Comparison

US History Timeline vs Chester Comix

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

Head to head
About

US History Timeline

Explore key events, figures, and historical periods of the United States with this comprehensive timeline app. Access detailed Wikipedia articles offline and compare US history with world events. Features maps and lists of presidents for easy learning.

Highlights
  • US history timeline
  • Searchable events
  • Historical maps
  • List of people and presidents
  • US vs. World history comparison
  • Offline Wikipedia access
Features
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The 'US History Timeline' is an application which shows the list of important events and people from US history. Each articles have a Wikipedia descriptions about that articles. This will help users get more information about the event(or people). The application also features the maps of important times, list of important people, and comparison table of US history and World history. You can enjoy US history easily on the go with US History timeline without network(offline mode). Also you can take a look at Wikipedia articles without a network(offline mode). Features 1. US history timeline 2. Search for the important events from US history 3. Maps of important times 4. List of people and the Presidents 5. Comparison table of US history and World history * Notice 1. 3G(LTE) or WiFi access is only required to access the linked Wikipedia articles. 2. The explanations in Wikipedia may be different from the developer's opinion. Dev•Sales: DaolSoft, Co., Ltd.

About

Chester Comix

Explore American history through engaging graphic novels. This app brings historical stories to life with interactive panels, extra details, and unlockable content. Designed to make learning fun and accessible for young readers, it offers offline reading capabilities.

Highlights
  • Graphic novel format for history
  • Interactive story panels
  • Unlockable content and extra details
  • Offline reading capability
  • Stories from archive and print
  • Panel by panel view
Features
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Now American history is more fun and easier to access for young readers! For 20 years, Chester the Crab has brought American history alive in a graphic novel format. This reader app will invigorate his storytelling into a living, growing, active set of stories you can purchase and read them on the go. MORE jokes! MORE details that the textbooks miss! MORE new panels to unlock when you visit some of America's most important historic sites! This format promises a more dynamic future for Chester's stories of the important past. This app will be a platform for the ongoing Chester Comix project to: * make available stories from the Chester Comix archive that have not seen print since the early 2000s. * Add extra panels to stories that are in print, to give readers more fun and more facts. * Allow young people to download stories to read them later with or without an internet connection. Digitizing Chester's stories for a mobile platform means more reluctant readers can find his inspiring fun and learn what they need to do well in school. Putting Chester Comix onto a smartphone puts him where young people are already reading their texts and social media. * ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Bentley Boyd graduated from Harvard University in 1990 with a cum laude degree in History and Literature. He has been a professional cartoonist for 28 years and is a passionate advocate for the use of the graphic novel format to excite reluctant readers about non-fiction material. * ABOUT CHESTER COMIX -- Since 2003 Chester Comix LLC has offered graphic history adventures to young people. Chester currently has 32 titles in print. Sample pages are viewable at www.chestercomix.com, and free teachers guides are available at the website for most of the print titles. * APP FEATURES -- Panel by panel view of the story; a story twice as long as the version that appears in Chester's printed books; secret panels with more story get unlocked when the reader visits related historic sites in the United States.

Screenshots

US History Timeline4 screens
Chester Comix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chester Comix at Free against US History Timeline's $0.99. Chester Comix also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). US History Timeline's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). On update cadence, 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

Chester Comix is free to download; US History Timeline costs $0.99 up front. Chester Comix sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. US History Timeline asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chester Comix holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chester Comix has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of US History Timeline's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chester Comix's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

US History Timeline ships an update every 6 months, Chester Comix every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
US History Timeline versus Chester Comix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUS History TimelineChester Comix
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size263 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaolSoft, Co., Ltd.Chester Comix

Customer experience

US History Timeline

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Chester Comix

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

US History Timeline

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Chester Comix

One-time10
  • Battle of BritainFree
  • Battle of the IroncladsFree
  • F.D.R.Free
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  • Lewis & Clark$0.99
  • Fort Sumpter and Secession of Southern States$0.99
  • Battle of Gettysburg$0.99
  • The True Story of Pocahontas$0.99
  • Paul Revere and Lexington and Concord$0.99
  • Boston Tea Party$0.99
  • D-Day$0.99

Questions

Is US History Timeline free?
US History Timeline costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chester Comix free?
Chester Comix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, US History Timeline or Chester Comix?
Chester Comix is rated higher. US History Timeline averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Chester Comix averages 4.4 from 13 ratings.
Do US History Timeline or Chester Comix have ads?
Neither US History Timeline nor Chester Comix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, US History Timeline or Chester Comix?
US History Timeline ships an update every 6 months, and Chester Comix every 5 months. Most recently, US History Timeline was updated on November 1, 2026 and Chester Comix on November 1, 2026.

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