Comparison

Jitsu Join vs MatNotes

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

Head to head
About

Jitsu Join

Features
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Strengthen Community Bonds: DreamArt Jiu Jitsu goes beyond the mat, offering a space for all members to connect, share, and thrive together. Our community feature encourages engagement, builds friendships, and strengthens the spirit of Jiu Jitsu within your studio. Stay Informed and Connected: Keep yourself in the loop with instant updates, news and announcements. With DreamArt Jiu Jitsu the communication is seamless. As part of the BJJ community you will stay informed and engaged. For instructors - Manage student's progress: Witness the growth of your students in real-time. Our tracking feature allows you to monitor progress, celebrate achievements, and provide personalized feedback, fostering a supportive and motivating environment for every student.

About

MatNotes

This app helps martial arts students retain techniques by providing a structured review schedule for short instructional videos. It allows students to ask coaches questions directly from videos and track their progress. Coaches can film techniques once and have them resurface for students on spaced repetition schedules.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition for technique review
  • Video playback with slow-motion and looping
  • Timestamped questions for coaches
  • Private training notes and progress tracking
  • Searchable technique library for coaches
  • Academy branding
Features
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MatNotes is how a jiu-jitsu academy makes the details from class actually stick. Coaches film a technique right after teaching it. Sixty to ninety seconds, phone propped on the mat. Students get it that night, then again on a spaced schedule (day 1, 3, 7, and 21), the same rhythm your memory needs to hold onto something new. Instead of "I saw that grip once and forgot it," the move keeps coming back until it is theirs. FOR STUDENTS - A simple checklist of what to review, not an endless feed - Watch tonight, then again each time the app brings it back - Slow any video to half speed and loop the exact section you are stuck on - Tap a moment in a video to ask your coach a question, with the timestamp attached - Keep private training notes and track the techniques you have drilled FOR COACHES - Film once, and the app resurfaces it for every student on the right days - See your students' questions, with the exact video moment, before class starts, so you know what to clean up - Spot where the room got lost on a technique and reteach it - Everything you have filmed, captioned and searchable by position, in one place - Your academy's name and colors throughout MatNotes is used by a whole academy under one plan. Coaches set up and manage their gym on the MatNotes website. Students join with a link from their coach and use the app for free. Questions? Visit thematnotes.com

Screenshots

Jitsu Join4 screens
MatNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MatNotes at weekly against Jitsu Join's every 3 weeks. Jitsu Join's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jitsu Join ships an update every 3 weeks, MatNotes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Jitsu Join versus MatNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJitsu JoinMatNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTechnabit e.U.Jacob Weaver

In-app purchases

None

Jitsu Join

No in-app purchases

None

MatNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jitsu Join free?
Jitsu Join is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MatNotes free?
MatNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jitsu Join or MatNotes have ads?
Neither Jitsu Join nor MatNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jitsu Join or MatNotes?
Jitsu Join ships an update every 3 weeks, and MatNotes weekly. Most recently, Jitsu Join was updated on October 2, 2026 and MatNotes on September 20, 2026.

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