Comparison

Rewind vs McTime Time Tracking

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

McTime Time Tracking

Features
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McTime is time tracking for your team: clock in with one tap, record absences and always know where you stand. CLOCK IN WITH ONE TAP Start, pause, stop. Pick the project or customer, add a comment, done. WORKS OFFLINE No signal on site? Clock in anyway. McTime sends your times with the real clock times as soon as the app is open and you are back online. AUTOMATIC GPS TIME TRACKING If you like, time tracking starts and stops automatically when you arrive at or leave a saved location. You switch it on per location. ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCES Working time, vacation, sick leave, time off and more. For one day or a date range, with breaks, comments and attachments. CLEAR CALENDAR Your month at a glance: color-coded by type, with weekly totals and public holidays. SMART FILTERS Show or hide working times, vacations, sick leave, absences or target times. Target vs. actual shows at once on which days you are ahead or behind. BALANCES Time off and vacation always with you: your current vacation balance and what you are entitled to until the end of the vacation year. NOTHING GETS LOST If a report could not be sent, it stays safe in the app. You see the reason and send it again. DARK MODE Easy on the eyes, even on the night shift. FOR COMPANIES USING MCTIME Your employer gives you access. Reports and approvals are handled on the web at mctime.com.

Screenshots

Rewind4 screens
McTime Time Tracking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: McTime Time Tracking at none against Rewind's 2. McTime Time Tracking also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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. Rewind sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. McTime Time Tracking asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rewind ships an update every 5 months, McTime Time Tracking every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rewind versus McTime Time Tracking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRewindMcTime Time Tracking
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (246 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.0% of reviews
Number of ratings246 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSandro PennisiInfocom GmbH

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

McTime Time Tracking

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
None

McTime Time Tracking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rewind free?
Rewind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is McTime Time Tracking free?
McTime Time Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rewind or McTime Time Tracking have ads?
Neither Rewind nor McTime Time Tracking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rewind or McTime Time Tracking?
Rewind ships an update every 5 months, and McTime Time Tracking every 5 weeks. Most recently, Rewind was updated on September 19, 2026 and McTime Time Tracking on September 17, 2026.

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