Comparison

LiveUp vs DoBuff

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

Head to head
About

LiveUp

This app transforms your iOS lock screen and Dynamic Island into a personalized heads-up display. Pin essential information like reminders, deadlines, countdowns, or trip details for quick, at-a-glance access without unlocking your device.

Highlights
  • Personalized HUD on Lock Screen
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Multiple activity types
  • Quick note functionality
  • Countdown timers
  • Trip details display
Features
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Notes and reminders that stay on your Lock Screen. LiveUp pins what you need to remember to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island as a real Live Activity — not a wallpaper screenshot. Wake your phone and it's right there. Pin anything: * Quick notes: door code, parking spot, shopping list, today's one big thing * Reminders: meetings, bills, meds, pickups — with an alarm when it's time * Photos: a QR code, a ticket or any screenshot, cropped to just the part you need * Countdowns and trips: leave-now timers, flights and trains at a glance Works with Apple Reminders: * Pick reminders to put on your Lock Screen; changes keep syncing * Complete one in LiveUp and it's checked off in Reminders too Show up at the right time: * Schedule a card to appear on your Lock Screen when you need it, and come off when it's done * Repeat daily, weekly or on your own schedule Less typing: * Paste text or share a screenshot, and AI fills in the details * Add cards from Shortcuts and automations Free to start. Pro is $0.99/month or $5.99/year with a free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DoBuff

Enhance your reminders and calendar with powerful tools for time management, progress tracking, and goal setting. Visualize your tasks on a timeline, create unique weekly and yearly plans, and utilize focus timers with progress bars. Gain insights with trend statistics and countdowns.

Highlights
  • Timeline view for tasks
  • Weekly, monthly, and yearly planning
  • Focus timer with progress bar
  • Trend statistics and heatmaps
  • Countdown timers
  • Calendar integration
  • Widgets
Features
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“DoBuff” is primarily built around Reminders and Calendar, providing core features such as time management, progress tracking, goal management, and more. “DoBuff” is designed to enhance Reminders and Calendar with a range of powerful additional features, helping you use them more effectively. “DoBuff” started as a collection of tools I built for my own use with Reminders and Calendar. It was developed around my personal needs and is now available for anyone with similar needs. If you are also a Reminders or Calendar user like me, “DoBuff” may be a great fit for you. Core features and goals (supported for both Reminders and Calendar events): 1. Display tasks and events on a timeline. 2. Unique weekly, monthly, and yearly planning views. 3. Two separate tag systems that can be used independently or synced with Reminders. 4. Focus timers based on Reminders for better time management. 5. Progress bars based on Reminders, with lists serving as progress trackers for goals. 6. Completion and time-spent statistics for Reminders lists. 7. Trend analytics, including tag-based focus time statistics, list tracking, yearly heatmaps, time paths, footprint maps, and more. 8. Countdown support for Reminders. 9. Mark Reminders as abandoned or postponed. 10. Calendar integration, including reading events and writing focus sessions to Calendar. 11. Counting and count tracking. 12. Enhancements available for Reminders are also supported for Calendar events. 13. Export and back up Reminders. 14. Reminder countdowns with support for system alarm countdowns. 15. Note templates for quickly adding notes. 16. Add notes to lists. 17. A range of widgets, including Focus widgets, Calendar widgets, Goal Tracking widgets, Today widgets, and more. 18. Automatic focus timing. 19. Favorites for Reminders and Calendar events. 20. Enhanced global search. 21. Apple Watch version. 22. Turn Reminders into anniversary reminders. 23. Pomodoro focus timer support. 24. Health and sleep data integration, including automatic sleep focus tracking. 25. Energy and focus management. 26. Energy level management. 27. Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly records and summaries. 28. Daily mood tracking. 29. List migration. And several other feature enhancements. For Calendar events, DoBuff also provides workflow-based event management, such as marking events as completed or abandoned. These are only some of the features currently available in “DoBuff”. More features are being organized and will be released gradually. *Membership Subscription: Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal price will be confirmed at that time. Subscriptions can be managed by the user. Auto-renewal can be turned off after purchase by going to the user’s App Store account settings. 【Feedback & Support】 If you have any questions or issues while using the app, please contact us at: liyubelief@iCloud.com Terms of Use: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DSFZOeURmQk1McGVu Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DSFBQSWJwcERmRUhB

Screenshots

LiveUp4 screens
DoBuff4 screens

Verdict

The call

LiveUp and DoBuff both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DoBuff's written reviews are positive against 88% of LiveUp's. DoBuff also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. LiveUp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and DoBuff sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for LiveUp against 4.8 for DoBuff. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of LiveUp's written reviews are positive against 100% of DoBuff's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveUp ships an update fortnightly, DoBuff weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LiveUp versus DoBuff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveUpDoBuff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings)4.8 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2139 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer朝胜 邓宇 李

Customer experience

LiveUp

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

DoBuff

All ratings39 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LiveUp

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

DoBuff

Subscriptions2
  • 月会员$0.991 Month
  • 年会员$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$6.99

Questions

Is LiveUp free?
LiveUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoBuff free?
DoBuff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LiveUp or DoBuff?
DoBuff is rated higher. LiveUp averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while DoBuff averages 4.8 from 39 ratings.
Do LiveUp or DoBuff have ads?
Neither LiveUp nor DoBuff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveUp or DoBuff?
LiveUp ships an update fortnightly, and DoBuff weekly. Most recently, LiveUp was updated on October 22, 2026 and DoBuff on October 6, 2026.

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