Truly Simple Timeline vs EventThread

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.

EventThread is the timeline app for people who got tired of fighting with their timeline app. Type "1944" or "1940-1944" — it understands. Add a location and see it on the map. Pick how overlapping events are shown: as swim lanes, stacked bars, or compact rows. Then export the whole thing to Word, PDF, or share it as text — perfect for handing off to a teacher, a client, or a family member. WHAT YOU CAN BUILD - Biographies and family histories - Military service records - Historical research timelines - Wedding planning schedules - Project timelines, study plans, anything time-shaped FEATURES - Three overlap views — swim lanes (grouped by category), stacked (auto-arranged), or compact - Flexible dates — type a year, a month, a full date, or a range like "1940-1944" - Custom categories with your own colors and icons - Optional locations per event, with map view and star pins - Five starter templates: Biography, Military, Historical, Wedding Planning, or Blank - Smooth zoom from decades down to days - Export to Word (.docx), PDF, or plain text — share anywhere PRO UPGRADE (one-time, no subscription) - Unlimited timelines (free tier includes 3) - Photo attachments on events - Custom export templates with your own header, footer, accent color, and font THE BIGBUNNY PROMISE No ads. No subscriptions. The free version is genuinely useful — not a trial. If you want the Pro features, you pay once and keep them forever. Built for iPhone and iPad. Requires iOS 17 or later.