Comparison

ChronJour vs GoWild Logbook

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

GoWild Logbook

Features
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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.

Screenshots

ChronJour3 screens
GoWild Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChronJour ships an update every 3 months, GoWild Logbook weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
ChronJour versus GoWild Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronJourGoWild Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB18 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer华 曹栋 陈

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChronJour

One-time1
  • Icon Expansion Pack$0.49
3 purchases

GoWild Logbook

Subscriptions2
  • Membership(Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Membership (1 Year)7 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Membership (lifetime)$4.99

Questions

Is ChronJour free?
ChronJour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoWild Logbook free?
GoWild Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChronJour or GoWild Logbook have ads?
Neither ChronJour nor GoWild Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChronJour or GoWild Logbook?
ChronJour ships an update every 3 months, and GoWild Logbook weekly. Most recently, ChronJour was updated on October 17, 2026 and GoWild Logbook on October 4, 2026.

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