Comparison

Chronicling vs FinishNote

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

FinishNote

Features
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Keep a record of what you accomplish. FinishNote helps you capture the things you do throughout the day. Add a checkpoint for today and mark it complete when you finish, or record something directly as completed. At the end of the day, you have a record of what you actually did. FOCUS ON TODAY FinishNote does not schedule tasks for future dates. There are no reminders, deadlines, streaks, or overdue-task alerts. Add checkpoints for today and check off what you finish. Unfinished checkpoints stay quietly in that day’s record. FILL IN YOUR PAST Forgot to record something you did yesterday or earlier? Add it to the right day. New checkpoints added to past dates are saved as completed and included in your statistics. ORGANIZE WITH LABELS Create your own labels for work, home, wellbeing, or any part of your life. Each new label receives a distinct color. Assign labels to checkpoints and filter your list to focus on a particular area. SEE YOUR PROGRESS The dashboard shows completed checkpoint counts, daily averages, active days, your busiest day, and label distribution for your selected period. The numbers show what you’ve done without scoring or judging you. REVISIT YOUR DAYS Choose a date in the calendar to see your checkpoints for that day. The number below each date shows how many checkpoints you completed. ICLOUD SYNC Checkpoints and labels can sync through your private iCloud database across supported devices signed in to the same Apple Account. ENGLISH AND TURKISH Use FinishNote in English or Turkish. Version 1.1 includes layouts optimized for iPhone Duo’s inner and outer displays. FREE AND AD-FREE FinishNote has no subscriptions, in-app purchases, or ads. All features are free. FinishNote has a simple purpose: help you answer “What did I do today?” when you look back at your day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chronicling4 screens
FinishNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FinishNote at none against Chronicling's 3. Chronicling's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. FinishNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronicling ships an update weekly, FinishNote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chronicling versus FinishNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChroniclingFinishNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (186 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings186 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.418.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebecca OwenMUSTAFA CAN ERDEM

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

FinishNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chronicling free?
Chronicling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FinishNote free?
FinishNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chronicling or FinishNote have ads?
Neither Chronicling nor FinishNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronicling or FinishNote?
Chronicling ships an update weekly, and FinishNote every 2 months. Most recently, Chronicling was updated on October 27, 2026 and FinishNote on October 29, 2026.

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