Comparison

The Next Shift Widget vs Dot

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

Head to head
About

The Next Shift Widget

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A better calendar widget designed for everyone! Used by shift workers, including hospital staff and other healthcare workers. Free forever. No ads forever. No data collected. Features: - Syncs with Apple Calendar app - Select individual or multiple calendars - Correct handling of night shifts compared to the default app - Light mode and dark mode styling - Style variant - Color matches your calendar

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Dot

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Dot is a to-do list you talk to, and its background is a real sky. Say or write one sentence: "move the dentist to Friday at 4", "add butter to the shopping list", "what's on today". Dot works out the time, the section and the reminder for you. ONE SENTENCE IS THE WHOLE INPUT Natural language dates in eight languages. Say it or type it, either works. Anything that touches more than one task shows you a preview before it happens, and every change can be undone. REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY ARRIVE Notifications are sent by the server, not scheduled by the app, so a task you add on your laptop still reaches the phone in the other room. SHOPPING STAYS ONE TASK A list lives inside a task as items you tick off, not as twelve rows cluttering your day. SECTIONS THAT BUILD THEMSELVES Your labels become the shape of the list, ordered by what is most urgent rather than alphabetically. A BACKGROUND THAT IS AN ACTUAL SKY The time of day is worked out from the real elevation of the sun at your location, so the interface goes dark at dusk in December and stays light at eight in the evening in June. Weather bends the colours, and a task that takes you outside on a wet day gets an umbrella next to its time. There is no theme setting, because the sky is the setting. BRING YOUR REMINDERS WITH YOU One tap imports from Apple Reminders, with a sheet to choose which lists come across. Your iOS lists become sections. ONE ACCOUNT, PHONE AND BROWSER The same tasks on your iPhone and on the web, kept in step as you go. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Next Shift Widget4 screens
Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Next Shift Widget at none against Dot's 1. Dot's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Dot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. The Next Shift Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Next Shift Widget ships an update every 3 months, Dot daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
The Next Shift Widget versus Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Next Shift WidgetDot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMade by Nick LLCForkflow sp. z o.o.

In-app purchases

None

The Next Shift Widget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dot

Subscriptions1
  • Go$2.991 Month

Questions

Is The Next Shift Widget free?
The Next Shift Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Next Shift Widget or Dot have ads?
Neither The Next Shift Widget nor Dot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Next Shift Widget or Dot?
The Next Shift Widget ships an update every 3 months, and Dot daily. Most recently, The Next Shift Widget was updated on October 28, 2026 and Dot on October 25, 2026.

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