Comparison

DaysInDots vs Daylu

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

Head to head
About

DaysInDots

Features
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DotsDays is a minimalist day counter and “calendar in dots” for your important dates. One glance at the widget shows how many days remain and where your key moments stand in the year. Also you can set a reminder.

About

Daylu

Visually track important upcoming dates with customizable countdowns. See your progress at a glance with a unique dot grid or emoji style, and keep key events on your home screen with widgets. All your milestones are private and stored locally.

Highlights
  • Visual dot grid countdowns
  • Emoji style countdowns
  • Customizable themes and colors
  • Background image support
  • Recurring event tracking
  • Home screen widgets
  • Offline functionality
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Every important date deserves a beautiful countdown. Daylu turns your upcoming events into stunning visual progress trackers. Whether it's a birthday, vacation, anniversary, graduation, or deadline, watch each day tick by on a gorgeous dot grid that makes waiting feel tangible. VISUAL COUNTDOWNS LIKE NO OTHER See your progress at a glance with Daylu's signature dot grid. Each dot represents a day, bright dots for the days ahead, dimmed dots for the days behind you. Or swap dots for emojis and watch your countdown fill with any of 20 fun icons. FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE Make every countdown yours: • 11 gorgeous theme colors plus a full custom color picker • Background images from your photo library with crop, zoom, and rotate • Customize card, title, and subtext colors independently • Choose from 20 emoji styles or classic colored dots SMART RECURRING EVENTS Never miss a birthday or anniversary again. Set events to repeat weekly, monthly, or yearly, Daylu handles the tricky stuff like leap years and short months automatically. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your most important countdowns front and center with three widget sizes: • Small — quick glance at days remaining • Medium — countdown with a mini dot grid • Large — full progress visualization with percentage THOUGHTFUL DETAILS • Custom start dates to track progress from any point in time • Intelligent sorting, today's events first, then upcoming, then past • Adapts beautifully to any countdown length, from days to years • Supports light and dark mode automatically PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your dates stay on your device. No accounts. No cloud uploads. No tracking. Daylu works entirely offline — your personal milestones are nobody's business but yours. GET STARTED FREE Create your first countdown for free. Upgrade to Daylu Pro for unlimited countdowns, emoji grids, background images, custom colors, recurring events, and widget customization one purchase, yours forever. Start counting down to what matters most.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DaysInDots at none against Daylu's 1. DaysInDots also leads on device support. On price 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. Daylu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DaysInDots asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
DaysInDots versus Daylu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaysInDotsDaylu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsiana LiubchankaJustin Terry

In-app purchases

None

DaysInDots

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Daylu

One-time1
  • Daylu Pro Lifetime Access$2.99

Questions

Is DaysInDots free?
DaysInDots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daylu free?
Daylu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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