Logbook vs Chronote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Logbook
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Logbook is a timestamped notes app for people who want to stay focused, aware, and honest about how they spend their time. Built around the practice of interstitial journaling — jotting a quick note between tasks — Logbook helps you stay anchored to what you're working on, notice when you've drifted, and build a clear record of your day without ceremony. Why use it? - Stay focused. A quick "starting on the Q3 report" note keeps you accountable to the task in front of you. - Recover from interruptions. When you come back from a Slack rabbit hole, your last entry tells you exactly where you left off. - Remember what you did. Standups, weekly reviews, performance reviews, invoicing — all easier when the day is already written down. - Notice patterns. Looking back at a week of timestamps shows you where your time actually went, not where you thought it went. Perfect for: • Meeting notes with automatic timestamps • On-call incident logging • Project status updates • Daily standup records • Client call documentation Key Features: • Automatic timestamping - just type and press Enter • Separate logbooks for different projects or events • iCloud sync across all your devices • Clean, distraction-free interface • Searchable history Terms of Use: https://www.ussherpress.com/logbook/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ussherpress.com/logbook/privacy/
Chronote
Capture thoughts and events instantly with automatic timestamps. Organize your notes chronologically by custom topics for easy review. Perfect for journaling, activity logging, and idea tracking.
- Automatic timestamps on every note
- Chronological timeline view
- Customizable topics for organization
- Quick and clean note entry
- Ideal for journaling and activity logging
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Never forget when it happened. Chronote captures your thoughts instantly — with automatic timestamps on every note. Quick, clean, and chronological: perfect for journaling moments, logging activities, tracking ideas, or building a reliable daily log. Jot down anything in seconds: a fleeting idea, meeting takeaway, symptom, habit, or random memory. Chronote adds the exact date & time automatically — no manual entry needed. Review your notes in a beautiful timeline view, organized by time and grouped into custom topics. Whether you're reflecting on life, documenting projects, or simply never wanting to wonder "when did I write that?", Chronote keeps your thoughts dated, organized, and always accessible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronote at none against Logbook's 1. Logbook's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Logbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chronote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Logbook ships an update every 5 months, Chronote every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Logbook | Chronote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allen Ussher | Martin Pietrowski |
In-app purchases
Logbook
- Premium License$9.99
Chronote
No in-app purchases








