Comparison

Lifely vs Cronicle

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

Head to head
About

Lifely

This app helps you record life's important moments, achievements, and memories in a chronological timeline. It offers secure data encryption and synchronization, allowing you to easily navigate and revisit past events.

Highlights
  • Chronological timeline of memories
  • Secure data encryption
  • Server synchronization
  • Event tracking by category
  • Zoom and scroll navigation
  • Password protection
Features
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Your whole life on one timeline. Lifely is a personal diary and journal for everyday memories and the moments that change your story. Keep the same diary on your phone and in your browser. Install Lifely on iPhone and iPad. On a Mac with Apple silicon, get the iPad app from the Mac App Store (Apple M1 or later, macOS 12 or later). You can also use the same diary in your browser. Write about today, add a memory from years ago, or record a milestone you want to look back on. Give each event a date and keep your thoughts, the people involved and the details together. SEE YOUR LIFE AT EVERY SCALE Zoom out to see years and decades, then zoom in to a single day. Follow the connections between everyday entries, important events and the different chapters of your life. The life calendar gives you another view of your years and weeks. On your phone, swipe to scroll through your timeline and pinch to change its scale. GIVE MEMORIES THEIR CONTEXT Add photos, a place, a mood or a song to an event. Keep a travel memory, a family celebration or an ordinary afternoon with someone you love. A short note can hold the details you would otherwise forget. FIND THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER Organize your diary with tags, people, life periods and importance levels. Revisit your time at school, the years in a particular city or the memories you share with one person. Search your entries when you want to find a specific moment. RETURN TO YOUR STORY Rediscover past events through memories, look back at how your life has unfolded and share selected moments as designed cards. Write as much or as little as you want, whenever you have something to remember. YOUR DIARY ON YOUR PHONE AND IN YOUR BROWSER Open your online diary in a browser with the same account you use on your phone. Your entries sync when you are connected. On your phone, write entries offline and sync when you reconnect. Protect access to the app with a passcode or biometric unlock on a supported device. Lifely includes ads and in-app purchases. Photo attachments and some organization features are part of Premium. Start with one moment that matters to you. Let the next entries become part of your life story. Terms of Use: https://sheep-apps.com/lifely/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sheep-apps.com/lifely/privacy-policy

About

Cronicle

Document life's significant moments week by week with this straightforward tool. It offers a low-effort way to record important events and reflect on your journey.

Highlights
  • Existential life calendar
  • Weekly event documentation
  • Low effort journaling
  • Life event tracking
  • Personal reflection tool
Features
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Cronicle is an existential life calendar. A low effort tool for documenting the important things that happen in your life, week by week. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lifely4 screens
Cronicle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cronicle at 5.0 against Lifely's 3.8. Cronicle also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). Lifely's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Lifely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cronicle sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cronicle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lifely has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lifely ships an update every 10 days, Cronicle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lifely versus Cronicle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifelyCronicle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB24 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSheep Apps IncJoe Czepil

Customer experience

Lifely

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Cronicle

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lifely

Subscriptions2
  • Full access for 1 month$4.991 Month
  • Full access for 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Cronicle

Subscriptions1
  • Cronicle Pro$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Lifely free?
Lifely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cronicle free?
Cronicle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lifely or Cronicle?
Cronicle is rated higher. Lifely averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Cronicle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lifely or Cronicle have ads?
Neither Lifely nor Cronicle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lifely or Cronicle?
Lifely ships an update every 10 days, and Cronicle every 4 days. Most recently, Lifely was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cronicle on October 30, 2026.

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