J vs Social Start
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
J
Capture and secure your thoughts with a note-taking app that keeps your information private and accessible. Write or draw notes, set reminders, and even place them on your Home Screen widgets. Your data remains offline and protected by Face ID or Touch ID.
- Write or draw notes
- Set reminders and notifications
- Lock notes with Face ID/Touch ID
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Offline functionality
- Color-coding and tagging
- Location-based notes
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Notes that stay on your iPhone. Write them, sketch them, lock them behind Face ID, and put them on your Home Screen. No account, no cloud, no ads, no in-app purchases and nothing to subscribe to. WRITE IT, OR DRAW IT Type a note, or sketch one with pen, marker and pencil — Apple Pencil or your finger, with adjustable width and color. Start a drawing over a photo from your library or straight from the camera. Undo and redo sit just above the keyboard while you write. Check items off inside the text: a checklist line is part of the note rather than a separate list, and the box responds wherever you tap it. EVERYTHING WHERE YOU LEFT IT • Pin the notes that matter to the top • Color-code them, tag them, and filter by a tag in one tap • Search titles, bodies and tags at once • Compact, standard or detailed rows, remembered between launches • Deleted notes wait 30 days in the trash, and can be opened before you decide • On iPad and an opened iPhone Duo the list and the note sit side by side, through rotation and Split View alike REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE Set a date and time on any note and it comes back as a notification — as a banner even when the app is already open, and tapping it opens that note rather than the list. If iOS will not schedule it, the app says so instead of losing it quietly. Notes with reminders also line up in a calendar view, by the day they are due. NOTES THAT REMEMBER WHERE THEY WERE A note keeps the place it was written, and the map shows them all — notes made in the same spot share a pin. Useful for a trip, a viewing, a walk around a site, or anywhere the location is half of what you wrote down. LOCKED IS LOCKED • Lock any note behind Face ID or Touch ID • The notes file is unreadable while the device is locked • An unlocked note is covered before iOS takes its app-switcher snapshot • A locked note's reminder reaches the Lock Screen without its title or its text • Search does not look inside a locked note ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets show your most recent notes, pinned first — and tapping one opens that note, not the list. All three Lock Screen shapes are there too: your top note — pinned first, otherwise the newest — as a line, as a title with a line of text, or just how many notes there are. A locked note shows its padlock and nothing else, in every size. Ask Siri to create a note, or put it in a Shortcut. BUILT FOR EVERYONE Every icon-only control is labeled for VoiceOver, and a note's row is announced as one thing rather than piece by piece. A checklist line says whether it is checked. Text follows your Dynamic Type size, including the checkbox and the area you tap to check it. The unlock button shows the method your device actually offers. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS • No ads • No in-app purchases, no subscription • No account, no sign-in, no cloud, no data collected • Works offline — only the map needs a connection, for Apple's map tiles • Back up and restore everything as a single file • English and Czech • iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad Just your notes. Nothing else.
Social Start
This app simplifies social media growth by providing daily objectives and a structured plan to build consistent posting habits. It offers creator-focused tools to track progress and refine content strategy, making it ideal for new creators.
- Daily objectives for content creation
- Structured plan for consistent posting
- Progress tracking and engagement analysis
- Creator-focused tools for content strategy
- Simplified dashboard for new users
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Starting on social media is hard. Knowing what to post, when to post, and how to stay consistent can feel overwhelming. Social Start turns the process into a simple daily plan. Complete objectives, build posting habits, and grow your presence one step at a time. HOW IT WORKS Daily objectives Follow a structured set of tasks that guide you through creating and sharing content. Stay consistent Build a sustainable posting habit with a clear plan for what to do next. Track your progress See how engagement differs across channels and learn what works. Creator-focused tools Explore insights, analyze engagement, and refine your content strategy. DESIGNED FOR NEW CREATORS Social Start is perfect if you are: • Starting a social media presence • Launching a product • Growing an indie project • Building an audience online No complicated dashboards. No overwhelming analytics. Just a clear path to start posting consistently. https://socialstart.app/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: J at none against Social Start's 4. J also leads on ads (none vs shown). Social Start's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Social Start sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. J asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for J against 5.0 for Social Start. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
J ships an update every 3 weeks, Social Start daily. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | J | Social Start |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Libsansky | Lee Clayberg |
Customer experience
J
Social Start
In-app purchases
J
No in-app purchases
Social Start
- Social Start Basic (Weekly)$2.997 Days
- Social Start Pro (Weekly)3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Social Start Basic (Annual)$39.991 Year
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- Social Start Pro (Annual)$89.991 Year









