Shop It Timer Notes vs GigSpot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shop It Timer Notes
This app allows for precise, second-by-second time-stamped note-taking and expense tracking, ideal for mystery shoppers and daily use. It features receipt uploads, time gap calculations, and discreet text entry to simplify reporting and enhance productivity.
- Second-by-second time-stamping
- Expense logging with receipt uploads
- Discreet text entry
- Time gap calculation
- Passcode lock
- Adjustable font size
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Shop IT Timer notes, on the fly where everything time-stamped TO-THE-SECOND. Expense Tracker - log expenses, upload receipts for each shop, calculate the total amount of expenses. Best ' Mystery Shopper's Mobile app' for note-taking. We interviewed over 100 professional Mystery Shoppers and considered every valuable review given by the users and all the valuable need-based feedback has been incorporated in this app to make your life safer and easier while making you more money at the same time. We are on a mission to help users remove the pain of note-taking, time tracking, and saving reports. Not only for Shoppers. Awesome for Daily life and Work notes. ======== APP DESCRIPTION ======== - It just looks like you are texting - Everything is TIME-STAMPED (TO THE SECOND) can be easily toggled between 24 hour time and 12 hours (am/pm) time - Passcode lock - Adjustable font size to make you feel comfortable looking at your Notes - No Log-in required - Intuitive and simple to use. If you can text, you already know how to "Shop It!" - Expenses Log, Upload Receipts. - iTunes File sharing - Sync iPhone with your PC - Many more you have to explore, trust us it has many more to store in it and make the life of note-taking easy. Also: - 'Tap' the screen to mark the time (to the second)- similar to a 'lap timer' - Save notes and "do not forget" instructions on the 'Shop List' page. flip back and forth discreetly between this and the covert 'Text Entry' screen. - Calculate time gap between two timestamps? We don't want you to go anywhere else for your reporting. Just long tap on timings in your Current Note. For far less than your pay on one 'Fast Food Shop', add this App to your Mystery-Shopping Toolkit. Spend less energy trying not-to-be-spotted and more time observing; save time on reports since you have all your notes, timings, photos, videos and voice memos in one place. Time=Money; it all adds up. *** *** The app has proven very stable and complaints are rare, but if there is ever anything amiss we definitely need the feedback in order to fix it. We respond quickly to every inquiry. Thank you for considering 'Shop-It'!! *** ---------------------------------------------------------------- More Info: ---------------------- Please visit http://tarushi-shopit.com ....for simple operating instructions, contact us, or to offer suggestions for future updates. Your good reviews are extremely valuable to us! Thank you. 'Shop It’ is not affiliated with any Shopping companies or their clients.
GigSpot
Discover and apply for mystery shopping and market research opportunities. Companies compete for your service, offering numerous job openings. You choose the jobs, locations, and times that suit you best, with payment details clearly listed.
- Access thousands of job opportunities
- Companies compete for your service
- Choose jobs by location and time
- View compensation and reimbursement details
- Receive push notifications for new jobs
- Complete certifications on mobile
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What is GigSpot? GigSpot connects you with mystery shopping and market research companies. GigSpot is the place where these companies compete for your service, offering you tens of thousands of job opportunities. You decide which jobs you want, where, and when. Get Paid to Shop and Eat? Really? Yes, each listed job is a paying opportunity. Payment is handled by the mystery shopping or market research company posting the job. GigSpot lists the information you need to take or apply for the opportunity, including: * Compensation and Reimbursement * Start and End Date * Distance Already a Mystery Shopper? You should sign up with GigSpot! * One simple signup gives you access to thousands of mystery shopping jobs from dozens of mystery shopping provider companies * Manage one profile across all companies * Easily get more jobs than ever * Receive push notifications for new jobs - fewer emails! * Complete certifications directly on your mobile device - Disclaimer: This application will work best on the iPhone and iPad family of devices. iPod Touch users may experience slowdowns or random crashes.
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Verdict
Shop It Timer Notes and GigSpot both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Shop It Timer Notes's written reviews are positive against 22% of GigSpot's. Shop It Timer Notes also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). GigSpot's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 33). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
GigSpot is free to download; Shop It Timer Notes costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Shop It Timer Notes against 4.5 for GigSpot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GigSpot has 1.3K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Shop It Timer Notes's written reviews are positive against 22% of GigSpot's.
Shop It Timer Notes ships an update monthly, GigSpot every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Shop It Timer Notes | GigSpot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (33 ratings) | 4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saketh Ashvapuram | Research Metrics LLC |
Customer experience
Shop It Timer Notes
GigSpot
User reviews
Shop It Timer Notes
From 33 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent for mystery shopping
- ⏱️ Accurate to-the-second timing
- 📸 Discreet photo taking
- 🎙️ Audio recording useful
- 🤫 Stealthy/discreet interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Recordings sometimes empty/unplayable
- 🐛 App shuts down when switching apps
- 🐛 Time marking too sensitive
- 🐛 Inconsistent recording reliability
GigSpot
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Convenient for completing jobs
- 🚀 Faster than website
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Difficult to find and apply for jobs
- ⏱️ Slow performance and sync issues
- 💰 Delayed payments and reimbursements
- 🔒 Security concerns with personal information
Bugs and requests
Shop It Timer Notes
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes, losing timings
- Recordings are empty or unplayable
- App shuts down and closes notes when switching apps
- Time marking is too sensitive, creating unneeded marks
- Recording feature is not reliable
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- Giant blinking red banner shows recording is active
- Slider bar for audio navigation is difficult
- Cannot edit or correct notes
- Difficulty saving photos
- Hidden camera warning appears when pressing return key
- App freezes and shows a black screen
- Audio recording sometimes doesn't work even in airplane mode
- Hidden camera banner shows up when needing to interact with employees
Requested features
16 requests- Disable phone's auto-lock feature for iOS
- Add to disable auto-lock apps list
- Partnership with audio transcription to text
- Make data accessible in iTunes file sharing
- Organize photo export better
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- Export all shop data in a single folder
- Sync partnership with GeoVerify
- Access partnership to JobSlinger Calendar
- Option to swap hidden camera and send button
- Enable secret cam simultaneously with regular cam
- Ability to change or correct shop notes
- Make timer small on top of screen
- Automatically save photos without selection
- Customize mark time feature
- Non-stop voice recording
- Change time format from military to standard
GigSpot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and invalid credentials
- Disappearing job assignments
- Inability to submit completed reports
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view job history and status
- Improved search and filtering options
- Sync issues between app and website resolved
- Faster and more reliable performance
In-app purchases
Shop It Timer Notes
No in-app purchases
GigSpot
No in-app purchases
Questions
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