Comparison

Kattia vs. Notion
for job tracking.

Notion is a powerful general-purpose workspace that many people already use daily. This is an honest look at how it compares to a purpose-built job search tool — what you get, what you give up, and who each option actually serves.

Notion

Best if you already live in Notion.

Fully customisable — build any workflow you want
Links your job search to your notes, résumé, and research
Kanban and database views out of the box
Native mobile app with offline support

Kattia

Built specifically for job searching.

Zero configuration — works in under two minutes
Next actions and follow-up reminders built in, not bolted on
Auto-extracts job details from a URL
Role match scoring and cover letter drafts in the same record

Feature by feature

Capability	Notion	Kattia
Getting started	Find or build a template (~1–2 hours properly)	Sign up, paste a job URL (~2 min)
Stage pipeline view	Yes, with a kanban database view	Yes, built-in from Sourced to Offer
Next action tracking	Manual property — nothing surfaces overdue	Next action on every record, overdue auto-surfaced
Notes per application	Yes — inline page editor per record	Yes — structured notes attached to each role
Follow-up reminders	Manual date property with Notion reminders (limited)	Date-based reminders surfaced in the pipeline
Job description capture	Copy-paste or URL only	Auto-extracted on URL import
Template flexibility	Fully customisable — any properties, views, or linked databases	Structured fields with note overflow
Works with other Notion content	Yes — links to your résumé pages, research, company notes	No — job search focused only
AI features	Notion AI (paid) — general purpose writing help	Role match scoring, cover letter drafts, prep focus
Cost	Free plan available (limited). Notion AI requires paid plan.	Free during beta
Data export	Export to HTML, Markdown, CSV	CSV export anytime
Mobile experience	Dedicated mobile app	Responsive web app

The honest take

Notion's real advantage is integration.

If your job search research, résumé drafts, company notes, and tracking all live in the same Notion workspace, the context switching cost disappears. You can link from an application record to your résumé page, to a company research note, to a reference contact. That is genuinely useful.

The problem is the setup and maintenance tax. A good Notion job search template takes real time to configure correctly. Then it takes discipline to update. Most people's Notion job trackers look great in week one and become inconsistent by week three.

Kattia's real advantage is zero friction.

The pipeline model, next action tracking, and follow-up surfacing are built into the product — you do not configure them, you just use them. Paste a URL, and the record is created. Set a follow-up date, and it surfaces when it is due. The question “what needs attention today?” has an answer without scanning anything.

The tradeoff is focus: Kattia does one thing well. If you need your job search woven into a broader personal knowledge management system, a general-purpose tool will serve you better.

Choose Notion if…

You already use Notion for everything else and want to keep tools consolidated
You want to link application records to your résumé, notes, and research
You are willing to spend time configuring and maintaining a template
You need the flexibility of a fully custom data structure

Choose Kattia if…

You want to be set up in two minutes, not two hours
You have missed follow-ups because there was nothing to surface them
You want cover letter drafts and match scoring in the same place
You would rather spend time on the search, not the system

Try Kattia alongside Notion.

Kattia is free during beta. Many people start here and keep Notion for longer-form notes — they work well in parallel.