# Today In History Lite Edition — user reviews > 189 indexed App Store user reviews of Today In History Lite Edition by Downshift LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 877 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/today-in-history-lite-edition/id312028719/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/today-in-history-lite-edition/id312028719.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 620 · 4★ 173 · 3★ 35 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 28 ## Newest reviews (17 of 189) ### 3/5 — Could be better *2024-08-31, version 5.0.14* I read it every day, and have done for several years. I therefore know what I’m talking about when I say it can get boring. Some days I’m like “not again, that was on last year.” Come on, give us some variety! ### 4/5 — Love it! *2024-07-02, version 5.0.14* I use it to see historical birth dates. Also for sending birthday wishes to younger generations to “tweak” them to look up further historical facts that occurred on their birth date. ### 4/5 — Today in History *2024-04-16, version 5.0.14* I like this app a lot. It gives me a lot of information about the past and the now. I love history! So if you love history, then this is the app for you! ### 4/5 — Nice app but…. *2022-01-27, version 5.0.14* Great app for looking back at history and events. The ease of use and multiple ways to read by category is nice but update the information to present time. Everything has stopped it seems since 2017! ### 2/5 — Review of the history app *2022-01-13, version 5.0.14* Great app but needs to update the app according to the app history stops at a certain year nothing past 2017 ### 4/5 — Overall, I enjoy using this app *2021-12-12, version 5.0.14* I’m a history junkie. I like knowing what happened each day. I would like to be able to learn more about what happened without having to leave the app. Also, I hope the developers update the database as time goes on. ### 4/5 — Quite good *2021-09-05, version 5.0.14* It’s interesting to see what happened on this day in the past. ### 5/5 — Very interesting page. *2021-08-12, version 5.0.14* Love this page, love to know what happened in the recent past. Great information. Thank you. ### 5/5 — The best app for historical facts *2021-08-10, version 5.0.14* I love it, it surpasses all of the other products in this niche! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2021-07-27, version 5.0.14* I’ve always been a huge fan of history, and getting daily reminders is fun ### 5/5 — Very interesting daily read. *2021-07-15, version 5.0.14* When I have time I immensely enjoy reading the on this day app. Well worth joining. I would recommend it to everyone. ### 2/5 — Needs update *2021-07-02, version 5.0.14* The deaths section needs an update. ### 5/5 — I like it! *2021-06-14, version 5.0.14* Some of the other reviews are pretty much in line with my take on the App. Keeping it updated will be welcomed.. providing links to historical events would be great... ### 2/5 — Once Great App *2021-05-03, version 5.0.14* This was once a shining star in the app universe, unfortunately today it is as dated as a pet rock. It’s a shame nobody has updated entries in over half a decade. ### 5/5 — Best daily historic update ever. *2021-01-12, version 5.0.14* The motivational statements are very enriching ### 5/5 — History is fun *2020-11-19, version 5.0.14* This is my favorite quick break. ### 5/5 — Best in class *2020-09-14, version 5.0.14* This app is very well developed, rich experience, interesting, and fun to use. Quantity and quality content. It offers great content in a way that uses what iOS has to offer. Unlike other history of the day apps, it’s not simple one sentence items in lists with WikiLinks. You can save items and share too. I’m not too sure how up to date or complete the content is so I keep similar apps to check that I’m not missing things. But this is the app I spend time in. I especially like the Categories section. Wide range of topics and information. Very cool! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Good but bad. *2022-06-10, version 5.0.14* You need to update this application it’s still until the year 2014. ### 1/5 — the app is chaotic, confusing, no sense of direction. *2021-09-26, version 5.0.14* Needs reorganizing to simplify it. One wrong tap and it sends you in another direction not being able to get back! ### 1/5 — Out of date *2021-09-21, version 5.0.14* Although it is full of information, it appears that history stopped in 2015 as there are no recorded deaths after this date. ### 1/5 — You F—Med up a good app *2020-08-22, version 5.0.12* I enjoyed this app for over a year now you are forcing use to watch stupid ass commercial so there for I’m deleting this app ### 1/5 — No African history whatsoever☹️☹️☹️ *2020-06-07, version 5.0.11* The African people truly started civilization and therefore started history but not even one mention Absolutely sad👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾 ### 1/5 — ?? *2020-06-02, version 5.0.11* Harriet Tubman leading slaves to freedom is not mentioned in app. June 2, 1863. Very significant part of Civil war, anti war, black history, and women’s history ### 1/5 — iOS compatibility change! *2019-11-22, version 5.0.5* So disappointing that the app requires iOS 11+ devices to now download the app!!! Why change the iOS requirement?! I really like this app and I find it useless now, that I can’t update it from my iOS 10.3 device to get the latest features!!! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2019-07-14, version 5.0.4* This app used to be great, now it is worthless. It freezes up. It won’t let you log in. I keep deleting it and then restoring it in hopes that it will work, but that doesn’t help. Now it is deleted for good on my device. Very frustrating. Glad I didn’t get the pay for version. Good riddance TIH. Your time in history is history to me. ### 1/5 — Was a 4 star, now a 1 *2019-04-27, version 5.0.4* TIH was until recently one of my favorite apps. Looked forward to reading it every day. Now however, it constantly freezes. Have to quit the app by swiping up several times in just a few minutes. Will not otherwise restart. ### 1/5 — Daily Use No More *2019-03-21, version 5.0.3* I have used this app daily for quite some time now. After the recent updates to the app and the implementation of ads in the middle of the scroll has caused the app to crash within every minute. Completely unusable and obviously a ploy to force many to purchase the “ad free edition”. I would avoid downloading this app, and I genuinely miss the old, issue free format. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — We must learn. *2026-05-07, version 5.0.14* History cannot repeat itself and we learn by our shared past ### 5/5 — Fun and educational! *2025-12-25, version 5.0.14* I love that the app aggregates so much cool information. It’s an interesting way to learn more about our world and greater society ### 5/5 — Excellent *2024-09-19, version 5.0.14* Great information and events ### 5/5 — Very Informative *2024-01-02, version 5.0.14* Learning things I never knew. ### 5/5 — Today history *2023-09-06, version 5.0.14* I love how it reminds you of different people and events! ### 5/5 — Mac *2023-08-28, version 5.0.14* Great app, easy to use ### 5/5 — Fun history *2023-05-28, version 5.0.14* My Cousin and I like seeing what happened and then discussing what we remember reading about and what happened in our life time ### 5/5 — 5/5 app for any history enthusiast! *2021-12-20, version 5.0.14* Great UI, interesting events, overall 10/10 for me! I will be getting the full version when possible! ### 5/5 — So Great! *2021-12-18, version 5.0.14* This app was recommended to to me by a friend and I love it. ### 5/5 — T.D.I.H. *2021-08-12, version 5.0.14* Very interesting and knowledgeable, I personally Love History. Never liked it in School but if I could go back in time just to Smack myself upside the head I would but I can so here we are I have a lot of catching up to do I’ll stay posted..Good Day. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*