Chronica vs Wishlume
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Chronica
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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.
Wishlume
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Wishlume is a gentle 1-5 minute daily wish ritual journal. For the days when your mind feels full, your dreams feel far away, or you only have a few quiet minutes for yourself, Wishlume gives your wishes a place to stay. Unlike typical manifestation apps that ask you to visualize more, repeat more, or force yourself to stay positive, Wishlume is made to feel lighter. It helps you return to what matters through a short daily ritual: write a wish, leave a star, reflect for a moment, and continue your day with a little more clarity. You do not need a long journal session. You do not need to feel perfectly positive. You only need 1-5 minutes. With Wishlume, you can: ⢠Create a simple daily wish ritual ⢠Save your wishes as stars ⢠Write short reflections after each ritual ⢠Revisit your recent ritual journal ⢠Set gentle daily reminders ⢠Use calming soundscapes to create a more immersive ritual space Wishlume Plus unlocks: ⢠More wish stars (up to 3) ⢠Full ritual journal history ⢠Full soundscape library Wishlume is for people who want to stay close to their wishes without turning self-care into another task. It is not about pressure, perfection, or pretending every day is bright. It is about making a small daily space where your wishes, feelings, and inner direction can be seen. Your wish does not need to be loud. It just needs a place to stay. Subscription: Wishlume Plus offers monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wishlume at none against Chronica's 1. Wishlume also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months). Chronica's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Chronica sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wishlume asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chronica ships an update every 11 months, Wishlume every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chronica | Wishlume |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 ā better | 15.1 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krzysztof Weglarz | yeung wing lam |
In-app purchases
Chronica
- Unlimited Memories$0.99
Wishlume
No in-app purchases









