Comparison

TimeDots vs RemainingWeeks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 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 β€’ Your whole year as dots, filling in as the days pass β€’ Days left front and center: in the year, the month, or until your next event β€’ Year by month: a calendar of dots that shows where each month starts and where today sits β€’ Hold and drag across the dots to explore any day COUNT DOWN TO WHAT MATTERS β€’ Trips, birthdays, exams, weddings, launches and deadlines β€’ Every event gets its own grid with live progress β€’ Recurring events roll forward automatically β€’ A small celebration when a countdown reaches its day HOW WAS TODAY? β€’ A 5‑second daily check‑in: pick one of five moods β€’ Your dots take on the colors of your days, so your year becomes a mood map β€’ Add a short note to any day you want to remember β€’ An optional morning reminder with how many days are left β€’ Hide the check‑in once you've answered, if you prefer a cleaner screen ON YOUR WRIST, LOCK SCREEN AND HOME SCREEN β€’ Home Screen widgets in every size β€’ Lock Screen widgets β€’ Live Activities and Dynamic Island β€’ 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 β€’ 24 themes, from Midnight to Aurora β€’ Alternate app icons β€’ "Life in Weeks": your whole life, one dot per week β€’ Share cards made for your story β€’ iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch β€’ 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.

About

RemainingWeeks

Features
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You have about 4,000 weeks. RemainingWeeks turns your finite time into something you can see β€” a calm grid of every week of your life, lived and left β€” so you spend it on what matters. See your whole life at a glance, then watch this year, this month, or your whole life fill in week by week. It's a gentle, daily nudge to live on purpose. FEATURES β€’ Life in weeks β€” your entire life as one simple, beautiful grid β€’ Scope & units β€” time left in your life, this year, or this month; in weeks, days, months or years β€’ Weekly reflection β€” a private note for each week you live β€’ Countdowns β€” to the trips, milestones and people you're living for β€’ Widgets & Apple Watch β€” keep it on your home screen, lock screen and wrist β€’ Daily wallpaper β€” a fresh life-grid wallpaper via Shortcuts β€’ Gentle reminders for milestones and a little daily inspiration β€’ Ten calm accent themes RemainingWeeks Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns, the reflection journal, all themes, wallpaper export, lock screen & watch, and reminders β€” with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Memento mori, gently. Make every week count. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alangloria.com/remainingweeks/privacy

Screenshots

TimeDots4 screens
RemainingWeeks4 screens

Verdict

The call

TimeDots and RemainingWeeks are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TimeDots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RemainingWeeks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TimeDots versus RemainingWeeks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeDotsRemainingWeeks
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.3 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdemola Mayowa OlatunjiAlan Gloria

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeDots

One-time1
  • TimeDots Pro$2.99
2 purchases

RemainingWeeks

Subscriptions2
  • RemainingWeeks Pro$1.991 Month
  • RemainingWeeks Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is TimeDots free?
TimeDots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RemainingWeeks free?
RemainingWeeks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeDots or RemainingWeeks have ads?
Neither TimeDots nor RemainingWeeks shows ads.

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