Jot – Notes & Todos ($1.99) by Issues That Are Brown is a no-fuss app for taking fast notes and nothing else. In a manner, it's the antithesis to Collections, which is one other just lately launched app that I've loved. With Jot, you get fast textual content and fundamental lists, nothing extra and nothing much less.
In the case of remembering issues, I often find yourself simply jotting every thing down on my cellphone someplace. For years, I've been utilizing Drafts for all of my note-taking wants, for the reason that app rapidly captures and means that you can do a mess of actions with the textual content afterwards. I do know others who simply use Apple's default Notes app, and that's all high-quality and dandy, however possibly neither of them are for you. In any case, one may be fairly sophisticated, and the opposite is easy sufficient however has that bizarre paper texture factor happening, which may be distracting. What if you would like an app that’s fully distraction-free and tremendous simple to make use of and has no bells-and-whistles to fret about? Then my pals, Jot – Notes & Todos is the reply.
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Jot has a cute and easy icon, and when you faucet it, you're taken to a barebones interface that’s designed to get out of your manner. You'll discover the principle display screen is a listing of present notes, and a button within the backside proper nook (harking back to the "New Activity" button in Issues 3) helps you to add a be aware with ease. Swiping horizontally on notes within the listing reveal actions, and the omnipresent search bar on the prime means you may search via your notes at any given second. On the preliminary launch, there's a quick tutorial that reveals you the ropes, however actually, the app is so easy it's not wanted and may be skipped via. Critically, Jot is extremely easy to make use of, and excellent if that's what you're in search of. It's like coping with a digital piece of paper that's all the time prepared for you at any given second.
By default, there's a number of introductory notes ready for you in the principle display screen. These notes just about provide the directions on the best way to create a brand new be aware, take motion on present ones, and the best way to use the search. It's simple and there's no problem concerned.
In case you swipe left on a be aware, it reveals the Pin and Archive actions. Pinning makes a be aware follow the highest so it by no means will get pushed down within the listing, and Archive is for whenever you're carried out with a selected be aware. Even when a be aware is within the Archive, you may nonetheless seek for it with the search bar, because the app seems via all textual content in notes.
Once you swipe proper, it reveals actions you may take with the textual content within the be aware itself. You may copy the entire textual content to stick some place else, or share it utilizing the iOS Share Sheet. One good contact about Jot is the truth that should you swipe and pull the be aware sufficient, it defaults to the motion on the skin when you launch your finger, that means it's both copied or archived. If you wish to share or pin, simply swipe sufficient to disclose the actions within the drawer, after which faucet to pick.
When you must create a brand new be aware, simply faucet on that massive purple button. You'll end up within the be aware modifying display screen, which options it's personal typewriter-like mode, in order that the textual content reveals up in the course of the display screen, pulling in your eye focus. Once you transfer into the following line, or enter these line breaks, your present textual content simply will get pushed up, and the cursor nonetheless stays within the heart. It's distraction-free at its most interesting, and I additionally just like the thicker cursor, because it feels extra stable than many thinner counterparts I've seen.
Jot can also be able to easy to-do lists. To show your be aware right into a todo listing with checkmarks, simply faucet on the checkmark toggle field. The clock button permits the app to remind you about your be aware or listing with a number of choices, starting from "Quickly" to "Tomorrow" or "In per week" or a customized reminder date and time. Based on Jot, "Quickly" is taken into account one hour from now.
The search bar in Jot permits customers to go looking their notes for something, together with archived notes. Simply kind within the phrases you're in search of, and Jot reveals ends in real-time. It's quick, responsive, and complete because it searches via all textual content.
Jot is designed to be easy, barebones, and straightforward to make use of. You may entry the settings by tapping on the notepad button within the prime proper nook. This brings up a menu with a number of choices, like autocorrect, auto-archiving of accomplished lists, launching within the compose display screen by default, and requiring Contact or Face ID for authentication for entry to the app. There's no syncing choices or additional issues to fret about, resembling titles or handbook saves.
Jot is ideal for individuals who need a easy and quick, distraction-free note-taking app with out the fuss.
The Good
The Good
Jot lives as much as its identify — it's an no-fuss app that allows you to rapidly dump your concepts, notes, and different textual content quips, then get again out and stick with it together with your day. It's quick, easy, and has sufficient options to make typing simpler, with out being overwhelming. The swipe-based gestures imply you may take motion on a be aware rapidly, and with the ability to have fundamental todo lists with reminders is sweet.
The Dangerous
The Dangerous
Whereas Jot is nice for what it’s, this undoubtedly gained't enchantment to everybody. The dearth of syncing choices might be an enormous disadvantage for sure individuals, though Jot wasn't designed to be a long-term textual content editor or be aware app. It's for fast issues you must jot down, and then you definately copy the textual content for elsewhere whereas archiving it in Jot.
Additionally, the dearth of titles might be a problem for some, and it's unimaginable to have a mixture of fundamental textual content and listing in a single be aware. In order for you a listing, it's all or nothing right here. So should you had been seeking to make a titled listing, that's too unhealthy — you simply should dwell with an untitled listing right here.
One other factor to notice is the truth that longer notes seem truncated i n the be aware listing, and there's no 3D Contact to peek and pop a be aware. This may be an ideal addition to the app to make it simpler to view longer notes. And you probably have cellphone numbers, emails, addresses, or URLs, they aren't clickable inside Jot itself. Whereas I perceive that Jot is geared in direction of easy textual content solely, having the choice to launch different apps instantly from inside Jot saves quite a lot of hassle.
The decision
The decision
I like utilizing my cellphone to take notes and write, so naturally I needed to give Jot a strive for myself. Whereas I can see the use case for it, I don't suppose Jot will likely be changing Drafts for me. That is just because I desire an app that has a solution to save my knowledge within the cloud, as I exploit it as my notepad for every thing I must reference later. And what if one thing occurs to my cellphone and I didn't copy the textual content out of Jot? It’d find yourself gone endlessly, and I don't need to take that probability.
Nevertheless, should you're in search of a easy app for fast notes and lists, full with reminders, and don't want iCloud or Dropbox syncing, then Jot could also be for you. If my workflow was totally different, then this app might have labored for me.
Jot – Notes & Todos is out there on the iPhone App Retailer for $1.99.
