Chronorius
Today in History
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Discover what made history every day – events, births, deaths and anniversaries as large, elegant cards. Fully offline, no ads.
Chronorius turns every calendar day into a journey through history. Large, elegant cards show you what happened on this day – events, births, deaths, holidays and milestone anniversaries. Cleanly designed, fully offline and completely ad-free.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Start your day with the key moments that fall on today's date. Neatly grouped into events, births, deaths and holidays – with year, category and a short summary at a glance.
MODERN DETAIL VIEW
Tap an entry and dive in: a large hero image, historical context (“how many years ago”), a mini timeline of other events from the same day, the location on the map, sources with a Wikipedia link and space for your own notes.
CALENDAR
Pick any day and discover what happened back then. Days with entries are clearly marked.
TIMELINE
Scroll through the centuries and zoom smoothly between year, decade and century – via the segmented control or a pinch gesture.
WORLD MAP
See historical events at their actual location on an interactive map, color-coded by category and filterable.
SEARCH & FILTER
Find people, places, events, years and categories in a fraction of a second. Filter by time range, century, country or just your favorites – search responds instantly as you type.
QUIZ
Test your knowledge: “Which event happened first?” – ten rounds with a score and subtle haptic feedback.
STATISTICS
Clear charts show how events are distributed across categories and centuries.
FAVORITES & COLLECTIONS
Save events with a single tap and organize them into personal collections and reading lists.
WIDGETS
Bring history to your home screen: “Today in History”, “Birthday of the Day” and a random event – in small, medium and large sizes, with content that changes throughout the day.
MORE HIGHLIGHTS
• Random event via the dice button or by shaking your iPhone
• Daily reminder at your preferred time, optionally by favorite category
• Share as a beautifully designed image card
• Spotlight search and Siri shortcuts
• Save events as web links/notes straight from Safari
• Import your own data sets (JSON, CSV, SQLite)
MADE FOR EVERYONE
Full support for Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion. Available in German, English, Italian, Spanish, French and Persian. Optional iCloud sync for favorites and notes.
Chronorius is for history lovers, the curious, and anyone who wants to see today from a different perspective. No account, no ads, no tracking – just history, fresh every day.
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Version 1.0.1
• Redesigned statistics view: breakdowns by type (events, births, deaths, holidays), category and century, plus key figures for entries, favorites, categories and countries.
• "Today in History" loads noticeably faster and more smoothly, including at the change of day.
• The developer name in the info section now links to the website.
• Various bug fixes and layout improvements.
The developer, Holger Dahn, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Holger Dahn
- Size
- 3.8 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Persian, Spanish
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2026 Holger Dähn