Comparison

Jotable vs Raft Notes

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

Head to head
About

Jotable

Features
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Organize by Categories Keep your ideas tidy with easy-to-manage categories. Smart Note Formatting Add automatic dashes, numbering, checkboxes, and links as you type — no extra steps required. Customizable Text Adjust font size, color, bold, underline, and strikethrough to make your notes your own. iCloud Sync Your notes stay up-to-date and available on all your Apple devices. Just Notes — Nothing Else No AI. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just a clean, focused space for your thoughts.

About

Raft Notes

Features
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Raft is a capture-first note app built for low-friction thinking. Capture anything quickly in one continuous editor: - Text with instant autosave - Native iOS voice input - Images, videos, files, and links via upload or Share Sheet Raft organizes in the background: - Better titles and concise summaries - Semantic tagging and related-note connections - Fast context recall for ongoing work Use the built-in AI drawer while editing: - Chat with your current note as context - Polish text, brainstorm ideas, draft plans - Insert selected outputs back into the same note Also included: - Light and dark themes - Chinese/English UI - Local-first UX with secure gateway-based model access The Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA) :https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Jotable3 screens
Raft Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jotable at none against Raft Notes's 1. Raft Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Raft Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Jotable asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Jotable versus Raft Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJotableRaft Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge Babichevč―ķäžĶ åķ

In-app purchases

None

Jotable

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Raft Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Raft 月åšĶčŪĒ阅$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Jotable free?
Jotable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Raft Notes free?
Raft Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jotable or Raft Notes have ads?
Neither Jotable nor Raft Notes shows ads.

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