Comparison

Where was I ? vs MDReader

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

Head to head
About

Where was I ?

Automatically tracks your visits to places, creating a detailed timeline of your movements. Organize locations with custom categories, analyze your time distribution, and track travel progress like national park visits. Your data stays private on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic arrival and departure detection
  • Smart calendar view with visit timeline
  • Customizable location categories
  • Time distribution analytics
  • Country region collection
  • National park progress tracking
  • Google Map Timeline import
Features
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Where was I ? — Your Personal Location Memory Ever tried to remember that amazing restaurant from last month? Or wondered how much time you spend at the office versus home? Where was I ? automatically tracks your visits and builds a beautiful timeline of your life's journey. AUTOMATIC TRACKING No manual logging needed. The app quietly records when you arrive and leave places, creating a detailed visit history without any effort on your part. SMART CALENDAR VIEW See your visits organized by day, week, or month. The intuitive calendar shows visit counts and unique places at a glance. Tap any day to see exactly where you were. HOME & LOCK-SCREEN WIDGETS See your most recent visits with the medium Home Screen widget. Lock Screen widgets show your current location, a live dwell timer, or today's visit count — all tappable. ORGANIZED LOCATIONS Locations are automatically grouped by region and city. Assign custom categories like Home, Work, Gym, or Cafe. Create your own categories with custom icons and colors to match your lifestyle. POWERFUL ANALYTICS Discover patterns in your life: • Time distribution across categories • Your most visited places • Weekly rhythm analysis • Visit frequency trends • Per-location stay-duration chart (day, week, month, or year) COUNTRY REGION COLLECTION Turn your travels into a puzzle! See how many states, provinces, or regions you've visited within each country. Share your progress as a puzzle image. NATIONAL PARK PROGRESS Explore the great outdoors! Automatically log your visits to national parks and track your progress alongside your daily locations. 100 FAMOUS JAPANESE CASTLES Touring Japan? A built-in collection tracks your visits to the country's 100 famous castles. Find it under Collections → Explore → Japan. CUSTOM COLLECTIONS Track anything you want — Apple Stores, museums, breweries, bookshops. Create a collection, set keywords, and watch it fill up automatically. Each collection shows count, history, and a map. IMPORT YOUR LOCATION HISTORY Coming from another app? Bring your full history with you — the format is detected automatically, large exports are handled, and you'll see a preview before anything is imported: • Google Timeline (Google Maps export or Google Takeout) • Arc Timeline (the monthly .json files you export from Arc) • Moves (ProtoGeo / Facebook Moves backup) BULK MANAGEMENT Manage all your locations in one place. Search, sort, and filter. Select multiple locations to categorize or delete in bulk. PRIVACY FIRST Your location data stays on your device. No accounts required. No data sent to servers. Your movements are your business. PERFECT FOR: • Tracking work hours and locations • Remembering restaurants and shops you've visited • Analyzing your daily routine • Keeping a travel journal and logging national park visits • Expense reporting and mileage tracking • Understanding your time allocation FEATURES: • Automatic arrival and departure detection • Calendar view with daily visit timeline • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with deep-linking • Location grouping by region and city • Custom categories with icons and colors • Smart category suggestions from Apple Maps • Detailed visit history with duration • Per-location stay-duration chart (day / week / month / year) • Analytics dashboard with insights • Search and filter locations • Country region collection with shareable puzzle image • National park progress tracking • 100 Famous Japanese Castles built-in collection • Custom collections with keyword auto-matching, manual editing, and stats • Bulk location management • Import from Google Timeline, Arc Timeline, and Moves • Export capabilities • No account required • Privacy-focused design Start building your location memory today. Download Where was I ? and never forget where you've been. Privacy Policy: https://masawata.net/privacy-policy.html Terms Of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MDReader

Features
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MDReader biến file Markdown thành tài liệu đẹp, dễ đọc ngay trên điện thoại. Tính năng chính: • Render Markdown đẹp với 5 themes (GitHub Light/Dark, Dracula, Solarized, Sepia) • Công thức toán học (KaTeX) — từ đơn giản đến phức tạp • Sơ đồ Mermaid — flowchart, sequence, class, gantt, pie chart • Code syntax highlighting — 100+ ngôn ngữ lập trình • Editor tích hợp với toolbar formatting • Xuất PDF và HTML • Chia sẻ file qua Telegram, Zalo, AirDrop, Email • Mục lục tự động (Table of Contents) • Chế độ sáng/tối theo hệ thống • Hỗ trợ tiếng Việt và tiếng Anh • Hoạt động offline, không cần internet Hoàn toàn miễn phí. Không quảng cáo. Không thu thập dữ liệu. Dữ liệu của bạn chỉ ở trên thiết bị của bạn.

Screenshots

Where was I ?4 screens
MDReader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MDReader at none against Where was I ?'s 11. MDReader also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Where was I ? sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. MDReader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Where was I ? versus MDReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhere was I ?MDReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWeiren HsiaoDUC DO MANH

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Where was I ?

One-time11
  • National Parks Collection - FranceFree
  • National Parks - AustriaFree
  • National Parks - Great BritainFree
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  • 100 Fine Castles of JapanFree
  • National Parks Collection - U.S.$0.99
  • National Parks Collection - Germany$0.99
  • National Parks Collection - Taiwan$0.99
  • National Parks - China$0.99
  • National Parks Collection - Japan$2.99
  • Data Import Export Support$9.99
  • Photo Check-in Unlimited$9.99
None

MDReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Where was I ? free?
Where was I ? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MDReader free?
MDReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Where was I ? or MDReader have ads?
Neither Where was I ? nor MDReader shows ads.

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