Comparison

TBConnect vs One Dot Thing

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

Head to head
About

TBConnect

This app streamlines the measurement process by digitally capturing and organizing data from a compatible laser measuring device. It eliminates the need for manual note-taking, allowing users to document measurements efficiently on their smartphone.

Highlights
  • Capture measurements digitally
  • Organize measurement data
  • Companion to laser measuring device
  • Eliminates manual note-taking
  • Smartphone integration
Features
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The ToughBuilt Connect mobile app is the perfect companion to the ToughBuilt 165’ Laser Measuring Device. You no longer have to juggle the laser device, notepad and pencil and your smartphone. Instead, let the app capture and document your measurements in an organized fashion.

About

One Dot Thing

Cultivate positive habits with a simple, focused approach. Track financial, fitness, health, and educational goals by completing one achievable task daily. Visualize your progress and build lasting routines through consistent effort.

Highlights
  • Track financial, fitness, health, and educational habits
  • Focus on one achievable task daily
  • Visualize progress with graphs and streaks
  • Countdown timer for focused tasks
  • Day, Week, Month, Year, All-time progress views
  • Discover popular habits and routines
Features
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You now have the tools to cultivate and maintain positive habits in all aspects of your life. One dot is a reminder to: Do One Thing. This simple principle encourages you to focus on one achievable task at a time, making habit-building manageable and less overwhelming. Track anything, including financial, fitness, health, educational, and all kinds of other habits with our habit yracker. Whether you want to save money, exercise regularly, eat healthier, learn new skills, or develop any other good habit, our app is here to support your journey. We created One Dot to show the power a single dot has on a graph. A trajectory tracked over time would be nothing without each of its dots. Completing a dot for a day means that you've improved upon something. This continual improvement, compounded over time, creates successful habits. Each dot represents a step toward your goals, and over time, these small steps lead to significant achievements. What's included: - Free to use, no account necessary to start - Day, Week, Month, Year, All-time view so you get a comprehensive overview of your progress across different time frames. This helps you see both short-term achievements and long-term growth - See popular habits and routines, discover what habits are trending among other users and find inspiration for new routines to adopt - Streaks as you complete dots to stay motivated. Watching your streaks grow can be incredibly satisfying and encouraging. - Countdown timer to stay focused on your tasks and ensure you complete your daily dots Getting started is simple: 1. Tell us something that you can do right now. 2. Complete that dot every day and make it a daily commitment to complete this task. Consistency is key to forming new habits. 3. Increase the daily quantity of that dot as you improve and gradually raise the bar as you become more comfortable with the habit, pushing yourself to achieve more. Take control of your daily habits by breaking them down into small, attainable dots. Use our daily habit tracker to set and achieve your goals, improve productivity, and manage your time effectively. Whether you're working on personal development, self-improvement, or building healthy habits, our app helps you stay motivated and focused.

Screenshots

TBConnect4 screens
One Dot Thing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: One Dot Thing at 5.0 against TBConnect's 1.6. One Dot Thing also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 19 months). TBConnect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, 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. One Dot Thing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TBConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

One Dot Thing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TBConnect has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TBConnect ships an update every 19 months, One Dot Thing every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TBConnect versus One Dot Thing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTBConnectOne Dot Thing
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB12 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperToughBuilt Industries, Inc.Vilidea LLC

Customer experience

TBConnect

All ratings11 ratings
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

One Dot Thing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TBConnect

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

One Dot Thing

One-time1
  • One Journey Commitment$0.99

Questions

Is TBConnect free?
TBConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Dot Thing free?
One Dot Thing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TBConnect or One Dot Thing?
One Dot Thing is rated higher. TBConnect averages 1.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while One Dot Thing averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TBConnect or One Dot Thing have ads?
Neither TBConnect nor One Dot Thing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TBConnect or One Dot Thing?
TBConnect ships an update every 19 months, and One Dot Thing every 5 days. Most recently, TBConnect was updated on September 12, 2026 and One Dot Thing on September 7, 2026.

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