Comparison

Year Progress Diary vs Yearli

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

Head to head
About

Year Progress Diary

Visualize your daily habits and time with a minimalist dot grid. Track your progress, maintain streaks, and stay intentional with a distraction-free digital planner. Perfect for mindfulness and goal tracking.

Highlights
  • Visual habit tracking
  • Minimalist daily planner
  • Streak motivation
  • Year in pixels logging
  • Custom reminders
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
Features
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See your year, one day at a time. 365 Dots turns the year into a simple grid. Add a note, mood, category, and score to a day, then watch the year take shape. • Year at a glance — See days passed, days ahead, and your progress through the year. • Daily check-ins — Capture a thought, mood, or category in a few taps. • Life in weeks — Zoom out to a grid of weeks for a broader view of time. • Week and month views — Revisit entries, events, and streaks. • Yearly insights — Look back on your logging patterns, moods, categories, and meaningful days. • Reminders and widget — Set an optional check-in reminder and keep your progress close with a Home Screen widget. • Personalize — Choose a theme, search past entries, and export your data. Some themes and features may require an optional subscription. Check the app for current plan details. Make each dot count. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vS7CIsms1Gq-7mHP7Z-Cw6_0xqL9Ptd-cc4M6HlYRsQ/edit?usp=sharing

About

Yearli

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Your year, beautifully visualized Yearli turns your year into a stunning grid of 365 dots. Watch each day fill in with soft pastel colors and see exactly how much of your year has passed — at a glance. Unlike other trackers that feel dark and cluttered, Yearli is designed to be minimal, cute, and calming. Your home screen deserves better. 365-DOT YEAR GRID See your entire year as a beautiful dot grid. Each day lights up as it passes. The current day pulses with a gentle heartbeat animation — a living reminder that today matters. 10 THEMES Choose from 10 handcrafted pastel color themes. 5 are free, 5 are PRO. Every theme transforms your entire experience — grid, widgets, and stats. YEAR STATISTICS - Percentage of the year completed - Days passed & days remaining - Current week and day number - Time until the next milestone HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Glance at your year progress without opening the app. - Small widget — FREE (compact year view) - Medium widget — PRO (detailed stats) - Large widget — PRO (full dot grid on your home screen) WHY YEARLI? - Pastel & cute: not dark and boring like others - Generous free version: no paywalls on day one - One-time purchase: lifetime PRO, no subscriptions ever - Lightweight: fast, no bloat, no tracking - Widgets that actually look good on your home screen FREE FEATURES: - 365-dot year grid - 5 pastel themes - Year statistics - Small home screen widget - Heartbeat animation on current day PRO (lifetime, one-time): - 5 additional premium themes - Medium & large widgets - Support an indie developer No subscriptions. No ads. No data collection. Just your year, beautifully tracked. Download Yearli today and fall in love with watching your year unfold https://www.lghdeveloper.com/en/privacy https://www.lghdeveloper.com/en/terms

Screenshots

Year Progress Diary4 screens
Yearli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Yearli at weekly against Year Progress Diary's every 2 months. Yearli also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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. Year Progress Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Yearli sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Year Progress Diary ships an update every 2 months, Yearli weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Year Progress Diary versus Yearli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYear Progress DiaryYearli
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFenuku KekeliLeandro Gartner

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Year Progress Diary

Subscriptions2
  • All Access for a week7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • All Access for a year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • All Access for Lifetime$59.99
1 purchases

Yearli

One-time1
  • Pro lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Year Progress Diary free?
Year Progress Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yearli free?
Yearli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Year Progress Diary or Yearli have ads?
Neither Year Progress Diary nor Yearli shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Year Progress Diary or Yearli?
Year Progress Diary ships an update every 2 months, and Yearli weekly. Most recently, Year Progress Diary was updated on October 31, 2026 and Yearli on October 31, 2026.

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