Comparison

Chronicling vs Markahead

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

Markahead

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Not another todo list. Markahead flips productivity on its head. Instead of tracking what you should do, you track what you've actually done. Your wins, documented. Your progress, visible. HOW IT WORKS • Log achievements as they happen — big wins or small victories • Assign 1-5 points based on personal significance • Organize with categories and tags • Review progress with filtered reports BUILT FOR REFLECTION, NOT GUILT Traditional task apps measure success by what's left undone. Markahead celebrates what you've accomplished. See patterns in your wins. Recognize progress you'd otherwise forget. PRIVACY-FIRST • All data in your private iCloud — no accounts, no servers • Works offline. Log achievements anywhere. • No analytics. No tracking. Your data stays yours. THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED • Native iOS — fast, fluid, feels right • Siri Shortcuts support • Lock Screen widgets • Export reports as PDF and markdown JUST LAUNCHED We're actively improving based on your feedback. Found an issue? We're on it. Stop measuring by undone tasks. Start seeing what you've achieved.

Screenshots

Chronicling4 screens
Markahead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Markahead at none against Chronicling's 3. Chronicling's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Markahead asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronicling ships an update weekly, Markahead every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chronicling versus Markahead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChroniclingMarkahead
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
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebecca OwenMoxiebytes LLC

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

Markahead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chronicling free?
Chronicling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Markahead free?
Markahead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chronicling or Markahead have ads?
Neither Chronicling nor Markahead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronicling or Markahead?
Chronicling ships an update weekly, and Markahead every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chronicling was updated on October 16, 2026 and Markahead on September 26, 2026.

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