Lofi Study Timer vs Dotted
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lofi Study Timer
This app provides curated lo-fi music playlists designed for deep focus and calm productivity. It offers five distinct ambient modes to enhance studying, reading, working, or relaxing, with a clean interface and animated visuals.
- 45+ original lo-fi tracks
- 5 focused music categories
- Ambient backgrounds and icons
- Minimal design
- Ad-free experience
- MP3 playback with visuals
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Lofi Study Timer is a cozy focus room in your pocket: a Pomodoro timer, chill lofi beats and soft background noise, all on one calm screen. PICK A ROOM, PRESS PLAY Choose a scene — a cozy room, a rainy city, a late café — and start a focus block. Gentle rain, snow or drifting stars move in the background while the timer counts down. We pick the music, so there is nothing to decide before you start. A REAL POMODORO TIMER • 25/5 and 50/10 presets, or your own lengths (Premium) • Short and long breaks, round dots, auto-start options • Pause, skip and reset — and a notification when a block or break ends • Write down what you're working on, so the session has a purpose BROWN NOISE, RAIN AND FIRE Layer background sounds under the music or use them on their own: rain, brown noise, fireplace, pink noise and white noise, each with its own volume. Great for ADHD focus, noisy rooms and long study nights. 50 LOFI TRACKS, 6 MOODS Study Focus, Reading Mode, Café Vibes, Night Time Study, Rain + Lofi and more, plus long seamless mixes built into the app that play with no internet at all. ROOMS THAT OPEN AS YOU FOCUS New rooms unlock as your focus hours add up — 1 hour, 3, 6, 10, 20 — so every session counts toward something. Streaks, minutes focused and a seven-day chart keep you coming back. MADE FOR LONG SESSIONS • Background playback and lock-screen controls • Sleep timer that fades out instead of cutting off • Offline downloads, favorites, shuffle, repeat and Up Next • Light and dark themes FREE, OR PREMIUM Free: the Pomodoro timer, two rooms, rain and brown noise, and a free selection of tracks, supported by ads that never play over your music or interrupt a focus block. Premium: every room, every sound, custom timer lengths, the full library and offline downloads, with no ads. Yearly, Monthly and a one-time Lifetime unlock are available; the paywall shows a free trial whenever one is offered. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews. Music: public-domain (CC0) works by HoliznaCC0 via the Free Music Archive. Background sounds are made in-house. Privacy Policy: https://arifinazis.github.io/json/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dotted
Visualize your year as a daily grid of dots to track progress and stay intentional. Customize themes and add widgets for a personalized, distraction-free experience. Automate wallpaper updates to keep your year's progress visible.
- Yearly dot grid visualization
- Customizable themes and styling
- Home screen widgets
- Automated daily wallpaper updates
- Private by design, data stays on device
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Dotted is a simple way to visualise your year as a grid of dots—so you can feel time moving, celebrate progress, and stay intentional. - See your year at a glance: A clean “year dots” grid that updates every day. A quick snapshot that helps you plan, reflect, and stay consistent. - Make it yours: Choose themes and styling that match your wallpaper and home screen. Keep everything lightweight and distraction-free. - Home Screen widgets: Add widgets so your year progress is always visible. A subtle reminder that keeps you moving forward. - Automate your daily wallpaper: Add a shortcut to update your wallpaper each day with your current year dots. Set it once in Shortcuts automation, then it runs automatically. - Private by design: Your data stays on your device. If you ever want a new feature, open the app and send feedback—Dotted is built to evolve with your needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lofi Study Timer at 100% against Dotted's 0%. Lofi Study Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Dotted's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lofi Study Timer ships an update every 7 months, Dotted every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Lofi Study Timer | Dotted |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arifin Azis Nur Hidayat | Ishaan Agarwal |
Customer experience
Lofi Study Timer
Dotted
In-app purchases
Lofi Study Timer
No in-app purchases
Dotted
No in-app purchases









