Comparison

DayDots vs Progress Life Wallpaper

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

Head to head
About

DayDots

This app allows you to create personalized calendar wallpapers for your lock screen. Customize dates, backgrounds, and add important markers or signatures. It integrates with iOS Shortcuts for automatic daily updates.

Highlights
  • Create custom calendar lock screen wallpapers
  • Automatic wallpaper updates via iOS Shortcuts
  • Mark important dates and events
  • Customize backgrounds and color themes
  • Add custom bottom signatures
  • Multiple calendar templates (Year, Monthly, Folder, Countdown)
Features
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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.

About

Progress Life Wallpaper

Features
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`Progress helps you turn time and goals into auto-updating lock screen wallpapers on iOS. Choose from 3 modes: • Life Calendar: Visualize life progress in weeks
• Year Calendar: Track your current year progress
• Goal Calendar: Count down to your deadline Key features: • Automatically detects your current iPhone wallpaper size
• Generates wallpaper output for your selected calendar mode
• Integrates with Apple Shortcuts for automation
• Supports default fallback configuration for first-time use
• Optimized for dark, minimal UI experience How it works: 1 Configure your calendar settings in the app 2 Install the corresponding iOS Shortcut template 3 Connect it in Shortcuts Automation (e.g. daily trigger) 4 Your lock screen wallpaper can update automatically Notes: • iOS only
• Internet connection is required for wallpaper generation
• This app is an independent utility and is not affiliated with The Life Calendar.`

Screenshots

DayDots4 screens
Progress Life Wallpaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress Life Wallpaper at none against DayDots's 1. DayDots's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). 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. DayDots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Progress Life Wallpaper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayDots ships an update every 5 days, Progress Life Wallpaper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
DayDots versus Progress Life Wallpaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayDotsProgress Life Wallpaper
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXuzhou Decoding Dangxian Development Co., Ltd浩 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DayDots

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$0.99
None

Progress Life Wallpaper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayDots free?
DayDots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress Life Wallpaper free?
Progress Life Wallpaper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DayDots or Progress Life Wallpaper have ads?
Neither DayDots nor Progress Life Wallpaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayDots or Progress Life Wallpaper?
DayDots ships an update every 5 days, and Progress Life Wallpaper every 2 months. Most recently, DayDots was updated on October 10, 2026 and Progress Life Wallpaper on October 9, 2026.

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