Grocery Checklist vs Jot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grocery Checklist
Create and manage your shopping lists with ease. Quickly add items as you remember them or build comprehensive weekly lists from an extensive item bank. Add custom items and notes for specific purchase details.
- Quick Add for immediate item entry
- Extensive item bank (800+ items)
- Add custom items
- Notes field for item details
- Checklist function
- Delete items easily
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For users searching for a simple and uncomplicated way to create that routine shopping list, this app is for you! Being only a shopping list with no complicated add-ons will make it easier for you to use. Use the Quick Add tab to create a list as you remember needed items in your busy day, or create a fuller weekly list using the extensive bank of items (more than 800) by clicking on the Add tab. You can even add your own items to this bank so that everything you ever need to shop for can be added to your list at the click of a button. Use the Notes field to indicate special features of your purchase such as weight, brand or price. The green buttons to the left of your list provide a useful checklist function allowing you to check off items as you get them. Or, using the red buttons to the right of your list, you can immediately delete items as they are purchased. This app will make your shopping trip a breeze. Never forget an item again!
Jot
Capture ideas quickly and privately with this minimalist note-taking app. Organize notes into categories, add tags, and search effortlessly. All your notes are stored locally on your device for maximum privacy.
- Instant note capture
- Local device storage
- Six note categories
- Tagging and pinning
- Fast search and filtering
- Import text and Markdown files
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Jot is a fast, private place to capture ideas before they slip away. Built for founders, developers, and anyone whose mind moves quickly, Jot opens straight to a blank note. No account. No sign-up. No cloud. Every note stays on your device. CAPTURE IN ONE TAP Open the app and start typing. Quick note mode saves instantly, so an idea never waits on a folder. ORGANIZE WITHOUT FRICTION Sort notes into six categories: Idea, Task, Code, Journal, Meeting, and Research. Add tags. Pin what matters. Archive the rest. FIND ANYTHING FAST Search across titles, bodies, and tags. Filter by category. Browse by tag. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Jot stores everything locally with Apple's on-device storage. No tracking, no analytics, no ads, no servers. Your notes are yours. BRING YOUR NOTES WITH YOU Paste text, import .txt and Markdown files, or share text into Jot from other apps. Minimal, black and white, and built to stay out of your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jot at 5.0 against Grocery Checklist's 4.4. Jot also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Grocery Checklist's advantage is ratings volume (346 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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.
Jot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grocery Checklist has 346 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Grocery Checklist | Jot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (346 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 346 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucid Atomics Corporation | ADRIAN BOND |
In-app purchases
Grocery Checklist
No in-app purchases
Jot
No in-app purchases









