Dots vs 1% Better
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots
This app acts as a personal memory aid for your relationships, helping you recall important details about people. It surfaces timely reminders to reach out, ensuring your follow-ups are thoughtful and specific, whether for personal connections or professional contacts.
- Remembers important personal and professional details
- Surfaces optimal moments for outreach
- Facilitates specific and thoughtful follow-ups
- Works for both personal and professional connections
- Focuses on details, not just generic engagement
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You met Sam at the conference. She mentioned her daughter just started at the same college you attended. You meant to follow up with Sam in a month but never did. You didn't forget because you don't care. You forgot because memory doesn't scale the way relationships do. Dots is the memory for your relationships, both personal and professional. You add a dot when you learn something worth remembering. Dots surfaces it when it matters. What a dot looks like: Marcus collects Japanese whisky. Sarah went through a tough move last year. Priya prefers warm intros, and she likes knowing someone before the meeting. Small details. The difference between a generic check-in and a conversation that lands. What Dots does - Remembers the details you'd otherwise lose - Surfaces the right moment to reach out - Keeps follow-ups specific, never generic - Works for the people you love and the people you work with What Dots isn't A CRM. A pipeline tool. Dots doesn't score your relationships or remind you to "engage." It just helps you show up the way you already intend to. A dot is a detail, not a person. Add enough of them, and you'll never forget what matters.
1% Better
This app helps you build better habits by focusing on small, daily improvements that compound over time. Answer a single question each day to track your progress and visualize your growth towards significant long-term gains.
- Daily '1% better' question
- Compounding progress visualization
- Custom habit categories
- Streak motivation
- Edit past entries
- Daily reminders
- iCloud data sync
- Home screen widget
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If you got just 1% better every day, in one year you'd be 37 times better than today. That's the math: 1.01^365 = 37.78 Small steps don't just add up, they compound. Most habit trackers overwhelm you with too much form filling. You lose sight of the bigger picture: compounding progress over time. 1% Better is different. One question. One tap. Every day. "Were you 1% better today?" Answer honestly. Watch your progress compound. See the math become real. HOW IT WORKS - Every day, answer one question: "Were you 1% better today?" - Tap Yes or No — that's it - Your score compounds by 1% for every Yes (just like the math) - Watch your curve climb toward 37x over the year - Compare your actual progress against the ideal compounding curve in real time FEATURES - Beautiful dark-mode interface with neon data visualisation - Track one global habit or add custom categories (Health, Reading, Music, Career - anything you want) - Streaks that actually motivate (because you can see the compound effect) - Edit past entries anytime - no pressure, just honesty - Daily reminders keep you on track - All your data syncs privately via iCloud - we never see it - Home screen widget shows your progress without opening the app WHY IT WORKS Most people quit habits because progress feels invisible. You work hard, but the results seem flat. 1% Better makes compounding *visible*. You'll see your curve rise. You'll watch small decisions stack into exponential growth. And on tough days, you'll see exactly what you'd be losing if you quit. The math is simple. The results are undeniable. Start your journey to 37x better. Download 1% Better today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dots at none against 1% Better's 5. Dots also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. 1% Better sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Dots asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dots against 5.0 for 1% Better. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Dots ships an update every 4 days, 1% Better every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Dots | 1% Better |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Catinella | Jugal Mistry |
Customer experience
Dots
1% Better
In-app purchases
Dots
No in-app purchases
1% Better
- 1% Better Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
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- 1% Better Premium Yearly1 Year trial$24.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$29.99









