Comparison

The Dump vs Jot

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

Head to head
About

The Dump

Capture ideas effortlessly through voice, photos, text, or documents. This AI-powered organizer automatically categorizes your "dumps" by meaning, so you can find anything instantly. Stop losing great ideas and let the app handle the organization.

Highlights
  • Voice memo capture with AI transcription
  • Photo and screenshot capture
  • Text and typed note entry
  • Document upload and organization
  • AI-powered smart categorization
  • Instant search across all notes
  • Edit and refine notes
Features
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You have great ideas. They're just everywhere. Voice memos you never revisit. Screenshots buried in your camera roll. ChatGPT conversations you'll never scroll back to find. Handwritten notes from three notebooks ago. Other apps assume you'll maintain a system. The Dump doesn't. - How It Works - • Dump anything into the app — a ChatGPT conversation from the share sheet, a voice memo, a photo, a typed note, a PDF, a screenshot. Don't think about where it goes. That's not your job anymore. • The Dump's AI reads the actual meaning of what you captured and routes it to the right category automatically. • You set up your categories once (Business Ideas, Family Admin, Recipes, Travel Plans — whatever fits your life). After that, you just dump. Everything else is handled. • Change your mind on how things are organized? No problem. Build a new system and The Dump re-sorts everything you've ever captured into it automatically — exactly the way you would have, if you had hours to spare. - Features - • Save ChatGPT conversations straight from the share sheet • Voice memo capture — speak your thoughts, AI transcribes and organizes • Photo & screenshot capture — snap handwriting, whiteboards, or anything visual • Text & typed notes — quick capture without deciding where it goes • Document support — upload PDFs and files for automatic organization • Smart categorization — AI routes notes by meaning, not keywords • Search everything — find any note across all categories instantly, including text inside images and voice memos • Edit & refine — update titles, content, or move notes between categories - Who It's For - The Dump is built for people who live fast and think faster. Entrepreneurs with too many ideas and not enough time. Parents managing a household's worth of information. Anyone who has ever lost a good idea because the moment to organize it never came. If you've ever said "I'll sort through this later" - and later never happened - this app is for you. - Why It's Different - Most note apps make you do the work. You pick the folder. You add the tag. You write the title. You decide the category. The Dump flips that. You capture. AI organizes. The only decision you make is whether to dump it or not. - Beta Note - The Dump is actively developed and improving. As an early user, you're helping shape what this app becomes. We read every piece of feedback and ship updates regularly. Download The Dump and stop losing good ideas. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Jot

Features
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Speak, type, it’s noted. Turn your iPhone into a powerful idea organizer. Ideas strike, but often fade away just as fast. Traditional note apps are too slow to open or too complex to organize for capturing the moment. Jot solves this by eliminating all friction between your mind and the screen: an instant interface, no complex folders, designed for immediate capture. Jot turns your raw thoughts, voice dictations, and ideas into a perfectly structured, beautiful notebook that’s a joy to browse. CAPTURE AT the SPEED OF THOUGHT Stop worrying about which folder to file your note in. Open the app and start typing immediately in the chat-like interface. Zero complex navigation: every note is saved in under two seconds. SPEAK NATURALLY, JOT STRUCTURES THE TEXT Dictate your thoughts as they come. Powered by JOT AI, your iPhone’s new 100% local and private AI, Jot automatically cleans up stutters (like "um," repetitions, and pauses), organizes text into readable paragraphs, and generates a relevant title. Voice becomes your fastest, most fluid writing tool. ACCESS IT ANYWHERE, INSTANTLY An idea while walking or in a meeting? Trigger instant capture from the iOS Control Center, set it to your iPhone’s Action button, or simply say, "Hey Siri, capture an idea." Record your thoughts instantly without even opening the app. PLAN YOUR ACTIONS EFFORTLESSLY Don't let any idea go stagnant. Select a passage from your note to set a reminder. Jot automatically extracts dates and times from your selection (e.g., "call Peter tomorrow at 2 PM") to create custom reminders directly within the app. KEEP YOUR IDEAS IN SIGHT Never lose track. With elegant widgets designed for the Home and Lock Screens, display your most recent notes and upcoming tasks right before your eyes for one-tap access. WARM AND REFINED DESIGN Far from cold, austere productivity apps, Jot offers a "Warm & Minimal" design inspired by the feel of physical kraft paper notebooks. Enjoy fluid animations, eye-friendly typography, and an immersive dark mode crafted for optimal reading comfort. YOUR DATA IS 100% PRIVATE No accounts. No cloud. No ads. All your notes are securely stored on your device. AI features and voice transcription run locally on your hardware for absolute privacy. DISCOVER JOT PRO (One-time purchase, no subscription) Try Jot for free for your first few notes and attachments. To take it further, unlock Jot Pro with a one-time lifetime payment and enjoy all future updates (Jot is constantly evolving): - Unlimited notes - Home and Lock Screen widgets - Unlimited attachments (photos, files, PDFs) - Full export to formatted PDF or plain text Privacy: https://alexwrites.fr/en/confidentialite Terms : https://alexwrites.fr/en/conditions Support: https://alexwrites.fr/en/support EULA : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Dump4 screens
Jot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Dump and Jot are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Dump sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month and Jot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
The Dump versus Jot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe DumpJot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMILY JANE SIMMONSAlexandre Villanueva

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Dump

Subscriptions1
  • The Dump Premium$29.991 Month
3 purchases

Jot

Subscriptions2
  • Jot pro weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Jot pro$9.99

Questions

Is The Dump free?
The Dump is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jot free?
Jot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Dump or Jot have ads?
Neither The Dump nor Jot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Dump or Jot?
The Dump ships an update every 2 weeks, and Jot every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Dump was updated on October 30, 2026 and Jot on October 31, 2026.

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