Comparison

Mellow Notify vs Jot

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

Head to head
About

Mellow Notify

Features
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Seamlessly create and manage simple events with associated notifications. With an intuitive interface, you can effortlessly schedule events for the day. Enjoy the convenience of setting default settings for rapid event creation. The Quick Events feature allows you to create events with just one click.

About

Jot

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Mellow Notify4 screens
Jot4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mellow Notify and Jot are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mellow Notify versus Jot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMellow NotifyJot
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel KroupaADRIAN BOND

In-app purchases

None

Mellow Notify

No in-app purchases

None

Jot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mellow Notify free?
Mellow Notify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jot free?
Jot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mellow Notify or Jot have ads?
Neither Mellow Notify nor Jot shows ads.

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