Comparison

TimeDot vs Pixelife

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

Head to head
About

TimeDot

Features
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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/

About

Pixelife

Features
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Track anything with Pixelife and watch your days build into a beautiful grid of pixels over time. Spot patterns through colorful pixels without any complicated setups, long journals, or messy spreadsheets. With Pixelife, you can: -Track habits, moods, routines, symptoms, and more -View your pixels by year, month, or week -Hear your pixels, a note will play for each entry forming your own unique melody -Create custom boards with your own colors and labels -See streaks, shifts, and patterns over time -Enjoy a private, local-first tracking experience -Use the app comfortably in light or dark mode Start with up to 6 free boards or unlock unlimited boards with a one time purchase.

Screenshots

TimeDot4 screens
Pixelife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeDot at every 10 days against Pixelife's monthly. Pixelife's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. TimeDot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pixelife sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeDot ships an update every 10 days, Pixelife monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TimeDot versus Pixelife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeDotPixelife
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGet TechnologiesWippl Ltd

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TimeDot

Subscriptions3
  • TimeDot Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TimeDot Weekly$5.997 Days
  • TimeDot Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • TimeDot Premium$79.99
1 purchases

Pixelife

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$14.99

Questions

Is TimeDot free?
TimeDot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixelife free?
Pixelife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeDot or Pixelife have ads?
Both TimeDot and Pixelife show ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeDot or Pixelife?
TimeDot ships an update every 10 days, and Pixelife monthly. Most recently, TimeDot was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pixelife on October 31, 2026.

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