ViviDiary vs Dot Timer | Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViviDiary
This AI-powered journaling app allows you to record your thoughts through natural conversations. It analyzes your emotions, generates unique artwork, and provides visual insights into your mental well-being.
- AI conversation-based journaling
- Emotion analysis and visualization
- Automatic illustration generation
- Monthly emotion calendar
- Home screen widgets
- Unlimited diary entries
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ViviDiary is a gentle mood journal that starts where journaling should: with how you feel. No blank page, no pressure. Just one tap to check in — and a soft, beautiful space to look back on your days. We rebuilt ViviDiary from the ground up. Here's what it's like now. YOUR DAILY CHECK-IN — 5 SECONDS, NOT 5 PARAGRAPHS Open the app and tap your mood: Great, Good, Okay, Low, or Rough. That's it — you've journaled today. Want to say more? Add as little or as much as you like: • Emotion & activity emojis — tag feelings, people, meals, work, sleep, exercise and more • A quick memo, a voice note, or a photo • An optional AI conversation: chat about your day, and ViviDiary writes a warm first-person diary draft for you to read, edit, and confirm. You always have the final say — nothing is saved without your review. TRACK ONLY WHAT MATTERS TO YOU Mood is the only thing you ever have to tap. Every other field — emojis, memo, voice, photo — is a toggle you turn on or off, so your check-in fits your life instead of forcing every box. A MONTHLY CALENDAR OF HOW YOU'VE FELT Home is a soft monthly mood calendar — a month of your feelings at a glance, in clay-emoji or watercolor view. Tap any day to revisit it, and let "On This Day" gently resurface memories from the past. ROUTINES + TODOS, WITHOUT THE GUILT The new Routines tab keeps gentle habits and daily to-dos in one calm place: • Routines — things you want to keep an eye on, like walking, reading, or drinking water • Todos — one-off things to handle today They check off on their own when you log a matching mood or emoji. A warm streak counter cheers your good runs and resets quietly if you miss a day — never a "streak lost!" alarm. ANALYTICS THAT ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND YOU Your patterns, in four simple lenses: • Trends — how your mood and activities shift over time • Routines — how well you kept each one • Impact — a ranked feed of what lifts you up and what brings you down • Recap — look-back discoveries and a "My Year" view Gentle insights surface the patterns you can't easily see yourself — and every one is tappable, so you can jump straight to the days behind it. A CLAY COMPANION THAT REFLECTS YOUR MOOD A soft clay character quietly mirrors how you've been feeling — a warm, living presence in your journal, not a chart and not auto-generated art. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Seven home screen widgets: a one-tap mood check-in, this week's mood, today's routine and todo lists with in-widget check-off, a monthly routine grid, a monthly mood calendar, and a mood-over-time chart. Glance — or log — without ever opening the app. CONNECT TO APPLE HEALTH With your permission, ViviDiary reads your Steps and Sleep from Apple Health and fills them into your day automatically, so your records reflect your whole self. EIGHT LANGUAGES Fully available in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, German, French, and Spanish — natural, native translations, not machine-direct. WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who's wanted to journal but freezes at the blank page • People whose habits fall apart after a few days • Anyone who records their life but never finds time to reflect • Quietly emotional people who want to understand themselves a little better PRIVATE BY DESIGN — NEVER SOCIAL ViviDiary has no likes, no follows, and no feed. Your entries are securely stored and synced across your devices, fully searchable, never public, and never shared. Lock your journal behind Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode with App Lock (Premium). Delete your account and your data goes with it — completely. FREE & PREMIUM ViviDiary is free to use, with no banner ads. Premium unlocks every Analytics insight and time range (including the full year and year-over-year), unlimited Routines and Todos, and App Lock. Start tonight. Tap how you feel — and let the rest unfold. Terms of Use (EULA): https://vividiary.live/tos Privacy Policy: https://vividiary.live/privacy
Dot Timer | Focus Timer
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A timer app that visualizes time with dots. See your remaining time at a glance! As the dots disappear at a steady pace, you’ll intuitively feel the "density" of time. Whether you want to deeply focus, track your work, or simply mind your time—give Dot Timer a try. 【Simple to Use】 Set your time (from 1 minute to 1 hour 59 minutes). Just press start. Focus on your task as you watch the dots slip away. 【Two Distinct Modes】 Light Mode: A calm, bright design. Perfect for deep-focus sessions. Dark Mode: Easy on the eyes, even in the dark. Ideal for night owls and late-night work. 【Key Features & Highlights】 Steady Pace: Dots disappear at a constant speed. The length of time is reflected by the "number" of dots. Intuitive Layout: Clean, grid-aligned dots visualize your remaining time instantly. Quick Re-use: Easily re-use your favorite timer settings from your history. Stay Notified: Receive a notification as soon as your timer finishes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Timer | Focus Timer at none against ViviDiary's 4. Dot Timer | Focus Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price and device support 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. ViviDiary sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dot Timer | Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ViviDiary | Dot Timer | Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clayee Co., Ltd. | Hirasawa Masayuki |
In-app purchases
ViviDiary
- Unlimited3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Unlimited3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Unlimited7 Days trial$11.991 Year
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- Unlimited7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Dot Timer | Focus Timer
No in-app purchases
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