Comparison

Visual Time vs DailyProgress

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Day, week, month, year progress visualization
  • Daily intention setting
  • Custom countdowns
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
  • Mac menu bar app
Features
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Make time feel real. Dotted helps you be more aware and intentional with your time. See your year unfold, give today an intention, and keep the moments you’re looking forward to in sight. - See time passing: Visualize how much of your day, week, month and year has passed with simple progress dots. - Watch your age unfold: See your age change in real time and follow your progress toward your next birthday. - Give today an intention: Choose a word or phrase that reminds you how you want to approach the day. - Count down to what matters: Set a countdown for a vacation, birthday or personal milestone and see how many days remain. - Keep Dotted in sight: Bring your favorite tools to your Home Screen, Lock Screen or Mac desktop. Access them from your Mac’s menu bar. - Make it yours: Choose light or dark mode, or personalize Dotted with custom colors. - Share it with friends: Create image cards from your progress, age, intention or countdown. - Stay connected across devices: Enable optional iCloud sync to keep your data and settings together. Progress, Age, Intention and Countdown are free on iPhone and iPad. A one-time Premium purchase unlocks widgets, custom colors and the Mac app with menu bar widgets. No subscription.

About

DailyProgress

Features
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Turn daily intentions into finished goals. DailyProgress is a focused daily goal tracker built around one clear idea: separate planning from doing. Set your goals outside your Focus Window, then complete them when it is time to focus. No overloaded project system, endless tags, or constant list rearranging. PLAN WITH CLARITY • Create a focused list of daily goals • Choose your personal Focus Window • Keep planning and execution separate • Use smart reminders to stay on schedule BUILD CONSISTENCY • Check off goals during your Focus Window • Track daily completion and weekly trends • Build streaks by completing every goal • Share your progress with friends GO FURTHER WITH PRO • Focus Recaps at the end of your day • Carry unfinished goals into the next day • Create repeating goals for habits and routines • View goals and progress with Home Screen widgets • Unlock Pro forever with one purchase—no subscription PRIVATE BY DESIGN DailyProgress does not collect your personal data. Your goals and progress stay on your device. Whether you want to beat procrastination, build better habits, or finish the work that matters, DailyProgress gives every day a simple rhythm: plan, focus, repeat. Download DailyProgress and make today count. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Visual Time4 screens
DailyProgress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Visual Time at fortnightly against DailyProgress's every 5 weeks. Visual Time also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Visual Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DailyProgress 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

Visual Time ships an update fortnightly, DailyProgress every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Visual Time versus DailyProgress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual TimeDailyProgress
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikola NovakovicTimo Zonewicz

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Time

One-time1
  • Dotted Time$1.99
3 purchases

DailyProgress

Subscriptions2
  • DailyProgress Pro - 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • DailyProgress Pro - 1 Year$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • DailyProgress Pro - Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Visual Time free?
Visual Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DailyProgress free?
DailyProgress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Visual Time or DailyProgress have ads?
Neither Visual Time nor DailyProgress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Time or DailyProgress?
Visual Time ships an update fortnightly, and DailyProgress every 5 weeks. Most recently, Visual Time was updated on November 13, 2026 and DailyProgress on November 5, 2026.

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