DayDots vs Next Up

Your Lock Screen doesn’t have to be just a background. It can be a calendar, a reminder, a goal tracker, or a personal signature that belongs only to you. DayDots is a DIY calendar Lock Screen wallpaper app. Start with ready-made templates and customize date colors, date styles, backgrounds, important date markers, and bottom signatures to create a Lock Screen that feels truly yours. DayDots also works with iOS Shortcuts and Automations. Once set up, your calendar wallpaper can update automatically based on the date, so you no longer need to generate, save, and replace your wallpaper manually every day. From yearly progress to monthly planning, from special dates to countdown goals, DayDots helps you turn your Lock Screen into something useful, beautiful, and personal. 【What can you do with DayDots?】 - Create your own calendar Lock Screen Start with a template and make it your own. Customize date colors, font styles, number styles, and even replace numbers with dots, shapes, or more visual design elements. - Automatically update your Lock Screen wallpaper The biggest problem with calendar wallpapers is that dates change every day. DayDots can work with iOS Shortcuts and Automations, allowing your Lock Screen wallpaper to update automatically after setup. No need to manually regenerate, save, and replace your wallpaper every day. Open your phone and see the latest date state right on your Lock Screen. - Mark important dates Birthdays, anniversaries, exams, trips, paydays, project deadlines, workout check-ins, and more. Mark the dates that matter and keep them visible on the screen you see every day. - Change backgrounds and color themes Whether you like minimal, fresh, retro, dark, bright, colorful, or trendy styles, DayDots makes it easy to create a look that matches your taste. Choose from built-in theme colors or add your own background to make your calendar wallpaper fit your mood and style. - Add a custom bottom signature Write a sentence at the bottom of your Lock Screen. It can be a goal, a motto, a mood note, or a simple reminder to yourself. For example: “Shine your own way” “Make today count” “One day closer to the goal” 【Four calendar templates for different needs】 - Year Calendar Put the entire year on one Lock Screen wallpaper. Perfect for tracking yearly progress, planning long-term goals, and seeing the flow of time. How many days have passed? How many are left? See it all at a glance. - Monthly Calendar Focus on the current month, short-term plans, and upcoming tasks. Perfect for checking monthly progress, marking important dates, and keeping your schedule visible. Open your Lock Screen and quickly see where you are in the month. - Folder Calendar Keeps the practical structure of a monthly calendar while offering a stronger visual style. With richer color options and more expressive layouts, it is perfect for users who want a more aesthetic, trendy, and personalized Lock Screen. - Countdown Turn your goals into visual reminders. Use it for exam countdowns, trip countdowns, anniversaries, special events, or a 100-day challenge. Display your countdown with numbers, dots, or shapes, and let your goal remind you every day. 【Why choose DayDots?】 DayDots is more than a wallpaper app. It is more than a calendar app. With DayDots, you can: Turn your Lock Screen into a useful calendar dashboard Keep important dates visible every day Visualize yearly, monthly, and countdown progress Let your calendar wallpaper update automatically as dates change Bring your style, goals, and daily rhythm into your Lock Screen You don’t need design skills. Just choose a template, adjust colors, date styles, backgrounds, markers, and text, then create a Lock Screen wallpaper that is both beautiful and useful. Use DayDots to make every day feel marked, visible, and personal. Set it up once, and keep your calendar Lock Screen updated every day.

What’s coming up, counting down. Next Up is a beautiful countdown widget app for the birthdays, trips, launches, holidays, exams, weddings and everyday milestones you want to keep close. Create a countdown in seconds, choose a look that fits the moment, then add it to your iPhone Home Screen or Lock Screen. Each widget can show the countdown you choose, so you can keep your next trip on one screen, a birthday on another, and the big deadline right where you’ll see it. Next Up is designed to be simple, visual and calm. No account is required. There are no ads. Version 1 is free. Features: - Create multiple countdowns for important events - Add countdown widgets to your Home Screen - Add glanceable countdown widgets to your Lock Screen - Choose which countdown each widget displays - Use date-only countdowns or exact-time countdowns - Pick from polished event looks and widget layouts - Get clear setup guidance for adding and editing widgets - No account required - No ads Use Next Up for birthdays, holidays, weddings, exams, flights, launches, concerts, anniversaries, deadlines and anything else worth looking forward to.