HotJot Notes vs Cerulean for Azure DevOps

Stop overthinking your notes. HotJot is the fastest way to capture ideas, photos, and thoughts using an interface you already know: a text thread. Organize your life into Stacks. These are focused, chronological streams of consciousness that feel like texting yourself. Whether it’s a fleeting thought, a photo of a receipt, or a project log, HotJot keeps it organized by time and topic without the heavy feel of other note-taking apps. Why HotJot? • The "Text-to-Save" Workflow: No friction. Just pick a Stack and start typing. • Visual Timelines: Every entry is automatically timestamped. Scroll back to see exactly when an idea struck. • Total Privacy: Your data never leaves your device or your personal iCloud backup. It’s in your control. • Own Your Data: Don’t get locked in. Export any Stack (or your entire library) into a clean .zip file containing universal Markdown files and your original photos or videos. • No ads: We hate ads as much as you do. HotJot is completely free for an introductory period, and if you get it while it's free you'll get upgraded for free later. Perfect for: • Project Tracking: Document progress with photos and quick notes. • Quick Capture: Save links, quotes, book recommendations, and "to-dos" before they vanish. • Personal Journaling: A space for your daily thoughts. • Shopping & Lists: Text your family’s requests into a dedicated Stack.

Cerulean is a fully native Azure DevOps client for iPhone and iPad, written in SwiftUI and built with Liquid Glass. It talks straight to your organization, with no server in between. Prep your stand-up in three seconds, review a pull request in a real diff, keep an eye on your builds. Browsing your work items is free, with no time limit; a subscription unlocks everything else. Stand-up • Everything you have done since yesterday, gathered automatically • What you handled yourself, kept separate from what you moved along for someone else • State changes called out, so what is resolved reads at a glance • Hide pull requests if your stand-up does not cover them • Share the summary in one tap Work items • Browse, filter and sort your work items, boards and queries • Detail view with state, priority, tags, assignment and comments • Edit work items inline — state, priority and more • State colors exactly as configured in Azure DevOps Pull requests & code review • Your active pull requests, with reviewers and approvals • Full detail: description, reviewers, your vote and threaded comments • Review code in a true side-scrolling diff — line numbers, syntax highlighting, expandable context • Approve, vote and comment from your phone Repositories • Projects, repositories and branches • The file tree and source, with syntax highlighting • Per-file history and commits Wiki • Your project wikis with rich formatting — headings, lists, code and @mentions Pipelines • Build and release status at a glance Widgets • Your Stand-up on the Home Screen, ready before the meeting • The number of work items assigned to you • Tap a line to open that item directly A real iOS app • SwiftUI and Liquid Glass: fluid scrolling, system gestures and animations • A customizable tab bar — keep the destinations you use most; the rest live in More (iPhone) or the sidebar (iPad) • Contextual search across your work • Light and dark mode • Fully localized in English and French • Preferences synced across your devices with iCloud Privacy • Sign in with a Personal Access Token or with Microsoft • Your token is stored in the Keychain and never leaves your device • No third-party analytics, no tracking, no backend — Cerulean talks only to your Azure DevOps organization Subscription Browsing your work items is free. To unlock the rest, pick a plan: • Cerulean Yearly — $14.99/year, about $1.25 a month • Cerulean Monthly — $2.19/month • Cerulean Lifetime — $49.99, one-time purchase Prices shown are for the United States. They vary by country; the app always shows yours. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically for the same price and duration unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. • Terms of Use: https://cerulean.interrupt.fr/en/terms-of-sale • Privacy Policy: https://cerulean.interrupt.fr/en/privacy-policy Requires an Azure DevOps account. Cerulean is an independent app and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Microsoft. "Azure DevOps" is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.