The best Jotter alternatives in 2026

1

Kalend

To-dos, calendar, habits and a journal in one free app 9.6 +1.2 vs Jotter

• More features +2.0
• Better design +1.4
• Faster +1.1
• Better value +0.4

Best for: People who want tasks, habits and a journal in one private, free app

2

Obsidian

Private, local-first notes linked like a second brain 9.3 +0.8 vs Jotter

• More features +1.9
• Faster +0.8

Best for: Writers, students and researchers building a long-term personal knowledge base

3

Todoist

Clean, cross-platform to-do list with natural language input 9.0 +0.6 vs Jotter

• More features +1.6
• Less private -1.3
• Better design +1.1
• Faster +0.9

Best for: People and small teams who want a fast, reliable task list on every device

4

Notion

Docs, wikis and databases in one flexible workspace 8.9 +0.5 vs Jotter

• More features +2.3
• Less private -1.9
• Better design +1.2
• Worse value -0.5

Best for: Teams who want docs, wikis and task boards in one place

5

Things 3

Beautifully designed task manager for Mac and iPhone 8.8 +0.4 vs Jotter

• Better design +1.5
• Worse value -1.3
• Faster +1.0
• More features +0.6

Best for: Apple users who want a calm, personal task manager without a subscription

6

TickTick

Tasks, calendar, habits and focus timer in one app 8.7 +0.3 vs Jotter

• Less private -2.3
• More features +1.8
• Faster +0.5

Best for: Students and planners who want tasks, calendar, habits and focus in one app

7

Craft

Polished docs and notes that look great by default 8.6 +0.2 vs Jotter

• Worse value -1.5
• Better design +1.4
• Less private -1.3
• More features +1.2

Best for: Writers and Apple users who want beautiful notes and docs with little effort

8

Microsoft OneNote

Free digital notebook with freeform pages and inking 8.1 -0.3 vs Jotter

• Less private -2.2
• More features +1.1
• Slower -0.9
• Weaker design -0.4

Best for: Students and tablet users who take handwritten or mixed-media notes

9

Evernote

Veteran note app with strong search and web clipping 7.6 -0.8 vs Jotter

• Worse value -3.7
• Less private -2.7
• More features +1.3
• Slower -0.9

Best for: Long-time users with large archives of clipped articles and scanned documents