Comparison

Dote Timer vs Daymirror

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

Head to head
About

Dote Timer

This app helps you manage your time and boost concentration by using a unique flip timer and detailed statistical analysis. It also includes features for planning, journaling, and collaborative study sessions, with an option to donate earned coins to charity.

Highlights
  • Flip timer for concentration
  • 10-minute dot-separated planner
  • Detailed statistical charts
  • Donation program for underprivileged students
  • Three-line daily diary
  • Real-time study group sessions
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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#Time Management Secret of Successful People# Try Dot Timer now, the king of time management! Are you having trouble managing your time? Need to concentrate, but your smartphone is distracting you? Organizing your work or even recording your study time, everything can be done with Dot Timer! ##Flip Timer UP your concentration with a timer that runs when your flip your smartphone! Let's get away from smartphone addiction! Get donation coins every 10 minutes of concentration ##Time Table Unique time table that allows you to compare your plans with the actual records at a glance! Maximize time utilization with a 10-minute dot-separated planner ##Various statistical charts It's not end with record! Analyze your concentration time in detail with various graphs and charts! Identify your improvement with daily statistics, annual statistics, cumulative statistics, weekly statistics, hourly statistics and plan leaderboards at a glance ##Donation Program You can donate the collected coins to gift notes for underprivileged students! Donation rangking are changing in real time basis ##Three Lines a Day How are you today? Share your diary in three lines. Motivate each other with friends around the world ‍##Study Group 'Study With' Try taking notes with your friends in real time! There are various themes such as classrooms, libraries, offices, fitness places and others. Group member statistics. ##Premium Features Try premium features that are constantly being updated. More efficient time management developed by time management experts How to Use Dote Timer Apple Watch 1. Add a to-do in the Dote timer app. 2. Open the Dote Timer Apple Watch app and select a task by pressing the ‘Select Task’ button. 3. Press the START button to start recording. 4. When the recording is finished, press the STOP button to save the recording and end it. Caution : 1. The Apple Watch must be connected to the iPhone. 2. The Dote timer must be installed on the iPhone. * Notice * First, You need to click To Do List and create category to use this app. reporting translation errors -> skyktc75@gmail.com Your review can help a lot for your developer. Thank you. When we try to concentrate on something, there are so many distractions. One of the biggest distractions is the smartphone. You need to focus on the book. But I find myself looking at the phone. The plan was to study for 5 hours But you actually spent only 1 hour on the book? Dote Timer is the answer! Let’s start with the special proprietary features of Dote Timer. First, Dote Timer starts only when you flip the device (screen facing down). It will automatically stop when you use or move the phone after activating the timer. Thus, you can concentrate on study or work. Second, you can compare the plan with your actual concentration record. Set up the D-Day of your task. And categorize it into A, B, or C depending on the importance to set up a precise plan. The actual length of concentration is recorded and can be compared with your original plan. Third, the thickness of color denotes how much you concentrated. Thus, you can easily find out the days when you concentrated on your tasks. Especially the app shows in different colors the days of concentration and the days you failed to concentrate throughout the year. So you can compare how you fared yesterday and today to make your day more productive. In addition, collect coins by using the timer and donate them for underserved people. My accumulated time of concentration is converted into coins. When they reach a certain threshold, Dote Planner and Dote Book will be donated to underserved students. There are also the standings of donation, Which motivates the users to compete in the donation of coins. Dote Timer can be set up as desired. Just focus on what you have to do to contribute to society. The most efficient time management app for the perfect time allocation. Download Dote Timer now!

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Daymirror

Features
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How different was the day you planned from the day you actually had? Daymirror is a ten-minute planner that puts your plan and your actual time side by side. Schedule the day, record what really happened, and see two honest numbers: Time Match (same activity at the planned time) and Plan Completion (planned time you filled, even if it shifted). No account, no ads — your data lives in your own iCloud. ■ TEN-MINUTE TIME BLOCKS Tap an empty slot to create a plan. Hold to move it, drag its edge to resize, keep a note inside the block. View each hour as six cells or as a vertical timeline. ■ ACTUAL NEXT TO PLANNED Followed the plan? Record it as actual in one tap. Did something else? Log it in the Actual column. Plans in progress can be recorded “until now”, so you can compare before the day is over. ■ ROUTINES AND DUPLICATION Build a workday or weekend routine and fill it into any dates. Copy a well-planned day to other days. When a routine changes, update or overwrite the plans it created. ■ TO-DOS AND NOTES Capture tasks and notes in one panel, sort tasks by date or inbox, and place a task on the timeline when you are ready to make time for it. Search and pin notes. ■ SEARCH Find past plans and actual entries by title, note or activity and jump straight to that day. ■ WIDGETS Home Screen: Now & Next (small), today’s match rate with upcoming plans (medium), a plan/actual timeline with a live “now” line (large). Lock Screen: current plan and “As Planned” quick recording. The same widgets run on the Mac desktop and in Notification Center. ■ REVIEW Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly Time Match, Plan Completion, recording coverage and per-activity planned vs actual hours. The month timeline puts dates on the vertical axis and hours across the top. Switch between Plan and Actual to see your patterns; monthly match rates remain in Review. ■ MAKE IT YOURS Set when your day starts (05:00, say), the first weekday, a time zone and the hours to display. Ten themes, a large-text list view and VoiceOver support. ■ iPHONE, iPAD AND MAC With the same Apple Account, plans, actual entries, routines, activities, to-dos and notes sync through your private iCloud database. Work offline and sync later; conflicts between devices are shown for you to resolve, never merged silently. Export everything as JSON. No tracking, no ads, no separate account. iCloud sync requires an iCloud account, storage and an internet connection. Interface languages: English, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese. Titles and notes you write are never translated. Support: https://hiorio.com/apps/daymirror/support/#en Privacy: https://hiorio.com/apps/daymirror/privacy/#en ■ WEEK VIEW AND TIME GOALS Compare seven days of planned and actual time on one timeline. Set daily or weekly time goals for activities; progress and streaks use the time you actually recorded. ■ MANDALART GOAL BOARDS Turn one central goal into eight supporting goals and up to 64 actions. Edit a focused 3×3 grid, check off completed actions and view the full 9×9 board. Create and manage multiple boards in Activities > Mandalart.

Screenshots

Dote Timer4 screens
Daymirror4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dote Timer at Free against Daymirror's $4.99. Dote Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Daymirror's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On 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

Dote Timer is free to download; Daymirror costs $4.99 up front. Dote Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months. Daymirror asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dote Timer ships an update every 4 days, Daymirror daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dote Timer versus Daymirror: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDote TimerDaymirror
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartdong SchoolHWIHO KIM

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dote Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Premium 3-month subscription3 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Premium Annual subscription$8.491 Year
  • Premium Annual subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium LifeTime Pass$12.99
None

Daymirror

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dote Timer free?
Dote Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daymirror free?
Daymirror costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dote Timer or Daymirror have ads?
Neither Dote Timer nor Daymirror shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dote Timer or Daymirror?
Dote Timer ships an update every 4 days, and Daymirror daily. Most recently, Dote Timer was updated on October 17, 2026 and Daymirror on October 10, 2026.

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