Dory Sign vs Analog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dory Sign
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Dory is a smart and sustainable e-paper door sign designed for homes, offices, and businesses. Our app allows you to easily customize and update your Dory sign in seconds, giving you a seamless way to communicate who’s in, what’s happening, or simply add a personal touch to your space. At it's core, dory is all about making a friendlier world – one door at a time. Say hey, your way. Dory is designed with sustainability in mind – using zero power in static mode and consuming minimal energy only when updating content. It’s the perfect solution for private homes, rental apartments, office spaces, boutique hotels, and senior living communities. Key Features: • Effortless sign customization with text, fonts and illustrations • Energy-efficient display with zero power in static use • Instant updates via the Dory app • Minimalist and elegant design • Secure wireless connection (BLE) • Supports multiple languages (soon)
Analog
Create digital boundaries in your home to encourage presence and reduce phone distractions. This app automatically quiets phones and limits access to chosen apps in designated physical spaces, fostering better connection with loved ones.
- Automatic phone quiet mode in designated spaces
- Customizable app access per zone
- Location, scheduled, and manual zones
- Parental override controls
- Shared family boundaries
- Beacon device for automatic activation
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Make space for the moments that matter most Analog creates digital boundaries in the physical spaces where you want to be fully present. A Beacon in your dining room, bedroom, or living room automatically guides phones into a quieter mode. How Analog works Place a Beacon in any room. When you or family members enter that space, phones automatically adapt–-only the apps you choose are available, notifications quiet down, attention shifts back to the real world and the people in it. Peace of mind for parents. Autonomy and structure for teens. A shared boundary that everyone opts into. Analog working quietly in the background. Boundaries that work with your life Analog isn't about banning technology. Phones are incredible tools and a part of modern life. This is about using phones on your terms, in the places where presence matters most. Set boundaries to only allow specific apps at specific times and places: only the alarm clock after bedtime; only educational apps during homework time; only reading apps on the weekend. Essential functions like calls always remain available. Create different boundaries for different people. Parents might need different apps than teens. Each family member participates in the shared intention while maintaining the access they need. How boundaries work Instead of blocking only specific apps, you choose which apps remain available in each space. By default, phones become quiet—just the essentials you select stay accessible. This means less management. You don't chase new apps or worry about what you forgot to block. You simply define what belongs in each space. Boundaries that adapt to your rhythm Create Analog Zones that fit how your family actually lives: - Location Zones — Boundaries apply to everyone in a space (e.g., around the dinner table) - Scheduled Zones — Boundaries apply in a space at specific times (e.g., bedrooms after 9pm) - Manual Zones — Start a shared boundary on-demand, regardless of location (e.g., family outing) Parents can override any boundary instantly when needed. Full control, zero friction. Built for families Analog emerged from a simple problem: constant attention to phones robbing us of attention to each other. Staring at phones instead of talking to each other. Fighting over phones at bedtime. Doom scrolling instead of sleeping. The intention was always there, but the structure was missing. Analog helps provide that structure. When physical spaces carry out our intentions, behavior follows naturally. Presence – shared and synchronous – becomes the default rather than having to be constantly enforced. Simple to set up Place the Beacon in a room. Tap to set up from the Analog app. Others tap to join. Digital boundaries then activate automatically, for everyone. Beacons do not require WiFi and run on an enclosed battery that will last years. They ship to you on and ready to use. Key features - Place and time phone boundaries that activate automatically - Shared boundaries with customizable app access for each family member - Parents can decide app access for their children - Multiple Beacon support for different rooms - Multiple ways to set up boundaries: by location, by location and schedule, on-demand - Phone calls always available - Privacy-focused—your app selections are private to you, and usage data stays on your device A physical solution for a physical problem Analog is both an app and a Beacon. The Beacon marks territory in the real world, quietly asserting that here, in this place, the people present take precedence. It's designed to be seen. To remind everyone what matters. Requires Analog Beacon This app works in combination with one or more Analog Beacons, available at goanalog.co. Beacons create Analog Zones, which are managed by an Admin. Analog Zone Admins control when, how, and to whom phone boundaries are applied.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Analog at every 11 days against Dory Sign's every 5 weeks. Dory Sign's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dory Sign ships an update every 5 weeks, Analog every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dory Sign | Analog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dory AS | Analog Co. |
In-app purchases
Dory Sign
No in-app purchases
Analog
No in-app purchases









