Comparison

Timeline vs Lifely

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Timeline

Record life's important moments by creating multiple visual timelines for various events and plans. Track past achievements, future goals, and daily milestones. Share your timelines with friends and set notifications for future events.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited timelines
  • Track past and future events
  • Set event notifications
  • Share timelines with friends
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Passcode/Biometric privacy
  • Export and print timelines
Features
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Timeline helps you capture and record the important moments in your life. You can create as many timelines as you want. Using different timeline to track different events. Create a timeline for your dreams and achievement; a timeline for your travel plan; a timeline for your daily milestone; a timeline with your friends... Not only the past time, you can create future event and enable notifications. Timeline is now becoming your todo list, your wish list. Don't forget to share your timeline with friends. [Features: ] iCloud:All your contents are saved in your private iCloud. Data is synced automatically on all your iOS devices. Privacy:You can setup passcode, Face ID and Touch ID within the App. Share:Share timeline with your friends. Export and Print:Save timeline image to Photo or email it to your friends. Security:The communication between your iPhone and iCloud is encrypted with SSL. [Subscriptions & Price] You can use this App for free. We also provide subscription Edition to offer advanced features, such as unlimited scan, multiple projects, team collaboration. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. If you turn off the auto-renew, you can still keep all your data on your device. [Contact us] Numob Inc Email: support@numob.com [Terms & Policy] Terms of use: https://www.numob.com/#/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://www.numob.com/#/privacy-policy/

About

Lifely

This app helps you record life's important moments, achievements, and memories in a chronological timeline. It offers secure data encryption and synchronization, allowing you to easily navigate and revisit past events.

Highlights
  • Chronological timeline of memories
  • Secure data encryption
  • Server synchronization
  • Event tracking by category
  • Zoom and scroll navigation
  • Password protection
Features
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Your whole life on one timeline. Lifely is a personal diary and journal for everyday memories and the moments that change your story. Keep the same diary on your phone and in your browser. Install Lifely on iPhone and iPad. On a Mac with Apple silicon, get the iPad app from the Mac App Store (Apple M1 or later, macOS 12 or later). You can also use the same diary in your browser. Write about today, add a memory from years ago, or record a milestone you want to look back on. Give each event a date and keep your thoughts, the people involved and the details together. SEE YOUR LIFE AT EVERY SCALE Zoom out to see years and decades, then zoom in to a single day. Follow the connections between everyday entries, important events and the different chapters of your life. The life calendar gives you another view of your years and weeks. On your phone, swipe to scroll through your timeline and pinch to change its scale. GIVE MEMORIES THEIR CONTEXT Add photos, a place, a mood or a song to an event. Keep a travel memory, a family celebration or an ordinary afternoon with someone you love. A short note can hold the details you would otherwise forget. FIND THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER Organize your diary with tags, people, life periods and importance levels. Revisit your time at school, the years in a particular city or the memories you share with one person. Search your entries when you want to find a specific moment. RETURN TO YOUR STORY Rediscover past events through memories, look back at how your life has unfolded and share selected moments as designed cards. Write as much or as little as you want, whenever you have something to remember. YOUR DIARY ON YOUR PHONE AND IN YOUR BROWSER Open your online diary in a browser with the same account you use on your phone. Your entries sync when you are connected. On your phone, write entries offline and sync when you reconnect. Protect access to the app with a passcode or biometric unlock on a supported device. Lifely includes ads and in-app purchases. Photo attachments and some organization features are part of Premium. Start with one moment that matters to you. Let the next entries become part of your life story. Terms of Use: https://sheep-apps.com/lifely/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sheep-apps.com/lifely/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Timeline4 screens
Lifely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timeline at 4.5 against Lifely's 3.8. Timeline also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 33%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 6). Lifely's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Timeline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lifely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timeline holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeline has 1.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Timeline's written reviews are positive against 33% of Lifely's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timeline ships an update monthly, Lifely every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timeline versus Lifely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelineLifely
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNumobSheep Apps Inc

Customer experience

Timeline

All ratings1,120 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative25.2%

Lifely

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Timeline

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Timeline entries not saving correctly
  • Inability to edit or delete timeline events
  • Crashes when trying to access photos or export
  • Syncing issues leading to data loss
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for BC/AD dates
  • Implement a horizontal timeline view
  • Allow adding event descriptions and notes
  • Provide more color and customization options
  • Improve export and sharing functionality
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  • Implement better backup and sync capabilities

Lifely

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Timeline

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (1 Month)$4.991 Month
  • Pro (1 Year)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Timeline Pro$3.99
2 purchases

Lifely

Subscriptions2
  • Full access for 1 month$4.991 Month
  • Full access for 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Timeline free?
Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lifely free?
Lifely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timeline or Lifely?
Timeline is rated higher. Timeline averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Lifely averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Timeline or Lifely have ads?
Neither Timeline nor Lifely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timeline or Lifely?
Timeline ships an update monthly, and Lifely every 10 days. Most recently, Timeline was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lifely on October 25, 2026.

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