Comparison

Pausely vs Dotti

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

Head to head
About

Pausely

Easily track hot flashes and other menopause symptoms with a single tap. This private app helps you visualize your symptom patterns over time, providing clear data for doctor visits without any ads or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • One-tap hot flash logging
  • Track 34 perimenopause symptoms
  • View symptom patterns over 30/90 days
  • Doctor-visit symptom summary
  • Private, on-device storage
  • No ads or tracking
Features
Read full description

Pausely is the private menopause tracker built around the one thing other apps make impossible: logging a hot flash the moment it happens, in a single tap. ONE-TAP HOT FLASH LOGGING Hot flashes hit many times a day, at the worst times. Tap once to log each one, with the time captured automatically. See how many you have had today on a simple timeline, and watch the real pattern build, including how many strike at night. ALL 34 PERIMENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS From night sweats and brain fog to joint pain, anxiety, and the symptoms no one warns you about. Tap what you feel, set the severity, and Pausely quietly builds your picture over weeks. SEE YOUR PATTERN, READY FOR YOUR DOCTOR Clear trends over 30 and 90 days, and a doctor-visit summary that turns months of tracking into real data for your appointment instead of vague recollection. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No ads, no tracking, no cloud. Your symptoms are stored only on your device, and nothing is ever uploaded. Pausely is a tracking tool, not medical advice or a diagnosis. Talk to your doctor or a menopause specialist about treatment.

About

Dotti

Features
Read full description

You've tracked your cycle in apps that felt like they were tracking you. That uneasy feeling can make it harder to write things down honestly. The longer you keep logging, the more personal that record becomes. You deserve to know where it lives and who can reach it. Dotti keeps that record on your phone. There is no Dotti account to create and no cloud sync of your health entries. You choose what to record and what to share. Make room for your own story: - Track your cycle, symptoms, moods, sleep and energy, as much or as little as you want. - Follow your pregnancy day by day. - Chat with Dotti, a warm companion who remembers what matters to you. On-device AI depends on your device; local rules keep Dotti available when a supported model isn't available. - Prepare a Doctor Note from your logs for an appointment. Dotti prepares the story; it never diagnoses. - Keep an encrypted backup whose passphrase only you know. - Log and review your entries offline. Purchases need a connection. Dotti never shows ads, sells health data or shames you for a missed day. If you're struggling, she points you towards real help. She never pretends to be your doctor. What's free and what's paid Dotti starts with 7 days of Basic free, granted by the app. No card is needed and there is nothing to cancel. After that, continued companion access needs a Basic or Premium subscription, or the one-time Founding Supporter purchase. Basic includes cycle tracking, pregnancy mode, recaps and chat. Premium includes Basic plus Doctor Note PDF export and lab-result import. Founding Supporter includes all Premium features permanently, with one payment. Creating and reviewing a Doctor Note is included with companion access; exporting it as a PDF needs Premium or Founding Supporter. App Lock, data export, backup, restore and deletion stay free, including after the trial without a plan. You can erase Dotti's stored entries in the app. Backups and PDFs you exported separately remain wherever you saved or shared them. Connecting Apple Health is free, including after the trial without a plan. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Cancel anytime in your app store account. Your app store shows the local price, billing period and any eligible introductory offer before you confirm a purchase. Keep your story yours. Terms of Use: https://dotti.life/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://dotti.life/privacy/

Screenshots

Pausely4 screens
Dotti4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pausely and Dotti are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Pausely sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dotti sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pausely ships an update fortnightly, Dotti weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pausely versus Dotti: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPauselyDotti
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB100 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPeter HallanderBFF Ignite Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pausely

One-time1
  • Full Access$9.99
5 purchases

Dotti

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Basic Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Founding Supporter$149.99

Questions

Is Pausely free?
Pausely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dotti free?
Dotti is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pausely or Dotti have ads?
Neither Pausely nor Dotti shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pausely or Dotti?
Pausely ships an update fortnightly, and Dotti weekly. Most recently, Pausely was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dotti on November 6, 2026.

Other comparisons