Type Shhh vs Codename Jo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Type Shhh
This app allows you to discreetly take private notes in public spaces. It offers a way to hide your text if you feel observed, ensuring your thoughts remain confidential. You can easily share your notes to other applications when needed.
- Private note-taking
- Discreet typing interface
- Hide text when observed
- Easy sharing to other apps
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Type Shhh is for taking private notes in public. Hide the text of your notes if you think someone is watching, and continue typing. Easily share your note to another app whenever you want.
Codename Jo
This voice assistant helps manage your inbox and calendar by summarizing emails, drafting replies, and scheduling events. It integrates with various work tools and can be controlled from your Apple Watch.
- Summarize emails
- Draft and send replies
- Organize messages
- Manage calendar events
- Integrate with work tools
- Apple Watch companion app
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Codename Jo is a voice assistant for your inbox, calendar and work tools. Talk to Jo to catch up on email, draft replies and manage your day. WORK THROUGH YOUR INBOX Hear summaries of your mail, ask follow-up questions, draft and send replies, and organize messages with archive and label actions. MANAGE YOUR CALENDAR Ask about your schedule and create or update events in Google Calendar. CONNECT YOUR WORK TOOLS Connect Gmail and Google Calendar, with optional connections for Slack, Notion, Granola, GitHub and custom MCP services. Available actions depend on the services you connect and their permissions. TALK FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH Use the Watch companion to start a conversation, mute your microphone or end a call. Keep your paired iPhone nearby with Codename Jo open. WHAT YOU NEED An OpenAI API key with access to the models used by Jo, a Google account for Gmail and Calendar, and an internet connection. OpenAI usage is billed separately to your OpenAI account. Microphone permission is required for voice conversations. Apple Watch is optional. YOUR DATA Your OpenAI key and connected-service credentials are stored in the device Keychain. Voice and relevant connected content are sent to the AI and service providers needed to fulfill your requests. Privacy Policy: https://kiloforge.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Type Shhh at 100% against Codename Jo's 0%. Type Shhh also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Codename Jo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Type Shhh holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type Shhh has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Type Shhh's written reviews are positive against 0% of Codename Jo's.
Type Shhh ships an update every 6 months, Codename Jo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Type Shhh | Codename Jo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Molchany | Petaforge Inc. |
Customer experience
Type Shhh
Codename Jo
In-app purchases
Type Shhh
No in-app purchases
Codename Jo
No in-app purchases









