Mendow vs StepDots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mendow
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- Description - One‑liner: Mendow turns “ugh” into motion: it breaks tasks into small steps and auto‑schedules what you put off, so you always know what to do next. - Key Features - AI Step Breakdown: Type your task; AI turns it into clear, bite‑size actions. - Auto‑Schedule: Place backlog and unscheduled tasks into your day automatically. - Next Up: Always see the one best next step for today. - Routine Automation: Build daily/weekly habits and slot them in automatically. - Progress & Motivation: Level up with XP, titles, and visible progress. - Collection: Unlock and set Mr. Mendow icons and titles in your profile. - Smooth UX: Clean, focused UI that helps you start fast. - Mendow Plus: An optional plan for heavier AI usage. - Perfect for - Tasks that feel too big to start - Chronic procrastination and backlog build‑up - Split planning between calendar and to‑dos - Get started - Write one line → AI suggests small steps → Auto‑schedule into today. Small steps, real progress. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/mendow Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
StepDots
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Even the boldest dream can start today. Making your own film, running a full marathon, opening a small shop, switching to work you actually love — dreams like these tend to stay "someday". Not because you don't want them, but because they are so big you can't tell what to do today. StepDots does one thing: it turns a dream into steps, so you can start today. • Write your dream: one sentence is enough, however bold. No sign-up — open the app and write. • Get a route: AI breaks it into stages, each with a clear goal and a way to tell it's done. • Just one small step today: the first thing you see is a single step, usually a few minutes of work. • The next step is ready: finish one and the next appears — no planning on your side. • Stuck? Make it smaller: no time, too much to take in, afraid of getting it wrong, no idea where to start — pick what's in the way and get a smaller step. • Log every step: a sentence or a photo goes into your logbook, so you can look back and see how far you've come. It looks like a paper journal: your dream, stages and progress are notes stuck on grid paper, and the stickers can be moved around. StepDots doesn't decide for you and doesn't promise results. It makes today's step clear — take it, take another tomorrow, and get closer to your dream one step at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepDots at none against Mendow's 2. StepDots also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mendow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. StepDots asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mendow ships an update every 3 weeks, StepDots every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mendow | StepDots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAIKI HAYASHI | 杰 赵 |
In-app purchases
Mendow
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
StepDots
No in-app purchases









