Dot Year vs CalendarRef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Year
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Yes, a whole year fits right on your screen. Each dot (day) may seem tiny, but holds immense significance in your journey. However you choose to spend your day, remember that each one carries its own unique meaning for you. When you reach the last dot on your screen, I hope you'll look up with a smile, ready to embrace a fresh canvas of new dots ^ ^ License Agreement [Apple Standard EULA]: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CalendarRef
This app provides a fast, minimalist calendar reference for quickly finding the day of the week for any date. It offers full-year and monthly views with clean layouts, supporting BCE/CE years and accurate historical calendar conversions. It works offline without ads or tracking.
- Full-year view
- Monthly layouts
- Instant year navigation
- BCE/CE year support
- Julian/Gregorian calendar handling
- Optional date highlights
- Offline functionality
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CalendarRef is a fast, minimalist calendar reference app for quickly determining the day of the week for any date. View an entire year at once, or scroll clean, readable monthly layouts without clutter or distractions. CalendarRef is built for speed, accuracy, and clarity whether you’re planning ahead, checking a historical date, or simply verifying a date. Features: • Full-year view showing all 12 months at a glance • Modern and retro (terminal-style) monthly views • Instant year navigation with scrollable digit selection • Support for BCE and CE years • Accurate Julian → Gregorian calendar handling, including the 1582 reform • Optional highlights for Friday the 13th, leap days, and custom dates • Works fully offline — no accounts, no tracking, no ads CalendarRef is a focused utility for people who care about dates, history, and precision.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CalendarRef at none against Dot Year's 1. 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. Dot Year sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CalendarRef asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Dot Year | CalendarRef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 馨瑶 王 | Derrick Braga |
In-app purchases
Dot Year
- Lifetime Membership$0.99
CalendarRef
No in-app purchases









