# Manchester Time Machine — user reviews > 34 indexed App Store user reviews of Manchester Time Machine by Manchester Metropolitan University. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manchester-time-machine/id500576541/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manchester-time-machine/id500576541.md ## Newest reviews (15 of 34) ### 5/5 — Amazing App *2012-07-01* Such an interesting and informative look at Manchester. Really great to see the range and quality of content. Download it and take a look ! :-) ### 5/5 — Really good *2012-05-20, version 1* Really good hope to see a Liverpool version to ### 5/5 — Brilliant! *2012-04-09* This is a great app if you ever wanted to see what your city used to look like! ### 5/5 — More!! *2012-04-05* Excellent app, I absolutely love this app very interesting seein Manchester all them years ago and how it's changed. Would like to see more videos of more places ### 5/5 — Great App *2012-03-18* Wonderful to watch. Please put on more and make films longer ### 5/5 — Fascinating films *2012-03-17, version 1* Great app! Lots to interest anyone with even a casual interest in how Manchester looked in years gone by. Wish it covered my area of Manchester - hope more films are added soon. As another reviewer said, perhaps Manchester libraries images could also be added. Thanks to NWFA. ### 5/5 — Bite-size education! *2012-03-06, version 1* Fantastic footage, should be publicised further for all tourists with iPhones to see! ### 5/5 — Great app *2012-03-03, version 1* Great app showing the history of Manchester :D ### 5/5 — Very clever app *2012-03-02, version 1* A wonderful way of bringing Manchester's history to life! ### 5/5 — Alan R *2012-02-29, version 1* Great app for Expats, already sent link to family in Oz. Also great for visitors to Manchester. 👍 ### 5/5 — Wow! *2012-02-28* A fantastic app showing a range of films in and around the city centre, the map interface helps track down footage of places both still here and long gone. I hope the app gets continual updates with new footage, even if it requires payment as its fascinating to watch ### 5/5 — Window on history *2012-02-28* What an amazing app, gives you a wonderful window on history! Looking at the archive clips in the same physical place is the best but also can be used from elsewhere if you have an interest in Manchester from 1910's to 1970's. ### 5/5 — Accessible History *2012-02-27* Great way for all ages to get a slice of local history I love it and do my children ### 5/5 — Brilliant. *2012-02-26, version 1* Great piece of history. ### 5/5 — I <3 MCR *2012-02-26, version 1* Such a good app!!! Love watching all the old footage. Can't wait to see if anymore gets added :) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 3/5 — Decent, but limited content *2012-03-11* The app has multiple videos of Manchester from 1911 to 1974 that provide an interesting perspective on many locations. However, the movie clips are short (typically 10 s), and most videos are from a couple of areas in the city centre (the Oxford Road/Peter Street area and Piccadilly Gardens). A larger number of videos or longer videos would be better. ### 3/5 — Good App *2012-02-27* Very interesting , As another review said a bit glitchy. Needs to extend out of city centre a bit but great potential. Not sure if it's the app or my phone , but the " follow the arrow to see present day" won't work , shame because that would be good ### 4/5 — Just like a museum! *2012-03-14, version 1* Just like being in a museum. Very nice app. ### 4/5 — Amazing! *2012-03-11* I live in Manchester, it's amazing seeing areas I know so well as they were years ago! I don't understand what the arrow thing is about & I do think some of the video clips could be better - for example, it is interesting seeing the people back then, but some clips have so many people you can't really see where they are, & I'd rather get a better view of the places. Great app though & I hope more is added to it! ### 4/5 — Great idea *2012-02-25* Great app for everyone interested in Manchesters history . Would like to see it extend to the surrounding areas, also extended to access Manchester libraries photo collection . Possibilities for this app are endless. ### 4/5 — Great content! *2012-02-24* Lovely app. Manchester based, but so am I, and it has great potential for upgrades, additional footage to add later etc. A bit glitchy, and the looping footage confuses, but only for the first time. Great footage. Give us more!! ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2019-10-01* Works fine - best Ap ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2019-09-30* Simple and intuitive makes you want to go for a walk to find all these places. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2015-10-29, version 2.0* This app is genius, a real portal into the past. It gives a fascinating insight into Manchester's rich history ### 5/5 — Sound *2015-08-09, version 2.0* Little gem of an app. I use this all the time. I love it!! ## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Really interesting *2014-12-22, version 2.0* It's really interesting to see historical footage of the streets I walk down each day. Very cool app ### 5/5 — Love it! *2014-01-04, version 2.0* Great little app! Can't wait to show my mum! ### 5/5 — Excellent application! So interesting! *2013-12-19* The application is very well designed and shows some real Manchester history! Must have for any iPhone and to impress the grand parents! ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2013-04-26* It's great to look back on my City over the years. Would love an update with 80's & 90's videos. Before and after 1996, to show how the City has grown stronger!! ### 5/5 — Fantastic!!! *2013-03-30* Love this app! Really interesting seeing how my home town used to be! Definitely a city that's got better with age! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Wow! *2012-12-04, version 1* Brilliant! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*