Comparison

Timeline Journal vs Lognote

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

Head to head
About

Timeline Journal

Capture your thoughts and memories effortlessly with a clean, intuitive interface. This app offers a simple way to journal, track your day, and revisit past entries, with optional features like photo and voice recording available via subscription.

Highlights
  • No clutter or sign-up required
  • Offline functionality
  • Social media-like design
  • Write diary entries quickly
  • View past memories
  • iCloud sync
  • Dark Mode and Widgets
Features
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Journal without the friction. Timeline Journal turns your thoughts, photos, and voice notes into a beautiful personal timeline you will want to revisit. Open the app and start writing. There is no account, no sign-up, and no unnecessary setup. Whether you are saving a quick thought, a travel memory, a meaningful photo, or a longer reflection, Timeline keeps the moment exactly where it belongs. CAPTURE MOMENTS YOUR WAY • Write quick notes or detailed journal entries • Add photos from your library or take one in the moment • Record voice notes or attach audio from Files • Change an entry’s date to place memories in the right moment • Add entries quickly by pulling down on your timeline ONE LIFE, MANY TIMELINES Create separate timelines for travel, family, work, gratitude, personal reflections, or anything else that matters to you. Keep every part of your life organized without losing the simplicity of one continuous story. REDISCOVER WHAT MATTERS Past Memories brings back entries from this day in previous years. Search your journal by words, date, or timeline whenever you want to find a particular moment. PRIVATE AND AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE • No account or sign-in required • Works without an internet connection • Protect the app with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode • Keep entries updated across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud sync • Export all your entries or a single timeline as a PDF MAKE IT YOURS Choose your favorite accent color and app icon, use Dark Mode, add helpful widgets, and enable an optional daily reminder when you want a gentle nudge to write. TIMELINE PLUS Unlock photos, voice recordings, multiple timelines, app lock, customization, and other Plus features across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Choose a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled before the end of the current period. Available options and localized prices are shown before purchase. Timeline is made for people who want to remember more without turning journaling into another complicated task. Terms of Use: https://umayanga.wixsite.com/timeline/terms Privacy Policy: https://umayanga.wixsite.com/timeline/privacy Note: All the users who downloaded the iOS app prior to the release of version 6.0 will get all the extra features on iOS and iPadOS without any additional payment.

About

Lognote

Effortlessly create precise, timestamped notes for work, projects, and time-critical tasks. Organize, search, and export your information with ease. Premium features offer photo attachments, location data, and enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Timestamped notes
  • Customizable groups
  • Search and filter
  • Pre-set phrases
  • Export options (PDF, TXT, CSV, JSON)
  • Audit log
  • Auto backup
Features
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Quick notes for everyday life. Clear records for work. Lognote automatically adds the date and time, so you can capture a thought, an update or a moment and remember when it happened. Save a gift idea, keep meeting notes, document a project or write a few lines about your day. Each entry becomes part of a timeline you can return to later. OFFLINE FIRST. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. YOUR NOTES, YOUR CHOICE. Start writing without an account. Your notes are saved locally first. Optional Pro Cloud Sync keeps the same offline-first approach. CAPTURE NOW. ORGANIZE LATER. Write directly in a group or drop a thought into Inbox. For things you record regularly, create your own predefined Quick Notes. One tap saves a new timestamped entry, without typing the same text again. Use them in all groups or only the groups you choose. KEEP LIFE AND WORK IN ORDER. Organize projects, trips and routines with groups, folders and hashtags. Pro adds separate Workspaces, each with its own groups and Inbox. KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. AND WHEN. Every note gets an automatic timestamp, down to the second. Keep a daily journal, meeting log, shift record or project history without typing the time yourself. Prefer a simpler notebook? You can hide timestamps, too. MADE FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES. Capture on iPhone, spread out on iPad, use tabs and split views on Mac, and add quick text entries from Apple Watch. Features • Your own predefined Quick Notes: save recurring entries with one tap • Make Quick Notes available in all groups or only selected groups • Spacious editor for longer notes, with rich text formatting • Slash menu: type / to add headings, checklists, lists, quotes and code blocks • Text formatting, clickable checklists and typing shortcuts • Unlimited text notes and groups • Automatic timestamps, down to the second, with the option to hide them • Inbox for quick thoughts to organize later • Bubble, Journal and Classic note views on iPhone and iPad • Hashtags, custom tag colors and note search • Up to two folders per workspace • Optional link previews • Writing statistics and Memories to rediscover entries from previous years • Daily Inbox reminders • Widgets, plus Inbox capture with Siri and Shortcuts • Export as PDF, plain text, CSV, JSON, Markdown, Rich Text or HTML • Local backups, automatic backups and recovery of deleted notes • Basic Audit Log to review saved changes • Turn notes into shareable Story images • Offline note-taking without an account Pro Features • Optional Cloud Sync across your devices • Offline first, even with Cloud Sync enabled. Keep writing without an internet connection. Your changes sync when you’re back online. • Multiple Workspaces, each with its own groups and Inbox • Unlimited folders and subfolders • Photos, videos, files and audio attachments • Voice memos and transcription on supported iPhone and iPad devices: keep the text, recording or both • Create shared groups and collaborate with others • Favorites, priorities and archiving • Calendar and map views • Location tagging and location-based reminders with geofences • Group locking with Face ID, Touch ID or PIN • Custom filters and combined tag filters • Custom accent colors and alternate app icons • Export selected date ranges • Advanced Audit Log search, filters and export Write it down. Keep the context. Get on with your day. NEED HELP OR MISSING A FEATURE? Please get in touch whenever you need help, run into a problem or feel something is missing. I respond quickly to support requests, questions and feature suggestions. Contact me through the app or at https://lognoteapp.com/contact. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lognoteapp.com/legal/privacy-policy Support: https://lognoteapp.com/contact

Screenshots

Timeline Journal4 screens
Lognote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lognote at weekly against Timeline Journal's every 5 weeks. Lognote also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Timeline Journal's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Timeline Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Lognote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timeline Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 56 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Timeline Journal's written reviews are positive against 94% of Lognote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timeline Journal ships an update every 5 weeks, Lognote weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timeline Journal versus Lognote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeline JournalLognote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (34 ratings) — better4.6 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews93.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3456 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmayanga AlahakoonAlexander Stolte

Customer experience

Timeline Journal

All ratings32 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative2.5%

Lognote

All ratings56 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Timeline Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Timeline Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Timeline Plus Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Timeline Plus (Lifetime)$12.99
3 purchases

Lognote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lognote Pro Lifetime$200.00

Questions

Is Timeline Journal free?
Timeline Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lognote free?
Lognote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timeline Journal or Lognote?
Timeline Journal is rated higher. Timeline Journal averages 4.8 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Lognote averages 4.6 from 56 ratings.
Do Timeline Journal or Lognote have ads?
Neither Timeline Journal nor Lognote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timeline Journal or Lognote?
Timeline Journal ships an update every 5 weeks, and Lognote weekly. Most recently, Timeline Journal was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lognote on November 7, 2026.

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