Boromlia vs Genially for timelines: a dated record for history lessons and projects, with a source and a place on every event, and no watermark.
Genially builds interactive slides and learning experiences, with timeline templates you click through. Boromlia builds the timeline from dated events, which is what a history assignment is usually testing: the order, the place and the evidence.
A Genially timeline is a design that happens to be about time: hotspots, pop-ups and layers arranged on a slide. A Boromlia timeline is arithmetic as much as art. Dates are values, BC included, so the gaps between them can be drawn to scale and an entry placed in the wrong century looks wrong at once. Nothing has to be laid out, which leaves the lesson time for the history.
Genially details as published or reported, last checked 2026-10-24. Genially is a trademark of its owner, and Boromlia is not affiliated with it.
Views of one record. Boromlia: River, Cards, Map and Spans on every plan; Ribbon, Log and Doc on Advanced. Switch between them without re-entering anything. Genially: Interactive slide templates, timelines among them
Map of located events. Boromlia: Yes. Each event with a place is a numbered waypoint, joined by an optional route line, on a choice of four base maps. Genially: to be verified
Sortable table view. Boromlia: Yes, the Log style on Advanced: one row per event, with the columns you choose, sortable. Genially: to be verified
Ranges and single dates. Boromlia: Both, on every plan, on one shared axis, so a two-week phase and a single decision sit together. Genially: to be verified
Time scale. Boromlia: Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months or years, set per timeline. BC dates too. Genially: to be verified
Source on every event. Boromlia: Yes, a field of its own, and a filter shows the events with or without one. Genially: to be verified
Photographs per event. Boromlia: Up to 10 per event. Bulk upload takes up to 300 at a time and reads the date and GPS position from each file. Genially: to be verified
Event description. Boromlia: Rich text, plus people, place and tags on the same event. Genially: Text, images, icons and interactive elements per item
Chapters and tags. Boromlia: Chapters group events into periods; tags cut across them. Genially: to be verified
Filters. Boromlia: Search, tag, category, period, and with or without a source, remembered per timeline. Genially: to be verified
Bulk import. Boromlia: CSV, TSV or TXT on Advanced, up to 1,000 rows at a time. You confirm the columns and preview every row before saving. Genially: to be verified
Export. Boromlia: On every plan: an A4 PDF, a CSV of every field, and the photos as a zip with an index file. Genially: Offline download and SCORM on the paid plans
Embed in another page. Boromlia: On Advanced, for a public or shared timeline: one iframe tag, no script, no key. It shows the live timeline. Genially: Yes, a project can be embedded in a website or shared as an online page
Default visibility. Boromlia: Private until you share or publish it. A share link is read-only unless you allow more, and kept out of search results. Genially: Password protection from the Pro plan
Working with other people. Boromlia: On Advanced, you can let anyone with the share link add events. Each signs in with a free account; no seat to buy. Genially: to be verified
Runs in. Boromlia: Any browser. Windows, macOS, Linux, tablets and phones, with nothing installed. Genially: Any browser
Price. Boromlia: Free plan, $2.99 once per extra timeline of up to 50 events, $12 a month, or $49.99 once with nothing to renew. Genially: Free plan with a watermark. Pro from about $10/mo billed yearly; Master $25/mo