ChronJour vs GoWild Logbook
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.
GoWild Logbook
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Go Wild Logbook Leave a trace of every journey, and know exactly what every gram you carry means. “Go Wild Logbook” is designed for hikers, mountaineers, and outdoor enthusiasts. No registration is required, and all data is stored locally on your device. **Core Features** Build your gear library: Record brands, weights, prices, and categories of your gear. Keep your outdoor equipment well organized and start managing your load scientifically. Plan trips and pack lists: Select items from your gear library and the app will automatically calculate your estimated pack weight, helping you control your load precisely. Record wilderness memories: Log distance, elevation gain, temperature differences, and weather. Add photos and notes to preserve the experience of every journey. Generate shareable long images: Create high-resolution cards optimized for social media with one tap, including trip summaries, key statistics, and gear snapshots. Footprint statistics: Summarize your yearly exploration data and clearly display the paths you walked, the climbs you completed, and the days you traveled. **Highlights** Offline recording: All data is stored only on your device. No servers, no privacy collection, and smooth use even in signal-free wilderness. Modern interaction: Minimalist UI design, perfectly adapted to iOS Dark Mode, with support for both Chinese and English. A pure tool: No ads, no social distractions—focused solely on recording. Go Wild Logbook — leave a trace for every journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GoWild Logbook at weekly against ChronJour's every 3 months. GoWild Logbook also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. ChronJour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GoWild Logbook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChronJour ships an update every 3 months, GoWild Logbook weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChronJour | GoWild Logbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 华 曹 | 栋 陈 |
In-app purchases
ChronJour
- Icon Expansion Pack$0.49
GoWild Logbook
- Membership(Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Membership (1 Year)7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Membership (lifetime)$4.99









