Comparison

Time Lock vs MemoryMaps

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Time Lock

Send messages that reveal themselves only at a specific time or for a limited duration. Enhance conversations with timed secrets or exclusive meeting details. It's a fun way to build anticipation and curiosity.

Highlights
  • Send timed messages
  • Set message visibility duration
  • Share secrets
  • Exclusive meeting details
  • iMessage integration
  • Send message reminders
Features
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Thank you for your support. Over a million time locks have been created! -- With time lock, you decide when your message will be visible an for how long. It's a cool new way to spice up your conversations and make your friends curious about the message. Share secrets in a group and only make them visible for a couple of seconds. Or share details on where to meet and make it more exclusive. It's really fun, try it out. The app integrates perfectly with iMessage, it's super easy to use. Because we don't want your messages to be forgotten, we have added a button to quickly send a reminder. Want to remove the app? Follow the instructions here: www.bit.do/del-app

About

MemoryMaps

Discover and share personal memories tied to locations and experiences. Build a personalized map of your life's journey and explore the memories of others from around the world. Connect with friends and share your unique story.

Highlights
  • Personalized MemoryMap link
  • Clustering for easy memory viewing
  • Comment chats within memories
  • Follow friends' memories
  • Search for user MemoryMaps
  • Share to Instagram
Features
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Map your Memories. MemoryMaps turns your photos and videos into a living map of everywhere you've been. Capture a moment and it lands on the map exactly where it happened - no tagging, no sorting. Zoom out and your life becomes a map. Zoom in and relive a single afternoon. HOW IT WORKS 1. Capture - snap a photo or quick video anywhere; MemoryMaps remembers where you were. 2. Map - it pins itself to the exact spot, automatically. 3. Share - choose who sees each memory: just you, your followers, or everyone. WHAT YOU CAN DO - See all your photos and videos as pins on an interactive map - Follow friends and watch their memories in a full-screen feed - Like, comment, and save the moments worth keeping - Message friends privately, with GIFs, voice notes, and reactions - Search people, memories, places, and sounds - Set privacy per memory: only you, followers, or everyone - Make it yours with Solar, Light, and Dark themes YOUR MEMORIES ARE YOURS You decide who sees each one. Export your data or delete your account anytime, right from the app. Map your Memories.

Screenshots

Time Lock3 screens
MemoryMaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MemoryMaps at 100% against Time Lock's 40%. MemoryMaps also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.8). Time Lock's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MemoryMaps is free to download; Time Lock costs $0.99 up front. Time Lock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MemoryMaps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MemoryMaps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Time Lock's written reviews are positive against 100% of MemoryMaps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Lock ships an update every 10 months, MemoryMaps every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time Lock versus MemoryMaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime LockMemoryMaps
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (12 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFanatic DevelopmentMemoryMaps LLC

Customer experience

Time Lock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

MemoryMaps

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Lock

One-time1
  • Unlimited MessagesFree
1 purchases

MemoryMaps

Subscriptions1
  • MemoryMaps Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Time Lock free?
Time Lock costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MemoryMaps free?
MemoryMaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Lock or MemoryMaps?
MemoryMaps is rated higher. Time Lock averages 2.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while MemoryMaps averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do Time Lock or MemoryMaps have ads?
Neither Time Lock nor MemoryMaps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Lock or MemoryMaps?
Time Lock ships an update every 10 months, and MemoryMaps every 9 days. Most recently, Time Lock was updated on September 26, 2026 and MemoryMaps on October 1, 2026.

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