Comparison

Cribbo vs JotBee

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

Head to head
About

Cribbo

Securely store and easily access HomeKit and Matter device setup codes. Scan, import, or manually enter codes, then find them instantly with powerful search and Siri integration. Protect your smart home setup with robust privacy features.

Highlights
  • Scan HomeKit/Matter QR codes
  • Import accessories from Apple Home
  • Search by name, room, or category
  • Copy codes with a tap
  • Siri integration
  • Face ID/Touch ID app lock
  • Encrypted backups
Features
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Every HomeKit and Matter device has a setup code on a tiny sticker. You need it again the day you reset, move, or re-pair that device, and by then the box is long gone. Cribbo keeps every code in one private place. No account, no ads. Scan once, done • Scan a HomeKit or Matter QR code, or the printed numbers on a label, box, or manual • Import your accessories from Apple Home, then scan the ones still missing a code, one at a time • Or type a code in by hand Find it in seconds • Every device in one list, grouped by room • Search by name, room, category, or code, in the app or from Spotlight • Tap a code to copy it • Bring up a Matter device's QR code whenever you need to re-pair it • Ask Siri: "Show Cribbo code for Front Door Lock" • Add a device to Apple Home with its code already copied Private by default • Codes stay hidden until you reveal them • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Encrypted backups, protected by a passphrase that's never stored • Optional anonymous analytics, off unless you turn them on Cribbo Plus A one-time purchase. No subscription. Shared with your Family Sharing group. • Unlimited codes (the free version holds 10) • iCloud sync, encrypted on your device before it's uploaded • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets • Apple Watch app Always free: scanning, Apple Home import, search, Face ID lock, and encrypted backups. Bought Cribbo before it was free? Plus is already unlocked for you.

About

JotBee

This app allows for quick and private daily journaling with options for text, photos, and voice notes. It offers robust search and organization features, including multiple notebooks and tagging. Users can customize themes and fonts, and sync data across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Quick text, photo, and voice entries
  • Full-text search and tag filtering
  • Multiple notebooks with reordering
  • Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Optional AI reflections and summaries
Features
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JotBee is a quick, private journal for everyday moments. Open it, write a line or add a photo, and you're done. Your journal stays yours. WRITE IN SECONDS · One line or one photo is a complete entry · Light formatting like headings and lists, and full keyboard shortcuts on Mac · Optionally add the weather, the address and your mood VOICE AND PHOTOS · Record voice clips in an entry, as many as you like, with playback on iPhone, iPad and Mac · Tap a photo to see it full screen: pinch or double-tap to zoom, swipe between photos · Save a photo to your library or share it (touch and hold on iPhone, "Save Image…" on Mac) · Photos are laid out in a tidy grid and processed in the background FIND IT LATER · Full-text search across entries and tags · Tag filters you can combine, plus one-tap common tags · A date timeline shows at a glance which days you wrote EVERY DAY COUNTS · Write for past days, and change the date and time of any entry. Handy when you wrote two on the same day and they need to be in the right order · Move an entry to another notebook from its menu, or drag it onto a notebook in the Mac sidebar YOUR SPACE · Multiple notebooks you can reorder by dragging and merge anytime · 8 color themes, 5 text sizes, and your own choice of font for entry text (this device only) 9 LANGUAGES English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español, Deutsch, Français and Português (Brasil). Choose the interface language in Settings — it applies immediately — or follow the system. Dates and weather descriptions follow the interface language. PRIVATE BY DESIGN · Your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud, unless you turn on weather or set up an AI service. The developer collects nothing · Syncs across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud · Export to PDF or Markdown anytime OPTIONAL AI REFLECTIONS · After you write, get a response to your entry, or a summary of recent entries · Pick a style: Warm Friend, Practical Review, Safe Space, Growth Witness, Future Me or Witty Buddy. Or write your own prompt · Replies come in the language of your entry · Uses an AI service you set up yourself (a local model also works on Mac). Until you set one up, your entries are not sent to any AI service

Screenshots

Cribbo4 screens
JotBee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JotBee at none against Cribbo's 1. JotBee also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cribbo against 5.0 for JotBee. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbo ships an update every 4 weeks, JotBee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cribbo versus JotBee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribboJotBee
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas Dapolito志宏 唐

Customer experience

Cribbo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JotBee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cribbo

One-time1
  • Cribbo Plus$2.99
None

JotBee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbo free?
Cribbo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JotBee free?
JotBee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbo or JotBee?
Cribbo and JotBee are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cribbo or JotBee have ads?
Neither Cribbo nor JotBee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbo or JotBee?
Cribbo ships an update every 4 weeks, and JotBee every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cribbo was updated on November 12, 2026 and JotBee on November 5, 2026.

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