Comparison

Just Note vs petal

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

Head to head
About

Just Note

Features
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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.

About

petal

This app provides a private space to capture and organize your thoughts without immediate categorization. It offers smart sorting, rich text editing, document scanning, and offline functionality, ensuring your ideas are saved and easily retrievable.

Highlights
  • Capture first, file later
  • Smart sorting learns your preferences
  • Document scanning to searchable PDFs
  • Rich text editing with formatting options
  • Dictation for voice-to-text notes
  • Offline functionality
  • Recently deleted notes recovery
Features
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Petal is a forget-me-not for your mind - a quiet, private place to put every thought you don't want to lose. Most note apps ask you to decide where something belongs before you've finished thinking it. Petal doesn't. You open it, you write, and it handles the filing. CAPTURE FIRST, FILE LATER Start typing the moment the app opens. Your words are saved as you go, so a half-finished thought survives a phone call, a locked screen or a closed app. Nothing is categorized until you say so. SMART SORT When you're ready to save, Smart Sort reads the note and puts it in the right category for you. It learns from your corrections, so it gets better the more you use it. Prefer to file it yourself? Choose a category and Petal won't second-guess you. PHOTOS, FILES AND DOCUMENT SCANNING • Attach photos straight from your library, or take a new one with the camera. • Scan paper with the camera and Petal turns it into a searchable PDF, right inside the note. • Add files you already have, rename them, and preview them without leaving the note. A PROPER EDITOR Bold, italic and underline. Bulleted lists, numbered lists and checklists — with the option to drop ticked items to the bottom. Adjustable text size. Paste that keeps your structure and leaves someone else's formatting behind. Links recognized automatically. DICTATION Speak a note instead of typing it, punctuation and all. FIND ANYTHING Search across every note, browse by category, and create, rename, color and reorder categories to match the way you think. NOTHING LOST BY ACCIDENT Deleted notes wait in Recently Deleted for 15 days. Restore one and it goes back where it came from. WORKS OFFLINE Write on a plane, in a lift or in a basement. Changes are kept on your device and sync as soon as you're back online. LIGHT AND DARK Petal follows your system appearance automatically, or you can pin it to light or dark in Settings. YOURS ALONE Your notes belong to you. Sign in with an email and password, read the privacy policy any time from Settings, and permanently delete your account - and everything in it - whenever you choose. Plant your thoughts. Petal will remember them for you.

Screenshots

Just Note4 screens
petal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Just Note at every 3 days against petal's every 9 days. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Just Note ships an update every 3 days, petal every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Just Note versus petal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJust Notepetal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcin JasinskiAaditya Sharma

In-app purchases

None

Just Note

No in-app purchases

None

petal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Just Note free?
Just Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is petal free?
petal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Just Note or petal have ads?
Neither Just Note nor petal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Just Note or petal?
Just Note ships an update every 3 days, and petal every 9 days. Most recently, Just Note was updated on October 31, 2026 and petal on October 31, 2026.

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