u/Fun-Writer-1763

Hey r/HowToMen,

Jotter is a notes + tasks app built around one idea:

I don’t want to open a full productivity app just to remember something small.

Most notes are tiny things:

• a quick thought
• a shopping item
• a task for later
• something I’ll forget if it disappears into an app drawer

So Jotter is home-screen-first. The widget is the main experience, not an afterthought.

You can write notes, create checklists, check off tasks, set reminders, pin important items, search/sort/select quickly, and keep everything visible right on your Android home screen.

A few things it focuses on:

• Quick capture: add notes and tasks in one tap without digging through menus
• Interactive widget: check off tasks and manage items from the home screen
• Reminders: alarms and nagging alerts for things you really should not forget
• Recurring tasks: daily, weekly or custom repeats
• Pinned items: keep important notes in notifications / lock screen
• Multiple lists: work, personal, shopping, etc.
• No ads: just a lightweight utility app

I’m also running a small r/HowToMen giveaway: 10 lifetime codes.

To enter, leave a comment and upvote, I’ll randomly pick 10 winners in 48 hours.

Play Store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jotter.widget.notes

Also genuinely open to feedback. This app has already changed a lot based on Reddit comments, so if something feels clunky or missing, tell me.

I kept running into the same issue with note taking apps on Android: too many taps, too much friction, and often too many ads for something that should feel instant.

So I built Jotter, a widget-first Android app for one-tap notes, tasks, and reminders.

The idea is simple: instead of burying everything inside the app, Jotter keeps capture and action on the home screen.

✨ What it helps with:

• quick notes the moment an idea appears
• tasks and checklists without extra friction
• pinned items via persistent notifications
• reminders, full-screen alarms, and nagging reminders
• quick widget actions like bulk actions, search, and sorting
• multiple lists for different contexts
• themes and transparency if you want the widget to match your setup

I’m aiming for something that feels fast and actually useful in day-to-day life, not just another place to store notes you forget to open later.

Would love honest feedback.

Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jotter.widget.notes