Comparison

Ideas Pool vs dodot

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

Head to head
About

Ideas Pool

Features
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Ideas Pool is a minimal yet powerful idea manager designed for visual Thinkers, creators and lifelong learners. Capture every spark the moment it appears, organize it with tags and statuses, and turn it into real projects when the timing is right. Features: 1. Visual Idea Presentation - Say goodbye to vertical text lists, embrace visual layouts - Each idea has its own unique avatar (choose preset characters or custom emoji/images) - Gracefully floating in the idea pool, clear at a glance - The perfect tool for visual thinkers 2. Lightning-Fast Gesture Controls - Quick sort mode: Swipe cards for fast decisions - Progress dragging: Long-press avatars to adjust completion - Toggle between three view modes (list/grid/pool view) 3. iOS Widget Quick Recording - Add ideas directly from your home screen, no need to open the app - Support for both text and voice input - Automatically syncs to the idea pool - Even more convenient with lock screen widgets 4. Custom Goals, Zero Pressure - Set your own goal values, no-pressure design - Choose from three weekly goal types - Visual progress bars for a sense of achievement 5. Customizable Idea Avatars - Five adorable preset characters - Support custom emoji as avatars - Upload your own images as profile pictures - Automatically detect and set idea representative icons from content 6. Smart Title Recognition - Spaces automatically recognized as title separators - Easy editing, modify anytime - Free categorization with tag system

About

dodot

Features
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Dodot is a private productivity app for organizing tasks, plans, reminders, important dates, and everyday commitments at your own pace. Start with the Inbox: capture an idea, task, note, or link first, then decide later whether it belongs in Today, a project, a tag, or Someday. Each card can include start times, due dates, repeating reminders, priority, and notes, so you can keep the details you need without turning your task list into noise. Core features include: • Inbox, Today, Calendar, Completed, and Deleted lists • Local iOS notifications for tasks and reminders • Home Screen widgets for quick access to your day and lists • Share extension for adding text and web links from other apps • Notes, priorities, dates, deadlines, and recurring tasks • Theme and text size settings • iCloud sync through Apple CloudKit across your own devices With optional Dodot Pro, you can unlock the complete workflow, including unlimited task cards, projects and folders, tags, subscription tracking, countdown and count-up days, additional views, and special themes. Dodot is designed with privacy in mind. The content you create, including tasks, countdowns, subscriptions, categories, and reminders, is stored on your device and in your personal iCloud account through Apple CloudKit. Dodot does not operate its own server and does not use third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs. The developer does not collect, upload, or store your personal data. Notification content is generated locally on your device, and Dodot Pro purchases and subscriptions are handled by Apple StoreKit. Dodot is for people who want a calm, private, long-term place for the things they need to do, remember, review later, or look forward to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://quilled-harp-771.notion.site/dodot-36fd7a7354f18023b6f2f1f76469abff?pvs=74

Screenshots

Ideas Pool4 screens
dodot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ideas Pool at none against dodot's 3. Ideas Pool also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Ideas Pool versus dodot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeas Pooldodot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTing Yu LinLEE HAN HSIANG

In-app purchases

None

Ideas Pool

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

dodot

Subscriptions2
  • dodot month$0.991 Month
  • dodot year3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dodot Pro Life$11.99

Questions

Is Ideas Pool free?
Ideas Pool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dodot free?
dodot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ideas Pool or dodot have ads?
Neither Ideas Pool nor dodot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ideas Pool or dodot?
Ideas Pool ships an update every 4 days, and dodot every 4 days. Most recently, Ideas Pool was updated on October 25, 2026 and dodot on October 25, 2026.

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