Comparison

Jiraiya vs Low Note

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

Head to head
About

Jiraiya

Features
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Capture ideas for the book you write on Mac. Jiraiya for iPhone is a companion to the Mac writing app. Collect material while you are away from your desk and read books created on Mac. Manuscript writing, outline editing, EPUB and M4B export, and audio generation take place in the Mac app. FIELD NOTES • Capture ideas with text, photos, or voice • Keep the capture time and, when permitted, location • Add notes quickly from widgets, Siri, Shortcuts, or the Action Button ORGANIZE YOUR MATERIAL On supported devices, Sennin Mode suggests tags and writing prompts on device. It requires an Apple Intelligence capable device. READ YOUR BOOKS Browse books created on Mac and synced through iCloud, organized by act, chapter, and section. When rereading sparks a thought, save it as a new Field Note. DASHBOARD View the days, time, and characters you wrote on Mac, plus your KDP sales summaries, in Dashboard. Switch between Writing and Sales performance. In Writing, choose a book and a period (7 days, 30 days, 3 months, or 1 year). Records and summaries are created on Mac and arrive through iCloud; iPhone is view-only. Only time and character counts are recorded, never the text itself. KDP sales appear only after you explicitly enable sales summary sync on Mac. Original Excel files, ASINs, KDP Dashboard estimates, and Payment Reports are not uploaded to iCloud. JIRAIYA PRO Your subscription is shared with the Mac app. On Mac, unlimited books, EPUB Reader preview, PDF export, Focus Mode, EPUB export, and M4B export are Pro features. The free Mac version includes one book. Manuscript writing and file export also take place on Mac. iCloud sync requires the same Apple Account on each device. Jiraiya Pro is an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. The price appears on the App Store purchase screen. Privacy Policy: https://rkpg.net/jiraiya/privacy-policy-en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Low Note

Features
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【「書きすぎる」を卒業する、もっともシンプルなメモアプリ】 現代は情報過多の時代です。メモをきれいにまとめようとして、結局何も書けなかった経験はありませんか? LowNote(ローノート)は、あなたの思考をあえて「20文字以内」に制限することで、もっとも本質的な一言だけを残すためのメモアプリです。 ■ LowNoteの特徴 ・20文字の制限:短く書くことで、本当に大切なことだけが見えてきます。 ・圧倒的にミニマル:アプリを開いてすぐ入力。余計な装飾や複雑な設定はありません。 ・ブック管理:メモをブックごとに分けて、スマートに整理。 ・スワイプ操作:サイドバーの開閉、削除など、直感的な操作でストレスフリー。 ・安心のデータ管理:インポート / エクスポート機能で、大切なデータをいつでも持ち出し可能。 ■ こんな方におすすめ ・あれこれ考えすぎてメモが続かない方 ・ミニマルで美しいデザインを好む方 ・一言日記や、ふと浮かんだアイデアを素早く残したい方 ・情報の断捨離をしたい方 完璧を目指す必要はありません。LowNoteで、あなたの日常を「短く」記録し始めましょう。

Screenshots

Jiraiya4 screens
Low Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Low Note at none against Jiraiya's 2. Low Note also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). Jiraiya's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 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. Jiraiya sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Low Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jiraiya ships an update weekly, Low Note every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Jiraiya versus Low Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJiraiyaLow Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyota KimuraShuya Komiya

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Jiraiya

Subscriptions2
  • Jiraiya Pro(Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Jiraiya Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year
None

Low Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jiraiya free?
Jiraiya is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Low Note free?
Low Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jiraiya or Low Note have ads?
Neither Jiraiya nor Low Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jiraiya or Low Note?
Jiraiya ships an update weekly, and Low Note every 6 weeks. Most recently, Jiraiya was updated on October 11, 2026 and Low Note on October 2, 2026.

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