NotoJournal vs Jot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NotoJournal
A private journaling app designed for daily reflection and mindfulness. It encourages consistent, pressure-free entries to foster clarity and personal growth.
- Private daily note-taking
- Mindfulness focus
- Consistency encouragement
- Clarity building
- Pressure-free reflection
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Noto Journal is your private space to slow down and write one honest note a day. Designed for mindfulness, consistency, and clarity, Noto helps you reflect without pressure — just one entry, once a day.
Jot
Capture ideas quickly and privately with this minimalist note-taking app. Organize notes into categories, add tags, and search effortlessly. All your notes are stored locally on your device for maximum privacy.
- Instant note capture
- Local device storage
- Six note categories
- Tagging and pinning
- Fast search and filtering
- Import text and Markdown files
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Jot is a fast, private place to capture ideas before they slip away. Built for founders, developers, and anyone whose mind moves quickly, Jot opens straight to a blank note. No account. No sign-up. No cloud. Every note stays on your device. CAPTURE IN ONE TAP Open the app and start typing. Quick note mode saves instantly, so an idea never waits on a folder. ORGANIZE WITHOUT FRICTION Sort notes into six categories: Idea, Task, Code, Journal, Meeting, and Research. Add tags. Pin what matters. Archive the rest. FIND ANYTHING FAST Search across titles, bodies, and tags. Filter by category. Browse by tag. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Jot stores everything locally with Apple's on-device storage. No tracking, no analytics, no ads, no servers. Your notes are yours. BRING YOUR NOTES WITH YOU Paste text, import .txt and Markdown files, or share text into Jot from other apps. Minimal, black and white, and built to stay out of your way.
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Verdict
NotoJournal and Jot are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NotoJournal against 5.0 for Jot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | NotoJournal | Jot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frank Petrullo | ADRIAN BOND |
In-app purchases
NotoJournal
No in-app purchases
Jot
No in-app purchases
