Comparison

Chronicle vs Whenever

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

Head to head
About

Chronicle

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Chronicle is a work journal designed to help you track what you actually did - not just what was easy to find later. Pull requests and published posts are easy to surface at review time. The Slack conversation where you unblocked a teammate, the thorough code review, the new hire you helped onboard - those are harder to remember and easy to leave off your self-evaluation. Chronicle gives you a lightweight place to log them as they happen, so that when review season comes around, your record is already there. Weekly goals, always in reach Create a pinned entry for your weekly priorities and it stays at the top of your list all week. When the week ends, pin your new goals - the old ones are archived alongside everything you logged, giving you context for how your priorities evolved over time. Organized when you need it Filter your entries by tag, date range, or both. At review time, pull up everything from the last period with a relevant tag and you have the raw material for a brag document - without having to reconstruct it from memory. iCloud sync Your entries are stored in your private iCloud account and sync across your iPhone and Mac. Your data belongs to you. Chronicle is a side project built to solve a real problem. It's opinionated, fast, and gets out of the way.

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Whenever

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Stop carrying your tasks in your head. Whenever helps you focus on what actually matters โ€” not just what's due soonest. Most to-do apps drown you in deadlines. Whenever works differently: every task gets sorted by priority, not just by date, so you always know what to do first โ€” even when nothing has a due date at all. PRIORITIES INSTEAD OF DEADLINES Sort every task into one of four priorities: urgent & important, important but not urgent, urgent but not important, or neither. See at a glance what actually deserves your attention today. FOCUS ON TODAY Pull a handful of tasks into Focus and work through them one at a time โ€” no overwhelming lists, just what you decided matters right now. HONEST TIME TRACKING Set a time estimate before you start, then see exactly how long a task really took. No guessing, no self-deception โ€” just an honest record of your own pace. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Attach links, addresses, images, and usernames directly to any task. Add notes with Markdown formatting. Everything you need to get something done lives right where the task is. MULTIPLE BOARDS Separate work, home, and personal projects into their own boards. Switch between them in a tap. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS All your tasks and notes are stored locally on your device. No account required, no ads, no tracking. Available in English, Russian, Romanian, and French. Whenever offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions for extended features. Subscription pricing and terms are shown before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://baciutrifon.github.io/whenever-site/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://baciutrifon.github.io/whenever-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

Chronicle4 screens
Whenever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronicle at none against Whenever's 3. Whenever's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Whenever sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Chronicle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Chronicle versus Whenever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronicleWhenever
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael FrauenholtzTrifon Baciu

In-app purchases

None

Chronicle

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Whenever

Subscriptions3
  • Whenever Premium ยท Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Whenever Premium ยท Yearly Discount$17.991 Year
  • Whenever Premium ยท Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Chronicle free?
Chronicle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whenever free?
Whenever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chronicle or Whenever have ads?
Neither Chronicle nor Whenever shows ads.

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