Comparison

Texmorph vs Dotly

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

Head to head
About

Texmorph

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Texmorph is the essential utility for students, researchers, and developers who deal with complex text formats daily. Whether you are pasting content from LLMs, formatting academic papers, or cleaning up code comments, Texmorph handles the chaos so you can focus on the content. Key Features: • Smart Cleaning Engine: Instantly strip away distracting syntax. Remove LaTeX and Markdown formatting and messy citations with one tap. • Intelligent Diff View: See exactly what changed giving you complete confidence in the result. • Preset Recalls: Toggle specific cleaning rules. Keep the bolding but remove the math? Save them as a preset for instant recall. • Privacy First: Your text never leaves your device. All processing happens locally. • Customizable Operations: find text, replace text, in the way you wish them to be! Texmorph is also available for MacOS, which provides the same seamless experience just like Texmorph on iOS. All features are available on both version.

About

Dotly

Visualize your year with a beautiful dot grid, ring, or arc that fills up daily. Track important events with smart countdowns and build lasting habits with powerful daily tracking and insights. Personalize your experience with various styles, colors, and widgets.

Highlights
  • Visual year progress (grid, ring, arc)
  • Event countdowns with reminders
  • Daily habit tracking
  • Progress insights and streaks
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customization options
Features
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Dotly turns every day into visual progress. See your entire year as a beautiful dot grid, ring, or arc — and watch it fill up as each day passes. Track the events that matter most with smart countdowns, and build lasting habits with powerful daily tracking. YOUR YEAR, VISUALIZED Choose from 7 stunning progress styles: Classic Grid, Ring, Matrix, Month Blocks, Sleek Line, Segmented Arc, and Precision Text. Each one gives you a unique way to see how far you've come — and how much is ahead. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Create countdowns for birthdays, vacations, deadlines, or any date you're looking forward to. Pin your favorites, set reminders, and import events directly from your iPhone calendar. BUILD BETTER HABITS Add daily habits like drinking water, meditating, reading, or exercising. Set goals, track completions, and see your consistency grow over time. View your habits in four beautiful ways: list, cards, monthly calendar, or a GitHub-style heatmap. POWERFUL INSIGHTS Discover your streaks, completion rates, best day of the week, monthly trends, and more. Understand your patterns and stay motivated with data that actually helps. WIDGETS THAT INSPIRE Add beautiful widgets to your Home Screen — progress rings, habit heatmaps, event countdowns, and daily trackers. See your progress without even opening the app. MAKE IT YOURS Personalize with 13 accent colors, 5 icon shapes, 3 sizes, custom habit icons with emojis, and full light and dark mode support. Your app, your style. DOTLY PREMIUM Unlock everything with a single lifetime purchase — unlimited events, unlimited habits, all progress styles, signature colors, every widget, habit insights, calendar sync, smart reminders, and more. Pay once, keep forever. Download Dotly and start making every day count.

Screenshots

Texmorph4 screens
Dotly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Texmorph at none against Dotly's 5. Dotly's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dotly sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Texmorph asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Texmorph ships an update every 2 weeks, Dotly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Texmorph versus Dotly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTexmorphDotly
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZixiang ZhangVANIA SALES DE MESQUITA

In-app purchases

None

Texmorph

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Dotly

One-time5
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Dotly Premium$1.99
  • Medium Coffee$2.99
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  • Large Coffee$4.99
  • Coffee Party$9.99

Questions

Is Texmorph free?
Texmorph is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dotly free?
Dotly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Texmorph or Dotly have ads?
Neither Texmorph nor Dotly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Texmorph or Dotly?
Texmorph ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dotly weekly. Most recently, Texmorph was updated on October 8, 2026 and Dotly on October 7, 2026.

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