Comparison

Jot vs FocusDensya

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

Head to head
About

Jot

This app offers a unique approach to task management and note-taking, focusing on daily clarity and task resolution. It uses a physics-based simulation for unfinished tasks and a markdown editor for notes, with a history feature to review past work.

Highlights
  • Swipe to complete or shelve tasks
  • Physics simulation for daily task pile
  • Full-screen markdown note editor
  • Task history and filtering
  • Daily task expiration philosophy
  • Export tasks as markdown
Features
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Jot. Swipe down to add tasks or notes. No menus, no nested folders, no project-management overhead. Just today's plan, focused and clear. — EVERY TASK HAS A FATE — Jot. doesn't believe in infinite backlogs. Swipe to complete a task. Hold to shelve it for another day. Rescue it from yesterday's pile if it still matters. Active, completed, shelved, rescued. Every task finds its resolution. — A PHYSICS PILE, EVERY MORNING — Unfinished tasks don't vanish quietly at midnight. They tumble into a letter-pile physics simulation overnight. Drag the pile to send letters flying. Pick up what still matters. Let the rest go. — DAILY NOTES — Pull down on the note page to open a full-screen markdown editor with a floating toolbar. Bold headers, bullet lists, numbered lists, code blocks — your thoughts, formatted the way you mean them. — HISTORY — Every resolved task is saved by date. Browse by week, month, year, or all time. Filter by completed, shelved, or uncompleted. Search by task name. Export any day's work as a clean markdown file. — THE PHILOSOPHY — Jot. is built on one idea: your to-do list should expire every morning. Yesterday's priorities are not today's. A fresh start, every day. Do more. Think less. Just Jot.

About

FocusDensya

Features
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Turn focused time into a railway journey. With FocusDensya, choose a direct route or transfer itinerary that fits the time you have and depart. Follow the view from the train, check your position on the map, and optionally add a quiet soundscape while you focus. When you arrive, the session becomes part of your history and stamp collection. Your first journey is free to try, and waiting-room focus is free forever. Explore baseline railway routes across Japan with bundled offline route and station data. Journey durations are source-based estimates for the focus timer, not actual train departure times. Some suspended, seasonal, and event services remain outside the supported scope. Map backgrounds may require a network connection. Features • A railway-inspired focus timer • Smart direct and one-transfer itinerary recommendations • Detailed routes, stations, tickets, and journey progress • Window, map, and third-person journey views • Six optional ambient soundscapes • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Focus history, streaks, and a stamp collection • Optional Screen Time integration that shields only the apps you choose during a journey • Arrival notifications and recurring reminders • Private iCloud sync across your Apple devices Screen Time, notifications, soundscapes, and iCloud are optional. The core timer remains available if you decline them. There are no accounts, advertisements, or third-party analytics. Commuter Pass After your free first journey, a Commuter Pass lets you keep riding every line. • Monthly Commuter Pass: auto-renewing, billed monthly • Yearly Commuter Pass: auto-renewing, billed yearly • Lifetime Commuter Pass: one-time purchase, never renews Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://kaedeeeeeeeeee.github.io/focus-support/en/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ FocusDensya is not an official product of any railway operator. It is not a real-time navigation, service-status, fare, or timetable app. Always consult official sources for travel decisions.

Screenshots

Jot4 screens
FocusDensya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jot at none against FocusDensya's 3. FocusDensya's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads 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. FocusDensya sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Jot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jot ships an update every 4 months, FocusDensya every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Jot versus FocusDensya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJotFocusDensya
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB221 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin CabralSHIFENG ZHANG

In-app purchases

None

Jot

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusDensya

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Commuter Pass$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Commuter Pass$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Commuter Pass$29.99

Questions

Is Jot free?
Jot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocusDensya free?
FocusDensya is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jot or FocusDensya have ads?
Neither Jot nor FocusDensya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jot or FocusDensya?
Jot ships an update every 4 months, and FocusDensya every 2 weeks. Most recently, Jot was updated on November 5, 2026 and FocusDensya on November 6, 2026.

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