Comparison

Day vs Dot

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

Head to head
About

Day

Features
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Day In β€” the kindest way to look back on your day, all in one. Habit tracking, to-dos, daily reflection (mood logging), the Eisenhower Matrix, a calendar, and even lock screen wallpapers. Plan, do, and reflect on today β€” all in Day In, without hopping between apps. ● Lock Screen Wallpaper Studio Set your own photo or a soft gradient as the background, then drag to-dos, habits, events, and calendar elements wherever you like. Resize by the corners and tune text color, size, and opacity. With a Shortcut, a fresh wallpaper reflecting today's to-dos and habits can apply every morning. ● Daily Reflection & Emotion Dot Grid Capture your day in one sentence and log your mood on a 5-level scale, from tough to great. The emotion dot grid β€” a year of moods filling in as dots of color β€” is Day In's signature. Tap a past dot to reopen that day's reflection and habits; saving a reflection fills the dot with a little reward. ● Eisenhower Matrix Organize to-dos and habits across four quadrants of urgency and importance. Drag items between quadrants and priorities reorganize instantly. Add and check off items in each quadrant; your arrangement is saved. View as a 2Γ—2 grid or a list. ● Building Habits Create habits that repeat daily, on weekdays/weekends, or on the days you choose. Pick an icon and color, add a duration and notes, and set a reminder. Streaks and a grass graph show how long you've kept it up, and you can leave a one-line note per habit. ● To-Do Management Quickly add the day's to-dos and check them off with a tap. Long-press to delete, and see today's completion rate at a glance with a progress ring. ● Calendar Manage your schedule in a monthly view that pulls in your iOS Calendar events and holidays. Set title, time, place, notes, alerts, and repeats β€” event alerts arrive via iOS Calendar. Drag an event to another date and Undo to revert. Each day's mood, reflection, and habits appear on the date, so a tap reopens your day. ● Widgets Add widgets to your home and lock screens. The "Today" widget shows completed habits and to-dos, your progress, and what's next. The Pro-only "Emotion Grid" widget shows your recent mood flow as dots of color. Widgets refresh automatically. ● Notifications Get an evening reflection reminder at the time and on the days you choose, coming through even in Focus mode. Set a time for each habit, too; tapping a notification takes you straight to logging. ● iCloud Sync Everything is stored safely on your device and, when signed in to iCloud, backed up and synced automatically. Changes on another device with the same Apple Account appear automatically. Your records are never sent to our own servers. ● Themes Choose Light, Dark, or System and apply it across the app instantly. Pick habit icons from hundreds of emoji, painted with 8 suggested colors or one you tune yourself. ● Day In Pro Upgrade to Pro for unlimited habits, the Pro-only emotion grid widget, and detailed insights like yearly emotion analysis, weekday patterns, and habit streaks. Try Pro free for 7 days and cancel anytime. Restore Purchase carries Pro across devices. ● Key Features - One-line reflection with 5-level mood logging - Emotion dot grid β€” a year of moods in color - Eisenhower Matrix by urgency and importance - Daily and day-of-week habits with streaks and a grass graph - Simple to-dos β€” tap to complete, long-press to delete - Monthly calendar + iOS Calendar and holiday integration - Add, edit, delete events, with drag-to-move and Undo - "Today" and Pro-only "Emotion Grid" widgets - Lock Screen Studio over your photo or gradient - Evening reflection and habit reminders on your schedule - Automatic iCloud backup and multi-device sync ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dam-dam-studio.vercel.app/apps/dayin/privacy

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Dot

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Dot is a habit tracker for people who quit habit apps because a broken streak felt like failure. Tap the dot when you do the thing. Miss a day, and just pick it up again. β€’ ONE DOT A DAY Did the thing? Tap the dot. It fills in with a light haptic pulse, and you're done. β€’ NOT EVERY DAY? PICK YOUR DAYS Set each habit to repeat every day or only on the weekdays you choose. On rest days, it's hidden from your Today list and your widget. β€’ MISSED A DAY? NO GUILT No guilt screens, no shame notifications. Tap a day in the week or month view to fix a past record. β€’ STATS AT A GLANCE See your patterns in a week view and a monthly calendar. The full-year heatmap comes with Dot Pro. β€’ SHARE A MONTH AS A CARD Turn this month's dots into a single image to save or send. The full-year card comes with Dot Pro. β€’ A REMINDER TIME FOR EACH HABIT Give each habit its own reminder time, keep the shared time, or turn it off. β€’ HOME AND LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Check today's progress without opening the app. β€’ MADE FOR IPAD, TOO Dot looks right at home on the big screen. β€’ YOUR HABITS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE No account to create, no cloud to sync with. Your habit history never leaves your device. β€’ EXPORT ANYTIME Export to JSON or CSV in one tap. Your data is yours. β€’ DOT PRO Upgrade to Dot Pro for unlimited habits, checks from the medium widget, Siri, Shortcuts, and Control Center without opening the app, the full-year view, and a color and shape for each habit. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://indieway.xyz/en/apps/dot/privacy Built by one person who wanted less.

Screenshots

Day4 screens
Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dot at none against Day's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Day sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Dot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day ships an update every 3 days, Dot every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 6 level
Day versus Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayDot
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size38 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJinBae JungIndieWay

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Day

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Day In Pro Lifetime$11.99
3 purchases

Dot

Subscriptions2
  • Dot Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Dot Pro Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dot Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Day free?
Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Day or Dot have ads?
Day shows ads; Dot does not.
Which is updated more often, Day or Dot?
Day ships an update every 3 days, and Dot every 5 days. Most recently, Day was updated on October 25, 2026 and Dot on October 25, 2026.

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