Comparison

Priorities vs Dot

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

Head to head
About

Priorities

Create and manage prioritized lists with a clean, minimalistic interface. Easily update item priorities with a swipe and organize nested lists within any item. Quickly search and add existing items or create new ones.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic design
  • Browse prioritized lists
  • Update item priority with swipe
  • Nested prioritized lists
  • Quick search and manage items
Features
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Minimalistic design: - browse prioritized lists - update item priority with a swipe - any item can hold a prioritized list of items - quickly search and manage items: add existing item or create new one with a tap

About

Dot

This AI assistant learns your habits to perform tasks across your apps. It offers privacy-first design, working locally on your device. Choose from various AI providers, including offline options, and create custom skills for personalized automation.

Highlights
  • Learns user habits and preferences
  • Creates custom skills for app automation
  • Controls smart home devices
  • Manages reminders and calendar events
  • Sends messages and emails
  • Supports multiple AI providers (Claude, Kimi, Apple Foundation)
  • Privacy-first, on-device processing
Features
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Dot is a powerful personal AI assistant built for your iPhone. Tell it what you need and it gets it done — securely right on your phone. Dot is special because it can learn from you and for you. Need something done in one of your apps? Dot will create a skill to get it done. What can Dot do? - Control your smart home — turn on the lights, lock the front door, adjust the thermostat - Manage reminders and calendar events — schedule meetings, set to-dos, check what's coming up - Send messages and emails — compose and send without switching apps - Play music — queue up a playlist on Apple Music or Spotify - Create notes — jot down ideas hands-free - Learn new skills by creating shortcuts Privacy-first by design Your conversations and data are only stored on your device. Dot works through your existing apps and Apple Shortcuts — no accounts or cloud services required. Extensible and intelligent Dot learns your preferences and remembers context across conversations. Need something new? Just ask — Dot can generate custom skills on the fly by creating new shortcuts tailored to your request. Fully transparent and accessible to you at all times. Choose your AI Choose your provider. Dot supports Claude, Kimi, and on-device Apple Foundation Models. Pick the one that fits your needs — including fully offline options for maximum privacy. Premium Subscription Details: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off, by going to iTunes Subscriptions after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.emotioncomputer.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.emotioncomputer.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Priorities4 screens
Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dot at Free against Priorities's $4.99. Dot also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Priorities's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

Dot is free to download; Priorities costs $4.99 up front. Dot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Priorities asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dot holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dot has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Priorities ships an update every 3 months, Dot every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Priorities versus Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrioritiesDot
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.8 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings338 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandre FrancoisEmotion Computer

Customer experience

Priorities

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Dot

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Priorities

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dot

Subscriptions2
  • AI Assistant Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
  • AI Assistant Premium$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Priorities free?
Priorities costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Priorities or Dot?
Dot is rated higher. Priorities averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Dot averages 4.8 from 38 ratings.
Do Priorities or Dot have ads?
Neither Priorities nor Dot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Priorities or Dot?
Priorities ships an update every 3 months, and Dot every 2 weeks. Most recently, Priorities was updated on October 6, 2026 and Dot on October 31, 2026.

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