Locter vs Meve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locter
This app automatically logs your daily activities and locations, creating a private timeline of your movements and experiences. It integrates with HealthKit for workouts and can even add location context to your photos, all while keeping your data securely on your device.
- Automatic visit tracking
- Daily timeline creation
- HealthKit workout import
- Photo location context
- Map view and GPX export
- Privacy-focused, on-device data
- iCloud backup
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Locter is a private daily life journal that quietly captures where you were, what you did, and what you photographed — all on your device. Just keep it running in the background and carry your iPhone in your pocket. Locter automatically builds a clear timeline of your day so you can relive memories, revisit places, and understand how your time was spent. Your day, made simple: - Daily timeline: See your movements and activities in one clean, easy-to-read view. - Apple Intelligence summaries: Turn your day into a natural-language recap on supported devices. - Automatic visit tracking: Record arrivals, departures, and time spent at each place. - Map and export: Review routes on a map and export GPX files for analysis or sharing. - Widgets: Keep your most recent visit visible on your Home Screen. Pro features: - HealthKit workouts: Import workouts and view routes alongside your day. - Photo context: See where photos were taken, even if your camera didn’t record GPS. - iCloud backup: Protect your history with secure iCloud backup. Privacy first: - No account required - No servers - No data sharing - Your information stays on your device Privacy Policy: https://omitlens.com/apps/locter/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Meve
Enhance your daily life with practical widgets for tracking time, jotting notes, managing goals, and exploring. Discover fun tools for entertainment and interaction.
- Count-up and count-down timers
- Quick note-taking
- Life bucket list and goals
- Travel compass
- Fun tools (e.g., cyber wooden fish, cat simulator)
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Practical widgets. Life RPG. 1. Time memorial, stopwatch and countdown, full of a sense of ritual 2. Life bucket list, annual flags 3. Meve Jarvis, enabling Siri to connect to custom AI models 4. Travel compass, explore the world around you 5. Desktop notes, quick and handy recording 6. Fun tools, such as: cyber electronic wooden fish to accumulate merit, cat language to interact with pets, and more Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Locter at 100% against Meve's 75%. Meve's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Locter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Meve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Locter ships an update every 2 weeks, Meve weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locter | Meve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 俊 林 | 圣臣 刘 |
Customer experience
Locter
Meve
In-app purchases
Locter
- Support Developer$0.99
- Pro$4.99
Meve
- Function unlocking$1.99









