TimeLine vs Epoch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeLine
Create custom historical timelines by inputting categories and events with their dates. Supports events from 3000 BCE to 3000 CE. A simple tool for visualizing historical periods.
- Input custom categories
- Input historical events with dates
- Supports BCE and CE dates
- Visualize historical periods
- Create personal timelines
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・カテゴリ と できごと を入力できます。 例 カテゴリ 日本 出来事 江戸時代 1603 1867 ・紀元前3000~3000年のできごとが入力できます。
Epoch
Create interactive timelines to visualize historical events and understand their flow. This app allows for detailed event mapping, filtering, and includes auto-generated practice questions to measure learning outcomes. Users can also share their timelines with others.
- Create interactive timelines
- Map events from 100 billion BCE to 9999 CE
- Filter events by flags, tags, and time period
- Navigate events with horizontal swipes
- Toggle year display and flags
- Auto-generated practice questions
- Share timelines with friends
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Create your own historical timelines. Epoch is perfect for anyone who wants to organize historical events around a specific theme or study historical dates and chronology. Create Timelines • Color-code events by category • Organize related events with tags • Add your own mnemonics • Add events from 100 billion years ago to the year 9999 Memorize Dates • Study dates with a flashcard-style interface • Review events in random order Take Quizzes • Answer chronological ordering questions based on events in your timeline • Set a time limit for an extra challenge Use Filters • Flag events for review • Filter events by flags, tags, categories, and date range Share Timelines • Share your timeline or collaborate with others using iCloud • Export your timeline in CSV (Pro feature)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Epoch at none against TimeLine's shown. Epoch also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 57%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). TimeLine's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. TimeLine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Epoch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TimeLine ships an update every 6 months, Epoch every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | TimeLine | Epoch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sumie Watanabe | Shu Kyogoku |
Customer experience
TimeLine
Epoch
In-app purchases
TimeLine
- 歴史年表を作ろう 広告非表示$1.99
Epoch
- Upgrade to Pro version$7.99
