Comparison

Timeline vs Chronicle Compass

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

Chronicle Compass

Explore historical locations around you and earn rewards for your discoveries. This app helps you uncover the past by guiding you to significant sites and offering achievements for your exploration.

Highlights
  • Discover historical sites nearby
  • Earn achievements
  • Collect points
  • Explore historical locations
Features
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Discover Historical sites near you, earn achievements and points!

Screenshots

Timeline4 screens
Chronicle Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chronicle Compass at 5.0 against Timeline's 4.5. Chronicle Compass also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Timeline's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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 Chronicle Compass sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chronicle Compass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeline has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timeline ships an update monthly, Chronicle Compass every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timeline versus Chronicle Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelineChronicle Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNumobDouglas Molineux

Customer experience

Timeline

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

Chronicle Compass

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Chronicle Compass

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

Chronicle Compass

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Buy the Developer a Coffee$0.99

Questions

Is Timeline free?
Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronicle Compass free?
Chronicle Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timeline or Chronicle Compass?
Chronicle Compass is rated higher. Timeline averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Chronicle Compass averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timeline or Chronicle Compass have ads?
Neither Timeline nor Chronicle Compass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timeline or Chronicle Compass?
Timeline ships an update monthly, and Chronicle Compass every 4 days. Most recently, Timeline was updated on November 2, 2026 and Chronicle Compass on November 5, 2026.

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