Comparison

TimelinePad vs Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile

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

Head to head
About

TimelinePad

This app creates interactive timelines for legal professionals to organize and present event chronologies. It allows for individual event creation or bulk import from spreadsheets, with options to link people, facts, and issues to events for enhanced visual clarity and organization.

Highlights
  • Interactive timeline creation
  • Bulk event import from Excel
  • Link people, issues, and facts to events
  • Customizable event icons and colors
  • Tagging for event organization
  • Scene creation for specific moments
  • Wireless presentation capabilities
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TimelinePad creates beautiful interactive timelines of events that allow lawyers and support staff to wirelessly present chronologies in a courtroom or remote setting. Create events individually or import events in bulk from an Excel spreadsheet to instantly create a timeline. Link people, issues, and facts to events, add icons and colors for visual clarity, assign tags to organize and group events, create scenes to recall moments in time, and much more. TimelinePad can integrate with your Windows workflow, is powerful, easy to use, and a fraction of the cost of traditional or cloud-based programs, all while being secure, private, mobile, and efficient. LIT SOFTWARE has set the bar for developing the best in litigation apps, garnering awards for innovation and ease of use. Our apps have been featured by Apple, and are loved by lawyers. —— LIT SUITE REVIEWS —— “The short review. Wow.” “This app can do things I’ve previously had to do on a desktop, but much easier and faster.” “Super way to review documents quickly.” “Generates professional reports with all the bates numbers listed, and exports to TrialPad into folders named for the issue code. Extremely useful.” “Helps me keep documents organized, bates stamps them, and create issue codes, which can then be generated into an easy-to-read report.” “Initial document analysis on iPad is fresh and fast, and frankly is a big winner.” “These are incredibly sophisticated and useful apps that are in many ways more powerful than PC software costing hundreds of dollars more.” —— QUICK FEATURE SUMMARY —— • Full electronic timeline presentation capability, no cloud connection needed • Present via HDMI to a TV or projector, or present wirelessly using an Apple TV • Step through individual events with simple taps to present your story like a slideshow • Easily import an Excel file with all your events to instantly create a beautiful interactive timeline • Drag and drop a document onto the timeline to automatically create an event with an attachment • Customize timeline events with colors, symbols, and emoji • Organize and group events by assigning custom tags • Save scenes to group events in a particular timeframe • Create layers to show and hide groups of events (e.g. all emails) • Multi-select events to easily assign colors, symbols, or tags in bulk • Use intuitive touch gestures to edit your timeline and events • Attach supporting files to events to display them in context • Search for events by name, description, tags, or attachments
• Filter events to show only those with attachments, are hidden, have selected icons, or have tags • Export editable Excel file of your events to share with opposing counsel or judge • Export a PDF file of your timeline to print or share via email • Import files directly from a USB drive, or cloud storage providers like Box, Citrix Files, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and many more • Share entire case files with other users using cloud storage or a USB drive • File formats supported: PDF, JPG, PNG, TIF, video and audio • Available for iPad and Mac —— EASILY CREATE AND PRESENT TIMELINES —— Instantly import hundreds of events with their date, time, and description from an Excel file, or add events individually. Then plug-and-play via HDMI to present to a projector or TV, or present wirelessly using an Apple TV. Create beautiful timelines by importing events from a spreadsheet, customizing the look and feel with colors and icons, organizing by tags and layers. Share your entire timeline as a PDF or Excel file, or present your story as an interactive slideshow. LIT SUITE SUBSCRIPTION One subscription gives you access to all LIT SUITE apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. After your 7-day free trial, your App Store account will be charged and your subscription will renew automatically unless canceled in advance. Manage your subscription in your App Store account settings.

About

Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile

This app provides legal professionals with AI-powered research tools on mobile devices. It offers features like asking legal questions, summarizing cases, and drafting documents, all synced across devices.

Highlights
  • Ask legal questions with AI
  • Summarize legal cases
  • Generate document drafts
  • Sync conversations across devices
  • Secure document sharing
  • Track alert results
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Unlock the power of comprehensive legal research on your Apple iPhone® or iPad® with the Lexis+® with Protégé™ mobile app. Seamlessly integrate AI technology with LexisNexis’ trusted legal content to enhance your research on the go. Key Features Ask a Legal Question: Get reliable, insightful answers to complex legal queries with advanced natural language processing. Summarize a Case: Quickly extract key points and insights from legal cases. Generate a Draft: Create well-structured drafts efficiently, saving time and effort. Recent Conversations: Access and review previous interactions with the AI assistant for continuity. Mobile-to-Desktop Sync: Seamlessly sync recent conversations and drafts across devices. Designed for legal professionals, students, and knowledge workers, the Lexis+® with Protégé™ app features a powerful AI assistant that supports your legal research workflows. Continue recent conversations with the assistant to clarify and expand on ideas, enhancing your groundwork. Enhanced Productivity Advanced AI: Leverage natural language processing and detailed query analysis for relevant, insightful responses. Seamless Integration: Sync your offline reading library with Folders on the web. Document Sharing: Securely share documents for seamless collaboration. Client ID Management: Manage Client IDs with ease. Alert Tracking: Track alert results from the web. Subscription Information: An active Lexis+® with Protégé™ subscription with a valid login and password is required to use this application. For full research functionality and access to additional products, visit Lexis+® with Protégé™ on the web. Trademarks: LexisNexis, Lexis+, Shepard’s®, Lexis Answers, and the Knowledge Burst logo are registered trademarks of RELX, Inc., used under license.

Screenshots

Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile at none against TimelinePad's 1. Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). TimelinePad's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. TimelinePad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $600.00 per year. Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimelinePad holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of TimelinePad's written reviews are positive against 56% of Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimelinePad ships an update every 3 weeks, Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TimelinePad versus Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelinePadLexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings) — better3.4 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB86 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLIT SOFTWARE, LLCLexisNexis

Customer experience

TimelinePad

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimelinePad

Subscriptions1
  • Access to all LIT SUITE apps7 Days trial$600.001 Year
None

Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimelinePad free?
TimelinePad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile free?
Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimelinePad or Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile?
TimelinePad is rated higher. TimelinePad averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile averages 3.4 from 11 ratings.
Do TimelinePad or Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile have ads?
Neither TimelinePad nor Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimelinePad or Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile?
TimelinePad ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile every 10 days. Most recently, TimelinePad was updated on July 4, 2026 and Lexis+® with Protégé™ Mobile on September 11, 2026.

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