Truly Simple Timeline vs Planner Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Truly Simple Timeline
Build and visualize narrative arcs, story beats, and character involvement across novels or any project. Its drag-and-drop interface supports various event types and date spans, with cross-device functionality for easy planning and adjustments.
- Drag-and-drop interface
- Narrative arc and story beat tracking
- Single-date and duration events
- BC/AD date support
- Vertical and horizontal modes
- Cross-device functionality
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Truly Simple Timeline was built by a professional author to keep track of narrative arcs, story beats, and character moments across a novel. It’s a clean, tactile workspace where you can add events individually or in bulk, drag and drop them across centuries or hours, and adjust all your milestones whenever and however you please. Features: • Intuitive interface: Drag and drop events across hours, days, or centuries. • Flexible event types: Mix large-scale narrative arcs, single-date events, and duration periods seamlessly. • Paper-like design: Organize with a curated color palette of warm creams, slate blues, and earthy greens, paired with your own custom hues. • Reliable device sync: Your data flows effortlessly between your Mac, iPad, and iPhone, and your sync status is viewable any time. • Fully accessible: Built natively for Apple devices with full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, and high-contrast readability. • Share timelines: Export timelines, which can then be imported into another device running TS Timeline (where it can be viewed, edited, etc) • Pay once, keep forever: All core features are free. Unlock unlimited timelines with a single one-time, lifetime in-app purchase. No subscriptions, no ads, no hidden fees.
Planner Pocket
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Your life, organized by priority. Color-code tasks from critical to casual, mark them complete, and keep school, work, and personal goals perfectly separate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planner Pocket at none against Truly Simple Timeline's 1. Truly Simple Timeline's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Truly Simple Timeline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planner Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Truly Simple Timeline | Planner Pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Wright | Gillian Tosh |
In-app purchases
Truly Simple Timeline
- Unlock Pro$4.99
Planner Pocket
No in-app purchases
Questions
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