Just Note vs Skratch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just Note
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Just Note is a minimalist app designed to help you capture thoughts instantly — and organise them later. With a simple widget (voice or text), you can quickly save an idea, task, reminder, or random thought without interrupting your flow. After saving, you decide: organise it now, or snooze it for later. When the chosen time comes, Just Note gently reminds you to process it. This app is especially helpful for people who: get overwhelmed by complex note apps struggle with mental clutter live with ADHD or ADD and need a frictionless way to capture thoughts want to separate “capture” from “organising” No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. Just capture now. Decide later. Features: • Ultra-fast capture (text or voice) • Simple snooze options (1 hour, tonight, tomorrow, custom time) • Minimal triage system (task, event, note, idea) • Optional integration with Calendar and Reminders • Clean, distraction-free design • Completely free Just Note helps you clear your mind - without adding complexity.
Skratch
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Skratch is a calm, paper-inspired notebook for longform writing and fleeting thoughts. Five cream pages, a warm wax-seal palette, and a typeface that feels like ink on paper — nothing to set up, nothing to distract. • Five notebook pages, always a swipe away • Mark up your words with a hand-drawn pen feel: underline, strike through, circle • Moon-phase page dots that keep your place • Choose your paper: blank, dotted, ruled, or squared • Syncs privately through your own iCloud — across iPhone and Mac • No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your words stay yours. Skratch keeps out of the way so you can just write.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Just Note at 17.0 against Skratch's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Just Note | Skratch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcin Jasinski | Justin Marshall |
In-app purchases
Just Note
No in-app purchases
Skratch
No in-app purchases









