Comparison

TimeDots vs FloraVibes

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

Head to head
About

TimeDots

Visualize your time with a unique dot-based calendar. Track days, months, years, or your entire life to gain perspective on progress and urgency. Customizable widgets and themes keep your important moments visible.

Highlights
  • Visual time representation with dots
  • Countdown tracking for events
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable themes and styles
  • Privacy-focused, on-device data
Features
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Time is the one thing you can't get back. TimeDots makes it impossible to ignore — turning your year, your months, and every countdown into a simple, beautiful grid of dots you'll actually want to look at. Watch the dots fill in, one day at a time. It's a quiet, daily nudge to make every day count. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • See your whole year as dots — and watch it fill up as the days pass • Count down to trips, birthdays, deadlines and launches with live progress • A calm, glanceable dashboard that feels premium every time you open it COUNTDOWNS THAT LIVE EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets in every size • Lock Screen widgets and complications • Live Activities + Dynamic Island — your countdown, right at the top of your screen • Apple Watch app with wrist complications MAKE IT YOURS • 24 gorgeous atmospheres, from Midnight to Aurora • Alternate app icons • Clean, distraction‑free design built for iOS MORE THAN A COUNTDOWN • "Life in Weeks" — a powerful view of your life, one week at a time • Recurring events that roll forward automatically • Beautiful share cards for your story • iCloud sync across your devices • Full Dynamic Type and accessibility support Free to download. Upgrade to Pro to unlock every theme, widget and feature. Stop letting the days blur together. Start making every dot count.

About

FloraVibes

This app helps you care for your plants by identifying them from a photo, providing tailored watering schedules, and offering health diagnoses. It features smart reminders, widgets for quick access, and a unique opera soundtrack for a pleasant user experience.

Highlights
  • Plant identification by photo
  • Smart watering reminders
  • Customizable care schedules
  • Plant health diagnosis
  • Lock screen and home screen widgets
  • Live Activities notifications
  • Opera soundtrack
Features
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Your plants know when they need water. Now you will, too. FloraVibes sets smart watering reminders based on what your plant actually is and where it lives — not a guess, not a calendar. Identify any plant by photo, check its health, and track everything from your lock screen, home screen, or Control Center. All to an opera soundtrack. NEVER FORGET TO WATER Set custom watering schedules tailored to each plant's species and light conditions. Get reminders on your lock screen via Live Activities. Check your Control Center for a quick status without opening the app. Water straight from your home screen widget — no tapping into each plant. Turn on Harmonize Schedule and FloraVibes gradually syncs your plants to one watering day. No competitor does this. IDENTIFY YOUR PLANT INSTANTLY Snap a photo and FloraVibes tells you exactly what you're growing — common name, species, watering schedule, light needs, and toxicity warnings. One scan, full care profile. Works with houseplants, outdoor plants, and flowers. CHECK YOUR PLANT'S HEALTH Notice something wrong? Take a photo and get a diagnosis with treatment recommendations. Catch problems early before they spread. BUILT FOR PLANT PEOPLE, NOT SHAREHOLDERS FloraVibes is an indie app made by one person. No venture capital. No dark patterns. Your plant data stays on your device —nothing is uploaded, tracked, or sold. FREE FEATURES: - Unlimited plants and watering schedules - Plant journal — notes and care history for every plant - Smart notifications and Live Activities - Home screen widget, Control Center widget, and Siri Shortcuts - Apple Music integration and built-in opera soundtrack - 3 plant identifications (each includes care profile + toxicity info) - 2 health checks FLORAVIBES PRO - $4.99 ONCE, YOURS FOREVER: - One snap, full care profile — name, watering schedule, light needs, toxicity. Unlimited. - Catch problems before your plant shows it — unlimited health checks - Support an indie dev, not a subscription machine Other plant apps charge $30–50 per year. FloraVibes Pro is $4.99. Once. No subscription. No renewal. No catch. That's it — and you keep it forever.

Screenshots

TimeDots4 screens
FloraVibes4 screens

Verdict

The call

TimeDots and FloraVibes are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. TimeDots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FloraVibes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeDots ships an update every 10 days, FloraVibes every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TimeDots versus FloraVibes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeDotsFloraVibes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.317.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdemola Mayowa OlatunjiLEE R TURVEY

Customer experience

TimeDots

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FloraVibes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeDots

One-time1
  • TimeDots Pro$2.99
1 purchases

FloraVibes

One-time1
  • FloraVibes Pro$4.99

Questions

Is TimeDots free?
TimeDots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FloraVibes free?
FloraVibes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeDots or FloraVibes have ads?
Neither TimeDots nor FloraVibes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeDots or FloraVibes?
TimeDots ships an update every 10 days, and FloraVibes every 11 days. Most recently, TimeDots was updated on October 8, 2026 and FloraVibes on October 5, 2026.

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