Zxbase vs jot away
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zxbase
This app provides a secure, open-source personal vault for managing passwords and sensitive information. It encrypts and syncs data directly between your devices, ensuring privacy and control without cloud reliance.
- Peer-to-peer device syncing
- End-to-end encryption
- Password generation
- Organize all secrets
- No cloud reliance
- No registration required
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Personal peer-to-peer vault. Zxbase is a free, open-source personal vault replacing legacy password managers and cloud solutions. Encrypts and syncs all your mobile and desktop devices peer-to-peer. With Zxbase - short for Zero Exposure Base - you build your personal vault by pairing your own devices. The data is transferred directly between devices (peer-to-peer) and never through the cloud. All communication is encrypted point-to-point. Encryption keys are never available to the Zxbase service. Zxbase doesn’t collect PII (Personally Identifiable Information) about its users. It only knows the Zxbase Identity Key, consisting of a public key and a unique identifier. • • • ORGANIZE SECRETS • Organize all your secrets in one place. • Create strong, unique passwords. AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE • Sync between all your mobile and desktop devices. • Fully control data residency. STAY PRIVATE • No registration required. • Synchronize devices directly. RECOVER FASTER • Isolate a lost device in seconds. • • • Support: https://zxbase.com/support/ Privacy Policy: https://zxbase.com/pages/privacy_policy/ Terms of Service: https://zxbase.com/pages/terms_of_service/
jot away
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A simple app that combines note taking and task managing into one. Features: * Markdown support * Tags and mention support to organize notes and todos * Full-text search, automatically indexes any URLs of notes * Supports multiple notebooks * All notes and todos are synced with jotaway.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Zxbase at every 2 months against jot away's every 24 months. Zxbase 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zxbase ships an update every 2 months, jot away every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zxbase | jot away |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zxbase, LLC | Types Fast, LLC |
In-app purchases
Zxbase
No in-app purchases
jot away
No in-app purchases
