Comparison

Dots vs LitPilot

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

Head to head
About

Dots

This app helps you build lasting routines by tracking daily habits with a clean, visual interface and motivating home screen widgets. Monitor your progress with heatmaps and yearly recaps, all within a distraction-free design.

Highlights
  • Simple habit tracking
  • Home screen widgets
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Clean and focused design
  • Gentle motivation
  • Stats and yearly recap
Features
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Dots. is a habit tracker and daily routine planner designed for simplicity, clarity, and consistency. Build better habits with a clean, simple tracker and beautifully designed home screen widgets that make your progress instantly visible. Turn small daily actions into lasting routines — a lightweight habit tracker and productivity widget, all in one simple app. [Why Dots?] • Simple Habit Tracker Start tracking your daily habits with an intuitive, distraction-free habit tracker built around ease of use. • Beautiful Home Screen Widgets Add a minimal widget to your Home Screen and track habits at a glance. Monthly and weekly heatmap widgets make progress clear and motivating. • Visual Habit Tracking Every action becomes a dot. Watch your streaks grow with a simple visual tracker that highlights consistency. • Clean & Focused Design A simple habit tracker with no clutter — just the tools you need to build better routines. • Gentle Motivation A calm, simple tracking experience designed to support long-term habits without pressure. • Stats & Yearly Recap Your whole year at a glance — a heatmap of every habit, monthly charts, your records, and a recap you can share. [Dots Pro] Dots lets you track 3 habits for free. Dots Pro lifts the limit — monthly, yearly with the first 7 days free, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled and can be managed or cancelled in the App Store at any time. Everything else stays free for everyone: widgets, the Apple Watch app, reminders, recaps, icons and colours. People who were already using Dots keep unlimited habits, for good. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LitPilot

Features
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LitPilotは、論文の収集・要約・整理・注釈をひとつにまとめた、研究者と学生のための論文アプリです。 ■ こんな人に ・大量の論文を読む研究者・大学院生・学部生 ・英語論文の要点を日本語ですばやく掴みたい人 ・文献を分類し、引用までスムーズに済ませたい人 ■ 主な機能 ・論文検索:キーワード・著者・タイトルから検索(OpenAlex)。追加せずに要旨をプレビュー。 ・かんたん取り込み:PubMed / arXiv / DOI / 出版社ページのリンクを貼るだけで書誌情報を自動取得。 ・AI要約:論文の要旨を日本語で簡潔に要約し、キーワードも自動抽出。 ・整理:プロジェクト(大きなフォルダ)とタグ(細かい分類)で自由に分類。複数タグでの絞り込みにも対応。 ・PDF注釈:手元のPDFを論文に紐づけて保存。アプリ内で開いてハイライト&メモ。 ・引用コピー:APA / MLA / Chicago / BibTeX をワンタップでコピー。 ・ダークモード対応。 ■ 料金 ・無料プラン:AI要約 月10本/ライブラリ保存 30本まで。 ・LitPilot プレミアム(月額¥720・自動更新):AI要約 月300本、ライブラリ保存 無制限、追加時に自動要約、より詳しい要約。  - 支払いはApple IDに請求されます。  - 期間終了の24時間以上前に解約しない限り自動更新されます。  - 解約は「設定」アプリのサブスクリプションからいつでも可能です。 ・利用規約(EULA): https://litpilot.revelaxes.com/terms ・プライバシーポリシー: https://litpilot.revelaxes.com/privacy

Screenshots

Dots4 screens
LitPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Dots at 3 against LitPilot's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Dots sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and LitPilot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dots versus LitPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotsLitPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (238 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings238 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB58 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperJuyong BakKoya Higashikawa

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dots

Subscriptions2
  • Dots Pro — Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Dots Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dots Pro — Lifetime$24.99
1 purchases

LitPilot

Subscriptions1
  • LitPilot Premium$3.991 Month

Questions

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

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