Dimly vs DouDash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dimly
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Your phone is too bright. Not the screen, the pull. Dimly turns it down. Pick the apps, categories and websites that take your hours. When you open one, Dimly's shield appears instead, with a note you wrote to yourself. The app stays closed until your time is up. DIM IN ONE TAP Choose 5, 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes, or any length up to 8 hours, and start. Ending early is always possible, but Dimly asks first and shows how far you got, because the moment you want out is exactly when one tap is too easy. PLANS THAT RUN ON THEIR OWN Set the hours when the pull is strongest: weekday mornings, deep work, after dinner, in bed. Plans switch on and off by themselves on the days you pick, even when Dimly is closed, and can run past midnight. STRICT MODE Turn it on and, while a session or plan is running, no app can be deleted from your device, Dimly included. No easy way out. WEBSITES TOO Type any address and it is blocked in Safari and other browsers whenever Dimly is dimming. HOURS BACK, EVERY WEEK History shows the time you protected, the sessions you saw through and every time you reached for something paused, so you can watch the pull fade week by week. SEE WHERE THE TIME GOES Screen Time reports show your daily total, pickups, notifications and the apps that took the most, right inside Dimly. YOUR SHIELD, YOUR WORDS Change the shield's title, message, icon and colors, so the note you see is the one that works on you. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH Widgets show what is paused today, a Control Center control starts a session from anywhere, and on iPhone a Live Activity counts down on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an End button. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Dimly works through Apple's Screen Time. The apps you pick stay on your device and Dimly never learns which ones they are. No account needed. iCloud sync of plans and history is optional and off by default. SUBSCRIPTION Dimly Plus unlocks sessions, plans, websites, strict mode and the custom shield. It is available as an auto-renewing subscription (weekly or yearly; a free trial is available to new subscribers on the yearly plan) or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. The price is shown in the app before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. The Lifetime purchase is a single payment and never renews. Privacy Policy: https://dimlyfocus.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://dimlyfocus.app/terms Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DouDash
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A split driving dashboard: map and web side by side, plus live speed before you go. Doudash keeps two panes open together so you can check the road and a page at the same time. Drag the divider to resize either side. Set everything up before you drive. Do not interact with the app while operating a vehicle. An In-App Purchase is required before you can use the app. Unlock Doudash Pro with Weekly, Yearly, or Lifetime. • Split view — keep two panes open and resize them as you like • Live status — speed, heading, distance, and trip time at a glance • Map pane — Apple Maps on device, or Google Maps in the map pane through Google’s website • Place search and route preview — find a place and preview a route before you go • In-app browser — open a homepage, bookmarks, history, and find on page • Trip recording — start, pause, resume, and save distance and time on this device • Your setup — choose map style, units, homepage, and layout Location is used only while you use the app, to show your position, speed, heading, and trip distance. Precise Location improves those readings. Location stays on this device. No account. No ads. Doudash Pro • Weekly — auto-renewing subscription • Yearly — auto-renewing subscription • Lifetime — one-time purchase Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Weekly and Yearly renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Restore Purchases is available on the paywall. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/doudash-privacy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/doudash-terms Download Doudash and set up your driving dashboard before you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DouDash at 15.0 against Dimly's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Dimly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and DouDash sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Dimly | DouDash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yaysoft LTD | Dharavath Suresh |
In-app purchases
Dimly
- Dimly Plus Weekly$4.997 Days
- Dimly Plus Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Dimly Plus Lifetime$79.99
DouDash
- Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
- Yearly Pro$8.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$12.99









