# Roller Coaster Chronicles — Coaster Tracker and Wait Times

> Theme park companion for tracking roller coaster rides and wait times. (iPhone/iPad app by Matthew Franson.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roller-coaster-chronicles/id6768791015 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Matthew Franson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1859415331)
- Category: Travel, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.2 · 28 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roller-coaster-chronicles/id6768791015/reviews.md

## What is Roller Coaster Chronicles?

Roller Coaster Chronicles is a roller coaster tracker and theme park companion. Log all of your coaster credits, start a wait when you join a line to see exactly how long you waited and how that compares with the park's posted wait, check in when you arrive, and watch live wait times including fast lane.

TIME YOUR WAIT
Start a wait the moment you join a line and see exactly how long you actually waited. Your real wait is compared with the park's posted wait, so you can see whether you beat it, and it is saved to your ride log. The timer runs on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you do not need to reopen the app.

LIVE WAIT TIMES
Up-to-the-minute waits across 100+ parks. Switch between standby and Lightning Lane or fast lane times, look back at a ride's wait history, and see what to ride next.

CHECK IN AT THE PARK
Check in when you arrive and the app follows your day from there. It knows when you have reached the park, so your rides, waits, and meals all attach to the right visit.

MEAL AND BREAK TIMERS
Set a timer when you stop to eat or take a break and follow it from your Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island, so you can step away and get back in time.

YOUR RIDE LOG
Log every coaster and the wait you had, with a running credit count that grows each trip. Record the seat or row, rate the ride, and add private notes and reviews.

STATS AND DASHBOARD
Your stats in one place: total credits, rides by park, by manufacturer, and by type, top rated coasters, ride buddies, rankings, and breakdowns you can filter by park and date range.

LIVE PARK VIEW
See a park in real time: current ride activity, queues, and a scoreboard of what is happening right now.

AUTO RIDE
Auto Ride can detect when you boarded a coaster using on-device motion analysis. You confirm before anything is logged.

ACTIVITY TIMELINE
Every park day laid out as a timeline of rides, meals, and check-ins, with the time you spent in the park, organized by trip and by year.

RIDE PHOTOS
Add your own on-ride and park photos to your rides and build a personal gallery.

RIDE WITH YOUR CREW
Add the people you rode with, and see who you have logged the most rides with over time.

WEATHER
Park-day weather is saved with your log, so it remembers the conditions too.

FAVORITES AND SEARCH
Favorite your go-to rides and home parks, and search the full catalog in a tap.

PARKING SPOT
Save where you parked so you can find your car at the end of the day.

FOLLOW ALONG
Share a link to your day so friends and family can follow your rides, waits, and meals as they happen.

YOUR DATA, YOURS
Export everything to JSON, import from other tracking apps, and restore from a full backup. No lock-in.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your real name never leaves sign in, and the app shows no ads.

Sign in with Apple or Google to start your next trip.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Live wait times for rides
- Track actual wait duration
- Log all ridden coasters
- Personalized ride statistics
- Meal and break timers
- Save parking location
- Share park day activity

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $14.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roller-coaster-chronicles/id6768791015/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Fantastic way to track rides

*2026-07-18*

This is the best way to both look at wait times, including fast lan, and log rides. Love all the stats (like all the hypers and gigas I’ve been on, ratings, and manufacturers). Also nice to upload my rides from a spreadsheet I maintained previously. Cool website as well. Would be nice to have some social features though.

## Frequently asked questions about Roller Coaster Chronicles

### What is Roller Coaster Chronicles?

Roller Coaster Chronicles is a theme park companion app designed to help you track your roller coaster rides, monitor live wait times, and log your park visits. It allows you to time your actual waits, record details about each ride, and view comprehensive statistics about your park experiences.

### Does Roller Coaster Chronicles have ads?

No, Roller Coaster Chronicles is ad-free. The app is designed with user privacy in mind, ensuring an uninterrupted experience without advertisements.

### What devices does Roller Coaster Chronicles support?

Roller Coaster Chronicles is available on iPhone and iPad devices. It leverages features like the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island for timers on compatible iOS devices.

### How does Roller Coaster Chronicles compare to other wait time apps?

Roller Coaster Chronicles offers a comprehensive tracking system beyond just wait times, including detailed ride logging, personalized statistics, and park day timelines. It also allows for data export and import, giving users full control over their data.

### What are the subscription options for Roller Coaster Chronicles?

Roller Coaster Chronicles offers a Premium subscription at $14.99 per year, which includes a 3-month free trial. This subscription likely unlocks additional features or enhances existing ones beyond the free tier.

### How often is Roller Coaster Chronicles updated?

The app was last updated on July 22, 2026, indicating active development and support. This frequency suggests that users can expect ongoing improvements and bug fixes.

### Can I export my data from Roller Coaster Chronicles?

Yes, Roller Coaster Chronicles allows you to export all your data to JSON format. This feature ensures you have a backup and can migrate your information if needed, preventing data lock-in.

### What is the age rating for Roller Coaster Chronicles?

Roller Coaster Chronicles has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for a wide range of users, including children, and does not contain mature content.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.0 — 2026-08-20

Auto Ride Turn
- it on in Settings and the app can tell when you boarded a coaster from the motion of the ride itself, then offers to log it for you. You confirm before anything is saved. Coasters only for now, and the raw motion data never leaves your iPhone.
Live Feed
- The Live tab used to be a list of rides you opened one at a time. It is a single stream now, newest first, mixing people still in line with people who just got off. Each post shows who, which ride, how long ago, and what they waited compared to what the park posted. You can still group by ride, or sort by which rides are busiest.
A real park day card
- The check-in pill on Track is now a card. Before you check in it shows the date, the park's hours, and the button. Once you are checked in that same card becomes your visit, with time at the park, rides today, and new credits. Parks with photos show one at the top.
Park photos
- Tap a park's photo to see it full size. If a park does not have one yet, you can add it.
Hide rides
- "Hide this ride" at the bottom of any ride page takes it out of the Track list. Nothing is deleted. Your credits, stats and history are unchanged, and a Hidden section at the bottom of the list brings anything back.
Manage what you submit
- You can now delete a ride you added while it is still pending, or after it was turned down. Settings > Issues and Requests has a new Your Submissions section listing anything of yours that was not accepted, with the reason.
Duplicate check when you add a park or ride
- Adding a park or ride now searches the catalog first and shows you close matches before you send it. It does not stop you, since parks really do share names.
Meal logging without a dining plan
- The meal button is always on the Track screen now, whether or not you have a dining plan and whether or not you are checked in. It is not necessary that you have a meal plan to now log a meal.
What’s New
- A popup will now appear with what has been updated to inform you of what is new in this update.
Also in this update
- The sort bar above the ride list is simpler: Wait, Name, Nearby. Check Out is red so it is not mistaken for Check In. Park names no longer go blank across the Activity tab on a cold start. The Ratings screen now counts a coaster you rated but never rode. Wait history says "No data" instead of "Closed" when the park never reported a time. Ride wait Live Activities no longer leave a timer running overnight or stack up duplicates.

### 1.5.0 — 2026-07-28

Each park now shows its own skip-the-line pass name instead of "Fast Lane" everywhere. Parks that
don't sell a paid pass no longer show the option at all.

The Activity tab was rebuilt to match the website. Park and period filters sit in a card at the top,
your lifetime numbers show in a four-stat grid that follows whatever filter is active, and the day
cards are more compact.

In a day's timeline, the posted and skip-the-line wait values now read as secondary information so
your own waited time stands out. Logging a ride with the green plus also records the posted
skip-the-line wait, so that column fills in more often.

On the Track tab, the log-a-ride card now has a red minus next to the green plus, so you can take
back a ride you logged by mistake. If you don't have a dining plan set, there's now a "Log a Meal"
button while you're checked in, so meals still show up on your day and in Follow Along.

Steps from Apple Health are back. If you give the app permission, your step count for the day shows in
your checkout summary and at the top of a day's timeline. Steps are read on your device and are never
uploaded.

Settings has a new "Issues and Requests" section. You can see every report and feature request you've
submitted, submit a new one from there, and read the reply when we answer.

On a ride's detail screen, the wait card column headers now have a chevron so it's clear you can tap
them to open the wait history.

Fixes:

- Park arrival notifications work correctly again. If you chose "Allow While Using the App," Settings
  used to say "Always" and arrivals never fired. Settings now reports your real permission level,
  warns you when Precise Location is off, and offers a way to finish setup.
- Posted wait times no longer disappear a second after you log a ride without using the timer.
- Follow Along links now update correctly when you check out and immediately open the link.
- The app icon shows in the Dynamic Island again when another app is also using it.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-07-22

Activity and stats
- The Activity tab now opens with a summary band showing your lifetime ride, park, and day counts.
- New park visit drill-down. Tap through by year, month, and date to reach any single day.

Day timeline
- Redesigned the day detail timeline with a cleaner layout: a quiet vertical rail, clear time chips, and your actual wait, posted wait, and Fast Lane numbers shown in a readable order.

Live
- The Live tab now follows the park you have selected on the Track tab, so there is no separate picker to keep in sync.
- Live always shows the full ride list for a park, even when no one is in line.
- Renamed Live Share to Follow Along, so it is no longer confused with the Live tab. It works the same way: send a link and people can follow your day as it happens.
- Live visibility is now a simple on and off switch. When it is on, you choose to appear anonymously or with your username. When it is off, other people cannot see you and you cannot see them.

Track
- Added a collapsible Defunct Rides section under Add a ride, so closed rides are easy to find without cluttering the list.
- You can log credits on defunct rides with a quick plus button and a short editor.
- The park you are currently at is pinned to the top of the Choose Park sheet.

Importing your data
- Importing your ride history now brings in every attraction you rode and matches rides to the correct park more reliably.

Fixes
- You should no longer be signed out unexpectedly. The app now keeps you signed in through brief network drops and only signs you out when you choose to.
- Live Activity lock screen counts now stay pinned to the park you checked in to.
- Editing a ride's time now updates its saved posted wait to match the new time.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-17

Activity
New summary at the top of Activity showing your visits this month and this year
A month-by-month visit chart for the year, with the current month marked
Rides, new coaster credits, and parks visited shown for the year
Filter Activity by park or by year. The park filter covers every park you have ever visited with all-time counts, and the year filter reaches every year you have visited
Tap the month or year number to jump to that month in the list or filter to that year
Opening today's visit now shows the live view, including your running wait timer

Stats
Park pages now break your visits down by year and month
Expand a year to see its months, expand a month to see each date, and tap a date to open that day's full timeline
Days where you only logged rides now count as visits

Live
The Live tab now follows the park you selected on Track, so there is no separate park picker to keep in sync
The full ride list always shows, instead of a "park is quiet" screen
Track

New Defunct Rides section so you can log credits for closed rides
Your current park is now pinned to the top of the park chooser
Setup and account

Username availability is checked as you type when creating your account
Faster first-time sync with a clearer setup progress screen
Combined Notifications and Location into one settings screen, and fixed the setup flow when location was denied or set to ask each time
Other fixes

Fixed the companion management screen closing the Today setup sheet
Improved ride matching when importing history, including differences in spacing and naming and rides across parks

### 1.0 — 2026-07-15

No release notes.

## Related topics

[roller coaster credits](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/roller-coaster-credits) · [coaster tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/coaster-tracker) · [coaster credits](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/coaster-credits)

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