Comparison

5 Steps Everyday Solution vs Dots

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

Head to head
About

5 Steps Everyday Solution

Break down any goal into five simple daily actions. This app provides a clean, distraction-free interface to track your progress, build streaks, and achieve extraordinary results through consistent small efforts. Supports multiple goals and languages.

Highlights
  • Track up to 4 goals simultaneously
  • Daily checklist and calendar view
  • Streak counter for motivation
  • Optional weekday-only mode
  • Distraction-free design
  • Supports 12+ languages
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Transform your goals into simple, powerful daily steps. 5 Steps Everyday helps you build real progress with one proven method: five small actions per day. WHY IT WORKS Big goals fail because we try to do too much at once. This app keeps you moving every day — without stress, without excuses. KEY FEATURES • Track up to 4 goals at the same time • Beautiful daily checklist • Calendar view to watch your progress grow • Streak counter to stay motivated • Optional weekday-only mode • Clean, simple, distraction-free design • Supports 12+ languages • One-time purchase — no subscriptions, no ads THE FIVE CHOPS PRINCIPLE “How do you cut down a mighty tree?” Five chops every day. Consistent small actions create extraordinary results over time. PERFECT FOR • Fitness & health routines • Career growth • Learning languages • Creative projects • Building new habits • Personal development Your future depends on what you do today. Start your five steps and build the life you want — one day at a time.

About

Dots

This app helps you build lasting routines by tracking daily habits with a clean, visual interface and motivating home screen widgets. Monitor your progress with heatmaps and yearly recaps, all within a distraction-free design.

Highlights
  • Simple habit tracking
  • Home screen widgets
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Clean and focused design
  • Gentle motivation
  • Stats and yearly recap
Features
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Dots. is a habit tracker and daily routine planner designed for simplicity, clarity, and consistency. Build better habits with a clean, simple tracker and beautifully designed home screen widgets that make your progress instantly visible. Turn small daily actions into lasting routines — a lightweight habit tracker and productivity widget, all in one simple app. [Why Dots?] • Simple Habit Tracker Start tracking your daily habits with an intuitive, distraction-free habit tracker built around ease of use. • Beautiful Home Screen Widgets Add a minimal widget to your Home Screen and track habits at a glance. Monthly and weekly heatmap widgets make progress clear and motivating. • Visual Habit Tracking Every action becomes a dot. Watch your streaks grow with a simple visual tracker that highlights consistency. • Clean & Focused Design A simple habit tracker with no clutter — just the tools you need to build better routines. • Gentle Motivation A calm, simple tracking experience designed to support long-term habits without pressure. • Stats & Yearly Recap Your whole year at a glance — a heatmap of every habit, monthly charts, your records, and a recap you can share. [Dots Pro] Dots lets you track 3 habits for free. Dots Pro lifts the limit — monthly, yearly with the first 7 days free, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled and can be managed or cancelled in the App Store at any time. Everything else stays free for everyone: widgets, the Apple Watch app, reminders, recaps, icons and colours. People who were already using Dots keep unlimited habits, for good. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

5 Steps Everyday Solution4 screens
Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: 5 Steps Everyday Solution at free against Dots's freemium. Dots's advantage is ratings volume (238 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. 5 Steps Everyday Solution sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dots sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 5 Steps Everyday Solution against 4.9 for Dots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dots has 238 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5 Steps Everyday Solution ships an update every 2 weeks, Dots every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
5 Steps Everyday Solution versus Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5 Steps Everyday SolutionDots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (238 ratings)
Positive reviews—98.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1238 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB31 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperYuliia KuklinJuyong Bak

Customer experience

5 Steps Everyday Solution

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dots

All ratings238 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive98.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

5 Steps Everyday Solution

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Access$7.99
3 purchases

Dots

Subscriptions2
  • Dots Pro — Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Dots Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dots Pro — Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is 5 Steps Everyday Solution free?
5 Steps Everyday Solution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dots free?
Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 5 Steps Everyday Solution or Dots?
5 Steps Everyday Solution is rated higher. 5 Steps Everyday Solution averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dots averages 4.9 from 238 ratings.
Do 5 Steps Everyday Solution or Dots have ads?
Neither 5 Steps Everyday Solution nor Dots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 5 Steps Everyday Solution or Dots?
5 Steps Everyday Solution ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dots every 5 days. Most recently, 5 Steps Everyday Solution was updated on October 30, 2026 and Dots on November 13, 2026.

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