Jot / Notes vs Auer Tasks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jot / Notes
A minimalist note-taking application designed for quickly capturing thoughts, tasks, and ideas. It offers intelligent categorization using simple in-line commands or automatic organization.
- Minimalist interface
- Quickly jot thoughts and tasks
- In-line categorization with '/' or '#'
- Automatic organization
- List creation
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Jot down your thoughts, tasks, lists, notes and ideas using this minimal notes app. Use "/" or "#" in-line to determine how everything is categorized or just jot and let the app take care of that for you.
Auer Tasks
This app helps you manage your to-do list with a focus on simplicity and minimal distraction. Easily enter tasks, select what you need to do today, and stay organized without unnecessary alerts.
- Task entry
- Daily task selection
- Minimalist interface
- Quiet software design
- No alerts
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Auer Tasks is a simple task manager designed to nimble and quiet. It allows you to enter the tasks to be completed, select those that you want to work on today, and that's it. Auer Tasks has a minimal and direct user interface. It gives you the right tools to get the job done. It is also an example of quiet software, without alerts, and remaining out of the way until it's needed. Quiet software focuses on less, when everyone is looking for more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Auer Tasks at 5.0 against Jot / Notes's 4.3. Jot / Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Auer Tasks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Jot / Notes ships an update every 2 days, Auer Tasks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jot / Notes | Auer Tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michale Jarrell | Uri Fridman |
Customer experience
Jot / Notes
Auer Tasks
In-app purchases
Jot / Notes
No in-app purchases
Auer Tasks
No in-app purchases
