SprintNotes vs Jot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SprintNotes
This app is a rapid thought organizer designed for speed and simplicity. It allows for quick capture of ideas, tasks, and inspirations with a distraction-free interface and smart organization features like hashtags and multiple note types.
- Lightning-fast note capture
- Organized categories
- Hashtag support
- Multiple versatile note types
- Clean, minimalist design
- Easy search and archive
- Share notes with a tap
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Your thoughts move fast—SprintNotes moves faster. Designed for speed and simplicity, SprintNotes is the ultimate quick-capture tool for your ideas, tasks, and inspirations. KEY FEATURES: Lightning-Fast Capture • Start typing instantly with our distraction-free interface • Organized categories for different types of notes • One-tap access to your most-used note types Smart Organization • Simple hashtag support for easy grouping • Multiple note types for different content • Quick-filter to find notes instantly Versatile Note Types • Quick text notes for instant thoughts • Checklists with auto-archive when completed • URL bookmarks with title support • Number tracking for important metrics • Quote collection for inspiration • Voice Notes Stay Focused • Clean, minimalist design keeps you focused on your thoughts • Dark and light themes for comfortable viewing • Customizable categories to match your needs Easy Search & Archive • Search across all your notes • Archive completed thoughts to stay organized • Filter by categories or hashtags Thoughtful Extras • Profession-based category presets for quick setup • Share notes with a single tap • Inspiring quotes for creativity SprintNotes is perfect for: • Professionals capturing quick ideas • Students taking rapid notes • Developers tracking bugs and features • Teachers organizing lesson thoughts • Parents managing daily tasks • Entrepreneurs collecting business ideas • Anyone who values quick, organized thought capture Your thoughts deserve a home that's as fast as they are. Download SprintNotes and start capturing at the speed of thought.
Jot
A minimalist notes app focused on speed, customization, and privacy. Capture thoughts quickly, organize them effortlessly as you type, and export them in various formats. Offers features like checklists, math calculations, and voice dictation.
- Fast note capture
- Effortless organization while typing
- Checklists and math calculations
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Export to plain text or Markdown
- Voice dictation
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Jot is a minimal notes app designed for speed, customization and privacy. Your notes stay on your device unless you export them or turn on Back Up to iCloud. No account, no servers, no tracking. It's the perfect inbox for your thoughts, ideas and notes: capture them quickly, then export them anywhere you want. Sort as you write, not later. Type a category's name and it jumps to the front, ready to tap. Staying organized takes no extra effort. Make lists and checklists, and tick things off as you go. Turn on Math, type = after a sum, and Jot adds the answer. Send a note to Reminders or Calendar, and the date comes with it. Use the privacy screen, attachments, stash your notes for later, quickly bring back a note you saved, and accurate voice dictation using Apple's APIs. Capture from anywhere with widgets, Control Center, Siri, the share sheet or your voice. Make Jot your own with fonts, colors and backgrounds, and share your designs with friends using a theme code. Every category can have its own unique background and font. Made for iPhone Duo: Jot fills the inner screen and keeps your note when you fold or unfold. Export your jots whenever you want, as plain text or Markdown, with plenty of options to get the formatting just right. Jot is free. An optional subscription supports the solo developer and adds Workspaces and the Live Activity. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SprintNotes at every 9 days against Jot's monthly. SprintNotes also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 27.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. SprintNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Jot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SprintNotes against 5.0 for Jot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SprintNotes ships an update every 9 days, Jot monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SprintNotes | Jot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Ong | matteo galli |
Customer experience
SprintNotes
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In-app purchases
SprintNotes
- SprintNotes$4.99
Jot
- Jot Premium$5.001 Year
- Jot Premium$10.001 Year
- Jot Premium$15.001 Year
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- Jot Premium$20.001 Year









