Comparison

When · Days That Matter vs Year In Dots

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

Head to head
About

When · Days That Matter

Features
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When (formerly #DAYS) helps you keep the dates that shape your past, present, and future. Birthdays, anniversaries, and the days a plan begins or ends can all live on one continuous timeline. ONE STORY, MORE THAN ONE DATE Add beginnings, endings, and other moments to the same record, so its full arc stays together—not just a countdown number. SEE TIME CLEARLY Browse what has passed, what is in progress, and what is coming next. When uses each actual date and keeps the exact day count visible. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep important dates and photos on your Home Screen. Each widget size can have its own event and composition. GENTLE, USEFUL REMINDERS Set custom and milestone reminders. Notifications are scheduled locally on your device, with no account required. FREE & PREMIUM Create up to 10 records for free, with iCloud sync and timelines included. Premium unlocks unlimited records, advanced reminders, poster widget layouts, and celebration effects. A one-time purchase unlocks Premium permanently. Your records are designed with privacy in mind. If you enable iCloud, sync is provided by Apple CloudKit. Purchases are handled by Apple’s StoreKit. Questions or feedback? Email aloooone@proton.me Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Year In Dots

Features
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Year In Dots turns the whole year into a simple, beautiful grid right on your Home Screen. Every day is a single mark - the days that have already passed are filled in, the ones still ahead stay faint. One glance and you feel exactly where you are in the year. No numbers to read, no charts to decode. Just watch your year quietly fill in, day by day - a gentle reminder that time is moving and today counts. HOME-SCREEN WIDGET • Small - the current month • Medium - the current half-year • Large - the whole year at a glance The widget refreshes itself every day and always matches the style you choose in the app. MAKE IT YOURS • 6 color palettes - Midnight, Peach, Graphite and their inverted variants • 5 mark styles - hand-drawn bars, clean bars, dots, uniform dots, and squares • Looks great in both light and dark CALM BY DESIGN No accounts, no sign-ups, no clutter, no notifications begging for attention. Just your year, filling in. Also great as a "year in pixels" / life-calendar tracker, a countdown of the days left, or a quiet motivation to make each day count.

Screenshots

When · Days That Matter4 screens
Year In Dots3 screens

Verdict

The call

When · Days That Matter and Year In Dots are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. When · Days That Matter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Year In Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
When · Days That Matter versus Year In Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhen · Days That MatterYear In Dots
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer杰龙 刘Pavel Paronkin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

When · Days That Matter

One-time1
  • When Premium · Lifetime Access$0.99
1 purchases

Year In Dots

One-time1
  • Year In Dots Pro$1.99

Questions

Is When · Days That Matter free?
When · Days That Matter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Year In Dots free?
Year In Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do When · Days That Matter or Year In Dots have ads?
Neither When · Days That Matter nor Year In Dots shows ads.

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