Back in Time vs Today in History
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Back in Time
Explore the history of the Universe, Earth, Life, and Civilization through an immersive, interactive journey. This app uses custom animations, timelines, and interesting facts to bring historical events to life. It's designed to help users understand the connections between events and see the bigger picture.
- Interactive timeline of events
- Custom animations and videos
- Over 350 remarkable images
- Little-known interesting facts
- Offline access
- Multilingual support
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• "The coolest history textbook you’ll find on the iPad" - The New York Times • Winner of the WSA Mobile Award • Top1 iPad Book in US, UK, FR, ES, China… and 34 more Countries • Featured by The New York Times (Top10 iPad Apps of the year) • Featured by the American Photo Magazine (Top 10 Photo eBooks of the year) For iPhone/iPod touch download - Back in Time for iPhone Back in Time will take you on a stunning exploration of the history of our Universe, Earth, Life and Civilization. A journey through time where each event is documented with social and historical context, several images, an illustrative timeline and little-known interesting facts. Custom made animations bring those events to life, creating an interesting, immersive learning experience. An imaginary clock will guide you through this quest, proposing a simple analogy: the entire Universe started 24 hours ago. The Big Bang, the source of time and space, is the first event in our journey – the clock reads 0:00 hours. Today, 13.7 billion years later, the clock reads midnight. In between is a sequence of key events that has brought us to where we are today. Explore them, place them in perspective, see how they relate and understand the connections. We invite you to take a step back and see the whole picture. :::: REVIEWS :::: “...a beautifully executed lesson on the history of the universe and the evolution of life on earth. Great for high school students or parents who’d like to tutor younger children and enjoy a first-rate experience of their own...” - Bob Tedeschi, The New York Times “The iPad could use more apps like this one.” - The Daily “...the best iPad apps are those that combine coffee table-styled books with the fluid nature of the iPad’s interface. Back in Time is just that, it’s the story of the entire history of our universe made interactive on the iPad.” - Casey Chan, Gizmodo (App of the Day) “Back in Time is utterly gorgeous in its presentation. (...) The app is so easy to navigate that it is a delight to explore. Landka could scarcely have done a better job in putting everything together.” - Gwen Phua, Appmodo :::: FEATURES :::: Designed for iPad; 47 chapters; Over 350 remarkable images; 60+ amazing animations and videos; 40+ illustrated timelines; More than 200 little-known interesting facts; Music by the composer Rodrigo Leão; Developed in 7 different languages (English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese); No internet connection required.
Today in History
Discover daily historical facts and curated articles about significant events, inventions, and birthdays. Expand your general knowledge with short, well-researched stories designed for quick learning. Integrate a history widget for at-a-glance daily insights.
- Daily historical facts
- Curated educational articles
- Short, well-researched stories
- Historical events and birthdays
- History widget for glanceable facts
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Explore history with the Factorium app every day. Get daily educational, curated articles with cool and really interesting facts about historical events which happened today in history — art, scientific discoveries, groundbreaking inventions, famous people’s birthdays, cultural milestones, political turning points, and more. Learn about the history that shaped the world, expand your general knowledge, and build a healthy habit of learning something new every day. Every article in Factorium is carefully selected and written to give you more knowledge in less time. Each story is short, well-researched, and designed to be read in just a few minutes. It’s not just a list of random events or facts — it’s a structured learning experience to help you explore the history that matters. Add the Factorium history widget and see today’s historical event at a glance — no need to open the app. History just becomes part of your daily routine. Download Factorium and make history exploration easy and truly enjoyable. Terms of Use (EULA) https://factorium.io/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
Back in Time and Today in History both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Back in Time's written reviews are positive against 36% of Today in History's. Back in Time also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Today in History's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). On rating and iOS requirement 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
Today in History is free to download; Back in Time costs $7.99 up front. Today in History sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Back in Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Back in Time against 4.7 for Today in History. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Today in History has 231 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Back in Time's written reviews are positive against 36% of Today in History's.
Back in Time ships an update every 7 months, Today in History every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Back in Time | Today in History |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (25 ratings) | 4.7 (231 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 231 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 836 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Landka | Nerdish OU |
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Back in Time
No in-app purchases
Today in History
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
- Quarterly Subscription$5.493 Months
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- 3-Month Subscription$9.993 Months
- 1-Year Subscription Special$9.991 Year
- 1-Year Subscription$19.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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