Comparison

Taskburn vs Chronicle

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

Head to head
About

Taskburn

This task management app simplifies prioritization to help you tackle your to-do list. It offers a clean interface with intuitive controls for organizing tasks, adding details, and syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Prioritize tasks automatically
  • Organize tasks in folders
  • Add notes and subtasks
  • Real-time iCloud sync
  • Minimalist design
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Taskburn is a task management app that emphasizes prioritization. It’s simple yet powerful. Find yourself ALWAYS have TOO many things to do? Taskburn is here to help by making it super easy to prioritize what’s important. • Track your tasks on multiple devices, with realtime iCloud sync. • Minimalist design with super smooth interactions. • Tasks are automatically ordered by priority. • You can change ordering by swiping or drag-and-drop. • You can organize tasks in folders, and nested folders. • You can add notes and subtasks to tasks. • Full dark mode support.

About

Chronicle

Features
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Chronicle is the all-in-one tracker for every important date in your life. Events, bills and subscriptions, warranties, expiries and daily reminders - all in one beautifully designed app, with smart alerts that sync across every device you own. Whether it's a morning vitamin reminder, a bill due tomorrow, a subscription about to renew, a warranty close to expiring, a passport coming up for renewal, or a friend's birthday, Chronicle keeps every date front and center, with beautiful countdowns and notifications that fire on time, every time. - WHAT YOU CAN TRACK - EVENTS Birthdays, anniversaries, appointments, all-day or timed events. Chronicle counts every event down with a beautiful card and timely alerts. BILLS & SUBSCRIPTIONS Track recurring payments, subscription renewals, and monthly bills. See price history, link payment accounts, and get reminders before each due date. REMINDERS Daily reminders for habits, medication, and routines. Set custom times and days of the week, and repeat them as long as you need. WARRANTIES Product warranties with start and end dates, or fixed durations. Chronicle reminds you before the warranty period ends, so you never lose a claim window again. EXPIRIES Track expiration dates for documents, licenses, insurance, passports, food, and anything else with an end date. Get advance warning so renewals never sneak up on you. - BUILT FOR THE WAY DATES WORK - - Beautiful countdowns on every entry, so you see the time remaining at a glance - Smart notifications with customizable lead times, on-time alerts, and missed-event recovery - Multi-device sync. Schedule on your phone, get alerts on your tablet - Local-first scheduling so reminders fire even when you're offline - Soft Glass design. A calm, premium interface you'll actually want to open - ORGANIZE WITHOUT FRICTION - - Labels to group entries by category, project, or person - Payment accounts to track what's paid from which card or bank - Attachments. Keep receipts, contracts, and warranty cards with the entry they belong to - Spending analytics with charts, breakdowns, and projections - Filters and search so you can find any entry in seconds - PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Chronicle works without an account. Use Guest Mode to keep everything local on your device. Sign in with Apple or Google when you want multi-device sync. Your data, your choice. Track every date. With Chronicle.

Screenshots

Taskburn4 screens
Chronicle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Taskburn at every 2 months against Chronicle's every 7 months. 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. Taskburn sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Chronicle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taskburn ships an update every 2 months, Chronicle every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Taskburn versus Chronicle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskburnChronicle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperActowise LLCProAppLabs Development Studio Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Taskburn

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Annual1 Year trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

Chronicle

Subscriptions2
  • Chronicle Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Chronicle Premium Yealy$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Taskburn free?
Taskburn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronicle free?
Chronicle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Taskburn or Chronicle have ads?
Neither Taskburn nor Chronicle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taskburn or Chronicle?
Taskburn ships an update every 2 months, and Chronicle every 7 months. Most recently, Taskburn was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chronicle on October 9, 2026.

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