Comparison

Dark Draft vs Chronicling

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

Head to head
About

Dark Draft

Focus on your writing without distractions or self-doubt. This app helps you generate more content and track your word count to meet deadlines. Easily export your drafts for use anywhere.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing environment
  • Integrated word counter
  • Secure on-device storage
  • Easy content export
  • Focus on quantity for quality
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Free from Distraction Get back to writing and free yourself from self-doubt or being stuck on a single word. This is one of those times that quantity typically produces better quality content. Who's Counting? Have a deadline and need to make sure you hit the minimum count? - We've integrated a simple word counter to help you know exactly where you're at and how much more you have left to go. Sharing is Caring Whether you use Dark Draft to start your thesis paper or use it for a breakup text, we want it to be easy to take that information with you. All your data, is your content - drafts are securely held on device and we don't want to know anyway. Take control of your writing with Dark Draft and try something new

About

Chronicling

This app provides a flexible way to monitor habits, health, mood, and daily activities. It offers customizable tracking options, quick logging methods, and insightful data visualization to help users identify patterns and maintain consistency. Secure syncing and data export are also available.

Highlights
  • All-in-one habit and health tracking
  • Fully customizable categories
  • Fast and effortless logging
  • Smart reminders for goals
  • Detailed data logging (notes, numbers)
  • Visual insights and trends
  • Private and secure iCloud sync
Features
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Log habits, chores, symptoms or anything else in life you want to keep an eye on. Chronicling shows you how often things happen, when they tend to happen and how long it's been since the last time. Some things happen every day, like coffee, a walk or your medication. Others come and go: changing the bed sheets, a headache, calling home. Chronicling handles both, so everything you want to keep track of lives in one place. LOG IT IN A TAP - Add events from widgets, Control Center, the Lock Screen, Siri and Shortcuts - Record a number or a note too, such as cups, miles, pages or how you felt - Automate logging with Shortcuts, from workouts to arriving home SEE HOW OFTEN, AND WHEN - Time since last logged, average gap and longest gap for every category - Heatmaps, charts and trends over weeks, months and years - Spot patterns by weekday and time of day - An annual Wrapped to look back at your year GENTLE REMINDERS - Time Since Last Event: get a nudge when it's been too long since you last logged something, from a few hours to a few months - Daily Goal: pick a time of day, and you'll only be notified if you haven't hit that day's goal - Rolling Goal: aim for a number over the last few days or weeks, with a daily check that only notifies you if you're falling short YOUR CATEGORIES, YOUR WAY - Create your own categories with emoji or symbols and your own colors - Choose the period each category's stats cover - Organize them into groups and filter by Focus ON ALL YOUR DEVICES - iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro - Private iCloud sync between your devices - Export to CSV or a single-file backup at any time - your data is yours "If you're looking for a flexible approach to tracking events in your life and want to try an app with an excellent, modern design that supports the latest iOS and iPadOS technologies, be sure to give Chronicling a try." - MacStories If you have questions, suggestions or any other feedback, please contact me at support@chroniclingapp.com. Subscriptions to Chronicling Premium will automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see https://chroniclingapp.com/terms-of-use/ and https://chroniclingapp.com/privacy-policy/.

Screenshots

Dark Draft3 screens
Chronicling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chronicling at Free against Dark Draft's $0.99. Chronicling also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). Dark Draft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4).

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

Chronicling is free to download; Dark Draft costs $0.99 up front. Chronicling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dark Draft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chronicling holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chronicling has 185 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Dark Draft's written reviews are positive against 79% of Chronicling's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Dark Draft versus Chronicling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark DraftChronicling
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)4.8 (185 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews79.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8185 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Devices—iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikey KriegerRebecca Owen

Customer experience

Dark Draft

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Chronicling

All ratings185 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative13.8%

In-app purchases

None

Dark Draft

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Chronicling

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Dark Draft free?
Dark Draft costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chronicling free?
Chronicling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dark Draft or Chronicling?
Chronicling is rated higher. Dark Draft averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Chronicling averages 4.8 from 185 ratings.

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