Chronicling vs LogWhen
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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Log habits, chores, symptoms or anything else in life you want to keep an eye on. Chronicling shows you how often things happen, when they tend to happen and how long it's been since the last time. 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 everything you want to keep track of lives in one place. LOG IT IN A TAP - Add events from 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'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/.
LogWhen
This app helps you remember important details by logging life as it happens. It connects context like who, what, when, and why, allowing you to retrieve information with clarity when needed. It focuses on providing simple, private, and context-aware memory recall without adding pressure.
- Unlimited logs and custom categories
- Custom relationships and measurements
- Notes and automatic draft saving
- Manual search and filters
- Calendar and heatmap views
- Local-first storage and offline functionality
- Cloud backup and sync (premium)
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Log it when you do it. Remember it when you need it. Most people don’t forget everything. They forget what they need — when they need it. Not because it wasn’t important. But because the details got separated from the moment they belonged to. LogWhen is your simple, private, context-aware memory app. It’s not a to-do list. It’s not a habit tracker. It’s not another overloaded productivity system. It’s one place to log life as it happens — and retrieve it later with clarity. - Why LogWhen? Because you’ve asked: • When did I last change the furnace filter? • What paint color did we use? • What was that gift idea? • When was our last date night? • When did this start? • What did we decide in that conversation? You always remember you need something. You just don’t remember the context — when it matters. LogWhen keeps the who, what, when, where, and why connected. - Features - Unlimited Logs - Unlimited Custom Categories (with color-coding) - Unlimited Custom Relationships (people, pets, vehicles, properties, work roles, etc.) - Unlimited Custom Measurements (weight, distance, cost, duration, blood pressure) - Notes - Automatic Draft Saving and Resume - Log Search - Filters - Backdating (log past events with the correct date/time) - Stats (insights on your logging activity) - Views (calendar and heat map views that allow for search and filter) - Quick Add (set up quick adds to easily add events to your log with one tap) - Reminders (set reminders + complete reminder to auto-log the event) - Local-First Storage (on device) - Data Export (csv) - Works Offline (no account required) Private. Simple. Yours. Built to Reduce Pressure — Not Add It No streaks. No guilt loops. No “optimize your entire life” pressure. Just clarity when you need it. Log it when you do it. Remember it when you need it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chronicling at Free against LogWhen's $4.99. Chronicling also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (185 vs 2). LogWhen's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Chronicling is free to download; LogWhen costs $4.99 up front. Chronicling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and LogWhen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LogWhen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chronicling has 185 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chronicling ships an update every 2 weeks, LogWhen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chronicling | LogWhen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (185 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rebecca Owen | InContext Solutions, Limited Liability Company |
Customer experience
Chronicling
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In-app purchases
Chronicling
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$39.99
LogWhen
- Premium Monthly$2.001 Month
- Premium Annual$12.001 Year









