Comparison

OxTech Sense vs Dot the Earth

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

Head to head
About

OxTech Sense

Features
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This app allows you to control your connected OxTech devices. Users can use the app to add devices and monitor environmental conditions in real-time.

About

Dot the Earth

Explore and track your visits to sacred temples worldwide. This app offers an interactive map, a personal journal for temple experiences, and historical timelines. Visualize temple locations with AR and connect with your family history work.

Highlights
  • Interactive LDS temple map
  • Personal temple visit journal
  • Temple information and schedules
  • Augmented reality (AR) temple view
  • Dynamic temple growth timeline
  • Family history companion tool
Features
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"Dot the Earth" is the premier interactive LDS temple map, visit tracker, and companion app—designed specifically for members and friends of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to explore, plan trips, track ordinances, and stay connected to the House of the Lord worldwide. Deepen your connection to these sacred structures, track your personal journey along the covenant path, and keep a beautiful, private record of your temple worship. Whether you want to locate temples on our interactive 3D globe and map, record spiritual impressions in your journal, plan a multi-temple road trip, or play daily educational temple games with your family, Dot the Earth is your all-in-one companion. Why Latter-day Saints Love Dot the Earth: • Interactive LDS Temple Map & Global Directory: Easily explore every temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—dedicated, under construction, under renovation, or announced. Filter by status, country, or state, calculate exact driving and air distances from your location, and get one-tap directions. • Personal Temple Visit Journal & Ordinance Tracker: Keep a secure, private history of your temple service. Log your visit dates, attach personal photos or voice memos, record sacred spiritual impressions, and track ordinances performed (Baptisms, Initiatories, Endowments, and Sealings—including Family File vs. Temple File breakdowns). • Multi-Stop Temple Trip Planner: Planning a family vacation, youth conference trip, or temple tour? Build custom temple itineraries, organize stops chronologically, and track the temples along your route. • Personal Goals, Streaks & Interactive Analytics: Set annual and monthly temple attendance goals, visualize your worship history with interactive charts, see how many countries and states you have visited, and share milestone summary cards. • Educational Temple Games & Daily Challenge: Perfect for Family Home Evening (FHE), youth activities, and Primary children! Play the Daily Pin-the-Temple Map Challenge to build your global streak, test your knowledge with LDS Temple Trivia Quizzes, flip cards in Temple Picture Matching, and solve Temple Slide Puzzles. • Animated Historical Growth Timeline (1830 to Present): Play, pause, or scrub through history to watch how holy temples have come to "dot the earth" sequentially from Kirtland and Nauvoo to hundreds of temples across every continent today. • Immersive AR Camera Temple Locator: Point your phone toward the horizon in Augmented Reality (AR) to visualize the exact real-time direction, orientation, and distance of nearby temples relative to where you stand. • Essential Temple Information & Prayer Roll: Access addresses, phone numbers, milestone dates (announcement, groundbreaking, open house, dedication), architectural attributes, and direct links to official Church schedule and prayer roll resources. • Friends, Community Gallery & Temple News: Connect with friends and family, celebrate friend visit streaks, browse thousands of curated community temple photos, and stay informed with the latest temple news and gospel study articles. • Global Reach in 14 Languages: Fully localized in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Filipino/Tagalog, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Swedish, Polish, and Hungarian. Enhance your personal journey of temple worship, keep your covenants close to your heart, and download Dot the Earth today. "Families are to be sealed together for all eternity... For these sacred purposes, holy temples now dot the earth." — President Russell M. Nelson Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dottheearth.com/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

OxTech Sense4 screens
Dot the Earth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OxTech Sense at none against Dot the Earth's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Dot the Earth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. OxTech Sense asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OxTech Sense ships an update every 2 days, Dot the Earth every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
OxTech Sense versus Dot the Earth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOxTech SenseDot the Earth
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—53 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOxitMike Stancliffe

In-app purchases

None

OxTech Sense

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dot the Earth

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Month$1.991 Month
  • Plus Year$14.991 Year

Questions

Is OxTech Sense free?
OxTech Sense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dot the Earth free?
Dot the Earth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OxTech Sense or Dot the Earth have ads?
Neither OxTech Sense nor Dot the Earth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OxTech Sense or Dot the Earth?
OxTech Sense ships an update every 2 days, and Dot the Earth every 3 days. Most recently, OxTech Sense was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dot the Earth on November 3, 2026.

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