Both are small, calm publishing tools. The difference is the editing model.
The short version
Pika is a blogging platform with a lovely in-browser editor. You write in Pika, it hosts your blog. Free up to 50 posts, Pro is $6/month.
tinydot turns a folder into a website. You write in whatever app you already use — the files on your Mac are the site. Publish by saving.
When Pika fits better
- You want to write in the browser and never think about files
- You want a built-in newsletter with subscribers
- You like guestbooks
When tinydot fits better
- You already write in a notes app, editor, or anything that saves files
- You want your writing to be portable files you own, not rows in someone's database
- Your site is more than a blog: docs, projects, images, downloads — any files
- You want folders to be structure: a folder is a section, a file is a page
What you get
- markdown, wikilinks, tags, RSS, archive pages
- custom domains and access control
- Files app sync on Mac, iPhone, and iPad — edit anywhere
- import an existing blog from a URL
Start free: tinydot.com