Comparison

Jory vs Basis

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

Head to head
About

Jory

This planner connects your daily tasks directly to your yearly goals, ensuring every to-do item contributes to your long-term ambitions. It offers features to break down goals, manage tasks, track habits, and overcome procrastination with structured support. Your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Goal-Task Bridge: Link to-dos to yearly goals
  • Procrastination Helper: Structured options to overcome task paralysis
  • Why Letter: Personal motivation notes for goals
  • Habit tracking with streaks and heatmap
  • Daily planner with calendar view
  • Yearly Wrapped achievement insights
Features
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You set big goals in January. By February, they've quietly disappeared. Jory fixes this. It's the only planner that connects every daily task to your yearly goals - so each to-do you check off actually moves your real life forward. WHAT MAKES JORY DIFFERENT Most apps track tasks or goals. Jory connects them. Set a yearly goal. Break it into weekly milestones. Turn those into daily tasks. Every layer links to the one above, so you always know why today's work matters. • The Goal-Task Bridge: link any to-do directly to a yearly goal • The Procrastination Helper: Stuck on a task? Jory breaks the paralysis with structured options to move forward • Your "Why" Letter: write a personal motivation note at goal creation, locked until you achieve it. Your future self will thank you. • Your data stays on your device by default. No ads. No tracking. YOUR GOALS, CONNECTED • Set yearly, 6-month, 3-month, or custom-deadline goals • Break goals into weekly milestones and daily tasks • Link daily tasks to any goal in one tap • Year-end transition: roll unfinished goals forward with intention DAILY PLANNER & CALENDAR VIEW • Week calendar strip: swipe between days effortlessly • See your tasks and weekly goals side by side • Create recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) • Custom categories: Morning, Afternoon, Evening — or build your own HABIT TRACKER • Routine goals that auto-generate daily tasks for you • Track streaks — current run and personal best • Habit heatmap: see your consistency at a glance • Log habits from your home screen widget — no app launch needed THE PROCRASTINATION HELPER Moved the same task three days in a row? Jory notices. Instead of silently judging you, it opens a calm, structured dialog: break the task down, reschedule it with real intention, or let it go. No guilt. Just a clear path forward. ACHIEVEMENT INSIGHTS • Completion rate charts for tasks and goals • Month and quarter progress breakdowns • Progress rings that shift color as you build momentum • Yearly Wrapped — a personal year-in-review every December DEEP iOS INTEGRATION • Home screen and lock screen widgets • Siri: "Add a task in Jory" • Shortcuts for automation • Spotlight Search: find any task or goal from anywhere on iPhone • Full iPad adaptive layout WHO IS JORY FOR? Goal-Getters & High Performers You have big ambitions and need to know exactly what matters today, not just a growing list of things to do. Habit Builders & Self-Improvers You love tracking routines, building streaks, and watching your consistency compound over time. Recovering Procrastinators You know the feeling of putting things off and you want a system that helps you start, without shame or pressure. WHY JORY OVER OTHER APPS? Unlike basic to-do apps: Jory connects vision, goals, and daily action in one place, so your tasks mean something. Unlike complex productivity tools: No steep learning curve, no overwhelming features. Simple to start, powerful as you grow. Unlike habit trackers alone: Your habits link back to yearly goals, so every streak you build is part of a bigger picture. Unlike apps that track your data: Jory is privacy-first. No ads, no behavioral tracking, no algorithms designed to keep you in the app. JORY PRO — UNLOCK EVERYTHING (In-App Purchase) Jory Pro is a separate purchase, available as subscription, or a one-time purchase. Upgrade to unlock: • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad • Calendar and Reminders sync • Unlimited goals and tasks • Advanced statistics and insights • Custom categories YOUR DATA. YOUR RULES. • All data stays on your device by default • iCloud sync is optional — you control it • No ads. No tracking. No selling your data. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://joryapp.com/privacy

About

Basis

This app unifies tasks, notes, and reference materials into a single, organized workspace. It aims to reduce context switching and promote focus by integrating all your to-dos and saved information. Designed for calm, it offers natural language capture and a rich text editor.

Highlights
  • Unified interface for tasks and notes
  • Reference library for articles and PDFs
  • Notebooks for organization
  • Natural language capture
  • Focus section for daily work
  • Rich text editor
  • Full keyboard support
Features
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Basis is a personal productivity tool that holds your tasks, notes, and reference material in one calm workspace. No more switching between a task app and a note app. One system for everything you want to do, remember, and save. WHY BASIS Your brain doesn't split "reply to Mike" from "the article I want to save" from "the recipe to try later." Different apps do, and every context switch is a tax on focus. Basis holds active tasks, captured notes, and your reference library in one place. Everything's cleanly organized, but nothing's walled off just because it happens to be a task versus a note. FEATURES - Tasks and notes in a unified interface - Reference library for articles, PDFs, photos, meeting notes - Notebooks to organize what you save, or leave things loose - Natural language capture: type "buy milk tomorrow p1 @errands" and Basis prioritizes, schedules, and tags it - Focus section to curate what you're working on today - Rich text editor with tables, lists, and inline images - Full keyboard support for power users DESIGNED FOR CALM Most productivity apps get louder over time. More badges. More features begging for attention. Basis takes the other path. Every design choice is against the noise, so your work stands out, not the app. WHO IT'S FOR For anyone who keeps their tasks in one app and their notes in another. Basis brings both together in one calm workspace.

Screenshots

Jory4 screens
Basis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basis at none against Jory's 4. Basis also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Jory sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Basis 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 Jory against 5.0 for Basis. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Jory versus Basis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoryBasis
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeven Whys Ltd.Lance Hackney

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Jory

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

Basis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jory free?
Jory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basis free?
Basis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jory or Basis?
Jory and Basis are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Jory or Basis have ads?
Neither Jory nor Basis shows ads.

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