote weekly. Most recently, gjNotes was updated on October 10, 2026 and Lognote on October 14, 2026.

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