Comparison

dab vs Timeline

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

Head to head
About

dab

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your journal, your stickers, your page a day. dab-dab is a warm little journal you actually get to decorate. snip the subject out of any photo into a sticker — right on your phone — or doodle one from scratch, then keep them in your own tin and reuse them on any day. it's your sticker book and your diary, in one. make your own stickers cut anyone (or anything) out of a photo with a tap, or draw a sticker by hand. dress it with an outline, a dashed cut-out edge, a torn-paper rim, or a puffy pop. then drop it in your tin — your growing little collection — and pull it back out to decorate any page, any day. a page to fill, your way • doodle across two layers with soft vintage inks and pens • write a note in a warm handwriting font • add a postmark for a place, a feeling, or a small occasion • set a photo — or a live photo — behind the day • look back on the year wall: every page you kept, like a scrapbook of your year calm, never a chore no streaks, no scores, no chain to keep. show up however small — it's a place to land, not one more thing to keep up with. yours, and only yours no account, no sign-up, no cloud. everything stays on your phone, and nothing is collected. free dab-dab is a real, everyday journal. dab-dab+ opens the studio: an unlimited sticker tin, every writing font and size, the full drawing kit, the year wall reading view, live-photo backgrounds, more notes and photos a day, and the home-screen widget. — dab-dab+ is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription (yearly includes a 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://reveriearchive-studio.github.io/dab-dab-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Timeline

This app offers a private space for daily reflection and personal journaling. It allows for quick capture of thoughts, photos, and audio, with features like hashtags for organization and biometric locking for security. Enjoy a distraction-free experience focused on personal documentation.

Highlights
  • Fast multimedia capture (text, photos, audio)
  • Markdown formatting
  • Hashtag organization
  • Biometric app locking (Face ID/Touch ID)
  • Local-first privacy (no servers or tracking)
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Social media for one. Timeline gives you the intuitive speed, muscle memory, and rich media feed of modern social platforms—without the audience, algorithms, or vanity metrics. It is a distraction-free, local-first microjournal built for private capture and honest daily reflection. KEY FEATURES: • FAST MULTIMEDIA CAPTURE: Jot quick thoughts, format with markdown, attach high-resolution photos, and record audio voice notes in seconds. • EFFORTLESS ORGANIZATION: Categorize moments naturally with clickable inline #hashtags and an instant filter carousel. • BIOMETRIC VAULT: Keep your personal reflections private with Face ID / Touch ID app locking and discreet content obscurity. • 100% LOCAL-FIRST PRIVACY: No remote servers, no user accounts, and no data tracking. Your entries stay sandboxed securely on your device. • CURATED THEMES: Designed for OLED displays with a true pitch-black theme, clean typography, and customizable accent colors. Document your life for yourself—not an algorithm.

Screenshots

dab4 screens
Timeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timeline at none against dab's 3. Timeline also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. dab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Timeline asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
dab versus Timeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdabTimeline
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntheia LiKamal Bramwell

In-app purchases

3 purchases

dab

Subscriptions2
  • dab-dab+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • dab-dab+ Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • dab-dab+ Lifetime$29.99
None

Timeline

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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