Comparison

How Long Left vs Dot Galaxy

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

Head to head
About

How Long Left

This app helps you visualize the time remaining for your calendar events. It offers a Today Widget, Siri integration, and an Apple Watch app for convenient access. Receive notifications for upcoming events and customize your watch face with countdown complications.

Highlights
  • Countdown calendar events
  • Today Widget integration
  • Siri integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Time remaining notifications
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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How Long Left is a simple app that helps you manage your time by displaying the time remaining of current calendar events. It also includes a Today Widget, Siri integration, and an Apple Watch app, time remaining notifications, and more. There is also an Apple Watch complication that, with an in-app purchase, can display a countdown for current and upcoming events.

About

Dot Galaxy

Features
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Dot Galaxy is a visual habit tracker designed to make daily consistency simple, motivating, and satisfying. Build better habits, track your daily progress, and watch your completed routines turn into a beautiful dot galaxy. Every habit you complete adds a dot, helping you see your progress grow over time. Whether you want to improve focus, read daily, journal, exercise, meditate, study, plan your day, or create a better morning routine, Dot Galaxy helps you stay on track with a clean and easy habit tracking experience. Unlike a basic checklist or routine tracker, Dot Galaxy makes your progress visual. You can track streaks, view habit stats, customize your dot style, set reminders, and stay motivated with a simple design built for long term consistency. With Dot Galaxy, small daily actions become visible progress. Features include: - Simple daily habit tracking - Visual dot galaxy progress - Streak tracker for each habit - Daily progress overview - Habit reminders to stay consistent - Custom dot size and accent colors - Dark and light mode support - Home screen habit widget - Clean and distraction free design - Progress stats for your routines Dot Galaxy is perfect for anyone looking for a habit tracker, routine tracker, streak tracker, goal tracker, daily planner, or productivity app that makes self improvement feel visual and rewarding. Start building your habit galaxy today. One dot. Every day.

Screenshots

How Long Left4 screens
Dot Galaxy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Galaxy at none against How Long Left's 4. How Long Left's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price and ads 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. How Long Left sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dot Galaxy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
How Long Left versus Dot Galaxy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHow Long LeftDot Galaxy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan KontosVirah Moradiya

Bugs and requests

How Long Left

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Watch complication/widget doesn't update correctly
  • Current feed no longer displays current events
  • Restore purchases button is broken
  • Developer ignores emails
  • MacOS app won't open
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  • Widget doesn't work on iOS 17
  • Complication countdown bugged (time until end of next event)
  • Complication shows wrong time remaining
  • Tiny complications don't work
  • Corner complications display wrong time left
  • Widget only counts down for beginning of event, not start
  • In-app purchase disappears on uninstall/reinstall
  • Can't add as complication or widget
  • Calendars do not sync to Apple Watch
  • Always On Display shows empty time remaining
  • Empty widget sometimes
  • Refresh rate issue (doesn't update when calendar moved)

Requested features

7 requests
  • Update to iOS 26/27 widgets
  • Update to Apple Watch smart widgets
  • Add custom event for future dates
  • Widget for upcoming events
  • Restrict event display time
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  • Add percentage to Apple Watch interface
  • Home Screen widget

Dot Galaxy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

How Long Left

One-time4
  • How Long Left Widget$1.99
  • Premium Watch Complication$4.99
  • Legacy Pro Lifetime$39.99
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  • How Long Left Pro (Lifetime)$49.99
None

Dot Galaxy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is How Long Left free?
How Long Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot Galaxy free?
Dot Galaxy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do How Long Left or Dot Galaxy have ads?
Neither How Long Left nor Dot Galaxy shows ads.

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