Comparison

Jot Down vs Masterplan

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

Head to head
About

Jot Down

Create visually appealing sticky notes and to-do lists with customizable colors and fonts. Sync your notes seamlessly across all Apple devices using iCloud. Organize tasks with checkpoint options directly from your home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable sticky notes
  • To-do list functionality
  • Homescreen widgets
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Variety of font styles
  • Gradient color options
Features
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Sticky notes that stay where you look. Jot Down is a focused text-note app for quick thoughts, reminders, and everyday writing. Pin notes to Home or Lock Screen widgets, style them your way, and keep them synced through your private iCloud. WHY JOT DOWN • See important notes without opening the app • Start a new note from Home or Lock Screen • Dictate text with on-device speech recognition • Add reminders to a note • Organize with folders, favorites, colors, fonts, and wallpapers • Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • No subscription or in-app paywall HOW IT WORKS 1. Capture a thought 2. Style or organize it 3. Pin it to a widget when it needs to stay visible Jot Down creates text notes only. It does not include the task, audio, scanner, drawing, focus, or countdown editors from Mini Notes. Download Jot Down and keep the next idea in sight.

About

Masterplan

Features
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Introducing Masterplan, the best way to set goals and stay on track. - Set daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or even life goals on Masterplan and break them down into smaller sub-goals. Track these goals and maintain your goal streaks. - Feeling lost? Open a goal to view its parents upstream and never lose sight of what you are working for. It's your Masterplan. - Track your focus to remember the parts of your life you want to work on. - Celebrate your completed goals and accomplishments and see how they play into the bigger picture.

Screenshots

Jot Down4 screens
Masterplan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Masterplan at Free against Jot Down's $1.99. Masterplan also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Jot Down's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads and device support 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

Masterplan is free to download; Jot Down costs $1.99 up front. Masterplan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jot Down asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jot Down ships an update every 2 weeks, Masterplan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jot Down versus Masterplan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJot DownMasterplan
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohini SharmaHungrii Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Jot Down

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Masterplan

One-time1
  • Protect Day Streak$0.99

Questions

Is Jot Down free?
Jot Down costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Masterplan free?
Masterplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jot Down or Masterplan have ads?
Neither Jot Down nor Masterplan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jot Down or Masterplan?
Jot Down ships an update every 2 weeks, and Masterplan every 3 weeks. Most recently, Jot Down was updated on October 14, 2026 and Masterplan on October 11, 2026.

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