JotTrail vs KeepDates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JotTrail
Capture your thoughts, memories, and daily experiences through text, photos, audio, and video. This app offers quick mood and location logging, with entries stored securely on your device for offline access. It provides features like search, reminders, and privacy controls.
- Multimedia entry capture (text, photo, audio, video)
- Quick mood and location logging
- Full-text search
- Gentle journaling reminders
- Offline device storage
- Face ID/Touch ID lock
- AI summaries and voice dictation (Pro)
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Turn tiny jots into a clean daily journal — capture text, photos, audio, and video, with quick mood and location logging. Your entries stay on your device by default. DESIGNED FOR YOUR JOURNEY • Daily view auto-built from small entries — write a little, see a lot • Fast capture: text, photos, audio, or video with no clutter • Mood tracking and location tagging alongside every entry • Full-text search across your entire journal • Gentle reminders to keep the habit alive • Stored on your device — works fully offline • Lock with Face ID or Touch ID • Light, Dark, or System appearance • Free to use — no ads, no tracking JOTTRAIL PRO Upgrade for deeper journaling and total peace of mind. AI Summaries — Get an AI-written recap of your day or week. See patterns in your mood and habits you'd never notice on your own. Uses monthly credits. Voice Dictation — Speak your entry and let Whisper transcribe it accurately. Perfect for capturing thoughts on the go. Uses monthly credits. Encrypted Cloud Backup — Back up your entire journal to the cloud with end-to-end encryption (AES-256 + RSA-2048). Only you hold the key — not even JotTrail can read your data. Restore across devices anytime. Premium Themes — 5 color themes to make your journal feel like yours: Ocean, Forest, Teal, Lavender, and Mauve. Export & Ownership — Export your full journal as JSON or Markdown, with or without media. Delete your account and all data at any time. Your thoughts deserve privacy. JotTrail keeps it that way. License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
KeepDates
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Your iPhone remembers birthdays. But important dates like anniversaries are easy to miss. KeepDates fixes that automatically. # What it does KeepDates finds the dates stored in your contacts: anniversaries, custom events, and more. It turns them into reminders you’ll actually see. It works quietly in the background and keeps everything up to date as your contacts change. # Why it’s useful * Never forget anniversaries, milestones, or important personal dates * See all upcoming dates in one simple list * Get reminders before they happen * Works automatically, with no manual setup # How it works * Scans your contacts for date fields * Lets you review and choose what to include * Syncs selected dates into a dedicated calendar * Keeps everything updated in the background # Key Features * Automatic contact date detection * Calendar sync with yearly recurring events * Optional reminders (day before by default) * Widgets for quick access to upcoming dates * Apple Watch app with complications * Two-column layout on iPhone Duo * Background sync, so it is always up to date * Works completely offline # Widgets * Small widget: next upcoming date * Medium widget: multiple upcoming dates * Lock screen widget: quick glance countdown # Apple Watch * Upcoming dates on your wrist, with contact photos * Complications for every watch face style * Tap a complication to open that date * Its own look-ahead window and birthday setting, separate from your iPhone * Keep the list flat, or group it by month or by person * Free, like the rest of KeepDates # iPhone Duo * Two columns on the larger screen: your list beside the date you opened * Open a contact and both columns move along, so the date you came from stays in view * KeepDates at a glance in the sidebar: your contacts, dates synced and hidden, and how they split by type # Privacy KeepDates is built to be simple and private: * No accounts * No cloud sync * No tracking * All data stays on your device # Premium (Optional) Unlock additional control and customization: * Smart reminders (multiple timings) * Mark each date Handled, with a checklist for every occurrence * More dates in widgets, plus large and extra large sizes with your next date featured * Contact Spotlight and Today widgets * Look-ahead window control * Pinned contacts * Defaults per category and per contact * Your own calendar name, event titles and calendar account * Advanced filtering and customization ### KeepDates is designed to feel like a missing system feature: simple, automatic, and out of the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: JotTrail at 15.1 against KeepDates's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. JotTrail sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and KeepDates sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
JotTrail ships an update every 2 weeks, KeepDates every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JotTrail | KeepDates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deniz Acay | Ziga Dolar |
In-app purchases
JotTrail
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Annual$34.991 Year
KeepDates
- Premium Unlock$3.99









