Comparison

Quotator vs DotQuot

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

Head to head
About

Quotator

Personalize your home screen with rotating quotes. Customize fonts, colors, and rotation schedules for each widget. Organize your quotes into categories and share collections.

Highlights
  • Customizable quote rotation intervals
  • Individual widget styling (fonts, colors)
  • Auto-fit text scaling
  • Quote organization by category
  • Sequential, random, or manual rotation modes
  • Focus mode integration
  • iCloud and manual backup options
Features
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Quotator is a personal quote library that puts your words on your home screen — styled exactly the way you want them, rotating on your schedule. THE ROTATION IS YOURS Most quote apps rotate randomly or once a day. Quotator lets you set the interval: every 10 or 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2, 4, 6, or 12 hours, or once a day. Each widget you add can have its own interval, category, and rotation mode — independently. You decide when your quotes change, and every widget can tell a different story. YOUR STYLE, YOUR QUOTES Style each quote individually — or set a default for your whole library and override it per category or per quote: • 19 fonts — 4 system designs (System, Serif, Monospaced, Rounded) plus 15 curated iOS fonts: Georgia, Palatino, Baskerville, Didot, American Typewriter, Courier New, Futura, Gill Sans, Helvetica Neue, Avenir Next, Optima, Copperplate, Marker Felt, Noteworthy, Snell Roundhand • Custom colors — choose from 19 carefully selected presets, or tap + to open the system color picker and use any color you like • Auto-fit text — quotes scale to fill the widget so short quotes go large and long quotes shrink to fit without truncation • Left, center, or right text alignment • Attribution above or below the quote — set it for your whole library or per category • Live preview — toggle Medium and Large in the edit screen to see exactly how your widget will look before saving PERSONAL LIBRARY • Add any quote with optional author attribution • Organize quotes into categories; filter your library by category • Enable or disable individual quotes — removed from widget rotation but kept in your library • Reorder by dragging to set the sequential rotation order • Search instantly by quote text or author TWO WIDGET STYLES Both come in Medium and Large, plus Extra Large: wide on iPad, and tall on iPhone with iOS 27 and later. Rotating Quote — displays a new quote on your chosen schedule. Long-press to configure each widget independently: • Sequential cycles through your library in the order you set • Random picks a different quote each interval, consistently • Manual pins one specific quote until you change it • Filter to one category or a set of categories • Tap Next to advance immediately, or turn on the Previous button to go back — no waiting for the next rotation Specific Quote — always shows one chosen quote. Perfect for a mantra, a goal, or a favourite you want to see every day. SHARE QUOTE COLLECTIONS Export a formatted set of quotes as a single file and share it with anyone. Styles, categories, and all formatting are preserved. Recipients import it with one tap — great for sharing reading lists, team mantras, or themed collections. FOCUS FILTER Set Quotator's category and rotation mode per Focus mode in iOS Settings → Focus → Apps → Quotator. Work Focus shows your professional quotes. Sleep Focus shows something calmer. No manual changes needed. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL • Automatic iCloud backup — Quotator backs up your entire library to iCloud Documents once a day, keeping the last 10 backups automatically • Manual backup and restore — full JSON backup you can store anywhere • Import from CSV — bring in quotes from a spreadsheet or another app • Export to CSV — take your library to any app or spreadsheet No account required. No subscription. No data collected. Just your quotes.

About

DotQuot

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DotQuot is a quiet space for original short reflections—made for the moments when you want to pause, think, and return to what matters. Browse thoughtfully organized collections, explore by category, and save the words that stay with you. Customize quote cards, share a reflection with someone, or turn it into a wallpaper. With Dots, you can make a simple daily check-in and look back on your rhythm over time. Widgets and optional reminders keep a little perspective close by throughout the day. Features: • Browse original short reflections by category • Like and save favorites • Create and share beautiful quote cards and wallpapers • Track daily Dots and view your history • Add Quotes and Dots widgets • Customize the app’s appearance • Optional reminders, fully controlled by you • Optional Sign in with Apple; guest browsing is always available DotQuot is designed to feel calm, personal, and unhurried. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Quotator4 screens
DotQuot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quotator at none against DotQuot's 3. DotQuot's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DotQuot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Quotator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quotator ships an update every 3 weeks, DotQuot every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quotator versus DotQuot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuotatorDotQuot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert MurdockAbhilash Thekkel

In-app purchases

None

Quotator

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DotQuot

Subscriptions2
  • DotQuot Supporter Monthly$0.991 Month
  • DotQuot Supporter Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Supporter$19.99

Questions

Is Quotator free?
Quotator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DotQuot free?
DotQuot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quotator or DotQuot have ads?
Neither Quotator nor DotQuot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quotator or DotQuot?
Quotator ships an update every 3 weeks, and DotQuot every 8 days. Most recently, Quotator was updated on October 28, 2026 and DotQuot on October 25, 2026.

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