Comparison

Dots Calendar vs Data Manager Classic

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

Head to head
About

Dots Calendar

Features
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DOTS CALENDAR — Countdown Widget Dots Calendar puts a beautiful, minimal calendar right on your home screen. Every day of the month is rendered as a filled circle, giving you an instant visual sense of where you are in the month — and how much time you have left until the next big day! SET A DEADLINE. Watch the days count down. Add a target date and Dots Calendar shows you exactly how many days remain. Whether you're counting down to a trip, a deadline, an event, or anything else that matters to you, the countdown is always a glance away. PROGRESS AT A GLANCE. Enable the progress bar to see a visual timeline stretching from your chosen start date to your deadline. No numbers to crunch — just a clean, satisfying bar that moves a little each day. MAKE IT YOURS. Customise the colour of today's marker, your deadline day, and the widget background. Prefer a fixed look regardless of your system appearance? Switch between Dynamic, Light, and Dark background modes with a single tap. SIMPLE. PRIVATE. NO NONSENSE. Dots Calendar collects no data, requires no account, and has no subscription. A one-time Lifetime license unlocks full colour customisation.

About

Data Manager Classic

Organize any personal data with a customizable database manager. Define your own tables, fields, and relationships to track anything from recipes to expenses. All data remains on your device with optional encryption.

Highlights
  • Customizable tables and fields
  • Relational data references
  • Sort, group, and filter data
  • CSV import/export
  • Password protection and encryption
  • Image attachments
  • Offline data storage
Features
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Database Manager is the personal database app for your own data — books, cocktail recipes, birthdays, car expenses, credit cards, travel packing lists, whatever you need. You define the tables, fields and relationships yourself — no spreadsheet hacks, no cloud account required, no ads. Everything stays on your device. FEATURES • 16 field types: Text, Number, Date, Time, Checkbox, Combobox, Link, Image, Location, Rating and more • Unlimited databases, multiple tables per database • Relational references between tables • Sort, group, filter, totals and group subtotals • Per-field display settings (visibility, color, font size, order) • CSV import / export — compatible with the original data format • Password protection and optional per-field encryption • Image attachments inside records • Custom background image and theme per database • Built for large datasets (tested with 5,000 entries) 19 EXAMPLES INCLUDED Books, movies, contacts, birthdays, bookmarks, car expenses, cocktails, shopping lists, credit cards, travel packing and more — ready to use as templates or just to explore the app. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU No sign-up, no account, no tracking. Optionally encrypt individual fields with a passphrase you choose. HERITAGE Database Manager is a direct port of the original webOS app "Database Manager" (VivaLV Software, 2012), rebuilt natively for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Dots Calendar4 screens
Data Manager Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Data Manager Classic at none against Dots Calendar's 1. Data Manager Classic also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). Dots Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Dots Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Data Manager Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dots Calendar ships an update every 5 weeks, Data Manager Classic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dots Calendar versus Data Manager Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDots CalendarData Manager Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas SchimmelpfennigAndreas Grauf

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dots Calendar

One-time1
  • Lifetime license$2.99
None

Data Manager Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dots Calendar free?
Dots Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Data Manager Classic free?
Data Manager Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dots Calendar or Data Manager Classic have ads?
Neither Dots Calendar nor Data Manager Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dots Calendar or Data Manager Classic?
Dots Calendar ships an update every 5 weeks, and Data Manager Classic every 2 months. Most recently, Dots Calendar was updated on October 7, 2026 and Data Manager Classic on October 11, 2026.

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