Comparison

Jot Down vs Deadlines

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

Deadlines

Features
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Stay on top of your deadlines with the new deadline tracker app for iOS. Designed for professionals, students, and anyone who needs to manage multiple deadlines, this app makes it easy to stay organized and on task. You can easily create new deadlines and set reminders for upcoming tasks, and the app will automatically send you notifications when deadlines are approaching. With the ability to add notes and customise the app to your needs, Deadlines is the ultimate tool for managing your time effectively. Download now and never miss a deadline again! Deadlines is completely free and open source, meaning that the source code is available for anyone to view, modify and distribute. This allows for a community driven development, where users can suggest features, report bugs and even contribute to the app's development. With our app, you can rest assured that you will never be locked into a subscription model or be charged for extra features (however, tips are greatly appreciated!).

Screenshots

Jot Down4 screens
Deadlines3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Deadlines at Free against Jot Down's $1.99. Deadlines also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Jot Down's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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

Deadlines is free to download; Jot Down costs $1.99 up front. Deadlines sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Jot Down asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jot Down ships an update every 2 weeks, Deadlines weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jot Down versus Deadlines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJot DownDeadlines
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohini SharmaJack Devey

In-app purchases

None

Jot Down

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Deadlines

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$7.99

Questions

Is Jot Down free?
Jot Down costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deadlines free?
Deadlines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jot Down or Deadlines have ads?
Neither Jot Down nor Deadlines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jot Down or Deadlines?
Jot Down ships an update every 2 weeks, and Deadlines weekly. Most recently, Jot Down was updated on October 14, 2026 and Deadlines on October 16, 2026.

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