Dots vs Finiti
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dots
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Dots is a visual countdown for the moments that actually matter—launches, trips, exams, weddings, and quiet personal goals. Each event becomes a temporal heatmap: time isn’t just a number; it’s a canvas you can feel at a glance. CREATE & ORGANIZE • Name your countdowns, pick an emoji, and choose a target date. • See what’s active, urgent, or still far away—without digging through menus. THE TEMPORAL HEATMAP • Read progress the way your brain does: patterns, density, and remaining time—beautifully compressed into “dots” you can scan in seconds. CURATED THEMES • Match the mood: celebration, focus, travel, calm nights, and more—so every countdown feels intentional, not generic. STAY CLOSE TO YOUR GOALS • Optional reminders help you check in on what you’re counting down to—so big days don’t sneak up on you. FREE TO START • Use up to three countdowns on the free plan and explore the core experience. DOTS PRO — UNLOCK THE FULL CANVAS • Unlimited countdowns • Home screen & Lock Screen widgets that stay in sync with your events • Generated wallpapers and guidance for iOS Shortcuts-friendly automation • iCloud backup & restore across your iPhone and iPad (same Apple ID) • Smart Nudge milestone alerts (halfway, final stretch, one week, one day) • Background photo albums for rotating wallpaper looks YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE • Export or import countdowns as CSV when you want a portable backup outside iCloud. Dots is built for people who want clarity, calm, and a little ceremony around time—whether you’re shipping a product or counting down to “I do.”
Finiti
This app transforms your lock screen into a minimalist visual countdown for your goals. It displays days remaining as dots on a grid, updating automatically each morning. It offers a quiet, beautiful reminder of time's finite nature without intrusive notifications.
- Visual countdown wallpapers
- Goal and deadline setting
- Minimalist dot-grid design
- Automatic daily refresh
- Lock screen integration
- No notifications or streaks
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You have a deadline. Your phone has Instagram. Finiti blocks the second until you ship the first. Pick a goal and a date. Pick the apps that steal your hours. Finiti locks them during your daily focus window — and keeps the countdown on your lock screen so you never forget what the trade is for. COMMIT • Set the goal and the deadline. One decision, one date. • Pick your pace: Casual (1h blocked daily), Focused (2h), or All-in (5h). • See the full trade before you lock in: "47 days. 235 hours of focus." BLOCK • Distracting apps stay locked during your daily window — until deadline day. • No easy bypass. A small emergency pause budget (10 minutes a day) for real life. • Built on Apple's Screen Time technology. Your app activity never leaves your device. DELIVER • The countdown lives on your lock screen: one dot per day, filled as you go. • Fresh wallpaper every morning, automatically. No app to open. • 12 themes, or use your own photo — dot colors adapt to it. • Streaks track the days you showed up. Home screen widgets keep the year in view. • Deadline hits → "Did you ship?" Confirm it, or push the date and keep going. For students before exams, runners before race day, founders before launch — anyone with a "before" moment they can't afford to miss. Finiti Premium: $19.99/year (7-day free trial) or $5.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled in Settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. Privacy: https://finiti.drobinin.space/privacy.html Terms: https://finiti.drobinin.space/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dots at every 4 days against Finiti's every 9 days. Dots also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Finiti sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dots ships an update every 4 days, Finiti every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dots | Finiti |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chuong Le | Oleksandr Drobinin |
In-app purchases
Dots
- Premium$6.99
Finiti
- Finiti Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Finiti Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Premium$4.99





