ChronJour vs Lid Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChronJour
This travel journal app organizes your journeys on a map and timeline. Easily add places, capture routes, and archive content like notes and photos. Syncs across devices and offers optional icon packs.
- Map and timeline view
- Add places via search, location, or photo import
- Route capture and planning
- Attach notes, photos, and videos
- Guide-based organization
- iCloud sync
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ChronJour is a personal travel journal built around a map and timeline. Keep places, routes, and trip content in one view so it is easy to revisit past journeys and plan what comes next. • Map + timeline view: filter places and routes by month and jump back to any period. • Multiple ways to add places: map search, current location, or photo EXIF location import. • Route capture and planning: save planned routes or manually selected point-to-point routes with distance, estimated duration, and waypoints. • Trip content archive: attach notes, links, photos, and videos to places or routes. • Guide-based organization: group content by city, theme, or trip and filter the map by guide. • iCloud sync: keep data consistent across devices on the same Apple Account. An optional in-app purchase, “Map Marker Icon Pack,” unlocks additional marker icons.
Lid Quest
Explore Japan's unique artistic manhole covers, transforming your travels into an adventure. Discover hundreds of designs with detailed information, track your visited locations, and navigate easily to find these hidden cultural gems.
- Map of artistic manhole covers
- Search by city, region, or theme
- Detailed information and facts
- Track visited locations
- Add personal photos
- Integrated navigation
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Discover Japan from a different angle through its artistic manhole covers. Lid Quest brings artistic manholes, Manhole Card pickup points, events and photo spots together on one map. See what is nearby, open detailed pages, view photos and navigate with your preferred map app. • Explore artistic manholes and nearby places • Switch between manhole locations and Manhole Card pickup points • Browse cards and collections; mark cards you own or want • Save visited places and places you want to visit • Find events by date and view them on the map • Mark “I’m going,” manage your event calendar and set reminders • View photos, ratings and comments • Submit photos and location information for review • Use light or dark mode and choose from multiple interface languages An account is required for some synchronized and contribution features. Location access is optional but improves nearby results and navigation. Coverage varies by region. Event dates and card availability can change; check the details before traveling. Explore with map thumbnails and filter events by choosing a date in the calendar. Refresh the current screen's data whenever needed. Supported photo, video and information submissions are saved on your device while waiting for a connection and can be resumed by the app, allowing you to browse other screens during upload. • Search for manholes on the map by place, city or region. • Explore nearby Spots grouped by theme or traveler, with a point count on the thumbnail. Tap to open a group.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lid Quest at none against ChronJour's 1. Lid Quest also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. ChronJour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lid Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChronJour ships an update every 3 months, Lid Quest every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChronJour | Lid Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | 华 曹 | Kennedy Murakami |
Customer experience
ChronJour
Lid Quest
In-app purchases
ChronJour
- Icon Expansion Pack$0.49
Lid Quest
No in-app purchases









