Comparison

Reflections vs Dot · Habit Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Reflections

Features
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REFLECT. UNDERSTAND. GROW. Reflections is your private space for daily journaling with personalized insights. Write your thoughts, track your emotions, and discover patterns that help you understand yourself better. DESIGNED FOR CALM & CLARITY • Beautiful, distraction-free writing experience • Track emotions • Get personalized daily inspiration • Discover patterns in your reflections • Private and secure—your thoughts stay yours INTELLIGENT INSIGHTS Reflections helps you see what you might miss. Get personalized insights from your own words, understand emotional patterns, and find inspiration tailored to your journey. SEAMLESSLY SYNCED Your reflections sync privately across all your devices via iCloud. FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS • Create custom focuses for different life areas • Set daily reflection reminders • Build a meaningful journaling habit • Create customcollections from the personalized inspirations • Track your growth over time Start your reflection journey today. __________________ Terms of Use: https://danielhouben.nl/reflections/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://danielhouben.nl/reflections/privacy/

About

Dot · Habit Tracker

Features
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Dot is a minimal habit tracker built around one simple idea: every day you show up becomes a dot. Tap once to log a habit for today. No notes, timers, streak pressure, or complicated setup. Each habit gets its own clean grid, so you can see consistency across your week, month, and year at a glance. Dot is designed to feel calm, focused, and private. Your habit data stays on your device, with simple export and import tools when you want to keep a backup. Features: • One-tap daily habit logging • Week, month, and year dot grids • Per-habit color accents • Local-only data storage • JSON export and import • Optional unlimited logging unlock Dot is for small actions, repeated quietly.

Screenshots

Reflections4 screens
Dot · Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot · Habit Tracker at none against Reflections's 3. Reflections's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Reflections sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dot · Habit Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Reflections versus Dot · Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflectionsDot · Habit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniel HoubenYu Liu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Reflections

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99
None

Dot · Habit Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reflections free?
Reflections is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot · Habit Tracker free?
Dot · Habit Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reflections or Dot · Habit Tracker have ads?
Neither Reflections nor Dot · Habit Tracker shows ads.

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