Havaworks vs DOTS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Havaworks
Control and manage your smart home devices from anywhere. Automate device operations based on various conditions like location, time, and weather. Integrate with smart speakers for voice control and share access with family.
- Remote device control
- Automated device operations
- Voice control integration
- Device sharing with family
- Multi-condition automation
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A smart device control and management application that helps you easily link to smart devices for intelligent control. -Good device control experience, you can control your home devices anytime, anywhere -Powerful equipment automation control capabilities, which can allow equipment to operate automatically based on multiple conditions such as location, time, weather, equipment status, etc., bidding farewell to the manual era -Easily connect to home smart speakers and play with the device through voice control -Share devices with family and friends, enjoy smart life together
DOTS
This minimalist widget visually tracks the progress of your day, week, month, and year. It serves as a daily reminder to make the most of your time, offering customization options for colors and custom dates.
- Track day, week, month, and year progress
- Customizable colors for dots and background
- Add custom dates for specific goals
- Minimalist home screen widget design
- Designed for reflection on time usage
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A small, daily reminder to make the time count. DOTS:. is a minimalist home screen widget that shows what percentage of your day, week, month, and year has already passed — and how much is still ahead. FEATURES • Track day, week, month, and year progress • Pick any color for the dots and background to match your home screen • Add a custom date to count toward something that matters DESIGNED FOR REFLECTION Time is the only resource you can't earn back. DOTS:. keeps it beautifully visible so you can decide what to do with it. Drop it on your home screen. A year is shorter than you think.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Havaworks at Free against DOTS's $1.99. Havaworks also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). DOTS's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.2). On 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
Havaworks is free to download; DOTS costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DOTS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Havaworks has 65 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Havaworks | DOTS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.2 (65 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ecodot Trading Co., Ltd. | Jonathan Rallison |
Customer experience
Havaworks
DOTS
Bugs and requests
Havaworks
Reported bugs
30 issues- App suddenly crashing
- Cannot manage temperature
- Only way to control temperature is in eco mode
- App won't connect
- App only works to cut heater on and off
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- Cannot get app to turn on heater
- App disconnects frequently
- Thermostat doesn't read correct temperature
- Cannot get Fahrenheit indicator to hold
- Non-stop screeching unless on Eco mode
- App requires mandatory login
- Device doesn't connect
- Always disconnects
- Constantly disconnecting
- Wi-Fi going offline means app stops functioning
- Temperature control doesn't work
- App insists on Celsius for outside temp
- Cannot switch light color via Google Home
- Light color defaults to blue when turned on
- Automations don't work
- Some controls are finicky and confusing
- Heaters default to 77F and cannot be changed
- Scheduling commands time out
- Mute always turns itself off
- Alexa icon missing from app
- Cannot change mode or target temperature
- Annoying on/off sound cannot be turned off
- Resets to original mode and settings after being turned off
- Barely functional on modern iPhones
- Lacks features
Requested features
9 requests- Add ability to specify mode in scheduling
- Implement Siri Shortcuts integration
- Improve scheduling functionality
- Add automation and advanced functions
- Allow switching light color via Google Home
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- Fix temperature unit display issue
- Add customer service number
- Improve app UX
- Make app instructions clearer
DOTS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Havaworks
No in-app purchases
DOTS
No in-app purchases
