Can I place an event anywhere I like?

No. In Boromlia an event sits where its date puts it. You choose the style, the time level and the filters, and the layout follows. If free placement is the point, a canvas tool suits you better.

Does Boromlia draw dependencies or milestones?

It has no dependency links. A single date reads as a milestone and a range as a span, and the Spans style shows both on one shared axis, so what overlapped is visible at a glance.

Who can see what I build?

Only you, until you share it. On Advanced a share link is read-only unless you let its holders add events, and it is kept out of search results. A timeline becomes public only when you publish it.

Storyflow alternative: Boromlia vs Storyflow

Choose Boromlia if

Your events have real dates, and you want them placed by the date rather than by hand.
You want to filter the timeline: by tag, category, period, or the events that still lack a source.
Where each event happened matters, and you want those places on a map.
You want a CSV of every field out, and on Advanced a CSV back in.

Stay with Storyflow if

You think on a whiteboard: notes, images and timelines side by side, arranged freely.
You want dependency lines drawn between events, or an AI to draft the first pass.

The main difference: a canvas you arrange versus dates that arrange themselves

On a canvas, position is the data: move a card and you have changed the timeline. In Boromlia the date is the data. Each event carries a date or a range, a place with coordinates, a source, people, tags and photos, and the River, Cards, Map and Spans styles are drawn from those fields. Add thirty events and every style is redrawn; nothing has to be pushed aside.

The cost is freedom of layout. Boromlia will not let you put an event anywhere its date does not say it belongs.

Boromlia vs Storyflow, feature by feature

Storyflow details as published or reported, last checked 2026-10-24. Storyflow 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. Storyflow: An infinite canvas with event cards you move by hand

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. Storyflow: to be verified

Sortable table view. Boromlia: Yes, the Log style on Advanced: one row per event, with the columns you choose, sortable. Storyflow: 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. Storyflow: Phases blocked out left to right, milestones on the line, dependencies drawn as connectors

Time scale. Boromlia: Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months or years, set per timeline. BC dates too. Storyflow: to be verified

Source on every event. Boromlia: Yes, a field of its own, and a filter shows the events with or without one. Storyflow: 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. Storyflow: to be verified

Event description. Boromlia: Rich text, plus people, place and tags on the same event. Storyflow: to be verified

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

Filters. Boromlia: Search, tag, category, period, and with or without a source, remembered per timeline. Storyflow: 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. Storyflow: 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. Storyflow: Image or PDF

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. Storyflow: to be verified

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. Storyflow: to be verified

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. Storyflow: Invite collaborators for free; a view-only link needs no account

Runs in. Boromlia: Any browser. Windows, macOS, Linux, tablets and phones, with nothing installed. Storyflow: 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. Storyflow: Plus $7.99/mo and Pro $14/mo billed annually ($9.99 and $19 monthly); Max for teams

Moving from Storyflow to Boromlia

Write your Storyflow cards into a spreadsheet: date, end date, title and notes, one row each.
Save as CSV and, on Advanced, import it with Add multiple from a file. On the free plan, type up to 20 events instead.
Use chapters for your phases and tags for anything that cuts across them. Dependency lines do not come across.

Questions

Can I place an event anywhere I like?: No. In Boromlia an event sits where its date puts it. You choose the style, the time level and the filters, and the layout follows. If free placement is the point, a canvas tool suits you better.
Does Boromlia draw dependencies or milestones?: It has no dependency links. A single date reads as a milestone and a range as a span, and the Spans style shows both on one shared axis, so what overlapped is visible at a glance.
Who can see what I build?: Only you, until you share it. On Advanced a share link is read-only unless you let its holders add events, and it is kept out of search results. A timeline becomes public only when you publish it.