Comparison

Dim vs Jottr

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

Head to head
About

Dim

Effortlessly organize your thoughts and ideas. This application automatically categorizes your notes with relevant tags as you write, saving you time and improving recall. Focus on capturing inspiration while the app handles the organization.

Highlights
  • Automatic note tagging
  • Effortless organization
  • Intuitive writing interface
  • Improved recall
  • Idea capture
Features
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Dim adds tags to your notes automatically. You can just write whatever comes to mind. Dim handles the rest.

About

Jottr

Capture and organize fleeting thoughts in a fast, timeline-style feed. Add structure with folders and templates, or bookmark important ideas. Record voice memos on the go for easy retrieval.

Highlights
  • Timeline-style feed for ideas
  • Folders for light structure
  • Reusable templates
  • Bookmark important notes
  • Voice memo capture
  • Fast search functionality
  • Private, on-device storage
Features
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The thought that mattered arrived while you were walking. By the time a notes app opened, it was gone. Jottr is one box, always open, always ready. Say it or type it. It's down in seconds. Then get on with your day. ONE RUNNING STREAM Every thought lands in order — a record of what was actually on your mind, as you thought it. Nothing to name. Nothing to set up. You scroll back through your thinking the way you scroll back through photos. And nothing you type is lost. Jottr writes every keystroke to disk as you go, so a thought survives even if the app dies mid-sentence. SAY IT OR TYPE IT Write when you want to think something through. Talk when you just need to get it out. Jottr records your voice and turns it into text — on your device by default, so even the thought you only had time to mumble is searchable later. WHEN A THOUGHT CONTINUES Reply to any thought and the two become a thread. This one continues that one. Follow-ups, the way thinking actually goes. ONE OLD THOUGHT A DAY Each day Jottr puts one older thought back at the top of your timeline. And when there's one from this day a year ago, that's the one. Reply, and you pick it back up. Anything you'd rather never see again, you can retire from the loop for good. TAGS THAT NEVER INTERRUPT Type # anywhere and the word becomes a tag. Tap it to pull up everything under it. Jottr suggests tags on your device — nothing is ever added without your tap. Structure when you want it. Never a decision when you don't. SEE YOUR THOUGHTS CONNECT Thought Map draws the tags and words that keep coming back across your journal as a constellation. Tap a theme to read every thought behind it. Slide through months and years and watch it take shape. It is all grouped on your device, and nothing is written into your journal. SEARCH FINDS EVERYTHING One box. Every thought, every reply, every tag, every word you spoke out loud. PRIVATE, AND YOURS TO TAKE Your journal syncs through your own iCloud. No account, no sign-in, nothing on our servers — and Jottr tells you plainly when a thought isn't backed up yet. Lock the app behind Face ID. Export every thought and thread as plain Markdown whenever you want it somewhere else. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Nothing sold. Open it, jot, done. Made by Spruzzo Labs — a creative lab. Questions or ideas? hello@spruzzolabs.com

Screenshots

Dim4 screens
Jottr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dim at 6 against Jottr's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dim against 5.0 for Jottr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dim has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dim versus Jottr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDimJottr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer碧玉 卢Spruzzo Labs Inc.

Customer experience

Dim

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Jottr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dim

No in-app purchases

None

Jottr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dim free?
Dim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jottr free?
Jottr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dim or Jottr?
Dim and Jottr are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Dim or Jottr have ads?
Neither Dim nor Jottr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dim or Jottr?
Dim ships an update every 2 months, and Jottr every 2 months. Most recently, Dim was updated on October 24, 2026 and Jottr on October 9, 2026.

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