Comparison

iT Device Tracker vs Outerline

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

Head to head
About

iT Device Tracker

Organize your personal or work equipment with a flexible database. Track serial numbers, specs, warranty, and location details for all your devices. Access your inventory on iPhone, iPad, or iPod.

Highlights
  • Flexible database for gear organization
  • Track serial numbers and hardware specs
  • Manage warranty details
  • Store location information
  • Access on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Need a simple way to organize your gear? This handy tool helps you easily manage your devices with a flexible database. It’s perfect for keeping track of everything from serial numbers and hardware specs to warranty details and location. Whether you’re on the go with your iPhone or iPod, or using your iPad at work, you’ll have all your important information right at your fingertips. After 15 years on the App Store, we've decided to change our app name because several other apps have copied our original name. After a free trial, a subscription is required to add new records, but you'll still be able to access all the records created during the trial period. Note: this is a database for your equipment, it does not physically "track" the location of your devices. A feature to store the GPS data may come in a future update. The application is covered by the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

About

Outerline

A fast, fluid Markdown editor for macOS and iOS that prioritizes your writing and file ownership. It offers robust features for organizing, linking, and exporting notes, all while working offline and without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Offline Markdown editing
  • File ownership with .md files
  • Live syntax highlighting
  • Keyboard toolbar for formatting
  • In-document search and word count
  • Wiki links and note connections
  • Export to Markdown, HTML, PDF
  • Mermaid diagram rendering
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Outerline gives you space to think and space to write. A fast, fluid Markdown editor with no server, no database, and no clutter. Truly native on macOS and iOS. It works offline, opens instantly, and stays out of your way so you can just write. YOUR FILES STAY YOURS Every note is an ordinary .md file in a folder you choose, on your iPhone, in iCloud Drive, or anywhere in Files. No proprietary format and no account required to write. Open the same folder in any other Markdown app whenever you like, and take your work with you if you ever leave. A WRITING SURFACE, NOT A DASHBOARD • Live syntax highlighting, with each heading level at its own size • A keyboard toolbar with the formatting you actually reach for • Smart lists that continue, indent, and break out the way you expect • Auto-pairing brackets, quotes, and backticks • In-document search, word count, and reading time • Editor and preview, a tap apart • Choose your typeface, size, line height, and preview theme • Autosave, so a draft is never waiting on you to remember FIND ANYTHING FAST Full-text search across your whole library. Nested folders, Starred and All Documents views, and colored #tags you write inline and filter by later. Swipe to star, move, or delete. CONNECT YOUR IDEAS Link notes with [[wiki links]] and an autocomplete palette. The inspector shows what points here, each with a line of context and the folder it came from, keeps every external link in one place, and jumps you to any heading in the document. ANNOTATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE MARKDOWN Highlight passages in five colors, attach notes to them, and leave anchored comments on any selection. Annotations live beside your files, so your Markdown stays clean and portable. NEVER LOSE A DRAFT Automatic timestamped snapshots, a diff viewer, and one-tap restore. Deleted notes move to Recently Deleted, where you can bring them back. WORK WITH SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Ask Siri to create or find a note, and use Shortcuts to open or append to one. On iOS 27, Siri and Apple Intelligence can use the open document as context on supported devices. Availability depends on language, region, and system settings. No Outerline account or subscription required. EXPORT, DIAGRAM, AND BACK UP Export any note as Markdown, HTML, or PDF. Write Mermaid diagrams in fenced code blocks and see them render in preview and in exports, entirely offline. Zip your whole library, metadata included, whenever you want a backup. THE SAME NOTES ON YOUR MAC This is the whole app, not a companion. Outerline for macOS syncs the same library as iOS, while adding split view, Quick Look, and an optional local Model Context Protocol server for AI assistants. Buy Outerline once on either platform and use it on both. Your Outerline account and Publish subscription carry across seamlessly. OUTERLINE PUBLISH (OPTIONAL) Publish a note to a link anyone can open, then keep it current as you save. Publishing needs a free Outerline account and an Outerline Publish subscription. Everything else in Outerline works without either. Outerline Publish is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://outerline.so/support/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://outerline.so/support/privacy/

Screenshots

iT Device Tracker2 screens
Outerline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iT Device Tracker at Free against Outerline's $9.99. Outerline's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

iT Device Tracker is free to download; Outerline costs $9.99 up front. iT Device Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Outerline sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iT Device Tracker ships an update every 4 months, Outerline every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iT Device Tracker versus Outerline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriT Device TrackerOuterline
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperiT Guy TechnologiesAdam Goehrig-Bawany

Customer experience

iT Device Tracker

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Outerline

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iT Device Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$14.99
4 purchases

Outerline

Subscriptions1
  • Outerline Publish$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Outerline Tip Medium$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is iT Device Tracker free?
iT Device Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Outerline free?
Outerline costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do iT Device Tracker or Outerline have ads?
Neither iT Device Tracker nor Outerline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iT Device Tracker or Outerline?
iT Device Tracker ships an update every 4 months, and Outerline every 4 days. Most recently, iT Device Tracker was updated on June 8, 2026 and Outerline on September 19, 2026.

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