Comparison

Visual Time vs Chorio

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
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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.

About

Chorio

Features
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Chorio turns everyday chores into an adventure the whole family loves. Instead of nagging, hand your kids a game. Chores become "quests" they complete to earn points, build streaks, unlock rewards, and level up — while you finally get a hand around the house. WHY FAMILIES LOVE CHORIO • Chores as quests — tasks that feel like a game, not a chore • Points & rewards — kids earn points and cash them in for rewards you set • Streaks & levels — daily streaks and XP keep kids coming back • Badges — celebrate milestones with fun achievement badges • Built for the whole family — parents manage, kids play, everyone wins HOW IT WORKS 1. Create your family and add your kids 2. Set up quests (chores) with point values 3. Kids complete quests and earn points 4. Kids redeem points for rewards you choose — screen time, treats, allowance, anything 5. Watch streaks grow and motivation soar FEATURES • Simple parent dashboard to create quests and approve completions • Kid-friendly mode with a colorful interface and mascot characters • Custom rewards store — you decide what points are worth • Streak shields to protect a hard-earned streak • Optional photo proof so kids can show a job well done • Allowance tracking to tie chores to real-world payouts • Multiple kids and co-parents supported MEMBERSHIP Chorio is free to start. Optional Family and Family Plus subscriptions unlock more kids, co-parents, allowance, and photo proof. Make chores fun. Get your evenings back. Download Chorio today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://chorio-app.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://chorio-app.com/privacy

Screenshots

Visual Time4 screens
Chorio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chorio at 15.1 against Visual Time's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Chorio sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Time ships an update every 2 weeks, Chorio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Visual Time versus Chorio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual TimeChorio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikola NovakovicArcstone Labs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Time

One-time1
  • Dotted Time$1.99
4 purchases

Chorio

Subscriptions4
  • Chorio Family (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Chorio Family Plus (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Chorio Family (Annual)$49.991 Year
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  • Chorio Family Plus (Annual)$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Visual Time free?
Visual Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chorio free?
Chorio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Visual Time or Chorio have ads?
Neither Visual Time nor Chorio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Time or Chorio?
Visual Time ships an update every 2 weeks, and Chorio fortnightly. Most recently, Visual Time was updated on October 6, 2026 and Chorio on October 8, 2026.

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