daydot vs leaf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
daydot
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Your life is a collection of dots. Each one holds a single day. 80 dots for a lifetime, 365 for a year. In each dot, thereβs a piece of you. Write about your days, or simply watch them pass. One by one, they become your story. We often think we have more time than we do. But maybe not. See what remainsβ and feel today more deeply. Donβt just live the day. Leave your mark, one dot at a time.
leaf
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Read like you mean it. Most people don't read less because they're busy. They read less because starting feels heavy, and stopping feels easy. Leaf changes that. Leaf is a calm, focused reading app built around one idea: reading should feel good. Not like a workout. Not like a habit you're failing at. Just good. What Leaf does: - Trains your eyes to read faster without losing comprehension - Builds a reading rhythm that sticks; naturally, without streaks or guilt - Creates a distraction-free environment designed to feel like a book, not a dashboard - Tracks your progress quietly, in the background, without making a show of it Who it's for: Leaf is for people who already love books but can't seem to make time for them. For people who want to read more without turning reading into another thing to optimize. For people who want to finish the stack on their nightstand before it becomes furniture. No gamification. No dopamine traps. No notification that says "your streak is at risk." Just you and the page. Download Leaf and read something today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: daydot at daily against leaf'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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
daydot ships an update daily, leaf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | daydot | leaf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily β better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeongbin Park | Alihan SELIMOGLU |
In-app purchases
daydot
No in-app purchases
leaf
No in-app purchases









