Comparison

Dimmly vs DashBoardPersonal

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

Head to head
About

Dimmly

Organize your life with a task and habit tracker designed for long-term use. Build lists, set recurring tasks, and track daily progress. Seamlessly syncs across iPhone and Mac, offering a clean interface with essential features.

Highlights
  • iCloud sync across iPhone and Mac
  • Scoreboard for game tracking
  • Streaks for multi-completion tasks
  • Add full notes and sub-steps to tasks
  • CSV import & export
  • Daily repeating tasks
  • Native Mac app
Features
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Dimmly is the task and habit tracker you'll actually stick with — now on iPhone and Mac with iCloud sync. Build your lists, set alarms, repeat tasks automatically, and track how many times you complete them each day with Streaks. Track your subscriptions, count down to the days that matter, add up expenses, and keep score on game night. Every feature you need — nothing you don't. 7 list types: • List — a simple checklist. Swipe to complete. • Ranked — your items numbered 1, 2, 3… • Grocery — shopping mode with quantities on every item • Sum — add amounts and watch the running total. Great for expenses. • Subs — track subscriptions: price, renewal date, and your monthly total • Countdown — count the days to trips, birthdays, deadlines • Score — a scoreboard for board and card games: rounds, totals, rankings Features: • iCloud sync — your lists stay in sync across iPhone and Mac • Reminders hub — everything with an alarm, from any list, in one place • Streaks — complete a task multiple times per day and track your progress • Big Notes — add full notes to any task • Checklists — break any task into sub-steps • Alarms with quick options — 1 hour, 3 hours, tomorrow • Repeats — daily, weekly on the days you pick, monthly, yearly • Siri — add items with your voice • Pull down to add tasks instantly • Swipe to complete, swipe to delete • Undo anything within 4 seconds • CSV import & export • 25 handpicked color palettes — or create your own • Home screen widgets • Native Mac app with full keyboard and mouse support • Available in 8 languages • No subscription — unlock unlimited lists once, yours forever

About

DashBoardPersonal

Features
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Your personal dashboard for staying on top of what matters most. DashB brings together everything you need to see each day in one clean, simple view. Features: • Current weather with 7-day forecast • Next upcoming holiday countdown • Personal events, birthdays, and anniversaries with yearly countdowns • Today's calendar events with day navigation • Reminders and overdue task tracking • To Do list for undated tasks • Filter out calendars and reminder lists you don't want to see • Auto-refreshes to stay current

Screenshots

Dimmly4 screens
DashBoardPersonal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DashBoardPersonal at none against Dimmly's 2. Dimmly's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dimmly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. DashBoardPersonal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dimmly ships an update every 5 days, DashBoardPersonal every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dimmly versus DashBoardPersonal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDimmlyDashBoardPersonal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo PinillosTODD LAYNE REDDINGER

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dimmly

One-time2
  • Dimmly Pro — Welcome Offer$6.99
  • Dimmly Pro$9.99
None

DashBoardPersonal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dimmly free?
Dimmly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DashBoardPersonal free?
DashBoardPersonal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dimmly or DashBoardPersonal have ads?
Neither Dimmly nor DashBoardPersonal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dimmly or DashBoardPersonal?
Dimmly ships an update every 5 days, and DashBoardPersonal every 5 weeks. Most recently, Dimmly was updated on October 24, 2026 and DashBoardPersonal on October 5, 2026.

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