Comparison

PawFocus vs Jotdown

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

Head to head
About

PawFocus

Features
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PawFocus turns focus sessions into a playful cat-collection game. Set custom timers, tag each session, and keep your phone perfectly stillβ€”any shake triggers a warning, and a second movement ends your session. Collect black cats for success and white cats for failure each week. Features 1. Custom Timers & Tags Create sessions of any length and label them (e.g. β€œStudy,” β€œReading”). 2. Gyroscope Movement Detection First shake shows a warning; shake again and the session fails. 3. Weekly Cat Collection Earn black cats on success or white cats on failure to build your weekly menagerie. 4. Progress Reports Visualize daily, weekly, or monthly trends with intuitive charts. 5. Themes & Dark Mode Choose light, dark, or custom color schemes to match your style.

About

Jotdown

Features
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Jotdown is an extremely simple place to write down ideas, thoughts, and anything else on your mind. Most notes apps have become too cluttered. Folders, formatting, tags, toolbars, templates, and endless options can get in the way when all you want to do is write something down. Jotdown solves that by staying intentionally minimal. No folders. No clutter. No complicated system to manage. Just open the app and start typing. Every note is saved automatically and shown in a clean timeline, so you can write things down quickly without organizing, naming, sorting, or setting anything up. With Jotdown, you can: β€’ Write instantly with no setup β€’ Keep your notes in a simple timeline β€’ See an automatic timestamp for every note β€’ Edit everything inline β€’ Copy or delete notes with a quick swipe action The experience is intentionally stripped down. It works well for quick thoughts, reminders, social media drafts, caption ideas, or anything you simply want to get out of your head. Private by default: β€’ What you write in Jotdown is private to you β€’ Jotdown does not read or collect your notes β€’ By default, your notes stay on your device Unlock the full version with a one-time purchase to get: β€’ iCloud sync across devices β€’ Face ID protection β€’ Export all your notes No subscriptions or recurring fees. Ever. Jotdown is built for people who do not want another complicated notes app. Just a calm, lightweight, and minimal place to write things down. Made with love in Tokyo. Privacy Policy: https://jotdown.framer.website/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PawFocus4 screens
Jotdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PawFocus at none against Jotdown's 1. PawFocus also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Jotdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PawFocus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PawFocus ships an update daily, Jotdown weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
PawFocus versus Jotdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPawFocusJotdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily β€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 β€” better18
Further details β€” not scored
Size66 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSisi HuangYugi Motta

In-app purchases

None

PawFocus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Jotdown

One-time1
  • Jotdown Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is PawFocus free?
PawFocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jotdown free?
Jotdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PawFocus or Jotdown have ads?
Neither PawFocus nor Jotdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PawFocus or Jotdown?
PawFocus ships an update daily, and Jotdown weekly. Most recently, PawFocus was updated on October 9, 2026 and Jotdown on October 7, 2026.

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