Comparison

Locate vs Calume

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

Head to head
About

Locate

This app automatically logs your time based on your location, helping you understand how you spend your day. It offers manual tracking, detailed reports, and export options to manage your time effectively.

Highlights
  • Automatic time tracking by location
  • Manual time logging
  • Intuitive chart view
  • Export logs as PDF/CSV
  • Passcode protection
  • Categorize timers
  • Add notes to sessions
Features
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Do you want to be more aware how you spend your time? Do you ever wonder how much time did you spend in the gym? Do you struggle logging the times you work on your projects? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, this app is for you! With Locate you don’t have to worry about this stuff anymore. This is the most intelligent time tracker in the App Store. What Locate offers you: - Automatic time tracking based on your location - Manual time tracking - Intuitive chart view of your day - Export as a PDF option - Export as a CSV file option - Passcode Protection - to keep your logs safe - Supports all the screen sizes - Detailed report screen to keep track your logged times - An intelligent reminder system to help you with precise time logging - Categorize timers into groups - Add notes to each session Pro feature: The app includes a 1 year long auto-renewable subscription, which will unlock premium features and costs $9.99 / year. It will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account and will automatically renew unless you canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Though your subscription for the current year cannot be canceled, you can turn auto-reneval off in your account settings after purchase. See instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 You can read the terms of use and privacy policy here: http://matekovacs.com/eula

About

Calume

Features
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Calume — a time tracking app for people who treat time as a resource. Track every hour with a single tap. See your full day on one timeline. Get honest reports. Built for focus, designed with care. Calume requires a Calume Pro subscription for access. Start with a 7-day free trial; you can cancel anytime. Start a timer with one tap — stopwatch or countdown, your call. Every session lands on your day timeline the moment you stop, building a complete picture of how you spend your time. Plan your day with tasks, attach timers, and watch your schedule unfold in real time. Calume keeps your intentions and your reality side by side so you can see where time actually goes. Track any activity — work, focus, sleep, rest, reading, exercise, creative time, or anything else that matters to you. Assign colors to categories and your timeline becomes instantly readable at a glance. Weekly and monthly reports show hours per activity with clear, honest numbers. Set goals and see your progress day by day. No gamification, no streaks — just the data you need to make better decisions about your time. Calume syncs with Apple Health and your calendar to fill in context automatically. Privacy Policy: https://calume.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://calume.app/terms

Screenshots

Locate4 screens
Calume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Calume at fortnightly against Locate's monthly. Locate's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Locate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Calume sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Locate ships an update monthly, Calume fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Locate versus Calume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocateCalume
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeleprompter LLCDANIEL HAVLAS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Locate

Subscriptions1
  • Pro mode$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Calume

Subscriptions3
  • Chronicle Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Chronicle Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Chronicle Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Locate free?
Locate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calume free?
Calume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Locate or Calume have ads?
Neither Locate nor Calume shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Locate or Calume?
Locate ships an update monthly, and Calume fortnightly. Most recently, Locate was updated on September 29, 2026 and Calume on September 23, 2026.

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