Comparison

Rewind vs MBT

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

Head to head
About

Rewind

This app automatically tracks your time based on your location, requiring minimal user input after initial setup. It offers insights into how you spend your time at various locations and can sync data to your calendar. A Pro version unlocks advanced reporting and more location tracking.

Highlights
  • Automatic background time tracking
  • Location-based tracking
  • Calendar view
  • Insightful statistics
  • Calendar sync
  • Pro version reporting and backup
Features
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The best time tracking solution is the one you don’t even have to think about. Rewind automatically tracks your time based on your location. You just have to set up your important places and you’re done. Use it to track your work time, time you spend with clients, in the gym, at home, in your favourite coffee shop or restaurant. The possibilities are endless. You can even have it push all your time intervals to your calendar (for example iCloud calendar). • Works fully automatically in the background, so you don’t even have to open it • But you’ll want to open it: to check the beautiful and useful calendar view • Insightful statistics • Excel/Number reports (Pro version) • Backup (Pro version) • Free version lets you try it with one location, Pro version let’s you track up to 20 places

About

MBT

Effortlessly track your work hours with automatic time clock features and geo-fencing. Monitor overtime, remaining work time, and export detailed time sheets in PDF and CSV formats. Manage projects, tasks, and time off with ease.

Highlights
  • Geo-fencing for automatic time tracking
  • Automated pauses
  • Live overtime calculation
  • Time sheet PDF and CSV exports
  • Project, task, and activity management
  • Vacation, holiday, and sick day management
Features
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Time tracking with minimal effort and the most important always at a glance: The fully automatic time clock for tracking your working time with minimal effort using geo-fencing. With remaining working time and overtime always at a glance and exporting time sheets as PDF and CSV, too. CONVENIENT AND FAST • Geo-fencing for automatic time tracking • Automated pauses • Switch and create projects etc fast as lightning - without detours • Adaptive: proposes you recently used projects etc first. AT A GLANCE • Live overtime calculation • Live working hours for current day, week, month, year and overall • Live remaining working time for current day, week, month, year TIME SHEET, ANALYZER, PROJECTS AND MORE • Time sheet PDF and CSV exports • Analyze: when did you work for what how long? • List and chart views • Vacation, public holidays and sick days management • Export as PDF, CSV and HTML • Supports different projects, tasks and activities • Switch fast as lightning between different projects and tasks • Quickly add new projects, tasks and activities - without detours PRIVACY • We take care about privacy. Therefore your data is stored locally on your device and not on any server.

Screenshots

Rewind4 screens
MBT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MBT at every 3 weeks against Rewind's every 5 months. MBT also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Rewind sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and MBT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rewind ships an update every 5 months, MBT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rewind versus MBT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRewindMBT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (249 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.0% of reviews56.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings249 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB16 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSandro PennisiEffizienzy Technologies GmbH

Customer experience

Rewind

All ratings249 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral10.3%
Negative40.6%

MBT

Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral17.4%
Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

Rewind

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • iOS 16.4+ background update compatibility broken
  • iOS 15 compatibility issues - not ending timeframes properly
  • iOS 10 calendar sync functionality broken
  • Calendar export toggle doesn't persist
  • Feedback menu crashes app
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  • Location tracking fails after iOS updates
  • Inconsistent data between daily and weekly views
  • App stops tracking after force close
  • Fails to detect location exits
  • Duplicate location tracking simultaneously
  • Missing saved locations after iOS update
  • Calendar access permission not available in settings
  • Inaccurate time calculations
  • App crashes on first launch

Requested features

14 requests
  • iPad version
  • Ability to track unknown/new locations automatically
  • Grouping/categorizing locations (e.g., all Starbucks locations)
  • Manual marker placement on map
  • Ability to set minimum time threshold before recording location
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  • Smaller geofence radius options
  • Export notes along with time and location data
  • Configurable first day of week (Monday option)
  • Category grouping for combined reporting
  • Untracked time visualization in pie charts
  • Tip/donation option for developers
  • Trial period with multiple locations
  • Notification when app is force-closed
  • Persistent export settings

MBT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rewind

One-time2
  • Rewind Pro Free TrialFree
  • Rewind Pro$3.79
1 purchases

MBT

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Rewind free?
Rewind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MBT free?
MBT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rewind or MBT have ads?
Neither Rewind nor MBT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rewind or MBT?
Rewind ships an update every 5 months, and MBT every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rewind was updated on October 12, 2026 and MBT on October 1, 2026.

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