Comparison

Timeline Maker vs Must

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

Head to head
About

Timeline Maker

Organize and visualize life events, historical moments, and project milestones. Easily record, sort, and customize timelines, then share them as beautiful images. This tool brings order to your life and enhances memory organization.

Highlights
  • Multi-dimensional timeline creation
  • Flexible event editing
  • Personalized timeline customization
  • One-tap image sharing
  • Minimalist and intuitive design
Features
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Make clear, beautiful timelines for the events that matter. iTimelines helps you turn life moments, project milestones, historical events, and story ideas into organized visual timelines. Add dates, titles, notes, categories, colors, and layouts, then export or share your timeline when it is ready. Great for: • Project plans and milestones • Personal life events and memories • History study and research notes • Writing timelines for stories and characters • Fitness, travel, legal, or family history records Key features: • Create multiple timelines for different topics • Add and edit events with dates, titles, and descriptions • Customize colors, styles, categories, and time periods • Export timelines as images or PDF • Share polished timeline visuals with others • Work offline, with your data stored on your device or iCloud iTimelines is designed to stay simple. It gives you enough structure to organize complex events, without turning timeline creation into a complicated project. Premium unlocks advanced features: • Unlimited timelines • Advanced export options • Priority support Questions or feedback? Contact: programwarrior2@outlook.com Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E-6G9nH7Ar7Yk8HzdjJQ8VMQPsEsHsCE3J8jWUHqJW4/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bplgcEg46E0fuEh64yRkxVtiLyTOnM8NWqgmrydKg_k/edit?usp=sharing

About

Must

Transform calendar events and future dates into system alarms that ring even on Silent or Focus modes. Set one-time alarms for appointments or tasks, with options for early reminders and customizable snooze durations. Unlock advanced features like unlimited alarms and recurring options with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Calendar events as alarms
  • Alarms for any future date
  • Early heads-up notifications
  • Customizable snooze durations
  • Unlimited alarms (Pro)
  • Recurring alarms (Pro)
Features
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Turn appointments and calendar events into alarms that ring through Silent and Focus. Choose an event from Apple Calendar, or set an alarm for any future date and time. CALENDAR EVENTS THAT RING • Browse upcoming events from Apple Calendar • Choose an event and create a separate system alarm • Add an optional early heads-up before the event • Calendar details are copied when you create the alarm; later calendar edits do not update it automatically ALARMS FOR ANY FUTURE DATE • Set a one-time alarm for an appointment, meeting, task, or deadline • Choose the date and time you need • Stop the alarm or snooze for 5 minutes • Search and review your active and past alarms FREE TO START • Keep up to two active alarms • Create manual or calendar-based one-time alarms • Add a 5-minute or 10-minute early heads-up • View local alarm activity insights MUST-RING PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Keep unlimited active alarms • Repeat daily, on weekdays, or weekly on a selected weekday • Choose custom early heads-up timing • Snooze for 10, 15, 30 minutes, or a custom duration • Explore private calendar insights for your recent schedule One-time purchase. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Alarm titles, notes, calendar names, event details, and scheduled times stay on your device. Calendar access is used to create alarms and calculate insights locally. Anonymous product analytics may be used to improve the app, but it does not include your calendar or alarm content. No account is required. Requires iOS 26 or later. Must-Ring uses Apple’s AlarmKit. Alarm behavior depends on Alarm permission, successful scheduling, and device settings. Must-Ring is not intended for medical, emergency, or safety-critical alerting.

Screenshots

Timeline Maker4 screens
Must4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timeline Maker at 4.5 against Must's 3.0. Timeline Maker also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Timeline Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and Must sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timeline Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeline Maker has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timeline Maker ships an update monthly, Must every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timeline Maker versus Must: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeline MakerMust
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer朱涛 戴紫妍 连

Customer experience

Timeline Maker

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Must

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Timeline Maker

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly VIP$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Permanent VIP$4.99
  • Permanent VIP$34.99
2 purchases

Must

One-time2
  • Must-Ring Pro (Founding Offer)$4.99
  • Must-Ring Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Timeline Maker free?
Timeline Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Must free?
Must is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timeline Maker or Must?
Timeline Maker is rated higher. Timeline Maker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Must averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timeline Maker or Must have ads?
Neither Timeline Maker nor Must shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timeline Maker or Must?
Timeline Maker ships an update monthly, and Must every 2 months. Most recently, Timeline Maker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Must on October 31, 2026.

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