Comparison

Deposit Shield vs Routine Timer

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

Head to head
About

Deposit Shield

Features
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Your deposit is your money. Deposit Shield helps you prove the condition of your rental so you get every dollar of it back. 51.6% of US renters take no move-in photos. Without evidence, it is your word against your landlord's. Deposit Shield turns your phone into tamper-evident proof, all stored on-device with no account. HOW IT WORKS Walk through your rental room by room. A built-in shot list tells you exactly what to capture in each space: walls, floors, ceilings, windows, under the sink, inside appliances, meter readings, key count and smoke alarms. Rate each item Good, Fair, Poor or Damaged and add notes. Every photo is stamped automatically with the date, time and GPS location, plus a SHA-256 hash shown on each shot so it is provably unaltered. MOVE-OUT MODE This is the feature landlords do not expect. When you leave, our ghost-overlay camera shows your original move-in photo faintly on the screen so you can retake the exact same shot. Deposit Shield auto-pairs your before and after images and builds clean side-by-side comparison pages in your PDF. Anyone can see at a glance that a room came back the way you found it. DISPUTE KIT If a landlord withholds your deposit, fight back. Generate a demand or dispute letter tailored to your jurisdiction, set deadline reminders so you never miss a filing window, record a video walkthrough, and export a full evidence bundle. The PDF report includes a signature line and a hash integrity page that stands up as documentation. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your evidence lives on your phone, not on a landlord-controlled portal. No account. No sign-up. No data collected. Everything stays on your device unless you choose to export it. WHAT IS FREE - 1 property - Guided move-in inspection - Unlimited photos with timestamps, GPS and hashes - Watermarked PDF preview - Move-in deadline reminder PREMIUM (one-time lifetime unlock, or subscribe) - Unlimited properties - Move-out ghost-overlay retake camera - Automatic before and after comparison pages - Full dispute and demand letter kit - Deadline reminders and video walkthrough - Clean, watermark-free PDF evidence report Your evidence, on your phone, no account. That is the whole idea. Deposit Shield offers a one-time lifetime unlock, an annual subscription, and a weekly subscription with a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID Account Settings. Restore purchases from the app settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.appharbour.com/depositshield/privacy.html

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Routine Timer

Features
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Big friendly timers. One step at a time. No pressure. Routine Timer is a visual timer for kids and grown-ups who get stuck between steps. Morning, homework, cleanup, bedtime: any routine becomes a sequence of visual steps, each with its own full-screen timer. A big color ring shrinks as the minutes pass, and a gentle tap says it is time to move on. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Build a routine from steps: an icon and a duration, nothing else to set up • One giant timer per step, readable from across the room • A haptic nudge on every transition, and a notification with sound when the screen is off • Pause, skip, go back or restart any step. No streaks, no guilt, no failure stats • Notifications keep the routine going while the phone is locked PERFECT FOR • Morning routine before school, bedtime routine after the bath • Homework blocks and focus sprints • Toddlers and preschoolers learning to get ready on their own • Kids with ADHD or autism who do better with a schedule they can see • Cleanup bursts, chores and screen-time limits WHY IT WORKS A child cannot feel ten minutes, but can see a color ring getting smaller. Steps take the arguing out of transitions: the timer says it is time, not the parent. Grown-ups use it the same way for their own mornings and work sprints. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no analytics, no ads. Works offline. SIMPLE PRICING Your first routine is free, full featured, forever: every step, sounds and notifications. One purchase unlocks unlimited routines. No subscription, nothing recurring. If you already unlocked the app, nothing changes for you.

Screenshots

Deposit Shield4 screens
Routine Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

Deposit Shield and Routine Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Deposit Shield sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Routine Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deposit Shield ships an update every 2 weeks, Routine Timer every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Deposit Shield versus Routine Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeposit ShieldRoutine Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Harbour ApSihor Romanenko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Deposit Shield

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Annual Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$49.99
1 purchases

Routine Timer

One-time1
  • Unlock Forever$12.99

Questions

Is Deposit Shield free?
Deposit Shield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine Timer free?
Routine Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deposit Shield or Routine Timer have ads?
Neither Deposit Shield nor Routine Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deposit Shield or Routine Timer?
Deposit Shield ships an update every 2 weeks, and Routine Timer every 9 days. Most recently, Deposit Shield was updated on October 25, 2026 and Routine Timer on October 25, 2026.

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