Chronicles Keeper vs Liven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chronicles Keeper
This app offers a focused and organized approach to journaling and planning. Create distinct binders for your thoughts, add pages with text, photos, and locations, and easily revisit memories.
- Chronicle binders for organization
- Journal pages with place and photo assets
- Easy reading and book-like page organization
- Unlimited chronicles and pages
- Place mapping for accessing related pages
- One-time purchase for all features
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Chronicles Keeper is your new app to perform age old journaling and planning activities. Why another journaling app? Focus and Features, That’s Why! Focus... quick, easy, and well organized journal writing: Organizing is done within a Chronicle. It is a binder of journal pages you add at any time. Focus... enriched journaling with better context: Words of course, typed or via voice recognition from the keyboard. This is the heart of journaling and adding a journal page can be initiated with just a long touch of the chronicle on the main screen or from the Chronicle home page. Photos follow the old adage of being worth a 1,000 words. Each brings a rich, vibrant moment to life, especially when they are individually captioned, extending the story. Places, an often overlooked element to a memory, a dream, or a moment of significance. Each page can be tagged to a place. Each place can be used on any page in any journal, providing a unique way to read through the past, present, and future relative to one spot. Features: - Simple yet powerful Chronicle binders - Chronicle Pages with place and photo assets - Pages organized to make reading easy and book like - No limits placed on the number of Chronicles or pages - Place mapping to access pages and surrounding features - No hidden costs to unlock features - Buy once, enjoy the future improvements
Liven
Cultivate a healthier lifestyle and prioritize mental well-being by creating meaningful routines, tracking daily habits, and reflecting on your growth through guided journaling. Engage in self-improvement challenges to stay motivated on your journey to a better self.
- Track daily habits
- Personalized or custom routines
- Guided journaling
- Self-improvement challenges
- Unlimited habit tracking (Premium)
- Full access to guided journals (Premium)
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Welcome to Liven: Your Path to a Better Self Rediscover balance in your life with Liven. This app is your companion for cultivating a healthier lifestyle and prioritizing your mental and emotional well-being. Liven is designed to help you create meaningful routines, reflect on your growth, and stay mindful of what truly matters. FEATURES ◉ Track your daily habits effortlessly ◉ Get a personalized routine or create your own ◉ Reflect on your journey with guided journaling ◉ Stay motivated with self-improvement challenges GO PREMIUM Take your habits and journaling to the next level with Liven Premium: ◉ Unlimited habit tracking to stay on top of your goals ◉ Full access to guided journals ◉ Customizable routines and engaging challenges to keep you motivated Pricing Enjoy full access with our Premium Subscription: - 1-year subscription: $59.99 Or equivalent to the App Store’s localized pricing. Terms & Conditions - Payment is charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Renewal charges are processed within 24 hours of the subscription’s end. - Manage your subscription or disable auto-renewal in your Account Settings. - Unused portions of free trials (if applicable) are forfeited upon subscription purchase. Privacy Policy https://pinevalley.us/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Liven at 4.5 against Chronicles Keeper's 1.0. Liven also leads on ratings volume (199 vs 1) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). Chronicles Keeper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Liven sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Chronicles Keeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Liven holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liven has 199 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Chronicles Keeper's written reviews are positive against 20% of Liven's.
| Parameter | Chronicles Keeper | Liven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (199 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 199 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Lee | 7Logic LLC |
Customer experience
Chronicles Keeper
Liven
In-app purchases
Chronicles Keeper
No in-app purchases
Liven
- Monthly$12.991 Month
- Quarterly$29.993 Months
- Yearly + 7-day Trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year









