Loose Leaf vs Jottre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loose Leaf
Capture your thoughts, sketches, and ideas with an intuitive digital notebook. Offers unlimited pages, customizable templates, and easy import/export options. Its simple interface mimics the feel of pen and paper for effortless creativity.
- Unlimited pages
- Customizable templates
- Image and PDF import
- Moveable scraps with scissors tool
- Ruler and protractor tool
- Sidebar scrap drawer
- Export and share options
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Loose Leaf is great for notes, sketches, ideas, and more! Watch the video and find out more: https://getlooseleaf.com FEATURES • Unlimited pages • Templates! Blank, lined, grid, and more! • Easy image and PDF import • As easy as pen and paper • Scissors create moveable scraps • Ruler / protractor tool for simple shapes • Sidebar scrap drawer • Export and share ideas via major social networks • Send pages quickly to other apps • Share pages to your contacts in Loose Leaf • Simple two-finger gesture page navigation EASY TO USE 1 finger to draw, erase, or cut 2 fingers to move and navigate NO HIDDEN COSTS • No in app purchases • No subscriptions • No settings TRANSLATE Want Loose Leaf in your language? Help us translate it at http://bit.ly/translate-looseleaf ! If you have any questions or suggestions, you can always send us an email at hello@getlooseleaf.com or reach out to @getlooseleaf.
Jottre
A minimalist handwriting app designed for iPad with Apple Pencil. It allows users to write notes and convert them into various file formats. Seamlessly sync your notes across iPad, iPhone, and Mac.
- Minimalist handwriting interface
- Apple Pencil support
- iCloud synchronization
- Export to PDF, JPG, PNG
- Dark/light mode support
- SplitView and Multi-Window support
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Jottre is a simple canvas for handwritten notes and sketches. Write freely with Apple Pencil on iPad, or use your finger on iPhone. Notes sync automatically across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. When you're ready to share, export as PDF, JPG, or PNG.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jottre at 4.8 against Loose Leaf's 4.2. Jottre also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 1). Loose Leaf's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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.
Jottre holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loose Leaf has 57 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Loose Leaf's written reviews are positive against 75% of Jottre's.
Loose Leaf ships an update every 2 months, Jottre every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loose Leaf | Jottre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (57 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milestone Made, LLC | A Lorani |
Customer experience
Loose Leaf
Jottre
Bugs and requests
Loose Leaf
Reported bugs
16 issues- Does not rotate to landscape view
- Sidebar makes writing difficult on the left
- Cannot insert text box
- Cannot crop pictures
- No way to delete projects
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- No way out of current project
- Biased against left-handed users
- Issues importing photos from library
- PDFs not imported directly from app
- Low resolution import for photos
- Appends advertisements even after purchase
- Freezes up for long periods
- Control buttons unresponsive or delayed
- Crashes during startup
- Cannot change pen size
- Slow execution on older devices
Requested features
14 requests- Adjustable eraser size
- RGB color selector for pencil
- PDF as paper template
- Text box insertion
- Crop pictures in square/rectangle
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- Day timer sheet offerings
- Zooming for writing/drawing
- Export selected pages
- Landscape mode
- More colors
- EPUB import
- Implement text input
- iPhone version
- Albums feature
Jottre
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Loose Leaf
No in-app purchases
Jottre
No in-app purchases
