Comparison

Deep Focus vs Dotty

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

Head to head
About

Deep Focus

Features
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Struggling to stay focused? This ADHD-friendly focus timer helps you study, work, and beat distractions with simple Pomodoro sessions and calming reminders. With a clean, calming interface and powerful features, Focus Timer: Minima is your distraction-free space to do your best work. Key features: Custom Focus Sessions Create timers tailored to your workflow. Use Pomodoro techniques, study sprints, or deep work blocks. The free version includes 15-minute sessions. Unlimited session length is available with a subscription. Productivity Stats Track your daily focus time and monitor trends. Free users can view daily stats. Weekly, monthly, and yearly insights are available with a subscription. Calendar Overview Visualize your focus history and maintain consistency over time. Light and Dark Modes Choose between a calming light mode or a sleek dark theme for a distraction-free experience. Customizable Alarms and Sounds Pick the perfect session start and end tones. Custom sounds are available with a subscription. No Distractions Minima is built for clarity. No ads, no clutterβ€”just a focused experience. Focus Timer: Minima supports students, remote workers, creatives, and anyone managing attention challenges like ADHD. It’s the ideal tool to help you regain control of your time, stay productive, and enter a state of flow. Some features require a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-for-Focus-Timer-Minima-23b9cc40c35f80f49d1bc0c08f0cafd1 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dotty

Features
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A private notebook where everyone you know gets a page, including you. Contact apps store phone numbers. Dotty stores the things you would never put in a contact card: that she hates surprise calls, that his sister is called Ada, that his dad had surgery and you should ask. Everything is encrypted on your device. You do not need an account, and nothing leaves your phone unless you decide it should. EVERY PAGE IS YOURS TO SHAPE β€’ Notes, lists, checklists, custom fields, files and folders, mixed in whatever way that person needs β€’ A page for a friend looks nothing like a page for a client, and both are right β€’ You get a page too, for the things you want to remember about yourself THE MAP Your relationships are not folders. The map draws them as a network, so you can see how they actually sit. β€’ People move closer as you stay in touch, and drift apart when you do not β€’ Someone can be family, gym, and work at the same time. You create the circles. β€’ Drifting shows who you have not spoken to in weeks, before it becomes months MOMENTS β€’ Birthdays repeat every year on their own, pulled from the person’s page β€’ Reminders repeat when you want them to, like a monthly call or a yearly anniversary β€’ Plans stay on one calendar, with everyone on it β€’ Notifications for events, birthdays, and reminders PRIVATE, EITHER WAY You choose where your people live: on this phone alone, or in an account that follows you. β€’ On-device only means there is no account and no copy stored anywhere else β€’ The database is encrypted with SQLCipher, using standard cryptography β€’ The key stays in your Keychain, marked for this device, and is left out of every backup β€’ Photos and attachments are excluded from backups too, so no readable copy reaches iCloud β€’ Sign in with Apple or Google if you want to sync. There is no password to lose. β€’ No analytics, no ad SDK, no data brokers. Nothing you write is sent to any AI model, and search runs on your device β€’ Export everything as a single file whenever you like, and delete your account in the app, iPhone and iPad. Questions or ideas? Write to us. We read everything.

Screenshots

Deep Focus4 screens
Dotty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dotty at every 2 days against Deep Focus's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Deep Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Dotty sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Focus ships an update every 3 weeks, Dotty every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Deep Focus versus Dotty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep FocusDotty
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size63 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndrii VikukBASRI KEREM ALHAN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Deep Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Minima Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Focus Minima Premium Annual3 Days trial$7.991 Year
1 purchases

Dotty

One-time1
  • Unlock all of Dotty$9.99

Questions

Is Deep Focus free?
Deep Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dotty free?
Dotty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deep Focus or Dotty have ads?
Neither Deep Focus nor Dotty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deep Focus or Dotty?
Deep Focus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dotty every 2 days. Most recently, Deep Focus was updated on September 19, 2026 and Dotty on September 9, 2026.

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