Comparison

Timeline Scan vs Save Google Map Image

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

Head to head
About

Timeline Scan

Features
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Every photo you scan gets stamped with the day you scanned it, not the day it was taken. Sort your library by date and 1987 ends up next to last Tuesday. Timeline Scan fixes that. It figures out when each scanned photo was really taken and puts your collection back in the order your family lived it. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your scanned photos from the Photos app or the Files app. 2. Timeline Scan reads every clue, like printed timestamps, photo lab markings, and the people, fashion, and settings in the picture, to estimate a date. 3. Review your photos on an interactive timeline and adjust anything you like. 4. Keep them in your Family Library, or write the corrected dates back to the Photos app. Your pictures are never altered or recompressed. We only fix the dates and the details stored in each file. FAMILY LIBRARY One place for the whole family's photos. Your Family Library keeps your scanned photos online, in date order, on your phone and on the web. - Every photo sits on one timeline, from the oldest print to last summer. - Search in plain words, or browse by album, by person, and on a map. - Invite family members to look through it with you. It is free for them. - Share an album with a link, and turn the link off any time. - You get 100 GB of space. - Download your full-size originals whenever you like. - Every date, name, place, and note travels inside the file when you download it. Photos stay online for a limited time after we date them. The optional Family Library subscription keeps every photo online for as long as you subscribe. Choose monthly or yearly, and cancel anytime. FIND AND FIX Not sure what needs help? Find & Fix scans the photo library on your device and shows exactly which photos are stuck on the wrong date: scans, screenshots, and WhatsApp saves. It uploads only small previews. The corrected dates go straight back into the Photos app. FACES MAKE DATING SMARTER Optionally tag family members with a birthdate, and Timeline Scan uses who appears in each photo to pin down the year. Face features are processed only with your explicit consent and only to help date and organize your photos. SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Start with a free trial, no purchase required. After that, buy a one-time pack for the photos you want dated. Packs are not a subscription. Keeping your library online is optional. The Family Library subscription comes monthly or yearly. It renews automatically until you cancel, and you can cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. MADE FOR - Shoeboxes of family prints you digitized that all say they were "taken" on scan day - An inherited photo collection you want in chronological order - A family archive everyone can look through, even when they live far apart - Family history projects, memorial slideshows, and anniversary albums - A camera roll cluttered with undated screenshots and saved images Questions? Help is built right into the app (Settings > Help & contact), or visit timelinescan.com/contact. Terms of Use: https://timelinescan.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://timelinescan.com/legal/privacy

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Save Google Map Image

Features
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HOW TO USE 1. Open the Google Maps app and find any photo or 360° image you want 2. Tap the photo to open it at full size (Important) 3. Tap Share → Copy Link 4. Paste the link into this app 5. Tap “Save Image” to save it directly to your Photo Library FEATURES - Save location photos from anywhere on Google Maps - Save 360° Street View panoramas - Works with short links from mobile and full links from desktop - Share directly from the Google Maps app, no copy-paste needed - Fast, lightweight, no account required - Photos are saved straight to your Photo Library COMPATIBLE WITH - Short links from the Google Maps app - Google Maps location photos on desktop - Street View panorama photos Perfect for travelers, photographers, real estate agents, researchers, and anyone who wants to save Google Maps images for offline use.

Screenshots

Timeline Scan4 screens
Save Google Map Image4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Save Google Map Image at none against Timeline Scan's 2. Save Google Map Image also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Timeline Scan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Save Google Map Image asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Timeline Scan versus Save Google Map Image: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeline ScanSave Google Map Image
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpencer BakerQUACH VAN HAO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timeline Scan

One-time2
  • Starter - 500 Photos$49.00
  • Family Collection - 2,500 Photos$149.00
None

Save Google Map Image

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timeline Scan free?
Timeline Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Save Google Map Image free?
Save Google Map Image is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timeline Scan or Save Google Map Image have ads?
Neither Timeline Scan nor Save Google Map Image shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timeline Scan or Save Google Map Image?
Timeline Scan ships an update every 2 days, and Save Google Map Image every 2 days. Most recently, Timeline Scan was updated on October 7, 2026 and Save Google Map Image on October 6, 2026.

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