ChronoFlo alternative: Boromlia compared feature by feature

Room to grow, and photographs that carry their own dates

Timeline slots are $2.99 each, bought outright, never expiring, when one more chronology is all you need. Advanced is $12 a month and removes both limits entirely, and timelines built during a paid month keep their unlimited events afterwards. Founding Member is the same set of capabilities for $49.99 paid once.

An event holds as many photographs as the moment needs, and bulk upload reads the date and GPS coordinates out of the files, so a folder of images becomes dated and placed events without typing. Each one also carries a source field, so the provenance behind a display or an archive stays attached to the fact rather than living in a separate document.

Boromlia and ChronoFlo, feature by feature

ChronoFlo details checked 2026-09-06.

Views of one record. Boromlia: Six: River, Cards, Map, Spans, Ribbon and Log, switched without re-entering anything. ChronoFlo: Vertical and horizontal, photograph-led

Map of located events. Boromlia: Yes. Every event carries real coordinates and draws as a waypoint on one route. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Sortable table view. Boromlia: Yes, the Log style. One dense row per event, and the shape the CSV writes. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Ranges and single moments. Boromlia: Both, on one shared axis, so a two-week phase and a single decision sit together. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Time scale. Boromlia: Seconds through minutes, hours, days and months to years, set per timeline. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Source on every event. Boromlia: Yes, a field of its own, and "has a source" is one of the filters. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Photographs per event. Boromlia: As many as the moment needs. Bulk upload reads the date and GPS out of the files. ChronoFlo: Yes, and the layout is built around them

Event description. Boromlia: Rich text, plus people, place and tags on the same event. ChronoFlo: Yes

Chapters and tags. Boromlia: Chapters group events into periods; tags cut across them. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Filters. Boromlia: Search, tag, category, period and provenance, remembered per timeline. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Bulk import. Boromlia: CSV or TSV on Advanced, with column mapping and every row previewed before saving. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Export. Boromlia: A4 print PDF, CSV of every field, and a zip of images with a manifest. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Embed in another page. Boromlia: One iframe tag on Advanced. No script, no key, and it reads the live timeline. ChronoFlo: Yes

Default visibility. Boromlia: Private to your account until you publish. Shared links are read-only and noindex. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Working with other people. Boromlia: Collaborators are added per timeline and contribute events. No seat to buy each. ChronoFlo: to be verified

Runs in. Boromlia: Any browser. Windows, macOS, Linux, tablets and phones, with nothing installed. ChronoFlo: Any browser

Price. Boromlia: Free tier, $2.99 a timeline slot, $12 a month, or $49.99 once with nothing to renew. ChronoFlo: Bronze $10/mo for 5 timelines of up to 500 events; Silver $29.50/mo for up to 25 timelines of up to 1,000 events. Free tier: 1 timeline, up to 50 events

Questions

Is there a limit on events or timelines?

On the Advanced plan there is neither: unlimited timelines and unlimited events for $12 a month. The free plan is one timeline of up to 20 events, and a $2.99 slot adds one more timeline of up to 50.

Can I use Boromlia without a subscription?

Yes, two ways. Timeline slots are $2.99 each, bought outright, and they never expire or renew. Founding Member is $49.99 paid once and carries everything the Advanced plan has, with nothing to renew.

How does Boromlia handle photographs?

An event holds as many as it needs, and bulk upload reads the date and GPS coordinates out of the files themselves, so images become dated and placed events without typing. Export returns them as a zip with a manifest naming which event each belongs to.