Comparison

2Doodle vs DotList

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

Head to head
About

2Doodle

Create visual reminders by drawing directly on your smartwatch face. This app helps you remember tasks with unique doodles, potentially boosting memory and follow-through rates with every glance at your device.

Highlights
  • Doodle on watch face
  • Save doodles as reminders
  • Visual task cues
  • Improved memory recall
  • Faster reminder setting
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2Doodle is the first app that lets you doodle on your watch and save those doodles to your watch face. See why it may be the fastest and most fun way to set reminders and how doodling improves your memory. READY, TAP, DOODLE - Just tap the complication to start a new doodle  - Draw a striking reminder - Simply hit the crown to save it - Get reminded with every glance at your watch A DOODLE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS Studies have shown that drawing a reminder improves your memory by up to 100%. The distinctive cue on your watch face ensures that the task stays on your mind and improves follow-through rate by up to 76%.

About

DotList

Organize your life with a simple, colorful checklist app. Create, share, and manage lists for groceries, tasks, and plans. Features include reminders, home screen widgets, and customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Share lists with others
  • Organize lists and items
  • Copy, reset, and reuse checklists
  • Offline access
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Theme customization
Features
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DotList is a simple, colorful checklist app for iPhone and iPad. Keep groceries, errands, packing lists, work tasks, and everyday plans organized in one place. Tap a dot to check something off. Pin important items, arrange things your way, and share lists with family and friends to work through them together. • Share Lists Together Share a grocery list, plan a trip, or organize tasks with family, friends, or a group. Add items, make changes, rearrange them, and check things off together through iCloud. Sharing is included free. No Pro purchase is required. You choose which lists to share. Your other lists stay on the device where you created them and don’t automatically sync between devices. Choose Send Copy to send a separate copy without sharing future changes. • Organize Your Way Create, rename, and reorder lists. Pin important tasks, drag items into place, sort alphabetically, or move completed items below everything still to do. Choose whether newly typed items appear at the top or bottom in Preferences. Edit longer items in a text box that grows as you type. Undo recent edits, item deletions, imports, and reordering. • Copy, Reset, and Reuse Duplicate a list or choose individual items to copy into another list. Copies keep item order, checkmarks, and pins without copying reminders. Use Reset Dots to uncheck items and work through a favorite checklist again. • Keep Going Offline Keep using lists you’ve already opened without an internet connection. Changes to shared lists are saved on your device and sent when your connection returns. • Reminders That Fit Your Schedule Set one-time reminders for individual items, or repeat them daily, weekly, monthly, or on a custom schedule. View and manage your reminders from one place. Reminders are available on lists you aren’t sharing. • Home Screen Widgets Keep your own lists or upcoming reminders visible without opening the app. Choose from List and Reminders widgets for your Home Screen. • Themes to Make DotList Yours Choose a theme and switch between light and dark appearances. Preview every theme, including premium themes, before deciding whether to upgrade. • Bring Your Lists Along Import a checklist from your clipboard, or select text in another app and share it to DotList. Review the items and choose a new or existing list. Save shared text for review later. You can also export a readable copy of your available DotList data from Help. Included Free Create up to 10 lists, set 5 reminders total, and choose from a selection of free themes. Lists shared with you don’t count toward your 10-list limit. Group collaboration, Home Screen widgets, list copying, text import, and the everyday checklist tools are also included. Optional DotList Pro One purchase unlocks unlimited lists, unlimited reminders on lists you aren’t sharing, and every premium theme, including Firefly, Midnight, Gold, Rose Gold, Blue, Green, and Yellow. No subscription. DotList has no ads and requires no separate DotList account. Everyone collaborating needs an up-to-date version of DotList and must be signed into iCloud.

Screenshots

2Doodle4 screens
DotList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DotList at 94% against 2Doodle's 56%. DotList also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (57 vs 10). 2Doodle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.3 vs 18.2). 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. DotList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 2Doodle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DotList holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DotList has 57 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of 2Doodle's written reviews are positive against 94% of DotList's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
2Doodle versus DotList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2DoodleDotList
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings)4.8 (57 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1057 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.3 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperP2ER GmbHDanz L.L.C.

Customer experience

2Doodle

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

DotList

All ratings57 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

2Doodle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DotList

One-time1
  • DotList Pro$4.99

Questions

Is 2Doodle free?
2Doodle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DotList free?
DotList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 2Doodle or DotList?
DotList is rated higher. 2Doodle averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while DotList averages 4.8 from 57 ratings.
Do 2Doodle or DotList have ads?
Neither 2Doodle nor DotList shows ads.

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