Comparison

Chronicle vs Trelk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chronicle

This personal diary app offers a simple interface and cloud syncing for real-time updates across all your devices. It focuses on providing a powerful yet user-friendly experience for capturing your thoughts and memories.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based syncing
  • Real-time updates
  • Simple interface
  • Cross-device compatibility
  • Personal journaling
Features
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Chronicle helps you keep a clear record of your life in one calm place. Write daily entries fast and keep each moment easy to revisit. Capture thoughts, photos, and dates without a complicated setup. Chronicle is a Markdown-first journal built for people who want flexible writing with structure. Open a journal, add an entry, and keep writing while the app stores your content locally on your device. **Write Without Friction** Start a new entry in seconds and stay in your flow while ideas are fresh. The editor keeps the experience simple so you can focus on what you want to say. **Markdown That Feels Natural** Use quick formatting actions for headings, emphasis, and lists while you type. You get clean structure for long reflections without breaking your momentum. **Photos Inside Your Story** Attach photos directly in entries to preserve context that words alone can miss. Build richer memories with visual detail that stays connected to your writing. **Journals For Every Part Of Life** Create multiple journals with custom titles and icons for work, family, travel, or goals. Keep topics separated so finding the right entry always feels straightforward. **Timeline Control That Matches Reality** Adjust entry dates when you need your timeline to reflect when things actually happened. Keep your history accurate and easy to scan when reviewing progress. Download Chronicle and start building a journal you can trust every day.

About

Trelk

Features
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Trelk is your personal knowledge engine. Save anything you read — articles, research papers, YouTube videos, PDFs, newsletters, documentation — and watch your understanding grow as AI reveals how everything connects. No subscriptions. No cloud dependency. No data lock-in. Buy once, own it forever. HOW IT WORKS Save content from any source: share a link, scan a QR code, import a PDF, or write your own notes in the built-in Markdown editor. Trelk's on-device AI reads, summarizes, and indexes everything locally. As your library grows, Trelk automatically discovers connections between ideas — surfacing relationships you'd never find on your own. YOUR PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE GRAPH Every piece of content becomes a node in your knowledge graph. Trelk maps conceptual links between articles, papers, and notes — visually showing how topics relate across your entire library. Watch isolated readings transform into an interconnected web of understanding. OPEN-SOURCE AI, ON YOUR DEVICE Trelk ships with open-source models from Hugging Face that run entirely on your phone. No API keys, no subscriptions, no data leaving your device. Want more power? Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key, or download any GGUF model directly from Hugging Face. ASK YOUR LIBRARY Ask questions and get answers grounded in what you've actually read. Hybrid retrieval — full-text search combined with semantic understanding — finds the most relevant content across your entire library. Every answer includes source citations linking back to your original items. FLASH REVIEW & SPACED REPETITION Knowledge fades without review. Trelk generates flash review questions from your content and uses spaced repetition to help you retain what matters. Track your retention score, review streaks, and topic performance over time. DAILY PULSE Start each day with an AI-generated synthesis of your recent saves — key themes, emerging patterns, and suggested connections. Your Pulse dashboard shows reading activity, content trends, and progress at a glance. COMMUNITY COLLECTIONS Browse curated collections assembled by the Trelk community. Import entire collections with one tap. Create and share your own. Build knowledge together. OPEN FORMATS, ZERO LOCK-IN Your notes are Markdown. Your database is SQLite. Export your entire library as CSV or JSON anytime. Full backup and restore of your database and all downloaded files. Every byte of your data is in a format any tool can read. BUILT FOR PRIVACY All AI processing happens on your device. Your data never leaves your phone. No accounts required. Sync is optional — choose Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or iCloud on your own terms. WORKS WITH EVERYTHING Save from Safari, Chrome, or any app via the share sheet. Upload PDFs, Word documents, and Markdown files. Supports articles, research papers, YouTube videos, newsletters, documentation, and personal notes. AVAILABLE IN 6 LANGUAGES English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Read more. Think deeper. Connect everything.

Screenshots

Chronicle4 screens
Trelk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trelk at none against Chronicle's 2. Trelk also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chronicle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Trelk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronicle ships an update every 2 months, Trelk every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chronicle versus Trelk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronicleTrelk
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishington StudiosNuno Fonseca

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chronicle

One-time2
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99
None

Trelk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chronicle free?
Chronicle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trelk free?
Trelk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chronicle or Trelk have ads?
Neither Chronicle nor Trelk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronicle or Trelk?
Chronicle ships an update every 2 months, and Trelk every 3 days. Most recently, Chronicle was updated on November 1, 2026 and Trelk on October 25, 2026.

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