Comparison

LifeCycle vs DOTHING

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

Head to head
About

LifeCycle

Features
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Remember less. Live a little more. LifeCycle helps you remember the recurring things that keep life running: changing the air filter, booking the dentist, renewing documents, caring for pets, and remembering birthdays. Add a reminder once, choose when it is due and how often it repeats, and keep a little less in your head. A CLEAR VIEW OF YOUR DAY See overdue and due-today reminders together. Mark something done with one tap, undo a completion, or move it to a date that works for you. A SCHEDULE YOU CAN CHANGE Browse upcoming reminders by month, search, and filter by category. Edit any due date. Repeat by days, weeks, months, or years, starting after completion or from a regular scheduled date. A PLACE FOR THE THINGS YOU CARE FOR Keep reminders organized in Library, explore optional ideas, and connect reminders to people and belongings. Import birthdays from Contacts if you choose. Archive reminders without losing their history, then restore them whenever you need them. A LITTLE HELP REMEMBERING Choose your reminder time, keep completion notes and costs, and export a readable copy of your reminders and history. Enjoy light and dark appearances and layouts that adapt to larger text. Start fresh or choose a few suggestions. No account is required. Your reminders are stored locally on your device.

About

DOTHING

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Managing tasks isn't doing tasks. Most to-do apps ask you to build a system first. Projects, tags, folders, priorities, filters. You spend Sunday setting it up and abandon it by Thursday. DOTHING has none of that. You add a task. It shows up on the day it's due. You tap it done. Say it or type it Hold the + button and talk. "Call Mom tomorrow at 6" becomes a task, dated, without you touching a date picker. Transcription happens on your iPhone. Block what pulls you away Choose the apps that distract you, then press and hold to block them while you work on a task. A timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island keeps you company until it's done. Do it together Share a task with anyone. Everyone sees the same steps and every change as it happens. Joining is free. Everything a task needs Subtasks to break it into steps. Notes, links, photos, files and drawings. Repeats for the things that come back. Reminders that arrive on time. Just ask Siri "Add a task in DOTHING." "What's on today in DOTHING?" "What's coming up in DOTHING?" Your tasks show up when you search your iPhone, too. Everywhere you already look Widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. StandBy on your nightstand. Yours alone No account. No sign-up. No tracking. Your tasks sync through your own iCloud and go nowhere else, unless you share them. Free, with Pro when you need more DOTHING is free for up to 5 tasks at a time, each with up to 3 subtasks. Finish one and its place opens up. Tasks shared with you don't count. DOTHING Pro removes every limit: monthly, yearly with the first week free, or once for life. Yearly and Lifetime also come as Family plans for up to 6 people through Family Sharing. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel them anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://premgurusamy.github.io/dothing/ Privacy Policy: https://premgurusamy.github.io/dothing/privacy.html

Screenshots

LifeCycle4 screens
DOTHING4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LifeCycle at none against DOTHING's 1. LifeCycle also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DOTHING sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LifeCycle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LifeCycle ships an update every 4 months, DOTHING every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
LifeCycle versus DOTHING: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeCycleDOTHING
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel BreckenridgePrem Gurusamy

In-app purchases

None

LifeCycle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DOTHING

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99

Questions

Is LifeCycle free?
LifeCycle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DOTHING free?
DOTHING is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LifeCycle or DOTHING have ads?
Neither LifeCycle nor DOTHING shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LifeCycle or DOTHING?
LifeCycle ships an update every 4 months, and DOTHING every 2 months. Most recently, LifeCycle was updated on October 25, 2026 and DOTHING on October 25, 2026.

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