jtx Board vs Super Productivity
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
jtx Board
Android app for journals, notes and tasks with CalDAV sync
Free plan · from $0.99
Super Productivity
Free, open-source to-do app with time tracking and a Pomodoro timer
Free
Where they differ
- jtx Board starts at $0.99 to $3.49 per item, in-app purchase on Google Play (basis not shown). Super Productivity is free.
- Only Super Productivity lists a web app.
- Only Super Productivity lists macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS apps.
- jtx Board also covers notes and daily notes.
- Super Productivity also covers kanban boards, Pomodoro timer and time tracking.
In commonFree planAndroidOpen sourceWorks offlineLocal-firstTasks
At a glance
| jtx Board | Super Productivity | |
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| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $0.99 to $3.49 per item, in-app purchase on Google Play (basis not shown) | Free |
| Free plan | The standard version on Google Play is free for journals, notes and tasks kept on the device. The open-source edition on F-Droid is also free and shows a donations page in place of the in-app purchase. | Every feature on every platform is free under the MIT license, with no account, premium tier or trial. Development is supported by optional donations through GitHub Sponsors. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | Techbee e.U. | Johannes Millan |
| Price read from | play.google.com | super-productivity.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
jtx Board
- Android users who sync tasks with their own CalDAV server
- Nextcloud, Fastmail or Radicale users who want journals too
- Keeping meeting minutes and their follow-up tasks together
Super Productivity
- Developers who plan their day from Jira, GitHub or GitLab issues
- Freelancers who need time sheets from the tasks they tracked
- People who want a free app that keeps data on their own device
Worth knowing
jtx Board
- Android only: the vendor's terms say the app is currently available on Android, and no iOS, desktop or web version is listed.
- Sync needs the separate DAVx5 app and a server that accepts VJOURNAL; the compatibility list marks iCloud, Posteo, Ionos and Infomaniak as not supporting it.
- In the Google Play version, editing entries in remote collections is part of the paid Pro upgrade.
- Google Play lists in-app purchases at $0.99 to $3.49 per item without naming them, so the exact Pro price is not shown; the app's code treats Pro as a one-time purchase.
Super Productivity
- The web app is more limited than the desktop app: calendar integration and WebDAV sync are likely to fail in a browser because of CORS.
- SuperSync is labeled beta, and the project's wiki suggests Nextcloud, WebDAV or Dropbox for production use until it is stable.
- Fetching issues and sending work logs needs a network connection, and a failed issue update is not retried automatically.
- The project is maintained by volunteers and funded by donations; help comes from the community on GitHub and Reddit.
Key features
jtx Board
- Journals, notes and tasks in one app
- Journals hold dated entries such as meeting minutes or a diary, notes hold memos without a date, and tasks carry due dates, subtasks and a progress value.
- Linked entries
- Tasks can be attached to a journal or a note, and any entry can take a comment or an audio comment, so follow-ups stay with the minutes they came from.
- iCalendar standard format
- Journals and notes are stored as VJOURNAL components and tasks as VTODO components under RFC 5545, so other apps and servers that follow the standard can read them.
- CalDAV sync through DAVx5
- The separate DAVx5 app syncs entries with a CalDAV server the user picks, including a self-run one. Infomaniak's kSync, a fork of DAVx5, also works.
- Local storage and offline use
- Entries are stored on the device and the app works without an internet connection; syncing is optional.
- Recurrence, alarms and locations
- Entries can recur daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, raise alarm notifications and carry a map location. Geofence notifications are in the Google Play version only.
Super Productivity
- Tasks, projects and boards
- Tasks take subtasks, notes, tags, projects and repeat rules, and can be viewed as lists, on a Kanban board, in an Eisenhower Matrix or on boards you build yourself.
- Time tracking and time sheets
- Starting a task tracks time against it. Tracked time can be turned into time sheets and work summaries for export to a company's time-tracking system.
- Focus mode and break reminders
- Focus mode offers Pomodoro, Flowtime and countdown sessions, and a break reminder tells you when it is time to step away.
- Planner and schedule
- The planner lays the day out on a schedule timeline next to calendar events, which come in through Google Calendar or any CalDAV calendar.
- Issue tracker imports
- Issues assigned to you can be imported from Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Gitea and other trackers, with time tracked per issue and work logs sent back.
- Local data and optional sync
- Data is stored on the device and no account is needed. Devices can sync through Dropbox, WebDAV or SuperSync, the project's end-to-end encrypted service that can be self-hosted.
Plans
jtx Board
Standard$0
The free Google Play version for journals, notes and tasks stored on the device. Editing entries in remote collections needs Pro.
Open source edition$0
The F-Droid build, made only from open-source libraries, with a donations page in place of the in-app purchase and no ads or subscriptions.
jtx Board Pro$0.99 - $3.49
in-app purchase; Google Play lists a range, basis not shown
Unlocks editing in remote collections, quick entries, quick editing by long click and dynamic colors on Android 12 and later.
Super Productivity
Free$0
All features on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and the web, released as open source under the MIT license.
