Comparison

One Dot vs CompactCalendar

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

Head to head
About

One Dot

Visualize your life, habits, and events on your lock screen with auto-updating calendar wallpapers. Track your progress, journal entries, and upcoming events without opening an app. Customize your look with various themes, shapes, and backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Auto-updating lock screen wallpapers
  • Visual life grid calendar
  • Habit streak tracking
  • Journal visualization
  • Countdown and agenda display
  • Customizable widgets
  • Multiple themes and shapes
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Turn passing time into something you can see whenever you pick up your iPhone. One Dot creates customizable, auto-updating Lock Screen wallpapers and widgets for your year, habits, journal, agenda, reminders, steps, and goals. PLAN YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY • See Apple Calendar events in Daily, Week Card, Week + Today, circular Sectograph, vertical Timeline, or Monthly layouts • Turn Apple Reminders lists into Daily, Minimal, Week + Today, or four-list Matrix wallpapers • Keep the right note close by showing any journal text as a Live Activity on your Lock Screen SEE PROGRESS AT A GLANCE • View your life in weeks or your year as 365 dots • Track habits, streaks, journal entries, and moods • Follow countdowns, Apple Health steps, or revenue from Stripe and RevenueCat • Add interactive Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets 16 VISUAL MODES Life, Year, Season, Quarter, Month, Week, Countdown, Agenda, To-Do, Notes, Journal, Mood, Habits, Steps, Revenue, and Astro. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from a wide range of themes, dot shapes, colors, and layouts. Adjust size, spacing, placement, opacity, labels, stats, and backgrounds. Use a solid color, gradient, preset, or your own photo. Save multiple wallpaper setups for different parts of your life. AUTOMATIC DAILY REFRESH Set up the included Shortcuts automation once and your wallpaper can update each day, keeping your progress, calendar, and reminders current. BUILT FOR PRIVACY One Dot requires no account or proprietary cloud sync. Personal content is processed on your device, and optional integrations are accessed only with your permission. Limited product analytics and diagnostics help improve the app. START FREE The free version includes Life, Year, Journal, and Habits modes, plus core customization. One Dot Premium unlocks all 16 modes, more themes and shapes, advanced widgets, multiple wallpaper slots, and full customization. Make every day visible with One Dot. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CompactCalendar

Display your calendar events and reminders directly on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with customizable widgets. See your day, week, or month at a glance, with options to integrate your chosen calendars and event colors.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Events & Reminders Together
  • Calendar Selection
  • True Colors
  • Tap to Open
Features
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See your calendar and reminders right from the Home Screen and Lock Screen! CompactCalendar shows your events and reminders in clean, beautiful widgets — for both the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. Home Screen widgets: • Today & This Month: A month calendar with today’s events • Daily Schedule: Your events for the next 6 days at a glance Lock Screen widgets: • Up Next: Your next or ongoing event on one Lock Screen line • Next 3 Days: Upcoming events for the next three days • 2-Week Calendar: A compact two-week mini calendar More features: • Events & Reminders Together: See calendar events and reminders in one widget • Calendar Selection: Choose which calendars each widget shows • True Colors: Your calendar colors appear exactly as you set them • Tap to Open: Tap a date to jump straight into the Calendar app CompactCalendar Pro: A one-time purchase unlocks rectangular Lock Screen widgets and medium-size Home Screen widgets — forever. Start a more beautiful calendar experience with CompactCalendar!

Screenshots

One Dot4 screens
CompactCalendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: One Dot at 88% against CompactCalendar's 38%. One Dot also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). CompactCalendar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. One Dot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CompactCalendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

One Dot holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: One Dot has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of One Dot's written reviews are positive against 38% of CompactCalendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Dot ships an update every 2 weeks, CompactCalendar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
One Dot versus CompactCalendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne DotCompactCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniil KartsevSunghyun Kim

Customer experience

One Dot

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

CompactCalendar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

One Dot

Subscriptions2
  • One Dot Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • One Dot Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Dot Premium Lifetime$24.99
1 purchases

CompactCalendar

One-time1
  • CompactCalendar Pro$3.99

Questions

Is One Dot free?
One Dot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CompactCalendar free?
CompactCalendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, One Dot or CompactCalendar?
One Dot is rated higher. One Dot averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while CompactCalendar averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do One Dot or CompactCalendar have ads?
Neither One Dot nor CompactCalendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One Dot or CompactCalendar?
One Dot ships an update every 2 weeks, and CompactCalendar every 3 days. Most recently, One Dot was updated on October 31, 2026 and CompactCalendar on November 9, 2026.

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