Comparison

Chronica vs PUMPLE

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

Head to head
About

Chronica

Features
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Chronica is a simple and elegant countdown app for tracking important dates, memories, and life events. Create countdowns for anniversaries, birthdays, trips, and special milestones. Track time in days, weeks, months, or years and always know how long until your next important moment.

About

PUMPLE

Never forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries again. This app provides customizable alerts for special occasions, allowing you to add photos and import contacts. It offers a private experience with no sign-up required.

Highlights
  • Customizable reminders for special dates
  • Add photos for contacts
  • Import birthdays from contacts
  • One-time or repeating alerts
  • Private and no sign-up required
  • Discover famous birthdays
Features
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PUMPLE reminds you of what truly matters: birthdays, anniversaries and every special date. Never forget an important date again. PUMPLE alerts you in time, with reminders YOU customize: Birthdays of your people Special dates: anniversaries, payments, appointments, events… anything you need to remember Alerts your way: on the day, days before, at the time you choose One-time or repeating reminders (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) Plus: • A photo for each person so you recognize them at a glance • Discover which famous person from your country was born today • Zodiac sign and more details • Private and no sign-up: no email, no password, and your data stays yours • Import birthdays from your contacts Perfect for remembering: • Birthdays of friends, family and workmates • Wedding anniversaries and namedays • Bill due dates, payments and subscriptions • Buying the gift on time and sending your wishes before you forget Start free: up to 10 birthdays, ALL with their reminders and their photo, plus 3 bubbles floating on your screen. With Premium: unlimited birthdays and reminders, bubbles for everyone, more sounds and horoscope. Download PUMPLE and stop forgetting important dates.

Screenshots

Chronica3 screens
PUMPLE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PUMPLE at every 4 days against Chronica's every 11 months. Chronica's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Chronica sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PUMPLE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronica ships an update every 11 months, PUMPLE every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Chronica versus PUMPLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronicaPUMPLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrzysztof WeglarzALIX JAVIER GOMEZ ARIAS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chronica

One-time1
  • Unlimited Memories$0.99
2 purchases

PUMPLE

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Chronica free?
Chronica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PUMPLE free?
PUMPLE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chronica or PUMPLE have ads?
Neither Chronica nor PUMPLE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronica or PUMPLE?
Chronica ships an update every 11 months, and PUMPLE every 4 days. Most recently, Chronica was updated on November 11, 2026 and PUMPLE on November 11, 2026.

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