# Earflow vs Life Dots

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Life Dots at none against Earflow's 10. Life Dots also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (28 vs 1). Earflow's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Earflow sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Life Dots asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Earflow against 5.0 for Life Dots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Life Dots has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Earflow ships an update every 4 days, Life Dots weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Earflow | Life Dots |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/earflow/id6744884033/reviews) | [5.0 (28 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/life-dots-visualize-time/id6802906685/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **28** |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Weekly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 147 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Gdzc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1809738052) | [THE DIGITAL MINIMALIST PTE. LTD.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787353211) |

## What reviewers say

### Earflow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/earflow/id6744884033)

This app offers real-time transcription and translation for various scenarios, including conferences, interviews, and online communication. It also features an AI chat assistant for enhanced conversations and learning.

**Highlights:** Real-time transcription of recordings, Instantaneous language translation, Face-to-face translation, AI chat assistant, Meeting minutes generation, Classroom note-taking

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| audio and video plan | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly plan | $49.99 | per month |
| Quarterly plan | $59.99 | per 3 months |
| Quarterly plan | $149.99 | per 3 months |
| year plan | $499.00 | per year |
| 100 points | $0.99 | one-time |
| 550 points | $4.99 | one-time |
| 1200 points | $9.99 | one-time |
| 2500 points | $19.99 | one-time |
| 6500 points | $49.99 | one-time |


### Life Dots

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/life-dots-visualize-time/id6802906685)

Visualize your life's progress through a simple grid of dots representing your day, month, year, or lifespan. A home screen widget provides a constant reminder to make the most of your time and stay motivated.

**Highlights:** Visualize time progression, Day, month, year, lifespan views, Home screen widget, Lock screen widget, Motivation and urgency reminder

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Earflow free?

Earflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Life Dots free?

Life Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Earflow or Life Dots?

Earflow and Life Dots are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 28 ratings respectively.

### Do Earflow or Life Dots have ads?

Earflow shows ads; Life Dots does not.

### Which is updated more often, Earflow or Life Dots?

Earflow ships an update every 4 days, and Life Dots weekly. Most recently, Earflow was updated on October 8, 2026 and Life Dots on October 13, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*