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24 alternatives to Just Open & Type (JOT)

A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas

Just Open & Type is a journaling app for iOS designed to quickly capture spontaneous thoughts and ideas. The app prioritizes speed and simplicity, allowing users to immediately record their mental notes without… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Just Open & Type (JOT) launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Jot▲235
The no-fuss way to take notes
2018 · gogetjot.com · its alternatives →
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Journal App▲325
A beautiful journal app for macOS
2023 · journal.do · its alternatives →
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Jot▲120
An essential app for quickly collecting thoughts and ideas
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Whatting▲898
The iPad diary, just for you
2025 · whatting.com · its alternatives →
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Jots▲292
Unlock the benefits of journaling to become a better dev.
2025 · daily-jots.com · its alternatives →
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Journelly for iOS: like tweeting but for your eyes only (in plain text)▲81
On iOS, I've flip-flopped back and forth between a bunch of note-taking and journaling apps. None would stick. My initial attempts at building such an app faded just the same, until I realized I wanted the same level of low-friction posting and browsing offered by social media apps, but for my quick notes. Not social, just easy posting, search, and a familiar feed. This is how Journelly came to be. I like to describe it as: tweeting, but for your eyes only (fully offline and in plain text). If you’re an Org markup user, you’ll be delighted to know it’s powered by unicorns under the hood. If…
2025 · xenodium.com · its alternatives →
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Apple Journal▲259
A new app from Apple to start journalling
2023 · apple.com · its alternatives →
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Minimalist offline journal app with a chat interface▲126
ZenJournal is a minimalist private journaling app for quick logging, search, and discreet writing. Open, type, done. No prompts, titles, or reminders.
2021 · thezenjournal.com · its alternatives →
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Once▲179
Keep a journal like a real life book.
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Jot▲115
Simplest notes app for the Mac Menu Bar the world has seen.
2020 · getjot.app · its alternatives →
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60 Seconds Everyday▲347
The fastest way of daily journaling
2017 · its alternatives →
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Memory▲334
Your private daily photo journal for iPhone
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Jot▲100
Jot is the fastest app for notes & sketches
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Day One 2.0▲266
Ground-up rewrite of the best journal for Mac and iPhone
2016 · dayoneapp.com · its alternatives →
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Notebag▲298
A keyboard-focused note-taking app that gets out of your way
2020 · notebag.app · its alternatives →
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Mini Diary▲144
Simple and secure journal app
2019 · minidiary.app · its alternatives →
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Jot & Paste▲85
Keyboard-oriented desktop app for fast note-taking and paste
2022 · jotnpaste.com · its alternatives →
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Minimal▲166
A meditation inspired writing app for effective notes
2021 · minimal.app · its alternatives →
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jot — a terminal notebook▲19
for thoughts you’re embarrassed to open Notion for.
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ZenJournal▲105
Fastest stress-free journal with chatting interface.
2018 · thezenjournal.com · its alternatives →
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the open diaries▲66
A beautiful place to write your thoughts & share your story
2019 · theopendiaries.com · its alternatives →
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Five Minute Journal App▲202
The simplest, most effective way to be happier every day
2015 · intelligentchange.com · its alternatives →
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at8pm▲143
Your honest journal
Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Daygram - Time Stamp Journal▲131
Minimal journal/e-ink style simple diary with password
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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