DayDO vs Dot Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DayDO
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DayDO turns your weekly routine into a cute hamster wheel. Set a task once, choose the days, and DayDO reminds you every week. Your little hamster runs on a 24-hour wheel that shows your whole day at a glance — the busier the day, the faster it runs. ■ YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE · A 24-hour wheel with every task as a dot · Today’s progress fills up as the day goes on · Swipe between weekdays; each one shows its upcoming date ■ WEEKLY REPEAT ALARMS · Any days you like: weekdays, weekends or every day · Spin the hamster dial to set the time, or pick the exact minute · Tap “Done” or “Remind in 10 min” right from the notification ■ LITTLE REWARDS · Check off a task and your hamster munches a sunflower seed · Rest days, rainy days and sleepy nights each have their own hamster · Routine ideas when you need inspiration ■ PREMIUM · Home & Lock Screen widgets — turn alarms on or off right from the widget · Live countdown to your next alarm on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island · Weekly weather under each day, powered by Apple Weather · No ads Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan includes a 1-week free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. ■ ALSO · Dark mode with a sleepy hamster · AM/PM or 24-hour time · Available in 15 languages Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://irradiated-paperback-334.notion.site/DO-Oneuldo-2e07be19da4280b9bf06e2a3bf0131e7
Dot Journal
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Dot Journal is a planner for people who run their days on lists. Tasks, events, habits, moods and notes live in one calm, text-first journal. It is quick to add to, easy to rearrange, and kept on your iPhone. PLAN THE WHOLE YEAR, ONE DRAG AT A TIME • Day, Week, Month and Year views. Swipe between them; the next page is already there. • Drag a task to another day, another week or the Inbox. Drag across the edge of the screen to turn the page. • Plan months ahead on the Year view's planning board. • Each week and month has its own Inbox for things without a day yet. ADD ANYTHING IN ONE LINE • Type "Ship deck fri 3pm !!! #urgent @Work". The date, time, priority, tag and list fill themselves in. • One quick entry sheet for tasks, events, notes and moods, from any view. • Close it by accident and what you typed is still there. SEE ONLY WHAT MATTERS • Lists and tags for every project and context. • Set a lens such as "@Work #urgent" and every view shows only those entries. • Save the lenses you use most. They sit in the side menu, one tap away. • Search understands #tags and @lists. TIME YOUR WORK • Start a timer right on the task row. Pause, resume, and see it running from any view. • The time you spend is recorded on the task. KNOW HOW YOUR WEEK WENT • Insights shows how many tasks you finished, a completion trend and a heatmap of your busiest days. • See how much time you spent, for everything or for one lens. HABITS AND MOODS • Track habits with streaks and a recent-days strip. • Log how you feel in two taps and see it next to what you got done. ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN • Apple Watch app with complications: check off tasks and add new ones. • Home Screen widgets for today's list. • Share extension: send text or links from any app into your journal. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your journal lives on your iPhone. No account, no ads, no tracking. • Optional iCloud sync goes through your own iCloud account, built on Apple's sync engine. • Dot Journal collects no data. FREE AND PREMIUM Dot Journal is free to use, with up to 5 new tasks a day, 3 lists, 5 tags and 1 saved lens. Premium removes every limit and adds iCloud sync: • Monthly or yearly, each with a 1-week free trial • Or a one-time purchase, yours for life Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://dot.raycar.net/terms.html Privacy: https://dot.raycar.net/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dot Journal at none against DayDO's shown. Dot Journal also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. DayDO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Dot Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DayDO ships an update every 5 months, Dot Journal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayDO | Dot Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SEONGJIN PARK | Hong Chi Law |
In-app purchases
DayDO
- Premium Monthly$0.491 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
Dot Journal
- Dot Journal Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Dot Journal Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
- Dot Journal Pro Lifetime$9.99









