Comparison

DotActive vs Streak

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

Head to head
About

DotActive

Features
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Your fitness journey deserves more than numbers. DotActive transforms your workout history into a stunning year-at-a-glance visualization that makes every active day count. ONE YEAR. ONE GRID. YOUR STORY. See your entire fitness year as an elegant dot grid - 365 opportunities to show up for yourself. Days you worked out light up, creating a powerful visual map of your dedication and consistency. No complicated charts. No overwhelming statistics. Just a simple, beautiful answer to the question: "Am I showing up for myself?" - - - - - - - - - - WHY DOTACTIVE? INSTANT MOTIVATION Open the app and instantly see your progress. Those lit-up dots? That's you showing up. Those gaps? That's your opportunity. The visual impact is immediate and powerful. EFFORTLESS TRACKING DotActive syncs with Apple Health automatically. Every run, gym session, yoga class, and swim already recorded in Health appears on your grid. Zero manual entry required. YEAR-OVER-YEAR PROGRESS Navigate through past years to see how far you've come. Compare your 2024 grid to 2023. Watch your consistency improve. Celebrate your growth. MARK WHAT MATTERS Add custom events to your grid - races you completed, personal records you smashed, injuries you recovered from. Your fitness story has chapters. Mark them. SHARE YOUR JOURNEY Generate beautiful shareable images of your year. Post to Instagram Stories, send to your workout buddy, or save to your camera roll. Let your consistency speak for itself. - - - - - - - - - - PRIVACY FIRST Your health data never leaves your device. DotActive reads from Apple Health locally - no accounts, no cloud sync, no data harvesting. Your fitness journey is yours alone. - - - - - - - - - - PERFECT FOR - Runners building mileage consistency - Gym-goers tracking workout frequency - Yogis maintaining their practice - Athletes in training - Anyone building healthy habits - Fitness enthusiasts who love data visualization - - - - - - - - - - HOW IT WORKS 1. Grant Apple Health read access 2. Watch your year grid populate instantly 3. Tap any dot to see workout details 4. Add custom events for races and milestones 5. Share your progress with the world - - - - - - - - - - THE DOTACTIVE PHILOSOPHY Fitness isn't about perfection - it's about consistency. A year has 365 days. You won't fill every dot, and that's okay. What matters is the pattern. What matters is showing up more often than you don't. DotActive doesn't judge empty spaces. It celebrates filled ones. - - - - - - - - - - Every dot is a day you chose yourself. Every row is a week of dedication. Every filled grid is a year of commitment. Download DotActive and see your fitness story come to life.

About

Streak

Track workouts with a unique heatmap calendar and streak counter. Log strength training, running, cycling, and more. Offers Apple Watch integration and health data syncing.

Highlights
  • Heatmap workout calendar
  • Streak counter
  • Strength logging with records
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Apple Health data sync
  • Home & Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Meet Streak — log workouts, keep your streak alive and watch your year fill in. Strength logging, Apple Watch, one-time purchase, no subscription. By Tekneio. Log a workout in seconds and watch your streak grow. Streak is the workout tracker with a heatmap calendar — on your wrist, with strength logging and Apple Health. Buy once, no subscription, ever. NEW IN 2.1 • Apple Watch and Health right in the day list — duration, energy and avg heart rate, heart-rate curve and zones with Streak Pro • New home screen with week ring, week streak and record • Statistics with volume per period and avg heart rate per sport WHY STREAK • Apple Watch app + complications — log and glance from your wrist • Strength logging — exercises, sets, reps and weight, with volume and all-time records • Heatmap calendar — every training day at a glance, like a contribution graph • Streak counter — stay consistent and never break the chain • Your day from Apple Health — sleep, move and resting heart rate • One-time purchase — no subscription and no ads • Your data stays on your device; iCloud sync across your own devices • No tracking. Usage statistics without your name or workout data only if you switch them on FOR THE GYM • Log strength sessions with exercises, sets, reps and weight • Volume, heaviest lift and all-time records • Plus running, cycling, yoga, swimming and any sport STATISTICS THAT HELP • Week / Month / Year / All-Time, trends, records, consistency skyline • Volume per period, avg heart rate per sport, intensity from heart rate WIDGETS & PERSONALIZATION • Home + Lock Screen widgets, accent themes, photo backgrounds PRICING Free to download. Try everything free for 7 days. Then keep logging and your streak for free — or unlock the full app with Streak Pro (Apple Watch, all statistics, strength insights, heart-rate curve and zones, widgets and more) with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, ever. Already purchased? You keep everything, including all the new features. Streak is a Tekneio app. Swiss made. Questions? hello@tekneio.com

Screenshots

DotActive4 screens
Streak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Streak at every 5 days against DotActive's every 3 months. DotActive's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. DotActive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Streak sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DotActive ships an update every 3 months, Streak every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DotActive versus Streak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotActiveStreak
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSlantforge LtdAnastasios Panagou

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DotActive

One-time1
  • DotActive Lifetime$1.99
1 purchases

Streak

One-time1
  • SimpleFit Pro$4.99

Questions

Is DotActive free?
DotActive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Streak free?
Streak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DotActive or Streak have ads?
Neither DotActive nor Streak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DotActive or Streak?
DotActive ships an update every 3 months, and Streak every 5 days. Most recently, DotActive was updated on September 28, 2026 and Streak on October 8, 2026.

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