House of Grapplers vs BJJ Notes
BJJ Notes costs $149.
House of Grapplers costs $0.
BJJ Notes is a manual notes app. Type your training, hope you remember, pay $8.99/mo or $149 lifetime for the AI insights. House of Grapplers gives you all of that plus voice-to-log, sparring tracker, submission stats, 120-technique Pokédex, community, coach-verified belt + lineage, year-end Wrapped — free, on the web, iOS, and Android.
House of Grapplers
$0
Free forever
Journal, roll log, submissions, Pokédex, community, Wrapped, coach tools. Everything included. No credit card.
BJJ Notes
$8.99/mo · $49.90/yr · $149 lifetime
iOS + Android only · English + Spanish
You pay them every month forever, OR a one-time fee for a feature set we beat on every dimension below.
Voice-to-log
Talk through your training. We transcribe in real time and tag the technique, partners, and duration for you. BJJ Notes is type-only.
Roll Log + Submissions
Track every roll, every tap. Signature submission, weakest defense, top partners, current streak — built in, not hidden behind a paywall.
Community + Lineage
News, threads, athlete encyclopedia, leaderboards, and a coach-verified lineage chain back to Helio. BJJ Notes is a solo journal.
Head-to-head
| Feature | House of Grapplers | BJJ Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free — everything included, forever | $8.99/mo · $49.90/yr · $149 lifetime |
| Web app | Web + iOS + Android (PWA + push) | iOS + Android only — no web |
| Voice-to-log journaling | Talk through training, transcript auto-fills | Manual typing only |
| Kids' belts (yellow, orange, green, grey) | Fully supported — pick the actual belt your kid wears | Not supported (App Store complaint) |
| Sparring log (rolls + partners) | Roll Log w/ streaks, top partners, mat hours | Not supported |
| Submission tracker | 25+ canonical types, signature sub, weakest defense | Manual analytics only |
| Technique tracking | 120+ technique Pokédex w/ status + drill counter | Free-text only; can't save a technique without a YouTube link (App Store complaint) |
| Delete any entry | Yes, your data, your call | Some entries cannot be deleted (App Store complaint) |
| Year in review | AI-narrated Wrapped — mat hours, top partners, signature sub | Not offered |
| Community / social | Threads, news, athlete encyclopedia, gym leaderboards | Solo journal only — no community layer |
| Coach / gym tools | Multi-tenant academy SaaS — check-in, curriculum, members | No coach tier — individual practitioners only |
| Belt verification + lineage | Coach-verified promotions, full chain to BJJ founders | Self-report only |
| Importer | Import your BJJ Notes export in 60 seconds at /settings/import | — |
Comparison reflects publicly available features of BJJ Notes as of 2026.
Real complaints from real reviews — answered
“Kids' belt ranks aren't supported — I had to log my child as a '4-stripe white belt'.”
We support yellow, orange, green, and grey belts. Pick the actual belt your kid wears.
“I couldn't save a technique without attaching a YouTube link.”
Add techniques to your Pokédex with just a status (learned, drilling, competing, mastered). No URL required.
“I can't delete certain notes.”
Every journal entry, roll session, and submission log has a delete button. Your data is yours.
“The app feels more like homework than a training tool.”
Voice-to-log means you talk through a session in 30 seconds, the AI fills in the structure. No homework.
“High monthly cost for limited functionality.”
House of Grapplers is free forever. Everything in the comparison above is included with zero paywalls.
The all-in-one platform for grapplers.
Journal, roll log, submissions, Pokédex, community, coach tools, and Wrapped — one home, free forever.