Comparison

Chronicling vs TimeIQ

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

TimeIQ

Features
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" STOP TRYING TO FIX YOUR DISCIPLINE " How many productivity apps have you downloaded and quietly stopped using? Most of them fail for the same reason: they expect you to follow a system. And you don't. Nobody does. ◼ Built for the Gap You're not looking for a rigid schedule or an hourly plan. But you still want to get things done — and that in-between place is where everything breaks down. Too structured, and you quit. Too loose, and nothing happens. TimeIQ lives in that gap. ◼ Just Start No setup. No decisions. No planning ritual. Open the app, press play, and go. That's the whole thing. ◼ No Method Required 10 minutes, 25 minutes, an hour — whatever you feel like. There's no right way to use it, and nothing to "stick to." Just a timer that stays out of your way. ◼ It Doesn't Expect Perfection You won't always plan ahead. You won't always follow through. Sometimes you'll lose focus halfway through. That's fine. TimeIQ doesn't try to fix you — it just makes it easy to start again. ◼ Less Friction Than Doing Nothing Most apps create more decisions before you even begin. TimeIQ does the opposite. Starting it is easier than staring at your to-do list. ◼ Works However You Need It A quick focus block before a meeting. A flexible Pomodoro alternative. A way to trick yourself into getting started. No commitment, no configuration. It just works. ◼ Ambient Sound (If You Want It) Rain, fireplace, ocean — simple background sounds to help you stay in the zone. Completely optional. ◼ You Don't Need a Better System You just need to start. Press start.

Screenshots

Chronicling4 screens
TimeIQ3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeIQ at none against Chronicling's 3. TimeIQ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). Chronicling's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 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. TimeIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronicling ships an update weekly, TimeIQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chronicling versus TimeIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChroniclingTimeIQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (186 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings186 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebecca OwenWOO MIN PARK

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

TimeIQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chronicling free?
Chronicling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeIQ free?
TimeIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chronicling or TimeIQ have ads?
Neither Chronicling nor TimeIQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronicling or TimeIQ?
Chronicling ships an update weekly, and TimeIQ every 3 months. Most recently, Chronicling was updated on October 20, 2026 and TimeIQ on October 9, 2026.

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