TimeDot vs Marama Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeDot
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TimeDot shows your year as 365 dots, so you can see time passing and choose what to do with it. Each day fills one dot. Today glows. The empty dots ahead are the days you still get to shape. YOUR YEAR IN PIXELS • Tap once a day to color it by how it felt • Add a one-line note to remember why • See your week and month in color, and share the card • Keep your streak with a gentle evening reminder • Premium: your whole year in color, past days, note search and export YEAR PROGRESS WIDGETS • Days left this year, as a number, a ring or 365 dots • Home Screen widgets for your year and your next countdowns • Lock Screen widgets and a Live Activity countdown YOUR LIFE IN WEEKS • See an 80-year life as 4,160 weeks, with the weeks you've lived filled in • A simple memento mori: a reminder that time is limited and worth spending well • A personal welcome that shows your life in years, built around what you want more time for COUNTDOWNS • Count the days until trips, birthdays, deadlines and the moments you're waiting for ONE DAILY INTENTION • Each morning, pick the one thing that matters most • Each evening, check whether it happened MAKE IT YOURS • 13 color themes • Share cards for your year and your life in numbers • Available in more than 40 languages FREE, NO TRIALS • The year dot grid, month breakdown and the Year Ring widget • Log today's mood with a note, with your last 30 days in color • Up to 3 countdowns and 3 intentions a week • Morning and evening reminders • Free with ads TIMEDOT PREMIUM No ads, iCloud backup, all widgets and the Live Activity, your whole Mood Year, life in weeks, unlimited countdowns and intentions, Year in Review, every theme and custom reminder times. Choose weekly or yearly, or pay once for Lifetime. There are no free trials, so you're never charged by surprise. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://timedot.get.ng/terms/ Privacy: https://timedot.get.ng/privacy/
Marama Calendar
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Grow and fish by the moon. Marama brings the New Zealand Māori lunar calendar (Maramataka) to your pocket—plan planting, harvesting, and fishing for the best days and nights of the month. KEY FEATURES Maramataka Lunar Calendar Browse the full 30-night lunar cycle with traditional night names (Tangaroa, Korekore, Whiro, and more). Each night has unique gardening and fishing guidance based on centuries of Māori knowledge from Te Papa and Te Ara sources. Planting & Harvesting Guide See at a glance which days are favourable for planting. Green = good for planting, orange = fair, grey = rest or avoid. Tap any date for detailed notes: when to plant kūmara, tubers, seed crops, or when to rest the soil. Includes crop-type guidance for above-ground crops, root vegetables, harvest, and pruning. Fishing & Eeling Guide Check fishing and eeling ratings for every day. Tangaroa nights (23–27) are among the best for fishing. Get suggested jobs—fish, eel trapping, crayfish, shellfish—based on the lunar phase. Choose your preferred NZ beach for tide predictions. Matariki – Māori New Year Learn the nine stars of Matariki (Ngā whetū o Matariki), each with its own meaning. Reflect, celebrate, and plan with prompts for remembrance (Pōhutukawa), gratitude, and intentions (Hiwa-i-te-Rangi). Store your notes privately on device. ADDITIONAL FEATURES Weather forecast – 5-day forecast for your region or GPS location (Open-Meteo) Tide times – High and low tides for 50+ NZ beaches (World Tides data) Beach selection – Pick your preferred beach in Settings for accurate tides Region & GPS – Use GPS for precise weather or select your NZ region How to use – Built-in guide with tips for gardeners and fishers Dark mode – Full light/dark/system support Privacy – Data stays on your device; no tracking FREE FEATURES Marama is free to use. All features—Maramataka calendar, planting guide, fishing guide, tide times, weather, Matariki reflection, and settings—are included at no cost. PREMIUM FEATURES None. Marama has no premium tier or in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marama Calendar at none against TimeDot's 4. Marama Calendar also leads on ads (none vs shown). TimeDot's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. TimeDot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Marama Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimeDot ships an update every 10 days, Marama Calendar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeDot | Marama Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Get Technologies | Andrew Turner |
In-app purchases
TimeDot
- TimeDot Monthly$4.991 Month
- TimeDot Weekly$5.997 Days
- TimeDot Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
- TimeDot Premium$79.99
Marama Calendar
No in-app purchases









