Comparison

flomo浮墨 vs DottieNote

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

Head to head
About

flomo浮墨

This app helps you quickly capture and organize fleeting thoughts and ideas using a simple card-based system. It focuses on efficient recording and retrieval, with features like tagging, daily reviews, and relevant memo suggestions. Enjoy a private and ad-free experience designed for rapid idea management.

Highlights
  • Easy typing interface
  • Full platform synchronization
  • Manage memos with tags
  • Daily review of past memos
  • Relevant memo suggestions
  • Quantify daily records
  • Quick entry via API
Features
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flomo is the Next Generation note-taking tool, focusing on helping your record more ideas rather than complex articles. We are overjoyed to announce that we ranked in the No.4 of the Golden Kitty Awards 2021 on Product Hunt in the Mobile Apps category. Thank you for your support and suggestions. We can’t keep making progress without your voice. Key features - Easy typing like Twitter - Full platform sync - Manage MEMOs by #tags/sub-tags - Daily review of past MEMOs - Relevant MEMOs - Quantify daily records - Quick entry with API - No ads or privacy sharing What flomo doesn't do well We know it's hard enough to be good at one small thing, so we won't try to be ALL-IN-ONE in features. Here's what we're NOT good at, and we recommend you to choose a better product. - Not good at Document writing or markdown - Not good at Web Clipper - Not good at TODO - Not good at Mind mapping flomo CARES about privacy and security - All content is only visible to you - All data transfers are encrypted - No commercial advertising - No sharing or selling of personal data - Real-time database backup —————————— Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. —————————— 2024@flomoapp.com Privacy Policy: https://help.flomo.app/terms-and-privacy/privacy Terms of Service: https://help.flomo.app/terms-and-privacy/terms

About

DottieNote

This app combines task management, habit tracking, and focus sessions with a unique planet collection reward system. It offers natural language task creation, flip-to-focus functionality, and AI-powered reflections to help users understand their productivity patterns. Syncs with Apple Reminders and offers optional iCloud sync for Pro users.

Highlights
  • Smart task and habit management
  • Natural-language task creation
  • Flip-to-start focus timer
  • NFC sticker quick launch
  • AI-powered reflections and reports
  • Gamified planet collection rewards
  • Apple Reminders sync
Features
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DottieNote — Make focus easier and task management more fun! DottieNote brings together task management, habits, focus timing, and AI reflection. Create tasks with text or voice, start focus by turning your phone face down or tapping an NFC sticker, and review your progress in the calendar and statistics. No complex setup is required. Key Features Smart Task Management: Organize tasks, habits, repeating plans, tags, and reminders. Plan today and tomorrow, or keep items without a date in the Anytime list. Natural-Language Task Creation: Type or say a sentence and DottieNote can recognize dates, times, and repeat rules, with on-device and cloud voice-processing options. Apple Reminders Sync: Optionally sync with Apple Reminders in both directions so tasks created or completed from different entry points stay aligned. Flip-to-Start Focus: Turn your iPhone face down to start timing. Follow progress from the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and widgets. NFC Sticker Quick Launch: Tap a Dottie sticker to open a selected task or begin a focus session with fewer steps. Calendar and Interactive Statistics: Review completed tasks, focus time, and habit changes to understand your working rhythm. Dottie AI Reflections: Chat with Dottie, receive a daily reflection, and view weekly and monthly reports based on your own task activity to find patterns in progress, pressure, and energy. Planet Collection: Completing a focus session gives you a chance to unlock planets from themed collections, adding a little reward to every effort. Dottie Pro Dottie Pro unlocks Dottie AI reflections and iCloud sync across your devices. Annual plans include a 7-day free trial, and a monthly plan is also available. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be canceled in system settings. Core task, habit, and focus features remain free. Privacy and Data Tasks and records are stored on your device by default. Before cloud voice processing or Dottie AI is used, the app explains how relevant data is processed and lets you decide whether to enable it. You can change your choices at any time in Settings > Privacy & Data. Contact Us DottieNote is continuously improving, and we would love to hear your feedback. Email: support@dottienote.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

flomo浮墨4 screens
DottieNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: flomo浮墨 at 1.2K against DottieNote's 1. flomo浮墨 also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. flomo浮墨 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DottieNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for flomo浮墨 against 5.0 for DottieNote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: flomo浮墨 has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of flomo浮墨's written reviews are positive against 73% of DottieNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

flomo浮墨 ships an update weekly, DottieNote every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
flomo浮墨 versus DottieNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterflomo浮墨DottieNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Xiandi Network Technology Co., LtdShanghai TacticSpace Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

flomo浮墨

All ratings1,162 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.8%

DottieNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

flomo浮墨

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior with list indentation
  • Issues with text scanning functionality
  • Problems with time stamp recognition

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand note-taking window size
  • Add support for Markdown syntax
  • Integrate with more apps and services
  • Implement dark mode option
  • Add sorting by time/date

DottieNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

flomo浮墨

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Pro subscription$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Max subscription$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro subscription$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly Max subscription$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Max subscription1 Year trial$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • 3,000 Agent Points$0.99
  • 10,000 Agent Points$3.99
  • 30,000 Agent Points$9.99
Show 2 more
  • flomo Pro 年度会员-教育优惠$14.99
  • flomo Max 年度会员-教育优惠$34.99
2 purchases

DottieNote

Subscriptions2
  • Dottie Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Dottie Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is flomo浮墨 free?
flomo浮墨 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DottieNote free?
DottieNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, flomo浮墨 or DottieNote?
DottieNote is rated higher. flomo浮墨 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while DottieNote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do flomo浮墨 or DottieNote have ads?
Neither flomo浮墨 nor DottieNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, flomo浮墨 or DottieNote?
flomo浮墨 ships an update weekly, and DottieNote every 10 days. Most recently, flomo浮墨 was updated on November 7, 2026 and DottieNote on November 8, 2026.

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