Comparison

Time Frame. vs Meow Wolf

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

Head to head
About

Time Frame.

Explore communities as they were a century ago using augmented reality and historical photos. This app overlays past images onto your current view via GPS, allowing you to compare historical scenes with present-day locations. Engage in a "history hunt" to collect and share historical moments.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality historical overlays
  • GPS-based location matching
  • Interactive history hunts
  • Fade historical photos in/out
  • Location-based narration
  • Collect and view historical photos in album
Features
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Imagine seeing a community the way it looked 100 years ago, while actually standing in that community today. By combining augmented reality with historical photography, the time frame app allows players to see how various locations looked in past years. Using GPS, the app “places” historical photographs in the exact physical locations they were originally taken, and then allows players to stand in those same spots and compare the current scenes versus the past. All of this is built into a “history hunt” experience, allowing players to explore a community’s present and past at the same time. Directional information in the app helps players find a time frame location. Once in the right spot, the AR feature places the corresponding historical photo in the video shot. Players can fade the photo in and out to see changes that have taken place between the past and present. Narration accompanies the experience, helping players fully understand the significance of the image and the location. Once a player has visited a location, the corresponding photo and narration are added to their album (inventory). In this way, players "collect" historical photos as they visit each location. The collected photos can then be viewed any time within the album. This becomes a great way to collect and share history from a mobile device. Time Frame will eventually support historical experiences in hundreds of cities, creating an exciting and interactive way to explore history. In fact, we believe Time Frame is “the future of history.”

About

Meow Wolf

Explore immersive art installations and unlock hidden stories. This app enhances your visit with interactive features, digital comics, and exclusive content. Collect virtual items, manage tickets, and discover the lore behind unique exhibitions.

Highlights
  • Meow Wolf Comics access
  • Psychic Sensor for hidden elements
  • Brain Bean collection
  • Ticket purchasing and management
  • Artist-created games
  • Exhibition lore and videos
  • Merchandise browsing
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Hello, travelers. This is your totally indispensable tool for traversing the Meow Wolf multiverse from the palm of your hand. The Meow Wolf app invites you to explore the nature of reality and promises to be an illuminating companion for your interdimensional journeys. Key Features: - !New! Introducing Meow Wolf Comics, a series of webcomics based on the stories behind our exhibitions! Just tap the Comics icon to read. - Expand your Meow Wolf exhibition experience with the Psychic Sensor which unveils hidden elements of story, characters, and artistry. (Available at Meow Wolf Santa Fe, Grapevine, Houston, and Denver.) - Discover Brain Beans hidden throughout the exhibition and use the Messages applet to collect them in your Head Garden. (Currently available at Meow Wolf Grapevine and Houston.) - Easily purchase, access, and manage tickets for any Meow Wolf exhibition or events. - Enjoy games from Meow Wolf artists and collaborators. - Delve into the stories behind the making of our unique exhibitions. - View exclusive, short-form videos and lore. - Browse and buy some magnificently maximal Meow Wolf merch. About Meow Wolf: Meow Wolf started in 2008 as a small collective of Santa Fe artists sharing an interest in publicly displaying their works and developing their skills together. This collaborative approach blossomed into Meow Wolf's distinctive style of immersive, maximalist environments that encourage audience-driven experiences. We have numerous full-time artists on staff, working in a huge range of media, including sculpture, painting, fabrication, digital art, writing, film and more. Additionally, we prioritize collaboration with local artists in each exhibition location. The Meow Wolf app is our latest creation… or discovery, depending on your perspective.

Screenshots

Time Frame.4 screens
Meow Wolf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Meow Wolf at 1.4K against Time Frame.'s 1. Time Frame.'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Time Frame. against 4.9 for Meow Wolf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meow Wolf has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Frame. ships an update monthly, Meow Wolf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Frame. versus Meow Wolf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Frame.Meow Wolf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews—81.6% of reviews
Number of ratings11.4K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB89 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTrifecta CommunicationsMeow Wolf, Inc.

Customer experience

Time Frame.

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Meow Wolf

All ratings1,435 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.6%

Bugs and requests

Time Frame.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Meow Wolf

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ticket screen contrast issues
  • Occasional crashes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More games and interactive content
  • Improved battery optimization
  • Closed captioning and transcripts for accessibility

In-app purchases

None

Time Frame.

No in-app purchases

None

Meow Wolf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Frame. free?
Time Frame. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meow Wolf free?
Meow Wolf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time Frame. or Meow Wolf?
Time Frame. is rated higher. Time Frame. averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Meow Wolf averages 4.9 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Time Frame. or Meow Wolf have ads?
Neither Time Frame. nor Meow Wolf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Frame. or Meow Wolf?
Time Frame. ships an update monthly, and Meow Wolf every 3 weeks. Most recently, Time Frame. was updated on June 1, 2026 and Meow Wolf on September 30, 2026.

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