Comparison

Aeon Timeline 3 vs TimeGlow

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

Head to head
About

Aeon Timeline 3

Create visually rich timelines for creative writing, project management, legal cases, and research. Offers multiple views like timeline, relationship, and mindmap. A free read-only mode is available, with editing unlocked via a one-time in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Multiple data visualization views
  • Timeline, relationship, and mindmap views
  • Story arc and character tracking
  • Project breakdown and task management
  • Legal case event mapping
  • Customizable calendars
  • Scrivener/Ulysses integration
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Create beautifully organised, data rich timelines for every project: packed with templates and features for creative writing, project management, legal case management, and research and education projects. Free read-only mode: - Aeon Timeline is free to download and use in read-only mode to view timelines shared by other users. Buy Aeon Timeline, own it forever: - Unlock editing across up to 5 devices (MacOS, iOS and Windows) with an in-app purchase. - Each purchase comes with a year of free updates. - Renew to unlock further updates, or continue using your existing version forever - Renew updates at any time without penalty SAME DATA, MANY VIEWS: In Aeon Timeline, create your data once and visualise it any number of ways: * Timeline View: a graphical representation of events across time * Relationship View: a matrix showing how your events relate to people and places * Spreadsheet View: rapid data entry to get down your ideas * Subway View: shows how individual threads of people, story arcs and concepts are intertwined * Narrative View: a graphical depiction of an independent narrative order and structure * Outline View: a spreadsheet-like outline display of your narrative structure * Mindmap View: a free-form space to brainstorm ideas and create visual representations of relationships FOR WRITERS: Whether you are just starting your next writing project or looking to edit and refine the next great novel, Aeon Timeline helps you understand your story world like never before * Connect events in your story timeline with characters and setting. * Arrange events into story arcs and themes * Track character ages and developments through back story and live scenes * Drag events from your timeline into a story outline * On desktop, sync your narrative and characters with your writing project in Scrivener (Mac/Win) or Ulysses (Mac-only) * Story set off-world? No problem, build your own fantasy calendar FOR PROJECT MANAGERS: Break free of gantt charts with a range of views to visualise your project plan in new ways. * Quickly break down your project structure in Spreadsheet View * Organise tasks into hierarchies of stories, epics and projects * Assign people and resources to tasks; use split views and filters to compare progress across projects or people * Use date constraints and dependencies to keep your project in logical order * Add your own custom fields to track the data you need FOR LEGAL CASE MANAGEMENT: Create a visual representation of your legal case for clearer insights and court room presentations * Map connections between known events and facts with specific people, places, and documents involved * Use stacked split views to compare and corroborate different versions of events, and analyse theories of your legal case * Use dependencies and constraints to find inconsistencies in testimonies and evidence * Represent uncertainty by specifying earliest/latest ranges for event start and end dates. * Use Narrative View to prepare your legal argument for trial with supporting links back to the original data * Export images and PDFs of your timeline to present during a case FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: History is not just about events, but the people, places and ideas that connect them. * View how people, ideas and advances in culture and technology are connected using Relationship and Subway Views. * Use stacked split views to compare timelines for different civilizations, innovations, or historical figures. * Create content specific to your needs by expanding on our starting education templates * Represent uncertainty by specifying earliest/latest ranges for event start and end dates. * Record dates and times down to the second, or simply record months or years. * Print and display your timelines for classrooms. Export images/PDFs to share in presentations or articles. Privacy Policy: https://timeline.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://timeline.app/terms-and-conditions

About

TimeGlow

This app helps you stay focused with visual timers for single tasks or multi-step routines. It uses color transitions and status cues to guide your focus, breaks, and transitions. An AI feature can even generate practical focus sequences based on your goals and available time.

Highlights
  • Focus Sessions for single activities
  • Focus Sequences for multi-step routines
  • AI-generated Focus Sequences
  • Timed breaks between activities
  • Background notifications
  • Activity history and focus insights
  • Categorization for various activities
Features
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TimeGlow is a visual focus timer designed to help you stay focused without constantly watching the clock. Create a simple Focus Session for one task, or build a Focus Sequence with multiple timed steps and breaks. TimeGlow uses clear color transitions and status cues to help you know when to focus, wrap up, take a break, and move on. Need help getting started? Use AI to turn a goal and an available amount of time into a practical Focus Sequence. For example, tell TimeGlow you have 45 minutes for a workout and it can organize that time into warm-up, cardio, strength, and recovery steps. TimeGlow includes: • Focus Sessions for single activities • Focus Sequences for multi-step routines • AI-generated Focus Sequences • Optional timed breaks between activities • Notifications to keep sessions moving when your device is locked or TimeGlow is in the background • Activity history and focus insights • Categories for Fitness, Work, Study, and more • Simple visual transitions that reduce the need to watch a countdown clock • TimeGlow Pro for unlimited AI sequences, expanded insights, and an ad-free experience Whether you’re exercising, studying, working, or simply trying to make better use of a block of time, TimeGlow helps turn your intention into a clear plan and keeps you moving through it. Plan less. Focus more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Aeon Timeline 34 screens
TimeGlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TimeGlow at 5.0 against Aeon Timeline 3's 3.9. TimeGlow also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Aeon Timeline 3's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (50 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Aeon Timeline 3 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year and TimeGlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeGlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aeon Timeline 3 has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aeon Timeline 3 ships an update monthly, TimeGlow every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Aeon Timeline 3 versus TimeGlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAeon Timeline 3TimeGlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (50 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimeline.App Pty. Ltd.DozenRed LLC

Customer experience

Aeon Timeline 3

All ratings50 ratings
Positive74.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

TimeGlow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Aeon Timeline 3

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Mobile app is glitchy
  • Cannot tap bottom option when scrolling
  • Tilting phone sends back to another menu
  • File icon drops into Files app with no way back
  • Date inputs defaulting to year 2000
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  • Bug with date inputs
  • Item IDs do not adjust when rearranging timeline
  • Licensing is glitchy
  • Free trial ends prematurely
  • Cannot purchase or use app after download
  • Mobile version has bugs like 'untitled' event selection

Requested features

10 requests
  • Timeline-map feature
  • Manual distance labeling on maps
  • Sliding through time with character labels on maps
  • Manual export options from iOS app
  • A reference manual instead of just online knowledge base
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  • BP (Before Present) option for dates
  • More flexibility in calendar types
  • Ability to see age of witnesses to an event
  • German language support
  • French language support

TimeGlow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Aeon Timeline 3

Subscriptions2
  • Aeon Timeline 3 + Subscription1 Year trial$34.991 Year
  • Updates: Subscription$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Updates: One Year$34.99
  • Aeon Timeline 3$64.99
2 purchases

TimeGlow

Subscriptions2
  • TimeGlow Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • TimeGlow Pro Annual$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Aeon Timeline 3 free?
Aeon Timeline 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeGlow free?
TimeGlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aeon Timeline 3 or TimeGlow?
TimeGlow is rated higher. Aeon Timeline 3 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while TimeGlow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Aeon Timeline 3 or TimeGlow have ads?
TimeGlow shows ads; Aeon Timeline 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Aeon Timeline 3 or TimeGlow?
Aeon Timeline 3 ships an update monthly, and TimeGlow every 4 days. Most recently, Aeon Timeline 3 was updated on October 24, 2026 and TimeGlow on October 29, 2026.

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