Comparison

TimeKeeper vs Group Guide

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

Head to head
About

TimeKeeper

This app automatically records your time spent at designated locations using GPS. It calculates attendance duration and provides detailed summaries of your daily, weekly, and monthly time logs. Export your data in various formats for easy analysis.

Highlights
  • Automatic time tracking
  • Location-based check-in/out
  • Daily, weekly, monthly summaries
  • Data export (TXT, CSV, PDF)
  • Calendar export
  • Break time definition
  • Attendance reminders
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TimeKeeper helps you to track your times at specific locations. Just easily create a location and let TimeKeeper do its work fully automated. GPS is used to check when a location is entered (Check In) and leaved (Check Out). The time between Check In and Check Out results in your attendance time. Over time, other relevant data such as week, month, or total attendance is calculated. Features: • Automatic time tracking for max. 20 locations (one included, more via In-App purchase) • Detailed history with every check in and check out • Daily, weekly and monthly summaries • History export as TXT, CSV or PDF to other applications (via In-App purchase) • Calendar export for check ins • Define daily break times • Attendance reminder • Today widget • Map view with all defined locations • Temporary pause tracking • Full control over your data Notes: Mobile data and Wi-Fi should always remain switched on for reliable attendance tracking. No active data connection is required. Continued use of GPS in the background may decrease battery life.

About

Group Guide

Features
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Helpful to keep any group organized, families, teams, churches, schools, activity groups, and more. Any family can use the Group Guide mobile app for phones and tablets. See and sign up for upcoming activities and pay online, right when you sign up. In addition, family information is used to determine what activities might be available for your children, and you can only sign up for activities that apply to your children’s age group (administrators can override). Activities and family accounts are created using the included FREE family database web site, which also provides administrator access to the family database, a private email message board, and more. Group Guide Features: View list of upcoming activities and events Sign up for activities Pay for activities See activities already signed up View group contact list Send alert to group administrators or activity leaders Sign up for participant or volunteer positions Order items on special order activities Web application features: Families enter their family and student information along with login information. View families waiting to be activated. Include medical information and special needs for students. Families keep the information up-to-date. Broadcast emails to all families. Moderate and approve messages. Messages kept in an ​online forum for later viewing. Want to create and administer a group? Go to https://hub.lovemygroups.com/newsite

Screenshots

TimeKeeper4 screens
Group Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Group Guide at none against TimeKeeper's 1. TimeKeeper's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. TimeKeeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Group Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeKeeper ships an update every 11 days, Group Guide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TimeKeeper versus Group Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeKeeperGroup Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias TotzekLovemygroups.com

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeKeeper

One-time1
  • TimeKeeper Pro$3.99
None

Group Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeKeeper free?
TimeKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Group Guide free?
Group Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeKeeper or Group Guide have ads?
Neither TimeKeeper nor Group Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeKeeper or Group Guide?
TimeKeeper ships an update every 11 days, and Group Guide every 2 weeks. Most recently, TimeKeeper was updated on October 14, 2026 and Group Guide on September 28, 2026.

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