Histia: World History Facts vs History Timeline

Histia: World History Facts is an English-language iOS app for exploring history through short stories, daily facts, narration, quizzes and a map through time. Stories can be read; published narrated stories pair synchronized captions with changing visuals. Its historical map covers 3000 BCE to 2025, though some markers open stories and others are marked as coming soon. Quiz rounds are available where question sets have been published, and the app records favorites, streaks and progress in a History Passport. Histia says its articles draw on published historical records, link their sources and note disagreements where evidence is unsettled. AI assists narration, some visuals and website content drafting; an editor checks factual claims against listed sources. The app cautions that learning material may be dramatized or AI-generated and may contain inaccuracies or unintended biases. It requires iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 or later and is not a complete school course or exam-preparation program. It is free to download, with optional in-app purchases; premium access is listed at $7.99 a month or $69.99, paid once.

History Timeline is desktop software for creating and exploring interactive timelines about history. Its time-zoom interface ranges from very long historical spans to events measured in yoctoseconds. Users can begin with an Excel template, import data as CSV, and add events, icons, hyperlinks, styles, and event hierarchies. Timeline items can link to online articles and original documents. The site provides timelines covering world and United States history, geology, science and technology, biographies, and art history. Finished timelines can be saved as JPG or PNG images, or printed across multiple pages with configurable paper size, orientation, and margins. Online display and website embedding, including customized timelines, are available by request. The software runs on Windows 11, 10, or 8 and macOS 10.15 or later, with at least 2 GB RAM and 400 MB free storage. A free version has limited features and content; Personal costs $24.50 a year, Professional $49.50 a year, and Perpetual 119.50 USD one-time.