This Year Progress 2026 vs TimeDots

Time always moves at the same pace. But because it feels so ordinary, we rarely stop to notice it. This app helps make the passage of time visible—showing how far the year has progressed and how much time remains—so you can treat each day with a little more care. There are no big goal-setting features or flashy tools. It simply and quietly shows you where you are, right now. --- ## What you can do with this app ### See the year’s progress at a glance * Instantly check how much of the year has passed, in percentage ### View remaining time in real time * Remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds Not to make you think “only X days left,” but to help you notice: “this is where I am now.” ### Automatically update your wallpaper * Generate a wallpaper that reflects the year’s progress * Update it automatically every day (Requires iOS Shortcuts. Clear, step-by-step instructions are included.) ### Home Screen widgets * Small, medium, and large sizes supported Check your progress without opening the app. ### Subtle notifications * Notifications at milestones such as 1%, 2%, 5%, and 10% A gentle reminder to notice the passage of time. --- ## Recommended for people who * Don’t want to waste time, but don’t want to be managed by it * Don’t want the year to end “before they know it” * Prefer minimal, calm design * Want a small moment to pause each day --- ## About the design Information is kept to a minimum to reduce visual noise. The app is designed to stay quietly in your daily life— present, but never demanding attention. Time cannot be stopped. But you can choose how you notice it. If this app helps you value “today” just a little more, that’s more than enough.

Time is the one thing you can't get back. TimeDots turns your year, your month and every countdown into a calm grid of dots, one dot per day, so you can see exactly how much time is left. Every day a dot fills in. It's a quiet daily nudge to make today count. SEE YOUR TIME AT A GLANCE • Your whole year as dots, filling in as the days pass • Days left front and center: in the year, the month, or until your next event • Year by month: a calendar of dots that shows where each month starts and where today sits • Hold and drag across the dots to explore any day COUNT DOWN TO WHAT MATTERS • Trips, birthdays, exams, weddings, launches and deadlines • Every event gets its own grid with live progress • Recurring events roll forward automatically • A small celebration when a countdown reaches its day HOW WAS TODAY? • A 5‑second daily check‑in: pick one of five moods • Your dots take on the colors of your days, so your year becomes a mood map • Add a short note to any day you want to remember • An optional morning reminder with how many days are left • Hide the check‑in once you've answered, if you prefer a cleaner screen ON YOUR WRIST, LOCK SCREEN AND HOME SCREEN • Home Screen widgets in every size • Lock Screen widgets • Live Activities and Dynamic Island • A redesigned Apple Watch app: next event first, check in from your wrist, turn the Digital Crown to move through the days, and complications that show up in the Smart Stack when they matter MAKE IT YOURS • 24 themes, from Midnight to Aurora • Alternate app icons • "Life in Weeks": your whole life, one dot per week • Share cards made for your story • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch • Built for iPad, with full Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Increase Contrast support Free to download. Upgrade to Pro to unlock every theme, widget and feature. Stop letting the days blur together. Make every dot count.