Comparison

Shrine vs TimeMachine.App

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

Head to head
About

Shrine

Features
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Shrine is the place where you honor your deceaseds, express your emotions for their departure, bless them, and offer flowers to their souls. It is the place where you will know who left this planet, and from where. In Shrine the names of those who lost their lives in wars and accidents are immortalized for ever. Shrine allows you to contact your loved ones in the other world, they also can respond. Join Shrine for free and be closer to this unparalleled spiritual world

About

TimeMachine.App

Features
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Time Machine helps you rediscover the people who shared your most meaningful moments. Travel back to any year and place from your past โ€” your old neighborhood, your college campus, the city where you worked โ€” and find others who were there at the same time. How it works: โ€ข Enter a year range and location from your past โ€ข Discover people who were in the same place during the same period โ€ข Send connection requests to reconnect with people you may have known โ€ข Chat and catch up with your matches Features: โ€ข Smart matching based on shared time and place โ€ข Privacy first โ€” you control what you share, always โ€ข Simple, beautiful interface designed for meaningful reconnection โ€ข Your memories, your connections, your rules Whether you're looking for old school friends, former colleagues, or people from a neighborhood you once called home, Time Machine makes reconnection possible.

Screenshots

Shrine4 screens
TimeMachine.App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TimeMachine.App at none against Shrine's shown. Shrine's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Shrine sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and TimeMachine.App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shrine ships an update every 11 days, TimeMachine.App monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Shrine versus TimeMachine.App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShrineTimeMachine.App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days โ€” betterMonthly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size33 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFuad Al BahraniVellinge Trad&Gard AB

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Shrine

One-time5
  • 2 Flowers$0.99
  • 5 Flowers$1.99
  • 10 Flowers$2.99
Show 2 more
  • One Wreath$4.99
  • One Bouquet$4.99
1 purchases

TimeMachine.App

One-time1
  • Time Machine Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Shrine free?
Shrine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeMachine.App free?
TimeMachine.App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shrine or TimeMachine.App have ads?
Shrine shows ads; TimeMachine.App does not.
Which is updated more often, Shrine or TimeMachine.App?
Shrine ships an update every 11 days, and TimeMachine.App monthly. Most recently, Shrine was updated on October 25, 2026 and TimeMachine.App on October 25, 2026.

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