# Dottie: Year Progress Widget — Birthday & Vacation Countdown

> Birthday & Vacation Countdown (iPhone/iPad app by Arno Richter.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dottie-year-progress-widget/id6761264423 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Arno Richter](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883018646)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.1 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-03-27
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Dottie?

Time, dot by dot. Watch your day, week, month, and year progress as a grid of dots, and count down to birthdays, vacations, and holidays with widgets for your Home Screen.

SEE TIME TAKE SHAPE
Watch your day, week, month, and year progress as an animated grid of dots. When the grid is full, celebrate with confetti.

YOUR SPECIAL MOMENTS
Create countdowns for birthdays, vacations, and special events. Whether it’s a one-time occasion or a yearly celebration, see how much time is left.

RIGHT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN
Keep time progress and countdowns in view with Dottie’s widgets, without opening the app.

YOUR COLORS
Choose from solid colors and gradients to make the app and widgets your own.

COMPLETELY FREE
No ads and no subscription. Your data stays on your device.

## Is Dottie safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Dottie.

## Is Dottie legit?

Dottie: Year Progress Widget appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Dottie is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8 — 2026-10-19

What's New:
- New Lock Screen widgets
- Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.7 — 2026-09-19

What's New:
- Improved user interface
- Two new color schemes
- Bug fixes

### 1.6 — 2026-07-16

What's New:
- Performance improvements
- Minor UI adjustments
- New and refreshed color themes

### 1.5 — 2026-07-16

What's New:
- 3 new widgets for your home screen
- Adjustments to the app design of the user interface

### 1.4.2 — 2026-06-25

Bug fixes – Minor issues have been resolved.

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All apps by Arno Richter: https://appshunter.io/developer/1883018646

## Related topics

[year progress widget](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/year-progress-widget)

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