Dots Tracker vs Taskdown.md
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots Tracker
Effortlessly track anything from mood to workouts to gain insights into your life. Seamlessly add data via the app, widgets, or shortcuts. Future updates will include on-device machine learning predictions to anticipate future patterns.
- Track mood, migraines, workouts, traffic, and more
- Add dots via app, widgets, or shortcuts
- Calendar view for pattern exploration
- On-device Machine Learning Predictions (future)
- Simple and adaptable interface
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Discover hidden patterns in your life by effortlessly tracking anything with Dots. Whether it's your mood, migraines, workouts, traffic, or even your plant's health, Dots provides a simple yet powerful tool for gaining insights. The strength of Dots lies in its simplicity and adaptability. Add dots seamlessly through our app, home screen widgets, or set up automated tracking with shortcuts. Explore your patterns more deeply in the calendar view. Simply tap or press & hold on a single Dot to unveil information about your habits and routines. Excitingly, our future updates will introduce on-device Machine Learning Predictions. This will empower you to anticipate future patterns based on your past dots, supercharging your ability to see patterns. Embrace the future of tracking with Dots.
Taskdown.md
This app automatically extracts tasks from your Markdown notes, keeping them linked to their original context within your Obsidian vault. It offers a simple interface for editing, setting reminders, and due dates, syncing seamlessly with your existing files.
- Automatic task extraction from Markdown
- Links tasks to Obsidian context
- Simple interface for edits
- Reminders and due dates
- Seamless Obsidian vault sync
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Automatically gather your tasks from Markdown notes (no more manual cross-checking). Keep tasks linked to their original Obsidian context.Simple interface for quick edits, reminders, and due dates.Syncs seamlessly with your existing Obsidian vault.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dots Tracker at 5.0 against Taskdown.md's 2.5. Dots Tracker also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%). Taskdown.md's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Dots Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Taskdown.md asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dots Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Dots Tracker's written reviews are positive against 33% of Taskdown.md's.
Dots Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Taskdown.md daily. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dots Tracker | Taskdown.md |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arnaud Gillard | KAI RICHARD KONIG |
Customer experience
Dots Tracker
Taskdown.md
In-app purchases
Dots Tracker
- Emojis$0.99
Taskdown.md
No in-app purchases
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