Shop It Timer Notes vs The Source Mobile
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.
The Source Mobile
This app serves as a mobile companion for field agents, enabling them to manage their work on the go. It utilizes smartphone features like GPS and camera for project discovery, data input, and image uploads. The platform offers efficient tools for managing tasks, tracking time, and accessing support.
- View project details and manuals
- Map project locations
- Input data and save progress
- Find projects by location or zip code
- Confirm assigned projects
- Check in/out of locations for time logging
- Upload receipts
- Contact support
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Previously MSI Services, Inc., The Source is the exclusive field agent database provider for TrendSource, Inc. The Source offers a wide variety of opportunities for individuals wanting to earn some extra money on their own time, including mystery shopping, customer intercepts, professional OnSite Inspections, competitive pricing audits, and much more! The Source Mobile app is a mobile companion to The Source website for use by Field Agents. If you are a Field Agent for The Source, it allows you to take your Field Agent responsibilities with you wherever you go. The Source Mobile app helps you to leverage the unique features of your Smart Phones, by allowing you to use your GPS to find nearby projects and using your phone’s camera to take and upload digital images. After using the app for a few weeks, you will realize just how efficient and mobile you can be as a Field Agent. The Source Mobile app provides the following functionality, all optimized for the limited screen space of your Smart Phone: - View information about your current projects, including project descriptions and manuals, as well as mapping the location. - Input your data, which automatically saves your progress along the way - Find available projects based on your current location, a particular zip code, or your home address. - Confirm projects that have been sent your way by our staff - Check in and check out of a location, which is a quick way to log your time in and time out for one of your projects. - Upload receipts for any projects that require them. - Contact support from the field quickly and easily. The Source values and respects your privacy, and so you could be assured that any personal information you allow access to is 100% secure. The Source Website: https://www.thesourceagents.com/ The Source Field Agent Login: https://www.thesourceagents.com/Account/Login.aspx The Source Mobile Support: thesourceagents@trendsource.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Source Mobile at Free against Shop It Timer Notes's $1.99. Shop It Timer Notes's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (88% vs 60%). On update cadence, 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
The Source Mobile 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.
Shop It Timer Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Shop It Timer Notes's written reviews are positive against 60% of The Source Mobile's.
Shop It Timer Notes ships an update monthly, The Source Mobile every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shop It Timer Notes | The Source Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (33 ratings) — better | 3.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Saketh Ashvapuram | TrendSource, Inc. |
Customer experience
Shop It Timer Notes
The Source Mobile
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
The Source Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shop It Timer Notes
No in-app purchases
The Source Mobile
No in-app purchases
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