Comparison

Rewind vs BigWrite Text Box

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

BigWrite Text Box

Features
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Make everything you write in a text box on the web bigger. Select the size you want and everything you write in a text box will be that size. Accessibility sizes make for a more comfortable and confident writing experience, especially when you are filling out forms. It works on everything from government sites, discussion forums, to search boxes.

Screenshots

Rewind4 screens
BigWrite Text Box1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BigWrite Text Box at none against Rewind's 2. BigWrite Text Box also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rewind sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BigWrite Text Box asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rewind versus BigWrite Text Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRewindBigWrite Text Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (249 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings249 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSandro PennisiDavid Johnson

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

BigWrite Text Box

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

BigWrite Text Box

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rewind free?
Rewind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BigWrite Text Box free?
BigWrite Text Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rewind or BigWrite Text Box have ads?
Neither Rewind nor BigWrite Text Box shows ads.

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