Comparison

Chronicling vs Parashah Pal

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

Head to head
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/.

About

Parashah Pal

Features
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Parasha Pal keeps the week's Torah portion, the Shabbat siddur and the Hebrew calendar in one place, with prayer and candle-lighting times calculated for wherever you happen to be. THE WEEKLY PORTION All 54 parashot of the annual cycle, each with its Torah, Haftarah and Brit Chadashah readings, a full summary, and study material written for actually sitting down with: the themes the portion turns on, passages worth a second look with a note on why, and questions to take to a table or a chevrusa. THE SIDDUR The Shabbat service and the daily blessings, laid out for reading rather than scrolling. Adjustable text size, a dark mode that is easy on the eyes at Erev Shabbat, and a search that finds a line you half-remember rather than only a title you know. THE HEBREW CALENDAR A month view where every day that carries something is marked — festivals and their eves, Rosh Chodesh, fasts, Shabbat, the named Shabbatot, and the counting of the Omer. Tap any day to see what it holds. No more wondering whether this week is the one. TIMES FOR WHERE YOU ARE Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv, plus candle lighting and the close of Shabbat, all calculated from your own location rather than a city you do not live in. REMINDERS THAT WORK OFFLINE Choose what you want to be told about — candle lighting each week, festivals, the new moon, fast days — and the app schedules it on your device. No account needed, and it keeps working with no signal. YOUR TRADITION, YOUR WORDING Choose between Messianic wording, with Yahweh, Yahshua and the Brit Chadashah readings, and Traditional wording, with Adonai, G-d and Jesus and no Brit Chadashah. You are asked once when you first open the app, and can change it whenever you like. Every prayer, blessing and summary follows your choice. DISCUSS THE PORTION A room for each week's parasha, where you can talk about what you have read. Past weeks stay readable, so when a portion comes round again the previous year's conversation is still there above the new one. Reporting, blocking and message deletion are built in, and every room is moderated. WORKS WITHOUT A SIGNAL The portions, prayers, blessings, calendar and all times are computed on your phone. An account is only needed to join the discussion. Parasha Pal is free, with no advertising.

Screenshots

Chronicling4 screens
Parashah Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parashah Pal at none against Chronicling's 3. Parashah Pal also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). Chronicling's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Chronicling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Parashah Pal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronicling ships an update weekly, Parashah Pal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chronicling versus Parashah Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChroniclingParashah Pal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (186 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings186 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebecca OwenBosoftware Solutions

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chronicling

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99
None

Parashah Pal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chronicling free?
Chronicling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Parashah Pal free?
Parashah Pal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chronicling or Parashah Pal have ads?
Neither Chronicling nor Parashah Pal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronicling or Parashah Pal?
Chronicling ships an update weekly, and Parashah Pal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chronicling was updated on November 3, 2026 and Parashah Pal on November 5, 2026.

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