Comparison

Messame 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

Messame

Features
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Level up your note taking - save links, PDFs, photos, videos, links, phone numbers and files. All of the notes are categorized by date and are shown in messaging application kind of view. Messame has multiple features to make it quick to create and read notes. You can sort your notes to topics, lock your topics using Face ID or Touch ID, customize the looks to your preferences, take quick notes from lockscreen widgets and much more! Start messaging yourself now with Messame.

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

Messame4 screens
Jot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jot at none against Messame's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. Messame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Messame versus Jot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessameJot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPicture ItADRIAN BOND

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Messame

One-time1
  • Unlimited topics$3.99
None

Jot

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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