Comparison

Clip Days Left vs Visual Time

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

Head to head
About

Clip Days Left

Features
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What are you looking forward to? A trip, a birthday, a reunion, or a special project. Clip Days Left turns the dates ahead into personal countdowns. CREATE YOUR COUNTDOWN Give it a name, choose a date, and see how many days are left. Add a photo from your library, choose a ready-made scene, or pick a color. SEE WHAT’S NEXT Your nearest date takes the spotlight. Browse your other countdowns in a compact list and follow the time elapsed since each event was created. Past dates have their own place in Memories. MAKE IT YOURS Explore Original, Sunset, Ocean, Forest, and Lavender themes. Pair your photos with a curated palette of soft colors and an interface that keeps your dates in focus. CHECK AT A GLANCE Bring your countdowns to Home Screen widgets. See your next date on Apple Watch and follow a Live Activity on the Lock Screen or in the Dynamic Island on compatible devices. GET A REMINDER Choose a reminder on the event date or ahead of time. Reminders are scheduled for 9 AM, depending on your selection and the time available, and require notification permission. SHARE THE ANTICIPATION Create Story or Feed images using a photo or a poster design. Share an invitation so someone else can create their own copy of the countdown in the app. FOLLOW YOUR YEAR See the days left and your year’s progress in a dedicated view. START FOR FREE Create up to 3 active events and use one widget. The optional Pro unlock is a one-time purchase, with no subscription, for unlimited countdowns, multiple widgets, and sharing without the app name and link. Count the days to what matters to you. Interface available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, and Swedish.

About

Visual Time

Visualize your progress through the day, week, month, and year with a simple dotted line. Set daily intentions and countdowns to important events. Keep your sense of time tangible and focused across your devices.

Highlights
  • Day, week, month, year progress visualization
  • Daily intention setting
  • Custom countdowns
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
  • Mac menu bar app
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Dotted Line shows you exactly where you are in time, right now, and helps you decide what to do with what’s left. How far through the day are you? The week? The month? The year? Most of us have a vague sense, but Dotted Line makes it concrete. A simple row of dots, a percentage, and suddenly time feels real. Watch your age unfold in real time. Set a daily intention, count down to what matters, and keep your sense of time visible across iPhone, iPad and Mac. WHAT YOU GET · Day, week, month, and year progress. · Live age counter: follow your progress toward your next birthday. · Daily intention: set your focus each morning. · Custom countdowns for trips, deadlines, launches, birthdays, and anything you’re looking forward to. · Share your progress, age, intentions, and countdowns as cards. · Optional iCloud sync for your intention, countdown, and birth date across iPhone, iPad and Mac. · Daily reminder to keep you grounded. · Clean, minimal design that stays out of your way. · Light, dark, or system theme. DOTTED LINE PREMIUM · Home Screen widgets · Lock Screen widgets on iPhone and iPad · Custom colors · Mac app and menu bar One-time purchase. No subscription. Ever.

Screenshots

Clip Days Left4 screens
Visual Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Visual Time at every 2 weeks against Clip Days Left's monthly. 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. Clip Days Left sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Visual Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clip Days Left ships an update monthly, Visual Time every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clip Days Left versus Visual Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClip Days LeftVisual Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaurivan PadilhaNikola Novakovic

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clip Days Left

One-time1
  • Clip Days Left Lifetime$0.99
1 purchases

Visual Time

One-time1
  • Dotted Time$1.99

Questions

Is Clip Days Left free?
Clip Days Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Time free?
Visual Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clip Days Left or Visual Time have ads?
Neither Clip Days Left nor Visual Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clip Days Left or Visual Time?
Clip Days Left ships an update monthly, and Visual Time every 2 weeks. Most recently, Clip Days Left was updated on November 5, 2026 and Visual Time on November 5, 2026.

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