Comparison

Peek vs Dot

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

Head to head
About

Peek

See your upcoming calendar events and reminders instantly on your iPhone's Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. This productivity tool unifies your schedule, offering live countdowns and quick editing. Rediscover past moments with the "On This Day" feature and personalize your experience with custom themes.

Highlights
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen & Dynamic Island
  • Unified calendar and reminders view
  • Keyword search for events and reminders
  • "On This Day" feature for past events
  • Customizable themes
  • Quick event editing
Features
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"What's next?" - That question disappears. Peek is a productivity app that unifies your calendar events and reminders on iPhone. Glance at your Live Activity on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island, and know what's coming — without opening any app. [Live Activity on Lock Screen & Dynamic Island] Your next event appears on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with a live countdown. "Team Standup in 23 min" updates every minute so you always know what's coming. [Calendar + Reminders United] Manage calendars alongside your reminders in one unified view. No more switching between apps. [Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets] Analog clocks (classic, roman, arabic), calendar views with a heatmap of busy days, a photo widget, memo, D-Day counter, and more. Browse your month at a glance right from your Home Screen. [Landscape Layout] Rotate your iPhone to landscape and Peek automatically switches to a side-by-side layout that makes full use of the wider screen. See today's events and upcoming schedule together at a glance. [Pin & Drag-and-Drop] Pin important events to the top so they never get lost. Drag and drop events and reminders onto another date to reschedule them instantly. [Search] Quickly find past and upcoming events and reminders by keyword. Results are grouped by date so you can instantly locate what you need. [On This Day] Look back at what happened on the same day in previous years. Revisit past events and reminders to rediscover forgotten memories. [Various Themes] Choose from a variety of built-in themes, or create your own custom theme. Mix colors, gradients, and styles to express your unique personality. [Quick Event Editing] Edit events and reminders directly in the app. Change titles, times, and notes in a familiar Calendar-style editor. All changes are saved automatically. Privacy: All data stays on your device.

About

Dot

Features
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Dot is a habit tracker for people who quit habit apps because a broken streak felt like failure. Tap the dot when you do the thing. Miss a day, and just pick it up again. • ONE DOT A DAY Did the thing? Tap the dot. It fills in with a light haptic pulse, and you're done. • NOT EVERY DAY? PICK YOUR DAYS Set each habit to repeat every day or only on the weekdays you choose. On rest days, it's hidden from your Today list and your widget. • MISSED A DAY? NO GUILT No guilt screens, no shame notifications. Tap a day in the week or month view to fix a past record. • STATS AT A GLANCE See your patterns in a week view and a monthly calendar. The full-year heatmap comes with Dot Pro. • SHARE A MONTH AS A CARD Turn this month's dots into a single image to save or send. The full-year card comes with Dot Pro. • A REMINDER TIME FOR EACH HABIT Give each habit its own reminder time, keep the shared time, or turn it off. • HOME AND LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Check today's progress without opening the app. • MADE FOR IPAD, TOO Dot looks right at home on the big screen. • YOUR HABITS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE No account to create, no cloud to sync with. Your habit history never leaves your device. • EXPORT ANYTIME Export to JSON or CSV in one tap. Your data is yours. • DOT PRO Upgrade to Dot Pro for unlimited habits, checks from the medium widget, Siri, Shortcuts, and Control Center without opening the app, the full-year view, and a color and shape for each habit. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://indieway.xyz/en/apps/dot/privacy Built by one person who wanted less.

Screenshots

Peek4 screens
Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

Peek and Dot are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Peek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peek ships an update weekly, Dot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Peek versus Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeekDot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdasol kimIndieWay

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Peek

One-time1
  • Timi Premium$2.99
3 purchases

Dot

Subscriptions2
  • Dot Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Dot Pro Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dot Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Peek free?
Peek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Peek or Dot have ads?
Neither Peek nor Dot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peek or Dot?
Peek ships an update weekly, and Dot every 5 days. Most recently, Peek was updated on October 25, 2026 and Dot on October 24, 2026.

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