Comparison

Tinydot vs OctaLab

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

Head to head
About

Tinydot

Transform various file types into functional websites. Easily publish content from markdown, text, images, and videos directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Publish websites from files
  • Supports markdown, text, images, videos
  • Direct publishing from device
  • Simple file conversion
Features
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tinydot turns a folder into a website. A blog, a wiki, docs for a project, a portfolio, a page for anything: drop files into the folder and they're live at yourname.tinydot.com, or at a domain you already own. HOW IT WORKS • Create a site and a real folder appears in Finder (Files on iPhone and iPad) • Drag files in and they're live. Edit one and the site updates. Move it and the site follows • No builder, no deploy step, nothing to publish WHAT BECOMES A PAGE • Markdown becomes pages. Images, video and audio play inline • Code renders with syntax highlighting, PDFs get a viewer, CSVs become tables • Everything else becomes a clean download • Pick a theme, or add your own CSS on top of it WRITE LIKE A WIKI • Link pages with [[wikilinks]] and each page shows what links back • Tag with #hashtags. Mark a file draft and it stays hidden until you're ready • It's plain Markdown, so a notes folder or an Obsidian vault publishes as it is YOUR ADDRESS • Every site gets yourname.tinydot.com the moment you create it • Bring your own domain and point it at your site with one DNS record • HTTPS is issued automatically and renews itself YOUR FILES • The site is a folder on your Mac, iPhone and iPad. It syncs like iCloud Drive, in Finder and in Files • Leave any time and take the whole site with you: there is nothing to export INCLUDED • RSS, sitemap, search and social previews • Keep a site private with sign-in, or invite people to edit • tinydot is free • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OctaLab

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OctaLab is a visual app builder. Design, prototype, and preview app ideas for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, directly on your device, no code required. Place SwiftUI components on a device canvas, wire up navigation between screens, define your data and actions, then run a live, interactive preview to feel how your app works. DESIGN VISUALLY • Drag and drop from a library of SwiftUI components onto a device canvas • Resize, position, and style each component with a property inspector • Add real photos from your library to image components • Build for iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, the canvas adapts to each CONNECT YOUR SCREENS • Lay out screens on a visual flowchart canvas • Connect them with navigation links: push, sheet, full screen, tab, and alert • Mark an entry screen and see the whole flow at a glance DATA AND LOGIC • Define data models with typed fields and custom enums • Two-way bindings between components and live context variables • Build reusable actions: change state, navigate, call APIs, and more • Import OpenAPI specs to model real API endpoints PREVIEW INSTANTLY • Run your prototype in a simulated device frame • Tap through real interactions: buttons, fields, toggles, sliders • Switch between iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch as you go • Light and dark mode ORGANIZE YOUR WORK • Start blank or from a built-in template (Todo, Login, Dashboard, Chat, Social, Banking) • Rename, duplicate, and manage all your projects in one place • Projects are saved locally on your device OctaLab is built for designers, makers, students, and anyone who wants to shape an app idea quickly and see it run without writing a line of code.

Screenshots

Tinydot4 screens
OctaLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tinydot and OctaLab are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tinydot ships an update every 5 days, OctaLab every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tinydot versus OctaLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinydotOctaLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSystem Operator LLCNovin dokht Elmi

In-app purchases

None

Tinydot

No in-app purchases

None

OctaLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tinydot free?
Tinydot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OctaLab free?
OctaLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tinydot or OctaLab have ads?
Neither Tinydot nor OctaLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tinydot or OctaLab?
Tinydot ships an update every 5 days, and OctaLab every 4 days. Most recently, Tinydot was updated on October 15, 2026 and OctaLab on October 8, 2026.

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