Comparison

Dot Log vs Visual reminders + widget

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

Head to head
About

Dot Log

Features
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Dot Journal brings rapid logging to your iPhone and Apple Watch—beautifully designed, deeply private, and always in sync. Capture tasks, events, habits, and moods in one unified journal. View your life through daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly lenses. Everything stays searchable, backed up, and completely under your control. RAPID LOGGING, PERFECTED Create entries with a tap, organize with collections and tags, and navigate your journal with intuitive gestures. Dot Journal honors analog simplicity while adding the power only digital can provide. TASKS & EVENTS • Quick task entry with natural scheduling • Organize with collections and custom tags • Set importance levels and track progress • Schedule events with dates, times, and locations • Powerful search across your entire journal HABIT TRACKING THAT WORKS Build good habits or break bad ones: • Visual streak tracking to keep you motivated • Daily, weekly, or custom frequency options • See your consistency patterns at a glance • Celebrate milestones and maintain momentum MOOD & ENERGY LOGGING Understand what drives your best days: • Quick mood logging throughout your day • Track energy levels alongside your activities • Spot patterns between habits, tasks, and wellbeing • Journal entries to capture context and reflections APPLE WATCH APP & WIDGETS Your journal, always accessible: • Create tasks instantly from your wrist • Toggle habits with a single tap • Log moods in seconds throughout your day • Glanceable widgets for tasks and habit progress • Full offline support—sync happens automatically FLEXIBLE VIEWS FOR YOUR LIFE • Day View: Focus on today's tasks and schedule • Week View: Plan your week at a glance • Month View: See patterns and plan ahead • Year View: Your life in perspective • Inbox: Capture thoughts now, organize later PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST Your journal is deeply personal. We built Dot Journal to respect that: • Local-first storage—your data lives on your device • Optional iCloud sync on your terms • Face ID protection for complete privacy • No accounts required, no tracking, no ads YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY • Export everything: JSON, CSV, Markdown • No vendor lock-in, ever • Archive completed entries or revisit anytime • Full control over what stays and what goes DESIGNED FOR iOS Dark mode by default. Haptic feedback on every interaction. Smooth animations throughout. Dot Journal feels native because it was built from the ground up for Apple's ecosystem. Start journaling today. Capture your tasks, build better habits, understand your moods—all in one beautiful, private app that goes everywhere you do. --- Privacy Policy: https://dot-journal.raycar.net/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://dot-journal.raycar.net/terms.html

About

Visual reminders + widget

Features
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Visual reminders + widget helps you remember what matters by turning plain reminders into visual cards. Add a logo, a photo / image / picture, or a face next to each reminder so it stands out instantly. Instead of another text-heavy list, you get reminders that are easier to notice on your phone and on your large Home Screen widget. Use Visual reminders + widget to: • create reminders with an image, note, and link • pin them in a clean large widget built for quick scanning • reorder reminders with drag and drop • import images from Photos or from Google Images inside the app • schedule reminder notifications with the image attached when available • mark reminders as done, then review completed history and simple stats Built for people who ignore boring reminder lists and want something more visual, more direct, and easier to notice. Lifetime Pro unlocks unlimited active reminders and multiple notifications per reminder with a one-time purchase. Reminders widget with picture / photo / image & notifications.

Screenshots

Dot Log4 screens
Visual reminders + widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Visual reminders + widget at every 3 days against Dot Log's weekly. Dot Log's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). On price, 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. Dot Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Visual reminders + widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dot Log ships an update weekly, Visual reminders + widget every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Dot Log versus Visual reminders + widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDot LogVisual reminders + widget
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHong Chi LawAbdullah Aguiouaz

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dot Log

Subscriptions2
  • Dot Journal Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Dot Journal Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dot Journal Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Visual reminders + widget

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Dot Log free?
Dot Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual reminders + widget free?
Visual reminders + widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dot Log or Visual reminders + widget have ads?
Neither Dot Log nor Visual reminders + widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dot Log or Visual reminders + widget?
Dot Log ships an update weekly, and Visual reminders + widget every 3 days. Most recently, Dot Log was updated on October 6, 2026 and Visual reminders + widget on October 11, 2026.

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