Comparison

TimelinePad vs inTrial

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
Features
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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

inTrial

This platform helps plaintiff lawyers collaborate by sharing trial schedules, discussing strategies, and organizing resources. It facilitates communication, knowledge sharing, and reputation building within the legal community.

Highlights
  • Live trial schedules by county and courthouse
  • Discussion board for legal strategy
  • Centralized resource bank for documents
  • Expert witness profile building
  • AI-powered search of shared materials
  • Share verdicts and settlements
Features
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An all in one platform for plaintiff lawyers. Share trial schedules, talk strategy, share resources & build better results—together. Live Trials & Calendar Know who’s in court this week by county, courthouse, and practice area. Discussion Board Ask sharp questions and get immediate feedback—no more buried listserv threads. Resource Bank Centralize and share deposition transcripts, orders, and exemplars. Expert Witness Profiles Build living dossiers tied to uploaded materials and subjects. inTrial AI Search across shared materials and surface key points faster. Show Your Results Share verdicts, settlements, and build reputation in the community.

Screenshots

inTrial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: inTrial at 100% against TimelinePad's 50%. inTrial also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). TimelinePad's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. inTrial asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

inTrial holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TimelinePad's written reviews are positive against 100% of inTrial's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimelinePad ships an update every 3 weeks, inTrial daily. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TimelinePad versus inTrial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelinePadinTrial
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLIT SOFTWARE, LLCinTrial LLC

Customer experience

TimelinePad

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

inTrial

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimelinePad

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

inTrial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimelinePad free?
TimelinePad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is inTrial free?
inTrial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimelinePad or inTrial?
inTrial is rated higher. TimelinePad averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while inTrial averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do TimelinePad or inTrial have ads?
inTrial shows ads; TimelinePad does not.
Which is updated more often, TimelinePad or inTrial?
TimelinePad ships an update every 3 weeks, and inTrial daily. Most recently, TimelinePad was updated on October 1, 2026 and inTrial on September 21, 2026.

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