Comparison

TimeStory vs Timelines

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

Head to head
About

TimeStory

Create visual timelines for projects, journals, and histories with intuitive touch gestures. Easily add images, customize appearance, and export your work in various formats. Optimized for iPad with Apple Pencil and multitasking support.

Highlights
  • Create graphical timelines
  • Add photos and image files
  • Divide timeline into sections
  • Import custom icons
  • Customize appearance (colors, fonts, shapes)
  • Export in PDF or PNG format
  • Apple Pencil and keyboard support
Features
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TimeStory for iPad/iPhone is a paid app (one-time purchase or annual subscription) for creating graphical timelines--project plans, roadmaps, personal journals, histories, and more, on scales from days to centuries--quickly and easily, while avoiding the complexity of project management tools. The free download lets you open, view, and share timelines created on TimeStory for Mac. If you want to create and edit timelines on your iPad/iPhone, you can activate the built-in free trial, and then, if you choose, pay once or subscribe annually. The free trial does not auto-renew into a subscription, so there’s no risk. Use natural touchscreen gestures to navigate and scale the timeline. Create an event just by tapping one of the New Event buttons then tapping or dragging on the timeline where you want it. Attach photos or image files. Divide your timeline into sections. Import your own SVG or PNG icons to mark points in time. Apply background colors, fonts, event shapes, text alignment, and more. Share your work in PDF or PNG format, exporting an entire timeline or just a section of it. On iPad, TimeStory has great support for Apple Pencil and external keyboards and pointers, works great in Split View and other multitasking modes, and supports multiple windows so you can open multiple documents at once or keep it open next to your research. Versions: This version of TimeStory was built to natively support iPad and iPhone. **Note: TimeStory for Mac is a separate purchase.** More info at https://timestory.app/get/ Web: Learn more on our website (https://timestory.app/), with example timelines, release history, and documentation. (Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

About

Timelines

Easily record and visualize time-based data for any topic. Track past events, plan future ones, and zoom from decades to seconds. Create templates to speed up tracking.

Highlights
  • Record events on a single topic
  • Visualize large amounts of data
  • Track past and plan future events
  • Quickly access and navigate through time
  • Zoom from decades to seconds
  • Create event tracking templates
Features
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Timelines offers an easy yet comprehensive approach to track and visualize time-based data. → Record all events on the same topic in a timeline → Visualize huge amounts of events and keep the overview of all data → Track what has happened in the past and plan events in the future → Quickly access all events and move through time → Swiftly zoom from decades to seconds and backwards → Create templates to even accelerate the tracking of an event How our users use Timelines: ◆ Impressions of my World Trip ◆ Way to the Marathon ◆ My Startup’s Business Milestones ◆ Lisa Growing Up ◆ Dog’s Health Status ◆ My Soccer Team’s Matches ◆ The Project’s progress ◆ Workout Routine ◆ My Private Diary ◆ Many more…

Screenshots

TimeStory4 screens
Timelines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeStory at 100% against Timelines's 47%. TimeStory also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.4). Timelines's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. TimeStory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Timelines asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeStory holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TimeStory's written reviews are positive against 47% of Timelines's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeStory ships an update every 6 weeks, Timelines every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimeStory versus Timelines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeStoryTimelines
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better2.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCasual Programmer, LLCmediawaves services GmbH

Customer experience

TimeStory

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Timelines

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral60.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative26.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeStory

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Two-Week TrialFree
  • One-Time Purchase$39.99
None

Timelines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeStory free?
TimeStory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timelines free?
Timelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimeStory or Timelines?
TimeStory is rated higher. TimeStory averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Timelines averages 2.4 from 5 ratings.
Do TimeStory or Timelines have ads?
Neither TimeStory nor Timelines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeStory or Timelines?
TimeStory ships an update every 6 weeks, and Timelines every 2 weeks. Most recently, TimeStory was updated on October 24, 2026 and Timelines on October 19, 2026.

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