Comparison

Jiffy vs Notebook & Planner

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

Head to head
About

Jiffy

Features
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Jiffy is a fast, lightweight app for notes, tasks and reminders. Capture a thought in seconds by typing or speaking naturally. Jiffy helps turn quick input into clear notes, todos and reminders without the clutter of a bloated productivity system. Use Jiffy to: • capture notes fast • create tasks and todos • set reminders from natural language • save ideas before you forget them • see time-based items in your calendar • keep everything simple and easy to review Jiffy is built for quick personal planning: • errands • appointments • things to remember later • lightweight day-to-day organisation • voice or text capture on the go If your current notes app feels slow or overcomplicated, Jiffy gives you a calmer way to capture now and remember later.

About

Notebook & Planner

This app offers a private, offline space for daily planning and note-taking, mimicking the feel of traditional paper. Organize your schedule with timed events and create custom notebooks with various paper styles.

Highlights
  • Daily planner with timeline events
  • Customizable notebooks by topic
  • Choice of ruled, blank, or grid paper
  • Numbered index for notes
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or tracking
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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Notebook & Planner is a quiet, tactile space to write, plan and remember, with the understated elegance of old fashioned paper. DAILY PLANNER • Plan your day with events on a timeline: time, color and a note • All day events, and events that run across several days • Choose which hours to show: only the ones you actually use • Events outside those hours stay visible in the summaries above and below • Four text sizes, so the day reads the way you like • Write down breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks • Keep track of water and coffee • Log when you wake up and when you go to sleep • Swipe to change day YOUR NOTEBOOKS • Create notebooks by topic, with colored covers • Choose the paper of each notebook: ruled, blank or grid • Your writing sits on the lines, the way it does on real paper • Keep your notes in a numbered index • Addresses written in a note become links you can tap LIGHT AND DARK • Light, Dark, or follow the system SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • All your data stays on your device • No account, no ads, no tracking • Works completely offline

Screenshots

Jiffy4 screens
Notebook & Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Jiffy and Notebook & Planner 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jiffy ships an update every 3 weeks, Notebook & Planner monthly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Jiffy versus Notebook & Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJiffyNotebook & Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul Gerard McBrienGherardo Cesare Siliprandi

In-app purchases

None

Jiffy

No in-app purchases

None

Notebook & Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jiffy free?
Jiffy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notebook & Planner free?
Notebook & Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jiffy or Notebook & Planner have ads?
Neither Jiffy nor Notebook & Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jiffy or Notebook & Planner?
Jiffy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Notebook & Planner monthly. Most recently, Jiffy was updated on October 7, 2026 and Notebook & Planner on October 7, 2026.

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