Jotaid vs Haven Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Jotaid
This app transforms your notes into interconnected concepts, visualizing relationships between ideas. It uses AI to help you discover hidden connections and structure your thoughts, offering a unique approach to knowledge management.
- Concept nodes for fine-grained idea mapping
- Live knowledge graph visualization
- AI-powered relation discovery
- Co-occurrence matrix for idea clustering
- Markdown editor with syntax highlighting
- Global hotkey and share sheet capture
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The more you capture, the harder it gets to see what you know. Jotaid turns notes into connected concepts. A node is one idea, not a whole note ā so links run between ideas, not documents. The note-taking methods you already use work out of the box, no plugins needed: Zettelkasten, PARA for organizing by project, and design-thinking card clustering are all built in. WHAT YOU CAN SEE ⢠Concept Nodes ā The thread through your notes. One idea, one page. ⢠Trend ā When each concept node appeared, grew, and went quiet. ⢠Graph & Matrix ā Which concepts go together, and how strongly. ⢠Node Types ā Core, Bridge, and Emerging, read from your network. ⢠Link Predictions ā Pairs that probably belong together but never met. ⢠Canvas ā Arrange cards and let themes form. AI THINKS WITH YOU, NEVER FOR YOU (PRO) AI does the groundwork. The judgment stays yours. ⢠Smart Node & Smart Theme ā Propose concepts & groupings. Nothing applies until you tick it. ⢠Theme Summary ā Key findings from every note in a theme. ⢠Typed Relations ā How co-occurring concepts relate, with the passage behind it. ⢠AI Reading ā Your graph and matrix, explained. ⢠MCP Server (Mac) ā Ask your AI agent what your notes add up to. Read-only. After unlocking Pro, connect your own AI provider (BYOK). Jotaid runs no AI service. MARKDOWN & APPLE NATIVE Everything you expect from a notes app, and more. ⢠Edit & preview modes, with live syntax highlighting, tables, math, and code ⢠Fast capture: Quick Note, Raycast, PopClip, and the iOS share sheet ⢠Built-in browser for AI chats, side by side with your notes on Mac (no password-manager extensions) ⢠On-device semantic search ⢠Import Markdown files or a whole vault ⢠Markdown export, encrypted backups ⢠Native on Mac and iPhone, with iCloud sync FREE & PRO ⢠Free: the Inbox, no note limit. Editor, backlinks, graph, matrix, Trends, canvas, and iCloud sync included. ⢠Pro: more projects, cross-filtering, and all AI features. Monthly, yearly, or buy once. All data stored locally. iCloud sync optional. No account required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jotaid.com/privacy
Haven Notes
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Haven Notes is a fast, private note-taking app built for people who think clearly. Write in Markdown with live formatting ā bold, italic, headers, code blocks, and [[wiki links]] all render as you type. No buttons to click. Just write. WRITE BEAUTIFULLY Haven's editor renders Markdown inline. Type **bold** and see it bold. Type # Header and see it large. Type [[Note Title]] to link your ideas together. SEE YOUR IDEAS CONNECT Every [[wiki link]] creates a connection. Open the Knowledge Graph to see your notes as a visual network. Discover relationships between ideas you didn't know existed. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Notes live on your device. Optional sync is end-to-end encrypted with AES-256. No analytics. No tracking. No AI reading your notes. FEATURES ⢠Live Markdown formatting with syntax highlighting ⢠[[Wiki links]] and backlinks for connected thinking ⢠Interactive knowledge graph ⢠Folders with colors, drag to reorder, and bulk move ⢠Tags for cross-cutting themes ⢠Full-text search with highlighted results ⢠Face ID / Touch ID lock ⢠End-to-end encrypted sync across devices (Pro) ⢠Import from Notion ⢠Home screen widget ⢠Dark mode SUBSCRIPTION INFO Haven Pro unlocks cloud sync and end-to-end encryption. ⢠Monthly: $2.99/month ⢠Yearly: $19.99/year (best value) Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://havennotes.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://havennotes.app/privacy
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Verdict
Jotaid and Haven Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters ā price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Jotaid sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Haven Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jotaid ships an update every 2 weeks, Haven Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jotaid | Haven Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks ā better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ē«č£ å¼ | Younes Haddaj |
In-app purchases
Jotaid
- Jotaid Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Jotaid Pro (Yearly)1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Jotaid Pro (Lifetime)$119.99
Haven Notes
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year









