Comparison

TimeMachine.App vs Oldsta

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

Head to head
About

TimeMachine.App

Features
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Time Machine helps you rediscover the people who shared your most meaningful moments. Travel back to any year and place from your past — your old neighborhood, your college campus, the city where you worked — and find others who were there at the same time. How it works: • Enter a year range and location from your past • Discover people who were in the same place during the same period • Send connection requests to reconnect with people you may have known • Chat and catch up with your matches Features: • Smart matching based on shared time and place • Privacy first — you control what you share, always • Simple, beautiful interface designed for meaningful reconnection • Your memories, your connections, your rules Whether you're looking for old school friends, former colleagues, or people from a neighborhood you once called home, Time Machine makes reconnection possible.

About

Oldsta

This social networking app focuses on simple photo sharing without algorithmic feeds or pressure. Users can post memories, apply filters, tag friends and hashtags, and view a clean feed of updates from their connections.

Highlights
  • Clean photo feed
  • OG filters
  • Tag friends and hashtags
  • No algorithmic feed
  • Simple interface
Features
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Tired of noisy feeds and performative posting? Oldsta brings photo sharing back to basics: a clean feed, OG filters, tags, and friends. Download Oldsta now and share a few favorites today. No endless features, no performative vibe, no pressure to be “on” 24/7. Post new memories, add filters, tag your friends and hashtags, and see what everyone’s sharing in a clean, straightforward feed.

Screenshots

TimeMachine.App4 screens
Oldsta3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oldsta at none against TimeMachine.App's 1. TimeMachine.App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). 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. TimeMachine.App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Oldsta asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeMachine.App ships an update monthly, Oldsta every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TimeMachine.App versus Oldsta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeMachine.AppOldsta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB33 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperVellinge Trad&Gard ABOldsta LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeMachine.App

One-time1
  • Time Machine Premium$9.99
None

Oldsta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeMachine.App free?
TimeMachine.App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oldsta free?
Oldsta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeMachine.App or Oldsta have ads?
Neither TimeMachine.App nor Oldsta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeMachine.App or Oldsta?
TimeMachine.App ships an update monthly, and Oldsta every 2 months. Most recently, TimeMachine.App was updated on October 8, 2026 and Oldsta on October 3, 2026.

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