Comparison

Dingly vs DoorCheck

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

Head to head
About

Dingly

Features
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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.

About

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.

Screenshots

Dingly4 screens
DoorCheck3 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Dingly is free to download; DoorCheck costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dingly ships an update every 5 days, DoorCheck every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 3 level
Dingly versus DoorCheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinglyDoorCheck
PriceFree โ€” better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rankโ€”#199 โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiro Feingold้น ๆจ

In-app purchases

None

Dingly

No in-app purchases

None

DoorCheck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dingly free?
Dingly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DoorCheck free?
DoorCheck costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dingly or DoorCheck have ads?
Neither Dingly nor DoorCheck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dingly or DoorCheck?
Dingly ships an update every 5 days, and DoorCheck every 3 months. Most recently, Dingly was updated on November 5, 2026 and DoorCheck on November 5, 2026.

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