Comparison

Vela vs Dotted

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

Head to head
About

Vela

This app helps women manage PCOS and insulin resistance through daily check-ins, personalized plans, and weekly summaries. It transforms daily patterns into actionable guidance, moving beyond generic advice to offer practical support.

Highlights
  • Daily check-ins
  • Realistic plans
  • Weekly summaries
  • Pattern tracking
  • PCOS management
  • Insulin resistance support
Features
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Vela is a private PCOS symptom and period tracker. Record only what stands out today, see what keeps repeating in your own records, and bring clearer notes to your next appointment. No account. No fertility predictions. Nothing filled in for you. QUICK, OPTIONAL CHECK-INS Every field is optional. Note symptoms, energy, mood, sleep, cravings, movement, or a written note without answering anything unrelated. Whatever you skip stays blank. Vela never records a default as though you chose it. PERIOD HISTORY WITHOUT GUESSWORK Save period start and end dates, plus optional flow, timing, symptoms, mood, and notes. Vela does not predict ovulation, fertile windows, or future period dates, because irregular cycles make those estimates unreliable. You see the dates you recorded and the cycle lengths they produced. PATTERNS YOU CAN CHECK After you have answered on a few different days, Vela shows how often something appeared, over what timeframe, and out of how many days. Several notes on one day still count as one day. Vela describes what you recorded and never claims one thing caused another. APPOINTMENT PREPARATION Build a 14-day summary of the symptoms, period dates, and notes you recorded. Remove any section before you share it. The summary states plainly that it contains user-recorded information and is not a diagnosis. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account is required. Your entries stay on your iPhone with iOS file protection unless you export them yourself. Apple Health access is optional and read-only, and Vela never writes to Health. You can export everything you have entered, or delete all of it, from You > Privacy and Data. FREE INCLUDES - One new check-in each day, and editing today's note - Symptom, mood, and period history logging - Seven-day recent patterns - The 14-day appointment summary and plain-text sharing - Core Library content and a daily reminder PREMIUM ADDS - More than one check-in per day - 30-day, 90-day, and all-time history views - More flexible appointment reports - Expanded Library and planning content Premium never rearranges the app or interrupts your first session. Vela is a wellness and self-management tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, fertility forecasting, or emergency services. Always talk with a qualified clinician about your care. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Vela Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://kinorae.com/vela/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Vela Terms: https://kinorae.com/vela/terms

About

Dotted

Features
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Dotted is a calm, beautiful period and cycle tracker that keeps your data completely private — and is genuinely helpful in the moment. Private by design • Everything stays on your phone, encrypted. No account, no servers, no tracking. • No ads. No data selling. Free, always. • Move your data between phones with a passphrase-encrypted backup — nothing ever touches a server. Predictions that adapt to you • Learns your own rhythm from your last cycles — shown as honest ranges, never a fake exact day, and widening when your cycles vary. • Estimates ovulation from your own ovulation tests and cervical-mucus logs, so it doesn't just assume "day 14." • Personal symptom patterns: when cramps tend to hit, when PMS usually shows up. In the moment • A big cramp-relief button with quick, evidence-based relief and craving swaps. • Tap any day to log flow, pain, mood, energy, sleep and more — in one quick screen. • A cycle wheel, a phase-colored calendar, and home-screen widgets. Gentle reminders, your way • Phase changes, period due/late, PMS, fertile window, pill, daily check-in — each toggleable, scheduled locally on your device. Dotted's predictions are estimates, not contraception or medical advice.

Screenshots

Vela4 screens
Dotted4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dotted at 14.0 against Vela'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. Vela sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Dotted sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vela ships an update every 9 days, Dotted every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Vela versus Dotted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelaDotted
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRUJUL KALPESH CHAUDHARITORBJOERN SUNDVOR HENRIKSEN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Vela

Subscriptions2
  • Vela Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Vela Premium Annual$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Dotted

One-time3
  • A coffee$3.00
  • A snack$5.00
  • A tip$10.00

Questions

Is Vela free?
Vela is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dotted free?
Dotted is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vela or Dotted have ads?
Neither Vela nor Dotted shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vela or Dotted?
Vela ships an update every 9 days, and Dotted every 5 days. Most recently, Vela was updated on September 13, 2026 and Dotted on September 10, 2026.

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