JotBox vs Capta

Your thoughts, minus the filing cabinet. JotBox is a fast, private scratchpad for iPhone and iPad. Catch an idea, make a checklist, or work through a longer note without deciding where to file it first. Open JotBox and start typing. A blank page is always ready, your notes live in one simple timeline, and rich formatting is there when you need it. WRITE AND FORMAT - Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, text color, and highlight - Headings with a collapsible outline for jumping through long notes - Bullets, numbered lists, and checklists you can tick without opening the keyboard - Paragraph alignment, indent, and outdent - Links and inline images from your photo library, camera, clipboard, or the Share Sheet - Formatted paste that keeps structure without bringing along foreign fonts and colors - Paste from Markdown to turn Markdown text into rich formatting MAKE IT YOURS - Choose which note actions appear in the top bar or More menu - Reorder the formatting bar and add dividers between tools - Adjust the editor font, text size, spacing, and margins - Choose light, dark, or system appearance - Export your settings or bar layouts as files to share with someone else FIND AND ORGANIZE - Search note text with snippets and highlights - Pin go-to notes and sort manually or by most recent - On iPad, keep an outline beside the note while you write - Mark reference notes read-only - Protect selected notes with a local privacy password and optional Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices - Undo a deletion or restore notes from the Recycle Bin - Use Keep tags to protect notes from automatic Recycle Bin cleanup KEEP YOUR NOTES YOURS - No JotBox account required - Optional iCloud sync with JotBox on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Separate iCloud Drive backups and restorable backup files - Export or copy Markdown in GitHub or Obsidian format - Export PDF, copy text, or share a note - No ads and no analytics Use keyboard shortcuts with a connected hardware keyboard, including on iPad. Try all features free for 7 days. Keep editing, creating, and managing notes with a one-time JotBox Pro purchase. No subscription. Your existing notes remain available to view, copy, share, and export after the trial ends.

Capta helps you capture everything on your mind and turn it into concrete action, following the GTD (Getting Things Done) method. CAPTURE IN SECONDS Type or dictate: every idea, request or reminder lands straight in your Inbox. You can also pull in items from iOS Reminders, or add them from the home-screen widget. PROCESS YOUR INBOX Turn each item into a next action, a project, something you're waiting for, or a someday/maybe. Add contexts (@computer, @phone, @errands), areas, energy level, estimated time and a due date. PROJECTS, CONTEXTS, AREAS, LISTS See your next actions by context, by area or by project. Projects without a next action are flagged, so nothing gets stuck. Waiting-for and someday lists keep the rest out of your way. SHARE PROJECTS Invite someone to a project by email and assign actions to them. PLAN WITH YOUR CALENDAR Give an action a date and time, and Capta creates the event in your iPhone Calendar, so your commitments stay in one place. WORKS WITH PLANIKO If you also use Planiko for your day, scheduled actions stay linked: complete the event in Planiko and Capta updates by itself. WIDGETS AND IPAD Your next three actions and quick capture on the home screen, and a layout made for iPad too. Your data syncs through a personal account, with no ads and no third-party tracking.