Comparison

Quest(To do list) vs Jot

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

Head to head
About

Quest(To do list)

Features
Read full description

Quest turns your to-do list into a lightweight role-playing adventure. Create a quest for each task, organize quests by category, choose its difficulty, and build momentum by completing real-world goals. Features: - Create, edit, complete, and delete quests. - Organize quests into focused categories. - Choose Easy, Normal, or Hard difficulty for each quest. - Add one-time reminders or detailed weekly, monthly, and yearly repeat schedules. - Earn experience and level up as you complete work. - Review completed work in the Quest Log. - Add and complete quests from Home Screen widgets. - Follow an upcoming reminder with a Live Activity when supported. - Optionally sync quests across your Apple devices with iCloud. - Export backups and preview validated backup contents before restoring. - Choose Korean or English inside the app. Quest does not require a Quest account or subscription. Data remains available locally on the device. When iCloud sync is enabled, supported Quest data is synchronized through the user's private iCloud database. Quest has no advertising, tracking, or third-party analytics SDK.

About

Jot

Features
Read full description

Jot is a fast, private place to capture ideas before they slip away. Built for founders, developers, and anyone whose mind moves quickly, Jot opens straight to a blank note. No account. No sign-up. No cloud. Every note stays on your device. CAPTURE IN ONE TAP Open the app and start typing. Quick note mode saves instantly, so an idea never waits on a folder. ORGANIZE WITHOUT FRICTION Sort notes into six categories: Idea, Task, Code, Journal, Meeting, and Research. Add tags. Pin what matters. Archive the rest. FIND ANYTHING FAST Search across titles, bodies, and tags. Filter by category. Browse by tag. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Jot stores everything locally with Apple's on-device storage. No tracking, no analytics, no ads, no servers. Your notes are yours. BRING YOUR NOTES WITH YOU Paste text, import .txt and Markdown files, or share text into Jot from other apps. Minimal, black and white, and built to stay out of your way.

Screenshots

Quest(To do list)3 screens
Jot4 screens

Verdict

The call

Quest(To do list) and Jot are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Quest(To do list) versus Jot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuest(To do list)Jot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJaeyeol KimADRIAN BOND

In-app purchases

None

Quest(To do list)

No in-app purchases

None

Jot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quest(To do list) free?
Quest(To do list) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jot free?
Jot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quest(To do list) or Jot have ads?
Neither Quest(To do list) nor Jot shows ads.

Other comparisons