SupaJot vs Tot
Pick Tot if you want your quick notes on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch as well as your Mac, kept in sync through iCloud. Pick SupaJot if you work on one Mac and want a scratchpad behind a single shortcut, with math on any line, notes saved as plain Markdown files, and a $4.99 one-time price.
| SupaJot | Tot | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free to download; premium features are an in-app purchase ($19.99 on the Mac App Store) |
| Pricing model | One-time purchase. One license for three Macs, every 1.x update included | Free with paid premium features |
| Free use | 14-day trial; after it, the Scratch tab, styling and math stay free | Free download |
| Platforms | Mac (macOS 14 or later) | Mac (macOS 14 or later), iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch |
| Notes | Scratch plus up to eleven named tabs | Seven color-coded dots |
| Formatting | Markdown, styled as you type, plain text underneath | Rich or plain text, with Markdown |
| Sync between devices | Not in 1.0 | Yes, through iCloud |
| Where your notes live | Plain Markdown files on your Mac | Synced through iCloud |
Tot details are from tot.rocks and the US Mac App Store, checked October 27, 2026.
Price
SupaJot is $4.99 once for three Macs, with every 1.x update included. Tot is free to download on Mac, iPhone and iPad, with paid premium features; on the Mac App Store the in-app purchase is listed at $19.99. Both have a free way in: after SupaJot's 14-day trial, the Scratch tab, the styling and the math keep working, and the named tabs become read-only until you buy.
One Mac, or all your devices
Tot is ahead here. It runs on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, syncs through iCloud, and adds Shortcuts actions and home screen widgets. SupaJot is Mac only and doesn't sync in 1.0; sync is on the list for a later version. If you jot something on your phone and finish it on your Mac, Tot fits that better.
Plain files and math
Each SupaJot tab is a plain Markdown file in your Library folder. Time Machine backs it up, and you can open it in any editor while SupaJot is quit. Start a line with = and the result appears at the end of it, with percentages, 1.5k, and = sum to add up a list. Click a result to copy it.
Getting to your note
Press ⌘⇧J in any app and SupaJot's note appears on top. Esc hides it. It remembers its size and position on each screen. Tot organises text into seven color-coded dots, with checklists, word and character counts, and automatic backups.
Questions and answers
Is SupaJot a subscription?
No. SupaJot is $4.99 once for three Macs, with every 1.x update included.
Does SupaJot sync to my iPhone like Tot?
Not in 1.0. SupaJot is a local Mac scratchpad by design. Your notes are plain Markdown files, so you can back them up or copy them like any other file. If you need your notes on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch, Tot is built for that.
How many notes can I keep?
SupaJot has the Scratch tab plus up to eleven named tabs. Tot has seven dots.