Visual Time vs Dottie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Time
Visualize your progress through the day, week, month, and year with a simple dotted line. Set daily intentions and countdowns to important events. Keep your sense of time tangible and focused across your devices.
- Day, week, month, year progress visualization
- Daily intention setting
- Custom countdowns
- iCloud sync
- Home screen widgets
- Mac menu bar app
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Dotted Line shows you exactly where you are in time, right now, and helps you decide what to do with what’s left. How far through the day are you? The week? The month? The year? Most of us have a vague sense, but Dotted Line makes it concrete. A simple row of dots, a percentage, and suddenly time feels real. Set a daily intention, count down to what matters, and keep your sense of time visible across iPhone, iPad and Mac. WHAT YOU GET · Day, week, month, and year progress. · Daily intention: set your focus each morning. · Custom countdowns for trips, deadlines, launches, birthdays, and anything you’re looking forward to. · Optional iCloud sync between iPhone and Mac. · Daily reminder to keep you grounded. · Clean, minimal design that stays out of your way. · Light, dark, or system theme. · iPhone, iPad and Mac app included. DOTTED LINE PREMIUM · Home screen widgets: glance at your time without opening the app. · Countdown widgets: keep your next event visible. · Custom colors: make it yours. · Mac menu bar app: keep your timeline, intention, or countdown visible from the menu bar. One-time purchase. No subscription. Ever.
Dottie
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What are you looking forward to next? YOUR SPECIAL MOMENTS Create countdowns for birthdays, vacations, and special events – one-time or recurring every year. RIGHT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Dottie’s widgets show you how much time is left at a glance, without opening the app every time. TIME, DOT BY DOT See your day, week, month, or year move forward dot by dot. When the grid is completely filled, it’s time for confetti. YOUR COLORS Choose from solid colors and gradients to customize the app and widgets. COMPLETELY FREE No ads and no subscription. Your data stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dottie at none against Visual Time's 1. Visual Time's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Visual Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dottie asks for nothing beyond the download.
Visual Time ships an update every 2 weeks, Dottie every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Time | Dottie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikola Novakovic | Arno Richter |
In-app purchases
Visual Time
- Dotted Time$1.99
Dottie
No in-app purchases









