Comparison

Chronicling vs Ledger

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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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/.

About

Ledger

Effortlessly track professional licenses, certifications, and continuing education credits. Scan certificates or import PDFs, and the app automatically extracts key details. Stay compliant with visual progress trackers and timely reminders.

Highlights
  • Scan CE certificates with camera
  • Import PDFs for parsing
  • Automatic data extraction via AI
  • Visual compliance progress rings
  • Customizable reminder system
  • Audit-ready PDF/CSV export
  • On-device data processing for privacy
Features
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Point your camera at a CE certificate. Ledger does the rest. Ledger is the fastest, most private way for licensed professionals — nurses, NPs, physicians, PAs, therapists, teachers, CPAs, attorneys, EMS, and more — to keep every license, certification, and continuing-education credit current. SCAN IT. DONE. Snap a photo, pick from your library, or import PDFs. Apple Intelligence reads the title, provider, hours, completion date, and category — entirely on your device. Confidence scores flag anything worth a second look before you save. BULK IMPORT YOUR BACKLOG Select a pile of PDFs or photos and Ledger parses them while you browse. High-confidence certificates file themselves; the rest queue for a quick review. COMPLIANCE AT A GLANCE Fitness-style rings show exactly where each credential stands. One CE activity can count toward multiple licenses at once — log it once, it fills every ring it satisfies. Requirement templates prefill the rules for dozens of licenses (state RN/LPN, MD/DO CME, PA-C, NP recert, PT, pharmacist, CNA, EMS, CPA, attorney CLE, and more). REMINDERS THAT PACE YOU Not just deadline alarms. Ledger nudges you monthly when you're behind pace and stays quiet when you're on track. A context-aware dashboard headline tells you the one number that matters today. FITS YOUR BOARD'S RULES CE due on a different schedule than your license renewal? A topic with its own timeline, like suicide-prevention hours every 6 years? Ledger tracks each on its own clock. With Pro, your transcript saves to Files automatically when a CE period ends. AUDIT-READY IN ONE TAP Export a beautiful PDF transcript with your certificates embedded, or a CSV of everything. Verify licenses against official registries and stamp the date. YOUR INFORMATION STAYS PRIVATE No accounts. No servers. Your documents never leave your devices — scanning and AI run on-device, and optional sync uses your private iCloud. Ledger only sends anonymous usage counts (like "a credential was added") to help improve the app — never your name, your credentials, or your documents. Plus: home and lock screen widgets, Siri shortcuts ("Log CE in Ledger"), light/dark themes, accent colors, and full Dynamic Type support. LEDGER PRO — Free includes 2 credentials and 20 CE records. Pro unlocks unlimited credentials and records, audit-ready PDF/CSV export, and custom reminder cadences: $3.99/month, $24.99/year (7-day free trial), or $69.99 once, forever. Requirement templates are starting points from published board rules — always verify with your board.

Screenshots

Chronicling4 screens
Ledger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Chronicling at 185 against Ledger's 1. Chronicling also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). Ledger's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Ledger sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ledger 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Chronicling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ledger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronicling ships an update every 2 weeks, Ledger weekly. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chronicling versus Ledger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChroniclingLedger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (185 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings185 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebecca OwenRYAN MATTHEW CALPIN

Customer experience

Chronicling

All ratings185 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative13.8%

Ledger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
3 purchases

Ledger

Subscriptions2
  • Ledger Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Ledger Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ledger Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Chronicling free?
Chronicling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ledger free?
Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chronicling or Ledger?
Ledger is rated higher. Chronicling averages 4.8 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while Ledger averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chronicling or Ledger have ads?
Neither Chronicling nor Ledger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronicling or Ledger?
Chronicling ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ledger weekly. Most recently, Chronicling was updated on October 12, 2026 and Ledger on October 12, 2026.

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