Comparison

Last Time vs Chronicling

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

Head to head
About

Last Time

This app helps you track when you last performed various activities, from chores to personal habits. Log events with details, photos, and notes to stop guessing and know exactly how much time has passed. It offers a private and simple way to manage your routines.

Highlights
  • Log activities with title, category, date, notes, and photo
  • Organize entries into custom categories
  • Search and sort entries
  • Edit entries anytime
  • Optional photo support
  • Face ID / Touch ID protection
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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Last Time helps you remember when you last did something — from household chores and routines to habits and personal activities. Stop guessing. Track it once, know it forever. Ever wondered: • When did I last clean the bathroom? • When was the last time I went to the cinema? • How long has it been since I stopped a bad habit? Last Time is a simple and private tracker that lets you log events and instantly see how much time has passed since you last did them. KEY FEATURES • Log activities with a title, category, date, notes, and photo • Organize entries into custom categories • Sort entries by title or category • Search quickly to find any entry • Edit entries anytime — update date, details, or photo • Optional photo support (camera or photo library) • Face ID / Touch ID protection • Light and dark mode • All data stored locally on your device HOW IT WORKS 1. Add a new “Last Time” entry 2. Optionally add notes, a photo, or adjust the date 3. View all entries in one list and see when you last did something 4. Update the entry whenever you repeat the activity Perfect for tracking chores, habits, routines, and everyday activities. PRIVACY No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Your data stays on your device and on your Apple private account.

About

Chronicling

This app provides a flexible way to monitor habits, health, mood, and daily activities. It offers customizable tracking options, quick logging methods, and insightful data visualization to help users identify patterns and maintain consistency. Secure syncing and data export are also available.

Highlights
  • All-in-one habit and health tracking
  • Fully customizable categories
  • Fast and effortless logging
  • Smart reminders for goals
  • Detailed data logging (notes, numbers)
  • Visual insights and trends
  • Private and secure iCloud sync
Features
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Keep track of anything you want to keep an eye on, from habits and chores to symptoms. Chronicling shows how long it's been, how often things happen, and which days and times they tend to happen. Some things happen every day, like coffee, a walk or your medication. Others come and go: changing the bed sheets, a headache, calling home. Chronicling handles both, so it all lives in one place. "If you're looking for a flexible approach to tracking events in your life and want to try an app with an excellent, modern design that supports the latest iOS and iPadOS technologies, be sure to give Chronicling a try." - MacStories LOG IT IN A TAP - Add events from your Apple Watch, widgets, Control Center, the Lock Screen, Siri and Shortcuts - Record a number or a note too, such as cups, miles, pages or how you felt - Automate logging with Shortcuts, from workouts to arriving home SEE HOW OFTEN, AND WHEN - Time since last logged, average gap and longest gap for every category - Heatmaps, charts and trends over weeks, months and years - Spot patterns by weekday and time of day - An annual Wrapped to look back at your year GENTLE REMINDERS - Time Since Last Event: get a nudge when it's been too long since you last logged something, from a few hours to a few months - Daily Goal: pick a time of day, and you'll only be notified if you haven't hit that day's goal - Rolling Goal: aim for a number over the last few days or weeks, with a daily check that only notifies you if you're falling short YOUR CATEGORIES, YOUR WAY - Create your own categories with emoji or symbols and your own colors - Choose the period each category's stats cover - Organize them into groups and filter by Focus ON ALL YOUR DEVICES - iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro - Private iCloud sync between your devices - Export to CSV or a single-file backup at any time - your data is yours If you have questions, suggestions or any other feedback, please contact me at support@chroniclingapp.com. Subscriptions to Chronicling Premium will automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see https://chroniclingapp.com/terms-of-use/ and https://chroniclingapp.com/privacy-policy/.

Screenshots

Last Time4 screens
Chronicling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chronicling at 4.8 against Last Time's 3.3. Chronicling also leads on ratings volume (186 vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Last Time's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.4). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Last Time sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Chronicling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chronicling holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chronicling has 186 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Last Time's written reviews are positive against 79% of Chronicling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Last Time ships an update monthly, Chronicling weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Last Time versus Chronicling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast TimeChronicling
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.8 (186 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews79.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3186 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan DiaconuRebecca Owen

Customer experience

Last Time

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Chronicling

All ratings186 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative13.8%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Last Time

One-time4
  • Small$0.99
  • Medium$4.99
  • Large$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Extra Large$24.99
3 purchases

Chronicling

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Last Time free?
Last Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronicling free?
Chronicling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Last Time or Chronicling?
Chronicling is rated higher. Last Time averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Chronicling averages 4.8 from 186 ratings.
Do Last Time or Chronicling have ads?
Neither Last Time nor Chronicling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Last Time or Chronicling?
Last Time ships an update monthly, and Chronicling weekly. Most recently, Last Time was updated on October 5, 2026 and Chronicling on October 16, 2026.

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