Doc Diary vs Chronicle for Research
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doc Diary
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Doc Diary is an App for doctors and other medical professionals to manage their daily schedule in mobile app. It's an electronic version to replace manual entries in notepads to maintain diary for remembering daily appointments and follow-ups. Users can add schedules, notes, report issues with just a click with easy-to-use navigation in the mobile application. They can manage their different local hospital’s schedules for maximum efficiency and accuracy.
Chronicle for Research
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Chronicle is a passive sensing application for behavioral research studies. Participants must first be enrolled in an approved research study and be possession of a unique enrollment link provided by the researcher in order to provide data. This application also queries, but does not collect step counts from HealthKit as a workaround to known SensorKit limitations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chronicle for Research at every 4 weeks against Doc Diary's every 3 months. Doc Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Doc Diary ships an update every 3 months, Chronicle for Research every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doc Diary | Chronicle for Research |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ficode | Methodic, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Doc Diary
No in-app purchases
Chronicle for Research
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Doc Diary free?
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Do Doc Diary or Chronicle for Research have ads?
Which is updated more often, Doc Diary or Chronicle for Research?
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