Chrono vs Harbor Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chrono
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**Your brain is full. Chrono takes the load off.** You don't need another to-do list. You need a system — one place where your notes, daily routines, and long-term goals work together instead of living in separate apps you forget to open. Chrono is a productivity app built by someone who kept forgetting things, losing notes, and ignoring reminders. It's designed around one idea: if the tool isn't fast and frictionless, you won't use it. **NOTES THAT ACTUALLY WORK** Capture thoughts instantly. Tag them with one tap. Find them later without scrolling through chaos. No folders, no nested hierarchies — just fast, clean note-taking that stays out of your way. **ROUTINES THAT STICK** Morning exercises. Supplements. Language practice. Set it once, and Chrono reminds you — not just once, but repeatedly until you actually do it. Missed the 9 AM reminder? Get another at 9:30. And 10:00. Your routine doesn't care about your excuses, and neither does Chrono. **GOALS WITH SESSIONS** Reading. Studying. Deep work. These aren't tasks you check off — they're activities you build over time. Set a session length, get a notification when it ends, and decide: one more round, or done for today? No more forgotten timers running for 14 hours. **AI ASSISTANT — YOUR NOTES AS CONTEXT** Connect your own API key and let AI work with your actual notes. Summarize, translate, rewrite, or brainstorm — with your own data as context. Your notes become a knowledge base, not just a pile of text. **100% OFFLINE. 100% PRIVATE.** Everything is stored on your device. No cloud sync, no account required, no data harvesting. Your thoughts stay yours. **WHY CHRONO?** - Not a planner. Not a to-do app. A productivity system. - Built for speed: open → write → done. - Smart recurring reminders that won't let you slip. - Session-based goal tracking for long-term activities. - AI that actually knows your context. - Offline-first. No sign-up. No cloud. Stop planning to be productive. Start being productive. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Harbor Notes
Capture, organize, and secure all your thoughts, tasks, and files in one private space. This app offers rich note-taking features, robust organization, and instant search, even within images and scanned documents. Your data is yours, with optional end-to-end encryption and no ads or data selling.
- Rich notes with checklists, tables, and highlights
- Notebooks, stacks, and tags for organization
- Task management with due dates
- Document scanning and sketching
- Voice memos and file attachments
- Instant search with OCR
- Offline-first native apps
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Harbor is your private second brain — a fast, native notes app for people who want to remember everything and own it for life. Capture notes, organize them into notebooks, tag anything, attach photos and files, scan paper documents, sketch ideas, and record voice memos. Then find any of it in seconds — Harbor's search even reads the text inside your images and scans. REMEMBER EVERYTHING • Rich notes with checklists, tables, images, links, and highlights • Notebooks and stacks that keep every part of your life organized • Tags that cut across notebooks • Tasks with due dates, right beside your notes • Scan documents with your camera; sketch with your finger or Apple Pencil • Voice memos and file attachments of every kind • Instant search across everything — including the text inside images and scans (OCR) YOURS, EVERYWHERE • Truly native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — no web wrapper • Offline-first: your notes live on your device and sync automatically • The full web app at app.harbor.my from any browser • A web clipper that saves articles and pages straight into your notebooks PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads. No selling your data. No training AI on your notes. Ever. • Optional end-to-end encryption locks down your most sensitive notes so that no one — not even us — can read them • Export everything anytime in open formats. You are never locked in. SWITCHING FROM ANOTHER NOTES APP? Import your Evernote notebooks (.enex files) with the Mac or web app — your notebooks, tags, and attachments sync straight to your iPhone and iPad. SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Harbor is free for up to 50 notes, 3 notebooks, and 20 tags — no credit card required. When you outgrow the free plan, Harbor Unlimited removes every limit: • $9.99/month or $99/year • Unlimited notes, notebooks, tags, tasks, and files • A written price-lock promise in our terms: your price won't go up for at least 3 years Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID and renew automatically until cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. And even if you stop paying, you can always read and export your notes — Harbor never holds your data hostage. Privacy Policy: https://harbor.my/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://harbor.my/terms/ Questions? A real person answers: help@harbor.my
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Harbor Notes at every 4 days against Chrono's every 5 weeks. Chrono's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Chrono sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Harbor Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chrono ships an update every 5 weeks, Harbor Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chrono | Harbor Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anvar Turdiyev | Cloudmanic Labs, LLC |
In-app purchases
Chrono
- Chrono Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Chrono Premium 3 Months7 Days trial$12.993 Months
- Chrono Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Chrono Premium Lifetime$59.99
Harbor Notes
- Unlimited — Monthly$9.991 Month
- Unlimited — Yearly$99.001 Year









