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 is a private planner and time journal. Plan tasks, work one day at a time, track time on a visual Timeline, and review patterns in Statistics. Add Journal, Emotions, and Intention & Reflection when you want them. PLAN WITH INTENT Create tasks for work that gets finished and activities for ongoing work like practice or habits. Add dates, recurrence, expected duration, and colors so each day starts realistic. Planning shows what needs attention: overdue work, unplanned tasks, missing durations, and untagged items. Open Today to see one day's tasks, recurring occurrences, and activities in a single list. Swipe to start tracking, complete, or skip. SEE WHERE TIME GOES Your day on a visual Timeline. Press and hold to start an interval at that exact moment, pinch to zoom, and drag edges to adjust, with instant save and Undo. Attach tasks and tags to recorded time so the day stays easy to review. LEARN FROM PATTERNS Statistics shows tracked time by day, tag, and task, against a daily target, for any range you pick. Tap a bar to see the exact intervals behind it. GET TIMELY PROMPTS Set reminders that repeat by day, by weekday, or by month, at a set time or at the start or end of your day. Wrap-up and still-running alerts keep a forgotten timer from spoiling the record. GO FURTHER, ONE-TIME PURCHASES WITH A FREE 14-DAY TRIAL - Journal: write about any day, or attach a note to an interval so the record carries the reason why. - Emotions: record how you felt, see it on the Timeline, and follow it over time by task and by tag. - Intention & Reflection: open a day, week, or month with an intention and close it by reading back what actually happened. - Calendar Integration: your calendars on the Timeline, and your planned work written into a calendar Chronicle creates. - Integrations: your running interval on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. No subscriptions. Buy only what you use. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you create stays on your device. No account, no server, no ads, no tracking. The developer does not collect, sell, or share your information. Export your data and settings whenever you like. Chronicle - Time Journal: plan the day, track what happened, understand the patterns, and keep the record yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: xTiles at every 10 days against Chronicle's every 2 months. xTiles also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month and Chronicle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
xTiles ships an update every 10 days, Chronicle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xTiles | Chronicle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (125 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 19 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
- Basic Productivity Bundle$59.00
- Lifetime Access$149.99
- Believer Plan$199.00
Chronicle
- Calendar Integration$0.99
- Emotions$0.99
- Intention & Reflection$0.99
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- Journal$0.99
- Integrations$0.99









