Chronicling vs LumenDesk
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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/.
LumenDesk
Read full descriptionHide full description
LumenDesk puts your own Mac in your USB-C display glasses — or right here on your iPhone — from anywhere. Your phone becomes the trackpad and keyboard. YOUR MAC, ANYWHERE (LUMENDESK PRO) • Your whole Mac desktop on a 1080p canvas — every app, every file • Direct, end-to-end encrypted connection with a secure relay as fallback — set up once with a 6-digit code • Three screens in your glasses: your Mac in the middle, two extra displays at your sides • Hear your Mac's audio in your glasses while the Mac stays silent • Mission Control and desktop gestures from the phone • Start AI coding agents on your Mac, watch them work on the big screen and approve each change with a tap • Team Desk: a teammate's Mac as another screen, only with their consent • No glasses with you? Your Mac opens on the phone itself, and iPhone Duo half-folds into a tiny laptop FREE WITH YOUR GLASSES • A spacious canvas on your glasses — browse, read long documents and write with room to think • Your phone is the trackpad and keyboard — precise pointer, natural scrolling, quick text entry • Side-by-side panes, reading mode, PDF and a teleprompter • A voice copilot that runs entirely on your device • Comfort features: text zoom, auto-scroll, dim phone while connected, break reminders WORKS WITH • iPhone 15, 16, 17 and iPhone Duo (USB-C with DisplayPort) • Any USB-C DisplayPort ("DP Alt Mode") display glasses • Remote Mac: any Apple-silicon Mac running the free LumenDesk Connect app LUMENDESK PRO Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. New subscribers get the first week free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free week ends. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Pro belongs to your LumenDesk account, so it also works in the Mac app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lumendesk.dev/privacy
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chronicling at weekly against LumenDesk's every 2 weeks. Chronicling also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Chronicling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and LumenDesk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chronicling ships an update weekly, LumenDesk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chronicling | LumenDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (186 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 186 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rebecca Owen | EREN YAMIC |
In-app purchases
Chronicling
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$39.99
LumenDesk
- LumenDesk Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- LumenDesk Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- LumenDesk Pro (Lifetime)$149.99









