Comparison

SubmitKit vs MatNotes

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

Head to head
About

SubmitKit

Easily save and organize BJJ technique videos from social media into a personal library. AI automatically tags each technique, allowing for quick searching and filtering to build and improve your grappling game.

Highlights
  • Import videos from Instagram and Facebook
  • AI auto-tagging of techniques
  • Full-text search of library
  • Filter by technique tags
  • Track drilled techniques
  • Build personalized BJJ game
Features
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You save the video. Then it disappears. Buried in Instagram saves. Lost in a folder you’ll never open. Gone by the time you actually need it. SubmitKit fixes that. In a few taps, you can import any BJJ technique video from Instagram or Facebook directly into your own personal library. No more scrolling back through months of saved posts. No more screenshot folders. No more forgetting that sweep you were obsessed with for a week. IMPORT IN SECONDS See a technique you love? Tap share, select SubmitKit, and open the app. Your video is in your library in seconds, tagged and ready whenever you are. AI TAGS EVERY TECHNIQUE AUTOMATICALLY You don’t have to organise anything. SubmitKit’s AI reads each video and tags it instantly — by technique type, position, gi or no-gi, and difficulty level. Every technique lands exactly where it belongs, without you lifting a finger. SEARCH YOUR ENTIRE LIBRARY Looking for everything you’ve saved from closed guard? Filter by position. Want no-gi submissions only? One tap. SubmitKit turns your growing collection into something you can actually navigate and use. BUILD YOUR GAME BJJ rewards people who know their game. Not a little of everything — a deep, connected set of techniques that work together. SubmitKit is where you build that. Import the techniques that suit your body type, your style, your goals. Review them before training. Track what you’ve drilled. Watch your game take shape. Whether you’ve just stepped on the mat for the first time or you’ve been training for a few years and want to get serious about your development — SubmitKit gives you a system. WHAT YOU GET • Import technique videos from Instagram and Facebook • AI auto-tagging by type, position, gi/no-gi, and difficulty • Full-text search across your entire library • Filter by any combination of tags • Mark techniques as drilled to track your progress • Clean, fast, dark interface built for grapplers 7-DAY FREE TRIAL Start your free 7-day trial when you’re ready — explore the full app, import as many techniques as you want, and see exactly what SubmitKit does for your game before you spend a cent. After your trial, SubmitKit is $6.99/month or save with an annual plan. Build Your Game. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MatNotes

This app helps martial arts students retain techniques by providing a structured review schedule for short instructional videos. It allows students to ask coaches questions directly from videos and track their progress. Coaches can film techniques once and have them resurface for students on spaced repetition schedules.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition for technique review
  • Video playback with slow-motion and looping
  • Timestamped questions for coaches
  • Private training notes and progress tracking
  • Searchable technique library for coaches
  • Academy branding
Features
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MatNotes is how a jiu-jitsu academy makes the details from class actually stick. Coaches film a technique right after teaching it. Sixty to ninety seconds, phone propped on the mat. Students get it that night, then again on a spaced schedule (day 1, 3, 7, and 21), the same rhythm your memory needs to hold onto something new. Instead of "I saw that grip once and forgot it," the move keeps coming back until it is theirs. FOR STUDENTS - A simple checklist of what to review, not an endless feed - Watch tonight, then again each time the app brings it back - Slow any video to half speed and loop the exact section you are stuck on - Tap a moment in a video to ask your coach a question, with the timestamp attached - Keep private training notes and track the techniques you have drilled FOR COACHES - Film once, and the app resurfaces it for every student on the right days - See your students' questions, with the exact video moment, before class starts, so you know what to clean up - Spot where the room got lost on a technique and reteach it - Everything you have filmed, captioned and searchable by position, in one place - Your academy's name and colors throughout MatNotes is used by a whole academy under one plan. Coaches set up and manage their gym on the MatNotes website. Students join with a link from their coach and use the app for free. Questions? Visit thematnotes.com

Screenshots

SubmitKit4 screens
MatNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MatNotes at none against SubmitKit's 2. MatNotes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. SubmitKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. MatNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SubmitKit versus MatNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubmitKitMatNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAYCO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYJacob Weaver

Customer experience

SubmitKit

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MatNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SubmitKit

Subscriptions2
  • SubmitKit Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • SubmitKit7 Days trial$47.991 Year
None

MatNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SubmitKit free?
SubmitKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MatNotes free?
MatNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SubmitKit or MatNotes have ads?
Neither SubmitKit nor MatNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SubmitKit or MatNotes?
SubmitKit ships an update weekly, and MatNotes weekly. Most recently, SubmitKit was updated on November 5, 2026 and MatNotes on October 31, 2026.

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