Time@Location vs TextDeck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time@Location
Automatically track your time spent at various locations using geofencing. Log driving mileage effortlessly via CarPlay and get AI-powered insights into your time usage. Export detailed reports for your records.
- Automatic location-based time tracking
- Background geofencing for arrivals/departures
- CarPlay integrated mileage logging
- AI assistant for data queries
- iCloud sync across devices
- PDF/CSV report export
- GPX/KML mileage export
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Time tracking that handles itself. Set up your locations once — office, home, client sites, wherever matters — and forget about it. Time@Location detects every arrival and departure automatically using geofencing in the background. No tapping. No timers. No forgotten entries. Automatic. Always. The app runs silently in the background 24/7, even when your phone is in standby. Arrival and departure times are recorded the moment they happen. Mileage log without the hassle. Connect to CarPlay and your drive starts recording automatically. Disconnect and it stops. Your route appears in the app instantly, complete with distance driven. GPX and KML export ready for tax and expense reports. AI assistant for your data. Ask questions about your own records: "How much time did I spend at the office this month?" or "Which week had the most drives?" — answered on-device from your real data. Multiple devices, one dataset. Optional iCloud sync keeps iPhone and iPad in sync automatically. Only one device records at a time — the other switches to view-only mode automatically. Your data stays yours. No account. No subscription. No sharing. All data remains in your iCloud account or exclusively on your device — your choice. Export reports as PDF or CSV — ready for your tax advisor, employer, or your own records.
TextDeck
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The text you retype, one shortcut away. TextDeck keeps your snippets, replies and AI prompts as reusable templates with fill-in blanks — hit the shortcut, fill the blanks, and it pastes straight into the app you came from. HOW IT WORKS Create a snippet like: "Write a {{Tone}} email to {{Recipient}} about {{Topic}}" — then just fill in the blanks each time. One tap copies or pastes the finished text. Done. ON-DEVICE AI - Improve any prompt with one tap — Apple Intelligence rewrites, shortens, or sharpens it - Paste raw text and let AI suggest reusable {{placeholders}} — you choose which to keep - Runs entirely on your device. Nothing is sent to any server. No account, no API key - Requires a device with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 / macOS 26 or later) INSTANT ACCESS - Global hotkey opens TextDeck instantly from any app - Frecency sorting puts your most-used templates at the top - Search across all templates and categories in seconds GLOBAL PROMPT LIBRARY - Browse and install free community prompt packs - Works offline and updates automatically - Open source — anyone can contribute on GitHub - Organize everything into your own categories and collections ALWAYS FREE - No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads — ever - Free, and it stays free SYNC & PRIVACY - iCloud sync keeps your templates on all your Apple devices - 100% local — no accounts, no tracking, no analytics - AI runs on-device — no third-party AI services - Your data never leaves your device unless you enable iCloud Works on Mac, iPad and iPhone. Build your text library once, use it everywhere you type. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TextDeck at Free against Time@Location's $3.99. Time@Location's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
TextDeck is free to download; Time@Location costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Time@Location ships an update every 4 days, TextDeck every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time@Location | TextDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Ortner | Jonas Hoettler |
Customer experience
Time@Location
TextDeck
In-app purchases
Time@Location
No in-app purchases
TextDeck
No in-app purchases





