Comparison

Twilight Time vs History Lib

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

Head to head
About

Twilight Time

Features
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Shows the time before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is below the horizon and it is bright outside (twilight). Twilight 1. Civil twilight 2. Nautical twilight 3. Astronomical twilight

About

History Lib

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This is a niche app designed to store and preserve Safari browser history. ===== Why Develop This App ===== As an Apple user, I only use Safari as my browser. One day, in an effort to thoroughly clean up the junk in Safari browser, I decided to export all the history records of Safari and then delete all the data of Safari at once... OK, it's all taken care of perfectly. However... When I opened Safari again and tried to import the history, I was completely shocked by the result: The import function in macOS always loses some data, and the import function in iOS/iPadOS is even worse, only importing the records from the last month! This is unacceptable for me, who heavily uses the browser. I'm not someone who likes to take notes; instead, I simply browse through the browser history when needed. However, the Apple ecosystem has explicitly refused to import all of my records. I naturally couldn't change Apple, so I simply took matters into my own hands and created this app. ===== Functions and Features ===== β€’ Import the Safari browser history and it doesn't matter how long it is. β€’ Supports export in multiple formats, and can be easily transferred to other devices or browsers at will. β€’ Support the encryption of the export in HistoryLib’s own format, providing an additional layer of protection for your privacy. β€’ Data can be fully synchronized with iCloud automatically. For multiple Apple devices, only one modification is needed, and there is no need for manual import or export. β€’ Supports completely offline operation. The complete code is all open source on GitHub. Your privacy will always be secure. ===== Suitable Scenarios ===== β€’ Dislike the privacy protection of the existing browsers and cloud synchronization β€’ Don't want others to see the history records, but don't want to delete them all directly β€’ Have exported good history records locally, but there is no suitable tool to view them, and don't want to import them back into the browser β€’ ... [This app is open-source on GitHub under the MIT license] https://github.com/SJasonP/HistoryLib

Screenshots

Twilight Time1 screens
History Lib2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: History Lib at none against Twilight Time's shown. Twilight Time's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.7.10 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twilight Time ships an update every 2 weeks, History Lib monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Twilight Time versus History Lib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwilight TimeHistory Lib
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterMonthly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS16.7.10 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size36 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHideaki Uchikoshi建谌 潘

In-app purchases

None

Twilight Time

No in-app purchases

None

History Lib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twilight Time free?
Twilight Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is History Lib free?
History Lib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Twilight Time or History Lib have ads?
Twilight Time shows ads; History Lib does not.
Which is updated more often, Twilight Time or History Lib?
Twilight Time ships an update every 2 weeks, and History Lib monthly. Most recently, Twilight Time was updated on October 25, 2026 and History Lib on October 15, 2026.

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