Comparison

BJJ Notes vs Orkadu

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

Head to head
About

BJJ Notes

This app serves as a comprehensive training journal for grappling athletes, allowing users to log rolls, track techniques, and visualize progress. It helps users stay consistent and motivated by setting goals, providing insights, and celebrating milestones. Designed for all levels of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, it offers a private and distraction-free experience.

Highlights
  • Log rolls, drills, and techniques
  • Record class notes and session details
  • Shared technique library
  • Visualize streaks and mat time
  • Analyze game statistics
  • Set training goals and track consistency
Features
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Track Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey BJJ Notes is the #1 training journal for Jiu-Jitsu and grappling athletes. Log every roll, track techniques, and build streaks to stay consistent and improve faster. Log What Matters * Record rolls, drills, submissions, sweeps, takedowns, guard passes, and taps * Add class notes, open mat sessions, gi/no-gi, instructor, and gym * Use a shared technique library to quickly register drills See Your Progress Clearly * Visualize streaks, mat time, and training frequency * Analyze your game with Subs per Roll and Taps per Roll * Spot strengths, weaknesses, and patterns with weekly recaps Stay Consistent & Motivated * Set training goals and stay accountable * Get personalized insights after each week * Protect your streaks and celebrate milestones Built for BJJ Athletes * Private by design. No ads, no distractions * Trusted by thousands of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners worldwide * For white belts starting out to black belts sharpening their edge Start logging today and level up your Jiu-Jitsu game. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Orkadu

This app offers personalized workout plans that adapt weekly based on your logged effort and readiness. It integrates training logs, lab results, and daily check-ins to provide a comprehensive view of your progress. An AI assistant helps analyze your data and suggest next steps.

Highlights
  • AI-generated adaptive training plans
  • Weekly load adjustments based on effort
  • Integration of lab results and health data
  • Daily readiness and sleep tracking
  • AI assistant for data analysis and suggestions
  • Extensive exercise library with demos
  • Workout logging with session time tracking
Features
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Your workout is ready today, your way, and it adjusts every week based on the effort you logged. Orkadu brings together what usually lives scattered: the training plan, the load log, your latest lab results, check-in measurements, what you report each morning, and your progress over months. FOUR WAYS TO START TRAINING Generate a plan with AI from your profile, build one from scratch, start from a ready template, or import the plan your personal trainer wrote (PDF or photo). You choose. The library has 800+ exercises with visual demos. TRAINING THAT ADJUSTS EVERY WEEK After each gym or home session you mark how it went: light, right, heavy or failed. Next week's loads change because of it. That is the autoregulation no spreadsheet does on its own, whether you lift for strength, size, or to leave the couch safely. CAN I PUSH TODAY? The home screen answers before you ask: today's readiness and this week's load come from the sessions you logged, with the real duration of each one. Missing data? The app says so. It does not make things up. THE FIVE-TAP JOURNAL Every morning: sleep, stress, pain, alcohol, water. Fifteen seconds. It is what no watch measures, and it sits next to the numbers your watch does measure. KADU TALKS TO YOUR DATA Kadu is Orkadu's assistant. Ask about today's workout, the knee that bothers you, or the load that will not go up: it answers with your numbers in hand and suggests the next step. Every week it writes your report with what changed, from facts already in the app. AI READS YOUR LABS, AND YOUR TRAINING TAKES IT INTO ACCOUNT Upload the lab PDF (or a photo of the sheet). Markers become visual reference rulers, you follow each one over time, and your training accounts for what the labs showed. Labs are optional: without them, your plan still comes from your profile. LOGGING WITHOUT FRICTION Log workout, set and load in a few taps, with session time counted for you. Running, walking and cycling take distance, and pace is calculated. Check in with weight, measurements and progress photos: the side-by-side comparison shows what the daily mirror hides. PROFILE, CHALLENGES AND COMMUNITIES You decide whether you show up. The profile is optional: nickname, level and achievements. Never labs, weight, measurements or photos. Invite your training partners to a challenge scored by sessions, or join a community, by invite or open, with a consistency ranking. You agree on what is at stake; the app keeps score, the settling is yours, outside the app. Every post and every member has two-tap reporting and blocking, and moderation responds within 24 hours. For adults 18+. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Health data encrypted (AES-256). Photos have location stripped before storage. Export or delete everything whenever you want, right in the app. 7 DAYS FREE Try everything for 7 days. Then subscribe in the app, billed by the App Store. Orkadu never sees your card. Cancel anytime in your iPhone Settings. IMPORTANT Orkadu is an informational tracking tool. It does not diagnose, does not prescribe treatment, and does not replace a medical consultation, nutritional assessment or guidance from a certified fitness professional. Talk to your doctor before making any decision based on the data shown here. Terms of Use: https://orkadu.com/en/termos Privacy Policy: https://orkadu.com/en/privacidade

Screenshots

BJJ Notes4 screens
Orkadu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: BJJ Notes at 180 against Orkadu's 1. BJJ Notes also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Orkadu's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BJJ Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Orkadu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orkadu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BJJ Notes has 180 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of BJJ Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Orkadu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BJJ Notes ships an update every 4 days, Orkadu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BJJ Notes versus Orkadu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBJJ NotesOrkadu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (180 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings180 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB45 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFelipe Ribas ForbeckVinicius Graciano

Customer experience

BJJ Notes

All ratings178 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

Orkadu

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BJJ Notes

Subscriptions2
  • BJJ Notes PRO - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • BJJ Notes PRO - Annual$39.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$149.00
2 purchases

Orkadu

Subscriptions2
  • Orkadu monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Orkadu yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is BJJ Notes free?
BJJ Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orkadu free?
Orkadu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BJJ Notes or Orkadu?
Orkadu is rated higher. BJJ Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 180 ratings, while Orkadu averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BJJ Notes or Orkadu have ads?
Neither BJJ Notes nor Orkadu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BJJ Notes or Orkadu?
BJJ Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Orkadu every 2 days. Most recently, BJJ Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Orkadu on October 29, 2026.

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