Comparison

Truly Simple Timeline vs Bubble Page

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Bubble Page

Features
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Bubble Page is a private place to write small notes as if you were sending messages to yourself. Each short record becomes part of a simple timeline, arranged by date and time, so you can look back on your day without keeping a heavy journal. Write a thought before it disappears, mark a task you finished, or leave a quiet note about a moment you want to remember. At the end of the day, Bubble Page can turn your records into a receipt-style daily page that you can save as an image. Features: - Quick text records on iPhone - Dictation-friendly record flow on Apple Watch - Daily timeline arranged by time - Calendar, today shortcut, and search - Receipt-style daily page image - Pro: iCloud backup, restore, and export - App lock with Face ID or a 4-digit passcode Bubble Page is for the little messages you leave only for yourself.

Screenshots

Truly Simple Timeline3 screens
Bubble Page4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Truly Simple Timeline at fortnightly against Bubble Page's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Truly Simple Timeline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bubble Page sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Truly Simple Timeline ships an update fortnightly, Bubble Page monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Truly Simple Timeline versus Bubble Page: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruly Simple TimelineBubble Page
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin Wrightironwhy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Truly Simple Timeline

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Bubble Page

One-time1
  • Bubble Page Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Truly Simple Timeline free?
Truly Simple Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubble Page free?
Bubble Page is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Truly Simple Timeline or Bubble Page have ads?
Neither Truly Simple Timeline nor Bubble Page shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Truly Simple Timeline or Bubble Page?
Truly Simple Timeline ships an update fortnightly, and Bubble Page monthly. Most recently, Truly Simple Timeline was updated on October 11, 2026 and Bubble Page on October 6, 2026.

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