self vs Dotchii
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
self
This app helps you monitor and understand your emotions through daily check-ins, guided reflections, and visual representations of your feelings. It provides tools for self-analysis and insights into your emotional patterns to support mental well-being.
- Daily mood check-ins
- Voice memo and picture logging
- Emotional wave pattern visualization
- Guided self-analysis reflections
- Insights into emotional patterns
- Track emotions over time
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self is here to help you monitor and understand your emotions. By syncing with your mood’s natural frequencies, we offer a structured approach to emotional well-being, giving you the tools you need to take care of your mental health. With self you can: – Check-in: log your feelings daily and express yourself by writing, adding a picture, or recording a voice memo. Visualize your emotions through intuitive wave patterns that reflect your highs and lows. – Inner Dialogue: practice self-analysis techniques with guided reflections that help you see the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. – You: view how your emotions change over time and discover insights of your own emotional patterns. Start your journey to emotional clarity today. self: raised on emotion.
Dotchii
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Dotchii helps you run focused training sessions and keep a clear history for every pet. Use a precise session timer, log what you practiced, tag tricks and skills, and review your timeline at a glance. Your training notes stay with you on iPhone and sync privately across your devices with iCloud—so staying consistent with your dog’s training is simpler. Helpful Dotchii features for pet parents and trainers: Session chronometer with start, pause, and restart for accurate training time Training log with editable duration, date, and the pet the session belongs to Tag tricks and skills on each session so you can see patterns over time Optional notes to capture context, wins, and what to improve next Beautiful training history timeline per pet—duration, tags, and notes in one place Switch between pets and keep each profile’s sessions organized iCloud sync so your logs follow you to your other devices (private database) Live Activities support to keep session timing glanceable while you train Designed with accessibility in mind, including VoiceOver-friendly controls A calm, focused training flow—no extra hardware required Some features may require Dotchii Premium (free trial available where offered). HOW DOTCHII SUPPORTS YOUR TRAINING Time every session Start the chronometer when training begins, pause when you need a break, and restart with confidence. When you’re done, save the duration and move straight into logging—so every minute you spend training is reflected in your history. Capture the full picture On the log screen, adjust duration if needed, pick the right pet, set the session date, attach multiple tags for tricks or exercises, and add observations. One place to record what happened and why it mattered. See progress over time Your training history shows past sessions in a clear timeline: when you trained, how long you spent, which tags you used, and your notes. Spot streaks, revisit successful sessions, and plan the next step with confidence. Train anywhere, sync everywhere Dotchii uses your personal iCloud to sync training data across devices signed in with the same Apple ID. Practice at home, review on another device—your timeline stays up to date. Stay in the flow Live Activities help you keep session timing visible without digging back into the app mid-session—so you can focus on your dog, not the clock. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pepocoding.dev/privacy-policies/dotchii
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: self at none against Dotchii's 2. Dotchii's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dotchii sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. self asks for nothing beyond the download.
self ships an update every 4 days, Dotchii daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | self | Dotchii |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eduardo Menegaz Pretto | Pedro Henrique Sudario da Silva |
In-app purchases
self
No in-app purchases
Dotchii
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$79.991 Year








