Location Notifier vs Scribe Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Location Notifier
Receive alerts when you enter or leave specific locations. Set reminders for tasks like shopping or arriving at destinations. Supports multiple custom locations and notification messages.
- Location-based notifications
- Set arrival and departure alerts
- Multiple custom locations
- Customizable notification content
- Map-based location selection
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App that allows you to set notifications on location changes. You can set notifications when you leave or arrive at a location you have set, such as "buy toilet paper when you leave home" or "arrived at Shinjuku Station". You can set multiple locations and notifications. 【How to use】 1. Specify the location where you want to set the notification on the map 2. Enter the notification content Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Scribe Timer
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Scribe Timer is a timer app that supports handwritten input. Features: ・You can set the timer using handwritten input. ・You can start recently used timers from the “History” section. Scribe Timer Pro features: ・You can change the theme color. ・You can customize the timer design. ・You can display the timer in widgets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Scribe Timer at none against Location Notifier's shown. Scribe Timer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Location Notifier's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Location Notifier sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month and Scribe Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Location Notifier ships an update every 4 days, Scribe Timer daily. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Location Notifier | Scribe Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yohei Tamura | Tento Ishino |
In-app purchases
Location Notifier
- Premium plan$0.491 Month
Scribe Timer
- Scribe Timer Pro$6.99
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