Paranotes vs Just Start
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paranotes
Organize your projects and resources by life area with a minimalist approach to productivity. Create and manage lists and notes in one streamlined app to enhance focus and efficiency.
- Organize by life area
- Create lists and notes
- Minimalist design
- Streamlined interface
- Focus enhancement
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Paranotes brings minimalism to productivity by organizing your projects and resources by area of life. Easily create and manage lists and notes, keeping everything you need in one simple, streamlined app to stay focused and productive. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Just Start
This app helps individuals overcome task initiation challenges with ADHD-friendly focus sessions. It offers customizable timers, AI-powered task breakdown, virtual body doubling, and ambient soundscapes to enhance concentration and productivity.
- Customizable Pomodoro timers
- AI task breakdown
- Virtual body doubling
- Live Activities & Dynamic Island integration
- Lock screen widgets
- Ambient soundscapes
- Evolving focus garden
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The task is big. Your first step doesn’t have to be. Just Start helps you begin the task you keep putting off. Describe what feels hard to start, find one small action, and take it into a short focus session. MAKE THE FIRST STEP SMALLER Ask the app’s AI for a concrete first step for your own task. Still feels like too much? Ask for a smaller action. If AI is unavailable, you can write your own step or use the timer directly. START WITH TWO OR FIVE MINUTES Begin a short session without answering a survey. Pause when you need to. Longer focus and break presets are available when you want more time. SUPPORT WHEN YOU WANT IT Choose visual timers and ambient sounds. Pro adds more sound options, mixing, and optional AI check-ins. These check-ins are automated messages, not a live person working beside you. KEEP A LITTLE MOMENTUM See your focus history and progress. Return to a recent task or use a routine for something you do regularly. Optional account sync is available; an account is not required to start. START FREE The free app includes up to three focus sessions and three AI task requests per day, core progress tools, and three ambient sounds. Pro adds unlimited focus sessions and expanded support. AI requires internet access and is subject to service limits. PRIVACY The timer and local progress work offline. When you request AI help, your task and relevant context are sent through our server to our AI provider. Optional account sync sends account and synced app data to our cloud service. Read the privacy policy before sharing sensitive task information. APP LANGUAGES Choose in Settings: English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português, Italiano, Nederlands, 日本語, Polski, 한국어, 繁體中文, العربية, Bahasa Indonesia, हिन्दी. PRO OPTIONS Monthly: $4.99 USD. Annual: $29.99 USD billed yearly. Existing lifetime purchases remain valid and can be restored. Local prices and terms are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Just Start is a productivity tool, not a diagnosis or treatment for ADHD. Privacy: https://getjuststart.app/privacy Terms: https://getjuststart.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Paranotes at every 3 days against Just Start's every 11 days. Paranotes also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Just Start's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Paranotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Just Start sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. 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 Paranotes against 5.0 for Just Start. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Paranotes ships an update every 3 days, Just Start every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paranotes | Just Start |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talal El Zeini | Estus Holdings LLC |
Customer experience
Paranotes
Just Start
In-app purchases
Paranotes
- Paranotes Pro$1.991 Month
- Paranotes Pro$9.991 Year
Just Start
- Just Start Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Just Start Pro Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Just Start Pro Lifetime$58.99









