Dotly - Activity Tracker, a habit and activity tracker for iPhone and iPad, is listed as free on the App Store. The site New Mobile Life reports that the original price was US $0.99 and calls the offer a limited time one.
Developer Alexander Perevalov describes the app as offline first and private by design, with no account, no ads and no internet connection needed. It is also a tiny download, at 854 KB.
What is Dotly?
Dotly is a simple way to record daily activities, habits and routines. The listing describes a clean, distraction-free design with no setup friction and no learning curve. You create categories, log what you did, and the app keeps everything on your device.
The store screenshots show a monthly calendar with active days marked in colour and a stats tab that breaks activity down by category. The listing itself focuses on the idea rather than a long feature tour: keep it quick, keep it private.
What does the listing promise?
The developer lists these points:
- Works fully offline, even in airplane mode
- Unlimited categories, so you can track as many habits or routines as you like
- No accounts, no tracking, no analytics and no data sharing
- No ads
- Lightweight and fast, with no background syncing
- A clean interface that needs no learning curve
The suggested uses are habit tracking, daily activity tracking, routine building, personal productivity and offline journaling.
Prices
The App Store listing shows Dotly as Free. New Mobile Life gives the original price as US $0.99 and says the app is free for a limited time. That original price comes from the tip site, not from the listing, and neither source states an end date for the free price.
The prices here are those on the US App Store listing. Other country stores can differ, so check yours before downloading.
What do you need to run it?
The listing is strict about software versions. Dotly requires iOS 26.2 or later on iPhone and iPadOS 26.2 or later on iPad. It also lists macOS 26.2 or later on a Mac with an Apple M1 chip or later, and visionOS 26.2 or later on Apple Vision. If your device cannot run those versions, the app will not install. The app is in English only and has an age rating of 4+.
Who it suits
Habit builders. If you want a plain log of what you did each day, with your own categories and no streak pressure from a social feed, this is the kind of tool the listing describes. Unlimited categories mean you can track as many routines as you like.
People who care about privacy. The developer states that it collects no data from the app, and there is no account to create. Apple notes that this privacy information comes from the developer and has not been verified by Apple.
Minimalists. The app is very small and says it avoids bloated features and background syncing. That suits anyone who wants a quick tap-and-go tracker rather than a full productivity suite.
Offline users. Because Dotly works without a connection, it can be used anywhere, including on a flight. Readers who want an offline journal of daily activity may find that useful.
What is still unknown?
The App Store page says Dotly has not received enough ratings or reviews to show an overview, so there is little independent feedback yet. The listing does not say whether your data can be exported or backed up, which matters for a tracker that keeps everything on one device. Nothing in the sources says how long the free price will last or whether US $0.99 returns. The seller is listed as an individual developer, Alexander Perevalov, whose other apps include ActionCam, Insparted, Vaultly and DailyGoals.
How do you get it?
Check your device software version first, since iOS 26.2 or later is required on iPhone. Then search the App Store for Dotly - Activity Tracker by Alexander Perevalov, and confirm that the button says Get and the price shows as Free before you download. If a price appears, the offer has ended in your store.
