Comparison

Progressio vs Dots

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

Head to head
About

Progressio

Build better habits and track your progress with this powerful tool. It offers smart reminders, timers, and beautiful widgets, integrating seamlessly with Apple Health and Apple Watch for comprehensive tracking.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking with custom goals
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Apple Health integration for health metrics
  • Smart reminders and timers
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Detailed statistics and charts
  • CSV export and import
Features
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Progressio – Habit Tracker & Daily Routine Planner Build better habits, track your health, and stay consistent with Progressio — the powerful habit tracker that works with Apple Health and Apple Watch. Set goals, track progress, and stay motivated with an intuitive guided wizard, smart reminders, timers, and beautiful widgets. Whether you want to improve productivity, fitness, nutrition, or mindfulness — Progressio gives you the tools to succeed. NEW IN 3.6 ▸ Weekly Checklists in Habit Sets — Turn any Habit Set into a weekly checklist board to organize recurring tasks and check them off by day. ▸ Goal History — Adjust habit goals anytime while preserving your past completion history and statistics. ▸ Letter to Future You — Write milestone messages to your future self that unlock when you reach your goals. ▸ Sync & Data Improvements — Safer CSV backup and restore, clearer iCloud sync status, and performance refinements. KEY FEATURES ◆ Habit Tracking Set daily, weekly, or custom goals. Track multi-completion habits (e.g. 8 glasses of water). Supports both 'Build a Habit' and 'Quit a Bad Habit' directions. ◆ Apple Watch Standalone watch app with Today, Week, and Month views. Complete habits, view streaks, and add complications directly to your watch face. ◆ Apple Health (Pro) Link habits to 25+ health metrics — steps, active energy, sleep, water, calories, protein, caffeine, and more. Auto-complete habits when daily goals are met. Background sync keeps everything updated. ◆ Smart Reminders Personalized notifications with preset and custom schedules (daily, weekdays, or custom days) to stay consistent. ◆ Timers & Live Activities Built-in countdown timers with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration. Multiple concurrent timers supported. ◆ Interactive Widgets Track and complete habits right from your Home Screen or Control Center with modern interactive widgets (iOS 18+). ◆ Detailed Statistics & Charts Monthly stats, year heatmaps, cumulative progress, 14-day rolling consistency, and weekday vs. weekend charts. ◆ Streaks & Calendar Visual calendar with completion heatmap. Track current and best streaks to see your consistency at a glance. ◆ Habit Sets (Groups) Organize habits into groups like 'Morning Routine' or 'Fitness' and quickly switch between them. ◆ iCloud Sync Seamless, real-time background sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. ◆ Customization 12 accent colors, SF Symbols, and emojis to personalize every habit. ◆ CSV Export & Import Export your habit data to CSV for backup or custom analysis. Import history from other trackers. PROGRESSIO PRO Unlock the full experience: • Unlimited habits (free users: 3 habits) • Apple Health integration • Habit Sets (Groups) • Year Statistics & Heatmap • CSV Import • Advanced Charts & Insights ================================= Payment Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account and will auto-renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in your App Store Account Settings. ================================= Terms of Service: https://progressiostudio.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://progressiostudio.com/privacy-policy

About

Dots

This is a free habit tracker focused on simplicity and visual progress. It offers clean design and customizable home screen widgets to help users build consistency and stay motivated with their daily routines.

Highlights
  • Free habit tracking
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Visual progress tracking with dots
  • Clean and focused design
  • Weekly and monthly heatmaps
Features
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Dots. is a habit tracker and daily routine planner designed for simplicity, clarity, and consistency. Build better habits with a clean, simple tracker and beautifully designed home screen widgets that make your progress instantly visible. Turn small daily actions into lasting routines — a lightweight habit tracker and productivity widget, all in one simple app. [Why Dots?] • Simple Habit Tracker Start tracking your daily habits with an intuitive, distraction-free habit tracker built around ease of use. • Beautiful Home Screen Widgets Add a minimal widget to your Home Screen and track habits at a glance. Monthly and weekly heatmap widgets make progress clear and motivating. • Visual Habit Tracking Every action becomes a dot. Watch your streaks grow with a simple visual tracker that highlights consistency. • Clean & Focused Design A simple habit tracker with no clutter — just the tools you need to build better routines. • Gentle Motivation A calm, simple tracking experience designed to support long-term habits without pressure. • Stats & Yearly Recap Your whole year at a glance — a heatmap of every habit, monthly charts, your records, and a recap you can share. [Dots Pro] Dots lets you track 3 habits for free. Dots Pro lifts the limit — monthly, yearly with the first month free, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled and can be managed or cancelled in the App Store at any time. Everything else stays free for everyone: widgets, the Apple Watch app, reminders, recaps, icons and colours. People who were already using Dots keep unlimited habits, for good. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Progressio4 screens
Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Dots at free against Progressio's free with in-app purchases. Dots also leads on ratings volume (216 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Progressio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dots sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 — 5.0 for Progressio against 4.9 for Dots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dots has 216 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progressio ships an update monthly, Dots weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Progressio versus Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressioDots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (216 ratings)
Positive reviews—98.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2216 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPROGRESSIO STUDIO COMPANY LTDJuyong Bak

Customer experience

Progressio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dots

All ratings216 ratings
Positive99.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Progressio

One-time1
  • Progressio Pro$9.99
3 purchases

Dots

Subscriptions2
  • Dots Pro — Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Dots Pro — Yearly1 Month trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dots Pro — Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Progressio free?
Progressio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dots free?
Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progressio or Dots?
Progressio is rated higher. Progressio averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Dots averages 4.9 from 216 ratings.
Do Progressio or Dots have ads?
Neither Progressio nor Dots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progressio or Dots?
Progressio ships an update monthly, and Dots weekly. Most recently, Progressio was updated on September 30, 2026 and Dots on October 14, 2026.

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