Comparison

MyWhereAbouts vs Only Chats

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

Head to head
About

MyWhereAbouts

This app automatically tracks your location history, presenting it as a daily journal of places visited. Your identity and location data are kept secure, private, and owned by you.

Highlights
  • Automatic location tracking
  • Daily list of visited places
  • Map view of locations
  • Secure and private data storage
  • User-owned data
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We believe that your data is your property. MyWhereAbouts automatically tracks your location history and displays a daily list and map of all the places you have been. Think of it as a daily journal of your life where your identify and location data is secure, private and owned by you.

About

Only Chats

This messaging app allows users to connect with friends through email search, share their status, and send their location. It provides a secure authentication system for a different way to communicate.

Highlights
  • Multi-user chat
  • Friend search by email
  • Profile pictures
  • Status updates
  • Location sharing
  • User authentication
Features
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Only Chats is a multi-user chat application that allows users to add friends by quickly searching their email, can add profile pictures, update statuses, share location, and provides authentication. This application is the final project of the React Native Course in https://codewithbeto.dev/learn. The main purpose is to show developers what they will be learning on the course.

Screenshots

MyWhereAbouts3 screens
Only Chats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MyWhereAbouts at 5.0 against Only Chats's 3.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyWhereAbouts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyWhereAbouts ships an update every 3 weeks, Only Chats every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MyWhereAbouts versus Only Chats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyWhereAboutsOnly Chats
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB30 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperCutting Edge ConsultingCode with Beto

Customer experience

MyWhereAbouts

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Only Chats

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

MyWhereAbouts

No in-app purchases

None

Only Chats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyWhereAbouts free?
MyWhereAbouts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Only Chats free?
Only Chats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyWhereAbouts or Only Chats?
MyWhereAbouts is rated higher. MyWhereAbouts averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Only Chats averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MyWhereAbouts or Only Chats have ads?
Neither MyWhereAbouts nor Only Chats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyWhereAbouts or Only Chats?
MyWhereAbouts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Only Chats every 4 weeks. Most recently, MyWhereAbouts was updated on October 2, 2026 and Only Chats on October 3, 2026.

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