Comparison

Outside vs Dossier

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

Head to head
About

Outside

Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.

Highlights
  • Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
  • Trip planning with group coordination
  • Yearly memory archive and profile
  • Live widgets for home and lock screens
  • Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
  • Offline functionality
  • Photo sharing for Lock Screen
Features
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support

About

Dossier

Features
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You already know what you're like. Dossier tells you what it costs. Thirty questions. Two minutes. Scored on the five-factor model — the one actually used in psychological research, not a personality type somebody invented in the 1940s. WHAT YOU GET Your archetype. One of 32, formed by where you land on all five factors. Not a flattering label — an honest one. Your percentiles. Where you actually sit against other people on Openness, Drive, Voltage, Warmth and Sensitivity. Your full file. What your profile gives you, what it costs you, and the blind spots that come with it. The trait interactions specific to you — what happens when your drive meets your anxiety, or your warmth meets your sensitivity. This is the part people find hard to read. COMPARE WITH ANYONE Send someone your code and a link to the app in one message. When they put it in, Dossier reads how the two of you actually work together — what holds, where it breaks, and which argument you're going to keep having. Comparing is part of Dossier Pro. No account needed for either of you. A DAILY READ One line a day, written for your profile. Blunt, specific, and occasionally uncomfortable. BUILT ON REAL PSYCHOMETRICS Thirty items, six per factor, half of them reverse-keyed so that agreeing with everything doesn't manufacture a personality. Your scores are placed against published adult reference data. We explain exactly how it works inside the app, including what it isn't. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is scored and stored on your device. No account. No server. Nothing is uploaded, ever. Delete the app and the data goes with it. DOSSIER PRO Your complete file, the blind-spot report, full daily reads, every share card style, and comparing with anyone. One payment, unlocked forever. Not a subscription — nothing renews. Dossier is not a clinical instrument, a diagnosis, or a mental health assessment. It's a very well-built mirror.

Screenshots

Outside1 screens
Dossier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dossier at none against Outside's 17. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dossier asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Outside versus Dossier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutsideDossier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutside HQ LTDSilas Apostol

Bugs and requests

Outside

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not working after iOS updates
  • Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
  • Paid subscription not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for widgets
  • Ability to delete or edit events
  • Improved Android support
  • Memories/map feature to track past events

Dossier

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Outside

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
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  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$29.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
  • Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
  • Ad supported tier$4.99
  • All Time Deal$5.49
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  • All Time Deal$7.49
  • All Time Pro$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime access$44.49
None

Dossier

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Outside free?
Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dossier free?
Dossier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Outside or Dossier have ads?
Neither Outside nor Dossier shows ads.

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