Comparison

Sofa vs DoTint

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sofa

Organize all aspects of your downtime, from tracking media progress to planning trips. Create custom lists for books, movies, games, and more, with integrated podcast playback and event planning tools.

Highlights
  • Organize with unlimited lists and groups
  • Track progress for shows, books, and games
  • Integrated podcast player
  • Event planner for trips and tasks
  • Logbook and stats dashboard
  • Customizable lists and smart filters
Features
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Featured by Apple as “App of the Day” 9to5Mac: “I've found Sofa to be a delight to use.” MacStories: “My favorite app to manage my media watchlist.” iMore: “A great way to organize everything from your games to your books.” ———————— Sofa helps you enjoy your downtime by tracking your shows episode by episode, playing your podcasts, planning your trips, and a bunch of other stuff. All in one app. ORGANIZE WITH LISTS AND GROUPS Add unlimited lists and groups for categorizing all your stuff: books, games, movies, shows, podcasts, and more. A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE PROGRESS TRACKING EXPERIENCE A show you started last month. A book on your nightstand. A game you keep meaning to get back to. Sofa helps you keep track of all of it. Progress rings show up on covers so you can see where you stand at a glance. A FULL-FEATURED PODCAST PLAYER Track podcasts and listen to them in the same app. Save a show, queue up episodes, and hit play without switching apps. A PLANNER FOR TRIPS, TASKS, AND YOUR TV SCHEDULE TOO The hotel confirmation is in your email. The restaurant list is in Notes. The flight info is in a screenshot somewhere. The Planner puts all of that in one event with day-by-day itineraries, budget scenarios, live weather, and file attachments. • Tasks with due dates, priorities, and reminders. • Sticky notes for ideas without a date. • TV episodes and release dates appear on the timeline automatically. RIDICULOUSLY POWERFUL LISTS • Todo Lists or Collection Lists. Hide completed items or keep everything visible. • Group by genre, author, platform, release year, or custom fields. • Data Cards show ratings, runtimes, and metadata right on the item. • Multi-select to move, pin, complete, or remove items in bulk. • Smart Lists with dozens of filters that auto-populate based on your library. • Custom fields called Ingredients for your own ratings, tags, and filters. YOUR DOWNTIME HISTORY The Logbook catches everything you finish. A Stats dashboard shows activity timelines, genre breakdowns, and year-over-year comparisons. PLUS WIDGETS, UNIFIED SEARCH, SHORTCUTS ACTIONS, AND MORE • Widgets with progress rings on your Home and Lock Screen. • Unified Search across your library and new content. • Dozens of Shortcuts actions. • A customizable tab bar that lets you hide what you don't use. ———————— ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH SOFA STANDARD FEATURES (FREE) • Unlimited Groups & Lists • Add Basically Anything (movies, TV, books, games, music, podcasts, apps) • Podcast Player • Planner (events, tasks, notes, upcoming releases) • Logbook • Basic Details (release dates, descriptions, metadata) • Custom Categories • iCloud Syncing SUPER SOFA FEATURES (PAID) • Progress Tracking (TV episodes, book checkpoints, game progress) • Event Planning Tools (weather, budgets, attachments) • Smart Lists (auto-populate based on filters) • Custom Ingredients (custom ratings, dates, tags) • Pinned Items & Lists • List Customization (cover images, large titles, descriptions, layouts) • Enhanced Podcast Player (chapters, per-show settings) • Enhanced Details (streaming/music service links) • Logbook Stats • Reminders (episodes, events, tasks, notes) • Sticky Notes • 100+ Themes & App Icons • Family Sharing (up to 5 people) ———————— Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Terms of Use: https://www.sofahq.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sofahq.com/privacy

About

DoTint

Manage your smart lighting devices and create a personalized cloud smart life. Control your lights remotely, set schedules, and enjoy various lighting effects and music modes for a magical ambiance. Integrates with voice assistants for hands-free control.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Quick device connection
  • Intelligent device linkage
  • Room-based device grouping
  • Customizable scene presets
  • Timed task scheduling
  • Music and preset light modes
  • Google Home & Alexa integration
Features
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DoTint is an app that helps you manage smart devices and easily build a cloud smart life, making lighting a pleasure. Through DoTint APP, you can add, configure, view and control your DoTint products in real time through mobile devices such as mobile phones. APP is suitable for DoTint bulbs, desk lamps, ceiling lamps, atmosphere lamps and subsequent intelligent products. Product function: - Remote control. As long as you connect your DoTint device to the network and are not at home, you can easily control your home device and check your device status in real time. - Quick connect. Just follow the simple add boot and connect the new device in a few seconds. - Intelligent linkage. You can control multiple devices with one click, or you can release your hands, enjoy a real smart experience, and enjoy the artistry and magic of lighting effects. - Room. Group your equipment according to the room for easier control. - Scene. Scene presets and free creation of scenes to meet your different lighting needs. - Timed tasks. Setting the state of the light at a specified time can be used as a good morning wake-up function. - Rich preset light modes and music modes. Let you enjoy the artistry and magic of lighting effects under different scenes and music rhythms. - Google Home and Amazon Alexa. DoTint devices already support Google Home and Amazon Alexa and can be controlled with simple voice commands. In the process of use, how questions and opinions can be given to us in the "common questions and feedback" in app. You can also contact us through the official email: bason2021@163.com.

Screenshots

Sofa4 screens
DoTint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sofa at 60% against DoTint's 0%. Sofa also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 2). DoTint's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sofa sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. DoTint asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sofa holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sofa has 3.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Sofa's written reviews are positive against 0% of DoTint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sofa ships an update weekly, DoTint monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sofa versus DoTint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSofaDoTint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.1K ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.1K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB81 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAstrio, LLC勇 谢

Customer experience

Sofa

All ratings3,086 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral12.3%
Negative27.7%

DoTint

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Sofa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent sync and data loss across devices
  • Search not working for some media types
  • Crashes when trying to add custom items to lists
  • Review prompts not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to add notes, ratings, and reminders for media
  • Integrate with streaming services to track availability
  • Allow custom categories and manual list reordering
  • Implement share/import functionality from other apps
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

DoTint

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sofa

Subscriptions4
  • Super Sofa Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Family Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Super Sofa Yearly$49.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Family Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time6
  • Dark Blizzard$0.99
  • Cozy Cabin$0.99
  • Gingerbread$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Ugly Sweater$0.99
  • North Pole$0.99
  • Super Sofa Lifetime$249.99
None

DoTint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sofa free?
Sofa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoTint free?
DoTint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sofa or DoTint?
Sofa is rated higher. Sofa averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while DoTint averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sofa or DoTint have ads?
Neither Sofa nor DoTint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sofa or DoTint?
Sofa ships an update weekly, and DoTint monthly. Most recently, Sofa was updated on November 3, 2026 and DoTint on November 3, 2026.

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