Rewind vs TimeTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Automatic background time tracking
- Location-based tracking
- Calendar view
- Insightful statistics
- Calendar sync
- Pro version reporting and backup
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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
TimeTracker
This GPS-powered application helps you monitor time spent at different locations, enhancing organization and efficiency. The pro version offers advanced features like work schedule integration, custom zone creation, and an ad-free experience.
- GPS-powered location time tracking
- Work schedule and income tracking (Pro)
- Customizable geofence shapes (Pro)
- Ad-free experience (Pro)
- Unlimited zone creation (Pro)
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Important! We do NOT analyze or sell any of the data to third parties because we value integrity and know the importance of your privacy. Stay on top of your time with our GPS-powered app! Whether you're at home, at work, or on the go, our app can track how much time you spend in each location and help you stay organized and efficient. With the pro version you can also: - Add a work schedule and hourly income to easily track money made during a selected time period. Have an easy time registering any working hours, both regular and overtime, at the end of the month. - Create custom zone shapes - Get the completely ad free experience - Get unlimited zones Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rewind at 49% against TimeTracker's 0%. TimeTracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Rewind sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TimeTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rewind ships an update every 5 months, TimeTracker every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rewind | TimeTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (249 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 249 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sandro Pennisi | RootPi AB |
Customer experience
Rewind
TimeTracker
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
TimeTracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rewind
- Rewind Pro Free TrialFree
- Rewind Pro$3.79
TimeTracker
No in-app purchases








