Comparison

dodot vs Etched

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

Head to head
About

dodot

Features
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Dodot is a private productivity app for organizing tasks, plans, reminders, important dates, and everyday commitments at your own pace. Start with the Inbox: capture an idea, task, note, or link first, then decide later whether it belongs in Today, a project, a tag, or Someday. Each card can include start times, due dates, repeating reminders, priority, and notes, so you can keep the details you need without turning your task list into noise. Core features include: • Inbox, Today, Calendar, Completed, and Deleted lists • Local iOS notifications for tasks and reminders • Home Screen widgets for quick access to your day and lists • Share extension for adding text and web links from other apps • Notes, priorities, dates, deadlines, and recurring tasks • Theme and text size settings • iCloud sync through Apple CloudKit across your own devices With optional Dodot Pro, you can unlock the complete workflow, including unlimited task cards, projects and folders, tags, subscription tracking, countdown and count-up days, additional views, and special themes. Dodot is designed with privacy in mind. The content you create, including tasks, countdowns, subscriptions, categories, and reminders, is stored on your device and in your personal iCloud account through Apple CloudKit. Dodot does not operate its own server and does not use third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs. The developer does not collect, upload, or store your personal data. Notification content is generated locally on your device, and Dodot Pro purchases and subscriptions are handled by Apple StoreKit. Dodot is for people who want a calm, private, long-term place for the things they need to do, remember, review later, or look forward to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://quilled-harp-771.notion.site/dodot-36fd7a7354f18023b6f2f1f76469abff?pvs=74

About

Etched

Features
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Stop losing your own notes. Etched finds what you wrote by meaning — not just by keyword. Ask for "the note about slowing down to think" and it surfaces, even if those exact words were never written. Everything runs on your device. Write in plain markdown and watch it render as you type — no symbols, no preview pane, no modes. What you see is the file. Your notes stay portable .md, yours forever. FREE, and complete: • On-device semantic search — find notes by meaning • Live WYSIWYG markdown — bold, headings, lists, quotes, code • Tables, callouts, code blocks, footnotes, highlights, links • iCloud sync across your devices • Export to .md (raw or with rendered images), PDF, plain text ETCHED PRO — one-time purchase, yours forever: • Flashcards + spaced repetition — turn notes into memory • Diagrams from plain text (flowcharts, sequences, mind maps) • Typeset math and chemistry (LaTeX) • Charts from a few rows of data • Sheet music from ABC notation • Handwriting / sketches • Present mode — turn a note into full-screen slides • Per-note themes Reading every format is always free — Pro unlocks creating them. No subscription, ever. Pay once and keep it. Coming from Apple Notes, Obsidian, or Bear? Your markdown imports as plain .md, and you finally get search that finds notes by meaning — privately, with no account. Private by design: your notes never leave your devices except through your own iCloud. No account, no tracking, no ads. Your notes, etched in memory. — Made by Hyojin Mo. Support: support@vibeland.app

Screenshots

dodot4 screens
Etched4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Etched at 17.0 against dodot's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. dodot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Etched sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dodot ships an update every 4 days, Etched every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
dodot versus Etched: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdodotEtched
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEE HAN HSIANGSoyeon Noh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

dodot

Subscriptions2
  • dodot month$0.991 Month
  • dodot year3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dodot Pro Life$11.99
1 purchases

Etched

One-time1
  • Etched Pro$14.99

Questions

Is dodot free?
dodot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Etched free?
Etched is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dodot or Etched have ads?
Neither dodot nor Etched shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dodot or Etched?
dodot ships an update every 4 days, and Etched every 2 days. Most recently, dodot was updated on October 5, 2026 and Etched on October 5, 2026.

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