Comparison

iPocket Draw vs JXCirrus Diary

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

Head to head
About

iPocket Draw

This is a comprehensive 2D vector drawing and CAD program offering precise control over your creations. It includes a wide array of drawing tools, object editing capabilities, and advanced features like snapping, layers, and an object library. Export your work in various formats or print it directly.

Highlights
  • Vector drawing tools
  • Object attribute editing
  • Scale and coordinate control
  • Snapping and alignment
  • Layer management
  • Object library
  • Image and PDF import
  • Multiple export formats
Features
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** look at the video tutorials put online on our site ** iPocket Draw is a vector drawing program comprehensive (CAD 2D), which offers to you total control over your drawing. Of course all the simple drawing tools are available: line, rectangle, oval, arc, polygon, text. But also tools of free line with vectorization option (recognition of simple shapes), spline, regular polygon. All attributes of each object can be edited and changed: line color, line thickness, background color, dotted, arrow, font ... But also the coordinates of each object because iPocket Draw lets you draw with a scale chosen and modified. iPocket Draw also has a cotation tool simple and multiple. And functions of attraction powerful and accurate on the ends of objects but also the centers and on the intersections between all object types. The drawing area is not limited. The number of objects either. The zoom in and out either. The number of undo either. You can draw on several layers and create configurations of layers. You have an object library that you can complete as you want. A comprehensive menu command allows you to: select all, copy, cut, paste, group, ungroup, lock, unlock, duplicate, move, mirror horizontally or vertically, rotate, align, distribute, create parallel, divide, change the scale, converting in lines, polygon, send back, put in front of. You can insert photos or images or pdf files in your drawings. iPocket Draw has a file manager from which you can send your drawings by e-mail format iPocket Draw (RealCADD) or DXF or pdf or jpg image. But also to export in a photo album. And also print. Because we are not afraid of your judgments, you can try iPocket Draw with the Lite version which includes only a limitation on the number of objects (50) by drawing. If you have problems, please contact us by mail (see information window of iPocket Draw: i button). Thanks.

About

JXCirrus Diary

This app helps you organize your to-do lists and calendar to create a comprehensive plan for the next nine months. It prioritizes tasks based on due dates and importance, and helps you determine if everything can be completed on time.

Highlights
  • Task prioritization
  • Calendar integration
  • Flexible list/tree view
  • Cloud data saving
  • Time tracking
  • Advanced repeating tasks
  • Dependency management
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Life can be very complex. Sometimes you find yourself staring at a 2 page to-do list wondering where to start. JXCirrus Diary makes sense out of the chaos by taking your to-do list and calendar answering two important questions: - Can I fit everything in? - What should I work on first? Enter your calendar and your to-do list, and JXCirrus Diary will fit them altogether into a complete plan for the next 9 months. It will try to make sure tasks are finished by their due date, and high priority tasks are finished first. Once it has this plan, it can tell you whether you can fit everything in, and what you ought to work on first. At its most basic, JXCirrus Diary is a combination of calendar, to-do list, addressbook and journal. You can enter your list of jobs for the week, and tick them off as you finish them. It is nice and quick to enter the information, and JXCirrus Diary will warn you when tasks or appointments are due. JXCirrus Diary will scale happily to full-sized projects with thousands of interrelated tasks. Use it at work to plan and track jobs months in advance. Use it at home to plan your big D.I.Y job. Self employed people can use it to plan and quote all upcoming work. Think of it as a personal project planning tool. Some of the features are: - Arrange your data however you like using the flexible list/tree view. - Calendar views show you what is planned for the day, week or month. - A summary view shows you what tasks should be done first and which tasks look like finishing late. - Handle events and journal entries in different timezones. - Easily save your data to cloud services to access your calendar from anywhere. - Record and review the actual time that you spend on tasks. - Advanced repeating tasks and appointments can take holidays and other events into account. - Handles tasks that cannot be started until other tasks have finished. - Split your days into working hours and home hours for improved planning.

Screenshots

iPocket Draw4 screens
JXCirrus Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JXCirrus Diary at Free against iPocket Draw's $11.99. JXCirrus Diary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (4 vs 2). iPocket Draw's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

JXCirrus Diary is free to download; iPocket Draw costs $11.99 up front. iPocket Draw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and JXCirrus Diary sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JXCirrus Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPocket Draw has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPocket Draw ships an update every 2 months, JXCirrus Diary every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iPocket Draw versus JXCirrus Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPocket DrawJXCirrus Diary
Price$11.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric POUSSEAndrew Jacka

Customer experience

iPocket Draw

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative28.7%

JXCirrus Diary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iPocket Draw

One-time1
  • Import vectorial pdf$2.99
2 purchases

JXCirrus Diary

One-time2
  • Diary+$5.99
  • Diary++$15.99

Questions

Is iPocket Draw free?
iPocket Draw costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is JXCirrus Diary free?
JXCirrus Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iPocket Draw or JXCirrus Diary?
JXCirrus Diary is rated higher. iPocket Draw averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while JXCirrus Diary averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iPocket Draw or JXCirrus Diary have ads?
Neither iPocket Draw nor JXCirrus Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPocket Draw or JXCirrus Diary?
iPocket Draw ships an update every 2 months, and JXCirrus Diary every 5 weeks. Most recently, iPocket Draw was updated on October 12, 2026 and JXCirrus Diary on October 6, 2026.

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