Zots vs Pocket Notifier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zots
Track daily habits, reminders, and milestones with a minimalist dot interface. Collaborate with family or roommates in shared spaces, visualizing progress and tasks at a glance. Offers multiple view modes and offline functionality.
- Habit tracking
- Reminder logging
- Milestone progress
- Family collaboration
- Multiple view modes
- Offline functionality
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Life in dots. Tracked together. How many coffees this week? Did someone take out the trash? Track everyday habits and reminders with your family through beautiful, minimalist dots. See who does what at a glance. No ads disrupting your flow. TRACK THREE WAYS Habits: Daily actions like water intake, exercise, household chores. Tap to log, see patterns emerge across 60 days. Reminders: Recurring tasks that need completion. Bills, medications, maintenance. Set flexible schedules, never miss what matters. Progress: Lifetime milestones. Books read, movies watched, workouts completed. Watch your achievements accumulate. COLLABORATION THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Share spaces with family or roommates. Dots are colored by who performed each action. No arguments about who did the dishes. Real-time sync keeps everyone aligned. VISUALIZE YOUR WAY Five view modes: List, Grid, Timeline, Dot Matrix, Heatmap. Expand any item to see detailed graphs and sparklines. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Zots Premium (monthly 3.99 USD, yearly 19.99 USD) and Zots Gold (yearly 39.99 USD) are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://zovia.studio/terms Privacy Policy: https://zovia.studio/privacy/zots
Pocket Notifier
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Pocket Notifier turns just about anything — a server, a script, a cron job, a home-automation rule, a CI pipeline, a webhook — into a push notification on your iPhone and iPad. No code needed on the receiving end. How it works: 1. Create a notification group and get a unique API key. 2. Have any system send an HTTP POST to /api/notify with your key. 3. The notification arrives instantly on your devices. Features: • Unlimited notification groups, each with its own API key • Full notification history, with a home-screen widget for the latest • Mute individual groups per device when you want quiet • Teams (Premium): share a group so notifications reach every member Free plan: 100 notifications per month, 3 devices, 3 notification groups. Premium: a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited notifications, devices, and groups, plus Teams.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocket Notifier at every 5 days against Zots's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Zots sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Pocket Notifier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Zots ships an update every 11 days, Pocket Notifier every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zots | Pocket Notifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zovia Studio LLC | Vanmo IT AB |
In-app purchases
Zots
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Gold Yearly$39.991 Year
- Premium$2.99
- Gold$9.99
Pocket Notifier
- Premium$3.99









