Comparison

days vs Chronicle

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

Head to head
About

days

This app helps you track important past and future dates, from personal milestones to expiring documents. It offers a clear interface to manage events outside of standard calendars, with customizable reminders and categorization.

Highlights
  • Track past and future life events
  • Customizable reminders up to 31 days in advance
  • Clear UI with extensive categorization
  • Manage events outside of standard calendars
  • iCloud sync across iOS devices
  • Filtering, searching, and sharing capabilities
Features
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days, the perfect complement to Calendar - Keep track of the most important dates in your life! ① If you’re tired of fishing through calendar apps to find important dates that you occasionally need, either from the distant past or the far off future, then days is for you! ② If you want to see clearly the events coming up in your calendars without being shown lots of empty white boxes with entries in text so tiny you can’t even read what’s there on a given day, then days is for you! ③ If you want to know how long it’s been since you left school / university, had your last hair cut, saw a doctor, had a vaccination, started your current job, left your previous job, when you bought your car, how old your television is, then days is for you! ④ If you want to be reminded up to 31 days before your passport / drivers license expires, when your mortgage / loans run down, when your next medical appointment is, when you need to perform routine maintenance on your household devices, when you have to renew your subscriptions / contracts, how long to go before your vacation starts or you can retire, then days is for you! ⑤ If you want a single app that keeps track of ALL the most important dates in your life, and lets you manage these in a simple and clear UI, yet provides extensive categorisation, sorting, filtering, searching, and sharing capabilities, showing how old a past event is or a countdown to when a future event will occur, then days is for you! Unlike most calendar apps which focus on events coming up in the near future, days has been designed to keep track of the most important dates in your life from the distant past to the distant future. It manages this by seamlessly combining calendar entries with its own database to store events outside of calendar. Use days to store distant past events such as your entire education, employment, medical history, and events off in the future like legal documents expiring, contracts running down, etc. Use days own database to store events in three broad stores: ► Days Gone - Great for important dates you need to remember from the past: Medical Dates, Personal Dates, Project Milestones, Employment Dates, Education Dates, Equipment Age, Journal / Log Book ► Annual - Great for annually recurring events, just enter the details once and days will always remember: Birthdays, Anniversaries, Name days, Death dates, Public Holidays, Historic Events, National Celebrations ► Days To Go - Excellent as a to-do reminder store for keeping track of important dates coming up in the future: Warranties Expiring, Membership / Subscription Renewals, Contractual Dates, Legal Documents Expiring, Bank Cards Expiring, Project Deadlines, Appointments, House Chores, Equipment Maintenance, Vacations and important Life Events Features _________ ► Universal app (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch) with iCloud synch and other sharing features to transfer events between all iOS devices. ► Local notification alerts, you choose which events you want to be alerted to and how many days before, up to 31 days for Days To Go and Annual events. ► Instant sorting by Days-to-Go / Gone / Alphabetical - How many calendar's let you sort events alphabetically? ► Instant filtering on multiple Categories / Calendars. ► Copy entries across the lists, and to and from Calendars. ► Powerful search feature with drill down filtering. ► Add unlimited notes to each event, which are also checked when searching. ► Built in date calculator. ► Preferences to control display behaviour and set alert time. ► Change UI Theme Colours ► Choose from SF Symbols or Emojis to set category icons, and choose your own category colour ► Supports Light & dark Modes with the ability to set in the app your preferred choice, and supports adaptive text for using larger text reading sizes. All day’s events can be exported for backup, importing, or sharing. Note: Calendar events are integrated from 1 day back to 1 year forward.

About

Chronicle

This personal diary app offers a simple interface and cloud syncing for real-time updates across all your devices. It focuses on providing a powerful yet user-friendly experience for capturing your thoughts and memories.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based syncing
  • Real-time updates
  • Simple interface
  • Cross-device compatibility
  • Personal journaling
Features
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Chronicle helps you keep a clear record of your life in one calm place. Write daily entries fast and keep each moment easy to revisit. Capture thoughts, photos, and dates without a complicated setup. Chronicle is a Markdown-first journal built for people who want flexible writing with structure. Open a journal, add an entry, and keep writing while the app stores your content locally on your device. **Write Without Friction** Start a new entry in seconds and stay in your flow while ideas are fresh. The editor keeps the experience simple so you can focus on what you want to say. **Markdown That Feels Natural** Use quick formatting actions for headings, emphasis, and lists while you type. You get clean structure for long reflections without breaking your momentum. **Photos Inside Your Story** Attach photos directly in entries to preserve context that words alone can miss. Build richer memories with visual detail that stays connected to your writing. **Journals For Every Part Of Life** Create multiple journals with custom titles and icons for work, family, travel, or goals. Keep topics separated so finding the right entry always feels straightforward. **Timeline Control That Matches Reality** Adjust entry dates when you need your timeline to reflect when things actually happened. Keep your history accurate and easy to scan when reviewing progress. Download Chronicle and start building a journal you can trust every day.

Screenshots

days4 screens
Chronicle4 screens

Verdict

The call

days and Chronicle both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of days's written reviews are positive against 8% of Chronicle's. days also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Chronicle's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

Chronicle is free to download; days costs $0.99 up front. Chronicle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. days asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for days against 3.0 for Chronicle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of days's written reviews are positive against 8% of Chronicle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

days ships an update every 3 weeks, Chronicle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
days versus Chronicle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdaysChronicle
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (13 ratings) — better3.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaim ChoudhryFishington Studios

Customer experience

days

All ratings13 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral23.1%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral13.3%
Negative24.2%

Chronicle

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

days

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chronicle

One-time2
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99

Questions

Is days free?
days costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chronicle free?
Chronicle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, days or Chronicle?
days is rated higher. days averages 3.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Chronicle averages 3.0 from 12 ratings.
Do days or Chronicle have ads?
Neither days nor Chronicle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, days or Chronicle?
days ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chronicle every 2 months. Most recently, days was updated on October 13, 2026 and Chronicle on September 30, 2026.

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