Comparison

Clips vs Dotly

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

Head to head
About

Clips

This camera app helps you organize work-related photos and videos separately from your personal memories. Capture, import, and tag records like documents, receipts, and project updates to keep your main photo gallery clutter-free.

Highlights
  • Dedicated camera for capturing records
  • Separates work photos from personal gallery
  • Organize with tags and notes
  • Import existing photos and videos
  • Easy cleanup of stored records
Features
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Looking for a memory in your photo gallery, only to find work photos, documents, receipts, and reference images instead? Clips is a camera app designed to help you separate records from memories. Memories in your gallery. Records in Clips. Keep the photos and videos you need for work, study, projects, and daily records in Clips, while leaving your Photo Library for the moments that matter most. Key Features 1. Dedicated Camera for Records Clips is built for capturing records. Store work photos, receipts, documents, reference materials, study notes, project updates, and more directly in Clips. 2. Separate Records from Memories Keep record photos and videos separate from your personal memories. Manage records in Clips and keep your photo gallery focused on the moments you want to remember. 3. Organize with Tags & Notes Add tags and notes to photos and videos. Easily organize, search, and revisit important records later. 4. CleanUp Stored records can also be cleaned up easily. Keep your records safely in Clips while maintaining a cleaner photo gallery. 5. Import Existing Photos & Videos Already have photos in your gallery? Import them into Clips using the Share Sheet and organize them alongside your other records. Perfect For • People who take lots of work-related photos • Anyone whose gallery feels cluttered • Students capturing study materials • People documenting projects and progress • Anyone who wants to separate memories from records Memories in your gallery. Records in Clips. Clips

About

Dotly

Visualize your year with a beautiful dot grid, ring, or arc that fills up daily. Track important events with smart countdowns and build lasting habits with powerful daily tracking and insights. Personalize your experience with various styles, colors, and widgets.

Highlights
  • Visual year progress (grid, ring, arc)
  • Event countdowns with reminders
  • Daily habit tracking
  • Progress insights and streaks
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customization options
Features
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Dotly turns every day into visual progress. See your entire year as a beautiful dot grid, ring, or arc — and watch it fill up as each day passes. Track the events that matter most with smart countdowns, and build lasting habits with powerful daily tracking. YOUR YEAR, VISUALIZED Choose from 7 stunning progress styles: Classic Grid, Ring, Matrix, Month Blocks, Sleek Line, Segmented Arc, and Precision Text. Each one gives you a unique way to see how far you've come — and how much is ahead. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Create countdowns for birthdays, vacations, deadlines, or any date you're looking forward to. Pin your favorites, set reminders, and import events directly from your iPhone calendar. BUILD BETTER HABITS Add daily habits like drinking water, meditating, reading, or exercising. Set goals, track completions, and see your consistency grow over time. View your habits in four beautiful ways: list, cards, monthly calendar, or a GitHub-style heatmap. POWERFUL INSIGHTS Discover your streaks, completion rates, best day of the week, monthly trends, and more. Understand your patterns and stay motivated with data that actually helps. WIDGETS THAT INSPIRE Add beautiful widgets to your Home Screen — progress rings, habit heatmaps, event countdowns, and daily trackers. See your progress without even opening the app. MAKE IT YOURS Personalize with 13 accent colors, 5 icon shapes, 3 sizes, custom habit icons with emojis, and full light and dark mode support. Your app, your style. DOTLY PREMIUM Unlock everything with a single lifetime purchase — unlimited events, unlimited habits, all progress styles, signature colors, every widget, habit insights, calendar sync, smart reminders, and more. Pay once, keep forever. Download Dotly and start making every day count.

Screenshots

Clips4 screens
Dotly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dotly at 5.0 against Clips's 4.6. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Clips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dotly sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dotly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clips versus Dotly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClipsDotly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better4
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGibeom LeeVANIA SALES DE MESQUITA

Customer experience

Clips

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative2.6%

Dotly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clips

One-time1
  • Clips Plus$12.99
5 purchases

Dotly

One-time5
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Dotly Premium$1.99
  • Medium Coffee$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Large Coffee$4.99
  • Coffee Party$9.99

Questions

Is Clips free?
Clips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dotly free?
Dotly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clips or Dotly?
Dotly is rated higher. Clips averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Dotly averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Clips or Dotly have ads?
Neither Clips nor Dotly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clips or Dotly?
Clips ships an update weekly, and Dotly weekly. Most recently, Clips was updated on November 9, 2026 and Dotly on October 31, 2026.

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