xTiles vs Chronicle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xTiles
Capture notes, tasks, and ideas with a versatile app that syncs across devices. Organize everything visually with drag-and-drop boards, and access your content online or offline. Stay productive with reminders, calendars, and quick search.
- Jot down notes and voice recordings
- Snap sketches and upload photos
- Save web content (text, images, links)
- Create to-do lists and set reminders
- Organize ideas into visual boards
- Instant cross-device syncing
- Offline access
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At your desk, on the go, online or offline, enjoy the powerful capabilities of xTiles! Free your creativity with the same beautiful experience, whatever you’re on. ORGANIZE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Jot down quick notes, ideas, and voice recordings. • Snap sketches and upload photos from your camera. • Save text, images & links from the web. STAY ON TOP OF DAILY WORK • Keep your workflow organized with to-do lists. • Get organized with calendars and reminders. • Pin keynotes and ideas for quick access to them. JUMP INTO ANY PROJECT FAST • Find anything you saved to xTiles in seconds. • View and work without the lag and fall with a visually appealing experience. CONTINUE WORK IN A VISUAL WAY When you're back at your computer, flexibly organize your ideas and projects into visual boards with a drag-and-drop interface. INSTANT SYNCING Anything you save to the app is instantly synced to all of your devices. Native app store content on your devices, so you’ll never lose your flow. Ideas can strike you at any time! Be ready to convert them into something more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://xtiles.app/en/privacypolicy
Chronicle
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Chronicle - Time Journal is a private, local-first planner and time journal for building a realistic day, tracking what actually happened, and reviewing patterns over time. Use Chronicle to plan tasks and activities with descriptions, colors, expected durations, dates, recurrence, and tags. Work from My Day when you want a focused view of a selected date, then use the visual Timeline to record actual time with start/stop tracking, manual interval creation, editing, deletion, and task assignment. Review your tracked time with Statistics. Chronicle shows daily and custom-range summaries, task totals, tag breakdowns, and recorded intervals so you can compare the shape of your plan with how the day actually went. The free version includes: - Task and activity planning - My Day date-focused execution - Visual Timeline time tracking - Manual interval editing and task assignment - Tags and tag hierarchy - Tracked-time Statistics - Supported local reminders for task and running-interval workflows - Day-boundary settings - On-device export, import, and reset tools - First-run guidance and in-app tips Optional in-app purchase: Calendar Integration unlocks selected device calendars as read-only overlays on Timeline. Calendar access is optional, processed on device, and used only when you enable it. The app includes a one-month free trial for this feature, followed by a lifetime purchase if you want to keep using it. Privacy is central to Chronicle. Your tasks, time records, tags, statistics, reminder settings, and Calendar overlay selections are stored and processed on your device. No account or sign-in is required. The developer does not collect, sell, share, track, or use your personal app content for advertising or profiling. Chronicle is for people who want a practical record of the day: what they planned, what they did, and what patterns they can learn from.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronicle at none against xTiles's 11. xTiles's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. xTiles sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Chronicle asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | xTiles | Chronicle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (123 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xtiles inc | Alexey Kuznetsov |
Bugs and requests
xTiles
Reported bugs
13 issues- Mobile app fails to load boards
- Cannot duplicate or delete items on mobile
- Text input jumps and backspace behaves incorrectly
- Long-hold on images triggers copy/paste menu
- Calendar dates incorrect for 2025
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- Images in vision boards don't display properly
- App crashes when trying to edit
- Cannot save edits on mobile
- Tiles don't respond to touch input
- Desktop site request feature blocked on iPad
- Spotify playlist cannot be removed from templates
- Typing in tables doesn't work on tablet
- App freezes when adding notes
Requested features
16 requests- Home screen widgets for quick access
- Mobile layout optimization for smaller screens
- Full editing capabilities on mobile devices
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA) support
- Ability to delete and rearrange sections on mobile
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- Calendar widget for notifications
- Apple Pencil support for handwriting
- Drag-and-drop functionality on mobile
- More integrations with external services
- Dark mode option
- Custom fonts and expanded color palette
- Automatic task removal when completed
- Chart and formula creation capabilities
- Ability to create new projects from mobile
- Better template customization on iPad
- Photo gallery integration for cover images
Chronicle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
xTiles
- Plus$15.001 Month
- Plus$19.001 Month
- Pro$35.001 Month
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- Starter$69.001 Year
- Plus$99.001 Year
- Ultimate Productivity Bundle$99.001 Year
- Plus$149.001 Year
- Pro$299.001 Year
- Basic Productivity Bundle$59.00
- Lifetime Access$149.99
- Believer Plan$199.00
Chronicle
No in-app purchases









