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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WHAT IS LIFELY Lifely is a diary with lock that allows to track achievements, significant memories, milestones and other important moments in a simple and convenient form of a single timeline, while performing a minimum of actions. The app instantly synchronizes with the server and uses reliable data encryption algorithms to protect your data. HOW IT WORKS Lifely provides the ability to quickly look back and navigate events and dates. This is achieved by zoom and scroll capabilities. With just a few gestures you can easily time hop to any period of life. There is an ability to track events both in a general timeline or any other stories you've created (for example, business, travel, family etc.). SECURITY Lifely is a super secure diary, that guarantees lifetime safety of your data. Just use Apple sign in and your memories will remain on our servers forever, even if you reinstall the application or change your device. All your data is strongly encrypted. The encryption algorithms are so flawless that even our developers do not have the technical ability to read someone's data, no matter how much they want to. 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

Timeline and Lifely both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 65% of Timeline's written reviews are positive against 40% of Lifely's. Timeline also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Timeline against 4.4 for Lifely. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeline has 1.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Timeline's written reviews are positive against 40% of Lifely's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timeline ships an update monthly, Lifely every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timeline versus Lifely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelineLifely
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNumobSheep Apps Inc

Customer experience

Timeline

All ratings1,120 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral8.7%
Negative25.9%

Lifely

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

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 1.1K ratings, while Lifely averages 4.4 from 5 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 3 weeks. Most recently, Timeline was updated on September 23, 2026 and Lifely on July 7, 2026.

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