Jeejee vs 揪筆記 Join Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jeejee
This app combines Markdown, LaTeX, and handwriting for note-taking and document editing. It supports structured notes, mathematical typesetting, and PDF annotation with Apple Pencil. Documents are stored locally or in the cloud, with compatibility for various file formats.
- Markdown editor with live preview
- LaTeX typesetting engine
- Handwriting with Apple Pencil
- PDF annotation
- Local and cloud file storage
- Export to PDF, Markdown, and images
- Syntax coloring for code
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Jeejee is a note-taking and document editor that combines Markdown, LaTeX and handwriting in a single app: Markdown for structured notes, LaTeX for mathematical typesetting and formal reports, and handwriting with Apple Pencil, including annotation directly on lecture PDFs. Documents are stored in the location the user selects. Markdown, LaTeX, HTML, CSV, plain text and PDF remain compatible with other tools that support these formats; handwritten notes are saved as editable .jeejee files. Designed for students, researchers and professionals in science and engineering: class notes, lab reports, theses, derivations and exam preparation. Markdown • Side-by-side editor and preview, synchronized while typing and scrolling • Headings, lists, to-do items, tables, code, quotes and images • Inline and display math • Syntax coloring for code blocks, with optional line wrapping • Function plots that mark zeros, extrema and intersections • Mind maps built from indented lists, viewable in full screen • Heading outline in View mode for long documents • Format bar with common formatting and templates for code, plots and mind maps • Export to PDF or Markdown LaTeX • Built-in typesetting engine that compiles to PDF in the app, offline, with no separate TeX installation • XeLaTeX typesetting with full support for Chinese and Unicode • Automatic recompilation, with error lines clearly indicated • Source and PDF side by side • Export to PDF or LaTeX source Handwriting • Apple Pencil on iPad: pen, pencil, highlighter, eraser, lasso and shape recognition • Three colors and three stroke widths in the toolbar • Blank, ruled, grid and dotted paper in white or black, with multipage notes and page thumbnails • Strokes that continue across page boundaries • Text boxes, images with cropping, and function graphs • Copy, cut and paste for text, images and strokes; up to 100 undo steps • Annotation copies of PDFs, leaving the original unchanged • On iPad, the toolbar can move into the title bar for more writing space • Export as .jeejee files, PDF or page images; save page images to Photos on iPhone and iPad Files • Markdown, LaTeX, HTML, CSV, plain text and handwritten notes; HTML with live preview, CSS and JavaScript • Code files such as .js, .css, .py and .json with syntax coloring • Local, iCloud and System Folder storage, including external folders supported by the system and file providers • List, card and icon views; icons display document content • A preview pane on iPad and Mac shows document content and file details • Select multiple files to share, copy or delete; drag files to Recently Deleted to delete them • Recents, Favorites, drag and drop, and Recently Deleted • Configurable file types for the New menu Designed for iPhone, iPad and Mac • Resizable, docked sidebar on iPad, with a full-screen editor for open documents • Multiple windows, a native sidebar and keyboard shortcuts on Mac • Seven editor themes with Dark Mode • Built-in illustrated user guide Pricing Jeejee is free, with no advertising and no account required. Optional tips in Settings > Support Jeejee do not unlock features and support ongoing development. Privacy • Jeejee does not track users. • Document contents and file names stay in the selected storage location and are not sent to the developer. • Crash reports and usage statistics are collected to improve the app. They exclude document contents and file names, and are not linked to the user's identity. • Tips are processed by Apple; Jeejee does not receive payment information.
揪筆記 Join Note
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Join Note is a handwritten notebook built for studying. Open it and write — no title, no template. Your handwriting is searchable, your notes arrange themselves into a constellation, and your study group can write on the same page with you. WRITE IN ONE TAP • Tap Quick Ink on the Desk for an endless canvas — name it later • Or pick a notebook: blank, grid, lined, dotted or Cornell paper • Import PDF handouts and write right on them, or scan paper with the camera • Add photos, record audio while you write, then tap any stroke to hear that moment again JUST THE INK ORB • No toolbar in the way — just an Ink Orb you can drag anywhere • Tap it for pen, highlighter, eraser, lasso and colors; double-tap for the eraser • Pause at the end of a stroke and wobbly circles, boxes and arrows snap into clean shapes • Pressure-sensitive stylus support SEARCH YOUR HANDWRITING • Handwriting is recognized on your device; search shows the exact line you wrote • Works offline, and matches Traditional and Simplified Chinese alike A CONSTELLATION OF NOTES • Every note is a star; Join AI gathers related notes into galaxies • Hold a star to carry it to another galaxy — recent notes shine bigger • Join AI paints a little icon for each star from what the note is about RECALL CARDS • Lasso part of a note and Join AI writes the questions • Review a few each day in Recall — two minutes is enough WRITE TOGETHER • Share a note with your Read or Not study group and write on the same page at once • See each other's strokes as they're drawn, and who else is in the note CONNECTED TO READ OR NOT • One account for both apps — notes sync between them • Start a study timer in Read or Not and Join Note shows what you're studying • Notes you write during a session are linked to that study record ORGANIZED, EVEN OFFLINE • The Stream lays out every note by day, with folders, tags, favorites, pins and bookmarks • Deleted notes wait in Recently Deleted • Keep writing without a connection — everything syncs when you're back online Join AI features include a free daily allowance. PLANS • Free: 5 notebooks and a little AI each day. • Lifetime (one-time purchase): unlimited notebooks, more AI, 1 GB of cloud space. • Pro (monthly or yearly, auto-renewing): the most AI and 20 GB of cloud space. Subscriptions renew automatically within 24 hours before the end of each period and are charged to your Apple Account. You can cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Privacy policy: https://read-or-not.com/joinnote/privacy.html Questions or ideas? info@read-or-not.com
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Verdict
Jeejee and 揪筆記 Join Note 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
Both are free to download. Jeejee sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and 揪筆記 Join Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jeejee ships an update every 5 days, 揪筆記 Join Note every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jeejee | 揪筆記 Join Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Youci Huang | TIM TING-FENG HU |
In-app purchases
Jeejee
- Small Tip$0.29
- Sticker pack (tier NT$30)$0.99
- Sticker pack (tier NT$60)$1.99
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- Medium Tip$2.99
- Sticker pack (tier NT$90)$2.99
- Large Tip$11.99
揪筆記 Join Note
- Join Note Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Join Note Pro (Yearly)$24.991 Year
- Join Note Lifetime$19.99









