Chronicling vs Main Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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Track anything that matters to you - and nothing that doesn't. Chronicling is a flexible tracking app with no fixed categories or preset goals. Whether you want to track habits, routines, mood, symptoms, medications, workouts, or something only you care about, every category is yours to define. Chronicling helps you spot patterns and stay consistent. - Track anything, your way: Create your own categories with custom icons, colors, and date ranges - Fast, effortless logging: Add events quickly using widgets, Control Center, and Shortcuts - Smart notifications: Set daily goals, rolling goals, or time-based reminders for any category - Track more detail: Log notes or numbers such as workout minutes, steps, distance, or pages read - Clear insights and trends: Visualize your data with charts and statistics across different time periods - Private and secure sync: Sync seamlessly across devices with iCloud - Built for automation: Use Shortcuts to trigger events automatically - from workouts to locations - Export and own your data: Import and export using CSV or single-file backups "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 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/.
Main Focus
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Stay focused on what matters most with Main Focus app: - Choose one task to focus on today, this week, this month, this quarter, and this year - Add and edit Focuses in the app - Add widgets to Home Screen, Lock Screen or StandBy mode - Edit widgets to select time periods that need to be displayed - View and log your progress on past Focuses in the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chronicling at every 2 weeks against Main Focus's every 2 months. Chronicling also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Chronicling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Main Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chronicling ships an update every 2 weeks, Main Focus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chronicling | Main Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (184 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 184 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rebecca Owen | Tatiana Dadukina |
In-app purchases
Chronicling
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$39.99
Main Focus
- Main Focus Pro$1.99
