Comparison

VMDAEC Outage Map vs Chronicle for CAFE

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

Head to head

About

VMDAEC Outage Map

Features

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Check on power outages across the Virginia Maryland Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) service area with VMDAEC’s new outage map app. Outages are categorized by state, county and cooperative. The app also has an easy-to-use directory for contacting your local electric cooperative.

About

Chronicle for CAFE

Features

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Chronicle is a passive sensing application for behavioral research studies. Participants must first be enrolled in an approved research study and be possession of a unique enrollment link provided by the researcher in order to provide data. This application also queries, but does not collect step counts from HealthKit as a workaround to known SensorKit limitations.

Screenshots

VMDAEC Outage Map4 screens

Chronicle for CAFE1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chronicle for CAFE at 14.0 against VMDAEC Outage Map's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VMDAEC Outage Map ships an update every 6 weeks, Chronicle for CAFE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

VMDAEC Outage Map versus Chronicle for CAFE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	VMDAEC Outage Map	Chronicle for CAFE
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 6 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.0	14.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	0 MB	4 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	VIRGINIA MARYLAND DELAWARE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES	Methodic, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

VMDAEC Outage Map

No in-app purchases

None

Chronicle for CAFE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VMDAEC Outage Map free?

VMDAEC Outage Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Chronicle for CAFE free?

Chronicle for CAFE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do VMDAEC Outage Map or Chronicle for CAFE have ads?

Neither VMDAEC Outage Map nor Chronicle for CAFE shows ads.

Which is updated more often, VMDAEC Outage Map or Chronicle for CAFE?

VMDAEC Outage Map ships an update every 6 weeks, and Chronicle for CAFE every 2 months. Most recently, VMDAEC Outage Map was updated on October 12, 2026 and Chronicle for CAFE on October 5, 2026.