Project Pillar vs Dimly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Project Pillar
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WHAT'S NEW Project Pillar is now free to try: every new account gets 30 days of full access on us. And one subscription covers your whole team, so everyone you invite gets access at no extra cost. PROJECT PILLAR Project Pillar is project management built for contractors and the clients they work for. Track your jobs, share progress, and give every client a private view of their project, so you spend less time on status calls and more time getting work done. - Organize every job's tasks, files, and updates in one place - Give clients a private, real-time view of their project - Share photos, documents, and progress in a tap - Keep clients in the loop without endless calls and texts - Work solo or bring your whole team along Every new account includes a free 30-day trial with full access. After the trial, Project Pillar Pro (an auto-renewable subscription, with monthly and annual plans) is required to create and manage your own projects, while anyone you invite keeps collaborating at no cost. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and can be managed in your Apple ID settings. This app is subject to Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dimly
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Your phone is too bright. Not the screen, the pull. Dimly turns it down. Pick the apps, categories and websites that take your hours. When you open one, Dimly's shield appears instead, with a note you wrote to yourself. The app stays closed until your time is up. DIM IN ONE TAP Choose 5, 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes, or any length up to 8 hours, and start. Ending early is always possible, but Dimly asks first and shows how far you got, because the moment you want out is exactly when one tap is too easy. PLANS THAT RUN ON THEIR OWN Set the hours when the pull is strongest: weekday mornings, deep work, after dinner, in bed. Plans switch on and off by themselves on the days you pick, even when Dimly is closed, and can run past midnight. STRICT MODE Turn it on and, while a session or plan is running, no app can be deleted from your device, Dimly included. No easy way out. WEBSITES TOO Type any address and it is blocked in Safari and other browsers whenever Dimly is dimming. HOURS BACK, EVERY WEEK History shows the time you protected, the sessions you saw through and every time you reached for something paused, so you can watch the pull fade week by week. SEE WHERE THE TIME GOES Screen Time reports show your daily total, pickups, notifications and the apps that took the most, right inside Dimly. YOUR SHIELD, YOUR WORDS Change the shield's title, message, icon and colors, so the note you see is the one that works on you. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH Widgets show what is paused today, a Control Center control starts a session from anywhere, and on iPhone a Live Activity counts down on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an End button. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Dimly works through Apple's Screen Time. The apps you pick stay on your device and Dimly never learns which ones they are. No account needed. iCloud sync of plans and history is optional and off by default. SUBSCRIPTION Dimly Plus unlocks sessions, plans, websites, strict mode and the custom shield. It is available as an auto-renewing subscription (weekly or yearly; a free trial is available to new subscribers on the yearly plan) or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. The price is shown in the app before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. The Lifetime purchase is a single payment and never renews. Privacy Policy: https://dimlyfocus.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://dimlyfocus.app/terms Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Project Pillar at none against Dimly's 3. Project Pillar also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Dimly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Project Pillar asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Project Pillar | Dimly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isaac McFadyen | Yaysoft LTD |
In-app purchases
Project Pillar
No in-app purchases
Dimly
- Dimly Plus Weekly$4.997 Days
- Dimly Plus Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Dimly Plus Lifetime$79.99








