Comparison

dots vs Sleep Vibrations

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

Head to head
About

dots

A minimalist journal and year visualizer that helps you track time and stay motivated. Save one meaningful moment each day and visualize your year with home and lock screen widgets. Enjoy a zen experience with no notifications, ads, or account requirements.

Highlights
  • Daily memory saving
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Mac desktop support
  • Ad-free experience
  • No notifications
  • No account required
Features
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dots is a minimalist journal and year visualizer to track time and stay motivated features: • today’s memory – save one meaningful moment each day • widgets – add dots to the home and lock screen • mac support – keep perspective on your desktop • zen – no notifications, no ads, no account needed make every moment count, every day matters

About

Sleep Vibrations

This Apple Watch app uses gentle, rhythmic vibrations to help you relax and fall asleep faster. It provides a silent, tactile anchor for your attention, guiding you away from racing thoughts without disturbing others or requiring headphones.

Highlights
  • Adjustable vibration timer
  • Customizable vibration speed and style
  • Pitch black, minimalist interface
  • Completely silent, haptic-only operation
  • Standalone Apple Watch functionality
  • Battery efficient design
Features
Currently charting
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Struggling to quiet your mind at night? Let your wrist lead the way to sleep. Sleep Vibrations is a standalone Apple Watch app designed to help you relax, decompress, and fall asleep faster using the power of haptic feedback. By utilizing the haptics in your Apple Watch, the app generates a soothing, rhythmic vibration that acts as a physical anchor for your attention, pulling you away from racing thoughts and into a state of deep relaxation. Whether you need to focus on your breath, calm anxiety, or simply need a gentle distraction to drift off, Sleep Vibrations provides a silent, non-intrusive solution. Why Use Haptics for Sleep? Unlike white noise apps or guided meditations that require headphones or audio, Sleep Vibrations is completely silent. It allows you to fall asleep without disturbing your partner, and without the need to wear uncomfortable earbuds in bed. It is a purely tactile experience designed to ground you in the present moment. Key Features: Adjustable Timer: Set your vibration session for up to 10 minutes, perfect for a quick wind-down routine. Speed and Style: Set your desired type of vibration and its speed. Pitch Black Design: A minimal, dark interface designed specifically for bedtime usage to reduce eye strain and blue light exposure. Completely Silent: Uses only vibration (haptics), making it perfect for shared beds or quiet environments. Standalone Experience: Runs entirely on your Apple Watch. No need to touch your iPhone and risk getting distracted by notifications. Battery Efficient: The session ends automatically when the timer runs out, ensuring your watch battery is preserved for morning tracking. How to Use: Open Sleep Vibrations on your Apple Watch while in bed. Set vibration type. Set desired speed. Select your desired duration (e.g., 5 or 10 minutes). Close your eyes, rest your hand comfortably, and focus on the rhythmic sensation on your wrist. Drift off to sleep. Download Sleep Vibrations tonight and feel the difference.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sleep Vibrations at 5.0 against dots's 4.2. Sleep Vibrations also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). dots's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

dots costs $2.99 and Sleep Vibrations $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sleep Vibrations holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dots has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of dots's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sleep Vibrations's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dots ships an update every 10 days, Sleep Vibrations every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
dots versus Sleep Vibrations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdotsSleep Vibrations
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#103 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdouglas santosIan Akio Melo Shimabukuro

Customer experience

dots

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Sleep Vibrations

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

dots

No in-app purchases

None

Sleep Vibrations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dots free?
dots costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sleep Vibrations free?
Sleep Vibrations costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dots or Sleep Vibrations?
Sleep Vibrations is rated higher. dots averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Sleep Vibrations averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do dots or Sleep Vibrations have ads?
Neither dots nor Sleep Vibrations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dots or Sleep Vibrations?
dots ships an update every 10 days, and Sleep Vibrations every 2 months. Most recently, dots was updated on October 20, 2026 and Sleep Vibrations on October 20, 2026.

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