Craft is the better app overall, scoring 8.6 to 8.4. Craft wins on 2 of the 5 scores, Jotter on 2, with 1 tied.
Writers and Apple users who want beautiful notes and docs with little effort
iPhone and iPad users who want a quick, private notepad with handwriting
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Craft | Jotter |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity & Notes | Productivity & Notes |
| Category rank | #7 of 10 | #8 of 10 |
| Developer | Craft Docs Ltd | The Big Head |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | — |
| Windows | ✓ | — |
| Web | ✓ | — |
Strengths and weaknesses
Craft
- Beautiful documents with almost no formatting work
- Fast, native apps on Mac, iPhone and iPad
- Easy sharing of polished pages on the web
- Database and team features trail Notion
- Best experience is limited to Apple devices
Craft makes writing and organizing notes feel good. Pages nest inside each other as cards, documents look polished with no effort, and you can share any doc as a clean web page. Daily notes, tasks, whiteboards and an AI assistant round it out, and the native apps work offline. It is strongest on Apple devices. The catch: databases and team features are lighter than Notion, and the best features need a subscription.
Full Craft review
Jotter
- No titles, folders or save buttons to slow you down
- Handwriting and voice notes are searchable on the device
- Free, no account, synced through your own iCloud
- Apple devices only, with no Mac or web app
- No backlinks, plugins or collaboration
Jotter is built around one idea: open it and start typing. The first line names the note and it saves as you go. Checklists, Apple Pencil handwriting, scans and voice notes live in the same note, and search reads the text inside pictures and handwriting on the device. It lacks the linking and plugins of Obsidian, but as a free, private everyday notepad it is quick and pleasant.
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