Comparison

LifeTrack vs Timeline

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

Head to head
About

LifeTrack

This app helps you create a visual timeline of your life's important moments. Organize events into separate tracks within your life story and share them via print or PDF. It's a personal journaling tool to help you remember and cherish your experiences.

Highlights
  • Photo journal timeline
  • Organize life events into tracks
  • Create multiple lives and tracks
  • Share via print or PDF
  • Personal life diary
Features
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LifeTrack is the best photo journal timeline diary available. You can share your life with others or keep it to yourself. Keep track of all the important events in your life. Let LifeTrack help you remember your life and how wonderful it is. LifeTrack features a simple way to organize your life events into separate tracks. Each track may contain any number of events. All of the tracks and events are organized into a life -- your life. Create a life with one or more tracks and many events. Then share it with others through print or a PDF. LifeTrack is free with advertisements. An in-app purchase option is available to remove ads if you like. Let's get started. Download LifeTrack today and start tracking the most important thing -- your life.

About

Timeline

Record life's important moments by creating multiple visual timelines for various events and plans. Track past achievements, future goals, and daily milestones. Share your timelines with friends and set notifications for future events.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited timelines
  • Track past and future events
  • Set event notifications
  • Share timelines with friends
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Passcode/Biometric privacy
  • Export and print timelines
Features
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Timeline helps you capture and record the important moments in your life. You can create as many timelines as you want. Using different timeline to track different events. Create a timeline for your dreams and achievement; a timeline for your travel plan; a timeline for your daily milestone; a timeline with your friends... Not only the past time, you can create future event and enable notifications. Timeline is now becoming your todo list, your wish list. Don't forget to share your timeline with friends. [Features: ] iCloud:All your contents are saved in your private iCloud. Data is synced automatically on all your iOS devices. Privacy:You can setup passcode, Face ID and Touch ID within the App. Share:Share timeline with your friends. Export and Print:Save timeline image to Photo or email it to your friends. Security:The communication between your iPhone and iCloud is encrypted with SSL. [Subscriptions & Price] You can use this App for free. We also provide subscription Edition to offer advanced features, such as unlimited scan, multiple projects, team collaboration. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. If you turn off the auto-renew, you can still keep all your data on your device. [Contact us] Numob Inc Email: support@numob.com [Terms & Policy] Terms of use: https://www.numob.com/#/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://www.numob.com/#/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

LifeTrack4 screens
Timeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Timeline at none against LifeTrack's shown. Timeline also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 11). LifeTrack's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. LifeTrack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timeline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for LifeTrack against 4.5 for Timeline. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeline has 1.1K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of LifeTrack's written reviews are positive against 66% of Timeline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LifeTrack ships an update every 2 months, Timeline monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LifeTrack versus Timeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeTrackTimeline
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better4.5 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews — better65.7% of reviews
Number of ratings111.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDale NinmannNumob

Customer experience

LifeTrack

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative21.9%

Timeline

All ratings1,120 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative25.2%

User reviews

LifeTrack

From 11 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Great for documenting life events
  • 🖼️ Ability to add photos
  • ✨ Unique timeline visualization
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Useful for family history

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔒 No cloud backup or sync
  • ❓ Confusing and lacks instructions
  • 🔄 Needs updates for compatibility
  • 💸 Hidden costs and ads

Timeline

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and intuitive design
  • 👍 Useful for organizing events and timelines
  • 🔒 Password protection for privacy
  • 👍 Customizable color coding for events
  • 👍 Easy to add photos and videos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Exporting and sharing issues
  • 🐛 Syncing and backup problems
  • 🐛 Disappearing timeline data
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering options

Bugs and requests

LifeTrack

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes and freezes frequently
  • App won't load
  • GPS location causes app to shut down
  • Endless loop in tutorial
  • Date subtraction issue when selecting from calendar
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  • Text unreadable with light colors
  • Words run into each other
  • App stops working after a certain number of entries
  • Banner ads appear in paid version
  • App crashes when saving entries
  • Interface issues after updates
  • Events display incorrectly based on orientation

Requested features

27 requests
  • Auto backup feature
  • Cloud syncing/iCloud integration
  • Exporting to PDF or spreadsheet
  • Sharing in real-time
  • PC version availability
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  • Desktop companion version
  • Time range for events
  • Auto add birthdays
  • Pin on map and edit name
  • Sharing data between devices
  • Ability to pick and choose which lives to show
  • Add event to multiple lives
  • Auto add birthday ages each year
  • Repeat events like Holidays
  • Add video attachments
  • Overlay life tracks of friends
  • Integration with Facebook
  • Short title for timeline events
  • Separate section for extra information
  • Add color to comments
  • Develop separate files for different stories/histories
  • Export file to computer by Email
  • Dark mode option
  • Forgot password feature
  • Show durations on timeline (bars/lines)
  • High resolution photos support
  • Translate app content accurately

Timeline

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Timeline entries not saving correctly
  • Inability to edit or delete timeline events
  • Crashes when trying to access photos or export
  • Syncing issues leading to data loss
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for BC/AD dates
  • Implement a horizontal timeline view
  • Allow adding event descriptions and notes
  • Provide more color and customization options
  • Improve export and sharing functionality
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  • Implement better backup and sync capabilities

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LifeTrack

One-time1
  • Banner Advertisements Disable$1.99
3 purchases

Timeline

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (1 Month)$4.991 Month
  • Pro (1 Year)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Timeline Pro$3.99

Questions

Is LifeTrack free?
LifeTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timeline free?
Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LifeTrack or Timeline?
LifeTrack is rated higher. LifeTrack averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Timeline averages 4.5 from 1.1K ratings.
Do LifeTrack or Timeline have ads?
LifeTrack shows ads; Timeline does not.
Which is updated more often, LifeTrack or Timeline?
LifeTrack ships an update every 2 months, and Timeline monthly. Most recently, LifeTrack was updated on October 8, 2026 and Timeline on October 12, 2026.

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