Flow vs Dot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flow
Effortlessly track income, expenses, and transfers on a clear timeline. Monitor accounts, assets, budgets, and spending habits. Offers a free version with core features and an optional Pro upgrade for advanced tools and unlimited data management.
- Income and expense tracking
- Account and asset monitoring
- Budget creation and management
- Recurring payment and subscription tracking
- Investment tracking
- Data import/export
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Record income, expenses, and transfers in one calm timeline. See accounts, assets, budgets, recurring payments, subscriptions, investments, and spending patterns in one clear view. Import or export your data when you need it, and make money tracking a simple daily habit. Flow Pro (optional) The free version includes unlimited transactions, 3 accounts, 1 budget, and 3 schedules. Upgrade to Flow Pro to unlock: · Investments and Subscriptions pages and their widgets (free for 7 days the first time you use them) · Unlimited accounts, budgets, and schedules · Automatic market data refresh · Apple Watch · More data export formats · Exclusive app icons Flow Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dot
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Dot is your financial assistant for recording expenses and income in a simple conversation. Track your wallet and reserve, set a monthly spending limit, organize categories, and view reports in one place. Use chat to ask questions, receive guidance, and follow your decisions. Scan products to create a Wishlist and check prices when you want to find a good offer. Turn on notifications for important updates. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Flow and Dot are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Flow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Dot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Flow | Dot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 26.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yu Fan | Apinc Brasil |
In-app purchases
Flow
- Flow Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Flow Pro Annual1 Year trial$24.991 Year
- Flow Pro Lifetime$69.99
Dot
- Dot Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Dot Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year









