Comparison

Jot Down vs Focus

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

Focus

Enhance your concentration and output with this tool. Manage your tasks, set focus timers, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Customize your experience to suit your workflow and boost motivation.

Highlights
  • Task management with to-do list
  • Progress tracking for tasks
  • Customizable focus and break timers
  • In-depth statistics and charts
  • Interface customization options
  • Pomodoro method support
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With this app stay focused and productive for longer! The app Focus has many features to increase your focus and productivity no matter the task. Focus allows you to create tasks in the to-do list and work on them during the focus sessions. Working on tasks in the focus session will build up a meter displaying how much of the task has been completed based on the estimated completion time, allowing you to see if you have been staying on track. ------------------------------------- WHAT THE APP OFFERS - A simple and beautiful interface to navigate - Task management with a to-do list that tracks the progress of individual tasks - Timers for focus sessions and break sessions - In-depth statistics - Customization options to fit what you like best THE POMODORO METHOD Use the timers in whichever way makes you most productive but one popular productivity method is the Pomodoro method. The Pomodoro method uses well-timed focus sessions and breaks to maximize efficiency. You can leverage the Pomodoro method using the app with the following steps: 1. Focus for 25 minutes on a task you want to complete 2. Short break for 5 minutes 3. Repeat this 4 times 4. Take a longer break 15-30 minutes Benefits: - More focus and motivation - Improves quality and quantity of work - Improves attention span and concentration - Less stress FEATURES To-do List: - Create as many tasks as you want with the to-do list - Set an estimated time to complete for to-do list tasks - Automatically keep track of what percentage of the task has been completed in the to-do list - Easily delete, complete, and edit tasks by simply swiping Focus and Break Sessions: - Customize the length of focus sessions - Choose tasks to work on and keep track of progress on during focus sessions - Choose between short (5 min), medium (15 min), and long (30 min) breaks Statistics: - Track your focus progress with 3 different charts (7 days, 21 days, all time) - Keep track of created and completed tasks and focus sessions - Keep track of created breaks - Reset your stats when you want to start over Settings and Customization: - Customize the main color and selector color to whatever you like - Customize the alarm from 6 different ring sounds Other: - Be notified when you haven't been getting progress done on tasks ------------------------------------- Download Focus now to start reaching your productivity goals today! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Jot Down4 screens
Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus at daily against Jot Down's monthly. Focus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Jot Down's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Jot Down costs $1.99 and Focus $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jot Down has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jot Down ships an update monthly, Focus daily. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Jot Down versus Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJot DownFocus
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohini SharmaSomei LLC

Customer experience

Jot Down

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Focus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jot Down

No in-app purchases

None

Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jot Down free?
Jot Down costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus free?
Focus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jot Down or Focus?
Focus is rated higher. Jot Down averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Focus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jot Down or Focus have ads?
Neither Jot Down nor Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jot Down or Focus?
Jot Down ships an update monthly, and Focus daily. Most recently, Jot Down was updated on September 21, 2026 and Focus on September 7, 2026.

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