Tempora Romae vs History Timeline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Tempora Romae
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What day is it in the Roman calendar? Tempora Romae shows you. See today's date as the Romans wrote it, with Kalendae, Nonae, and Idus. Browse a full monthly calendar in authentic Roman format, complete with day names in Latin. The app uses your location to calculate temporal hours: the variable length hours the Romans actually used, divided equally between sunrise and sunset. Watch them tick on a sundial visualisation. Free features: β’ Roman date with Kalendae, Nonae, and Idus β’ Monthly calendar view β’ Latin day names β’ Home screen and lock screen widgets β’ Apple Watch app and date complication β’ Roman holidays and festivals β’ Day classification (dies fasti, nefasti, comitiales) β’ Nundinae (market day cycle) Tempora Romae Pro (one time purchase): β’ Temporal hours with sundial β’ 16 civil day periods, from Media Nox to Concubia Nox β’ Military night watches (Vigiliae) of the Roman legions β’ Roman wind rose with classical wind names β’ A.U.C. year (Ab Urbe Condita, from the founding of Rome) β’ Julian calendar mode β’ Day starts at sunrise option β’ Additional widgets and watch complications No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Just Rome.
History Timeline
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Saeculum is a world history app for readers who want a calm, curated timeline instead of a noisy feed. Travel from the year 1000 to today. Open any year to see the most significant events happening across different regions at the same moment. Saeculum lets you experience world history by year: empires rising and falling, discoveries changing everyday life, battles redrawing borders, philosophies spreading across cultures, and ideas traveling from one era to the next. Whether you are exploring medieval history, Renaissance turning points, Enlightenment thought, industrial change, or modern history, Saeculum helps you move through a thousand years with clarity and focus. What you can do in Saeculum: - Explore a curated history timeline from 1000 to today - View the same year across multiple regions side by side - Search for people, empires, battles, discoveries, and ideas - Follow guided story paths through major eras - Save standout events to your personal library for later - Create polished share cards from memorable events - Read offline with a fast, distraction-free interface Saeculum is built for curious readers, students, writers, teachers, and lifelong history fans. Turn dates into context, revisit key moments, and browse world history in a way that is easy to enjoy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: History Timeline at 15.1 against Tempora Romae's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tempora Romae sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and History Timeline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Tempora Romae | History Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Γyvind Berget | Mobin Akhter |
In-app purchases
Tempora Romae
- Tempora Romae Senator$3.99
History Timeline
- Saeculum Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- Saeculum Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
- Saeculum Lifetime$69.99



