Comparison

Rewind vs Locate

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

Locate

This app automatically logs your time based on your location, helping you understand how you spend your day. It offers manual tracking, detailed reports, and export options to manage your time effectively.

Highlights
  • Automatic time tracking by location
  • Manual time logging
  • Intuitive chart view
  • Export logs as PDF/CSV
  • Passcode protection
  • Categorize timers
  • Add notes to sessions
Features
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Do you want to be more aware how you spend your time? Do you ever wonder how much time did you spend in the gym? Do you struggle logging the times you work on your projects? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, this app is for you! With Locate you don’t have to worry about this stuff anymore. This is the most intelligent time tracker in the App Store. What Locate offers you: - Automatic time tracking based on your location - Manual time tracking - Intuitive chart view of your day - Export as a PDF option - Export as a CSV file option - Passcode Protection - to keep your logs safe - Supports all the screen sizes - Detailed report screen to keep track your logged times - An intelligent reminder system to help you with precise time logging - Categorize timers into groups - Add notes to each session Pro feature: The app includes a 1 year long auto-renewable subscription, which will unlock premium features and costs $9.99 / year. It will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account and will automatically renew unless you canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Though your subscription for the current year cannot be canceled, you can turn auto-reneval off in your account settings after purchase. See instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 You can read the terms of use and privacy policy here: http://matekovacs.com/eula

Screenshots

Rewind4 screens
Locate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rewind at 49% against Locate's 0%. Rewind also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (246 vs 2). Locate's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Locate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rewind holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rewind has 246 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Rewind's written reviews are positive against 0% of Locate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rewind ships an update every 5 months, Locate monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rewind versus Locate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRewindLocate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (246 ratings) — better2.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews49.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings246 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB36 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSandro PennisiTeleprompter LLC

Customer experience

Rewind

All ratings239 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral10.3%
Negative40.6%

Locate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Locate

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

Locate

Subscriptions1
  • Pro mode$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Rewind free?
Rewind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Locate free?
Locate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rewind or Locate?
Rewind is rated higher. Rewind averages 4.6 out of 5 from 246 ratings, while Locate averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Rewind or Locate have ads?
Neither Rewind nor Locate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rewind or Locate?
Rewind ships an update every 5 months, and Locate monthly. Most recently, Rewind was updated on September 28, 2026 and Locate on September 29, 2026.

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