Dingly vs DoorCheck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Dingly
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Dingly reads the calendars you choose and rings a real alarm before each meeting, so you're never caught off guard. - Real alarms: Dingly uses the same system alarms as the Clock app, so they ring even when your iPhone is on silent or in a Focus, and even if Dingly isn't open. - Two alerts per meeting: 15 minutes and 1 minute before by default. Change either one. - Meetings that start at the same time share one alarm. - Snooze or stop right from the alarm. - Skip a single meeting with a swipe; it won't ring on any of your devices. - Join Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or Webex calls right from the list or the countdown. - A countdown to your next meeting in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen, in your calendar's color. It appears with the first alarm, keeps counting down to the last one, and goes away when you stop it. Only ever one per meeting. - Choose from a set of pleasant alarm sounds. - Ignore meetings by keyword (like "lunch"), skip weekends, and pick which calendars to watch. - See your meetings for the days ahead, and keep up with your calendar automatically. A Shortcuts action can sync it any time. - Pause for a vacation, get a morning summary, ask Siri or use the widget to join or skip a meeting, and get a warning if a meeting's video link changes. - Add a short note to any meeting; it shows highlighted on its alarm and countdown. - Ring earlier for the meetings that need it: choose a first alert for one meeting, a whole series, or every meeting with a keyword like "kid pickup". - Works on iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad, in English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Requires iOS 26.
DoorCheck
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DoorCheck is a fully offline departure checklist app for people who need a reliable before-leaving routine. You can build templates around your own habits, run through each item before leaving home, the office, or a temporary stay, and use the in-app live camera to leave a more concrete confirmation record. Each check keeps the live photo, timestamp, thumbnail, status, and note for every item. That gives you more than a simple checked box. You can look back later and see when something was confirmed, what was captured at the time, and which items were skipped. DoorCheck is designed around proof and review, not just checklist completion. The app includes built-in templates and also supports custom templates, item editing, template detail views, local reminders, history search, date filtering, and a compact session detail screen with thumbnails and summary information. When needed, you can generate a simple summary card to share the result of a completed check. DoorCheck supports live camera capture only and does not include photo library import. All photos and records stay on the device. There is no account system, no cloud sync, no uploads, no ads, no subscriptions, and no in-app purchases. It is built for fast, private, repeatable departure checks such as doors, windows, appliances, documents, carry items, or site exit routines. Feature requests or improvement ideas are welcome. All feedback is regularly reviewed and used to guide future updates: Email: 842797413@qq.com Or leave thoughts in an App Store review Every suggestion is taken seriously.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dingly at Free against DoorCheck's $2.99. Dingly also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). DoorCheck's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Dingly is free to download; DoorCheck costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dingly ships an update every 5 days, DoorCheck every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Dingly | DoorCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free โ better | $2.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days โ better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Best chart rank | โ | #199 โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiro Feingold | ้น ๆจ |
In-app purchases
Dingly
No in-app purchases
DoorCheck
No in-app purchases
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