Boromlia and Timetoast compared row by row: private timelines by default, no advertising on any tier, a source field on every event, many photographs per event, and export to PDF and CSV.
Boromlia keeps a timeline private to your account until you publish it, and carries no advertising on any tier including the free one. Every event holds a source, a place, people, tags and as many photographs as it needs.
Every Boromlia event has a source field for the document, statement or photograph a dated claim came from, and "has a source" is one of the filters, so the gaps in a long chronology are one click away. Events also carry a place with real coordinates, the people involved, tags that cut across chapters, and rich text rather than a single line.
Getting the chronology out again follows whatever is on screen, filters included. The print export is laid out as an A4 document with the date in its own gutter and no entry split across two sheets, so it reads as a record rather than a screenshot. The CSV writes one row per entry with every field, and the Advanced plan reads that same file back.
Timetoast details checked 2026-09-06.
Views of one record. Boromlia: Six: River, Cards, Map, Spans, Ribbon and Log, switched without re-entering anything. Timetoast: A horizontal timeline, and a list
Map of located events. Boromlia: Yes. Every event carries real coordinates and draws as a waypoint on one route. Timetoast: to be verified
Sortable table view. Boromlia: Yes, the Log style. One dense row per event, and the shape the CSV writes. Timetoast: to be verified
Ranges and single moments. Boromlia: Both, on one shared axis, so a two-week phase and a single decision sit together. Timetoast: Events and timespans
Time scale. Boromlia: Seconds through minutes, hours, days and months to years, set per timeline. Timetoast: to be verified
Source on every event. Boromlia: Yes, a field of its own, and "has a source" is one of the filters. Timetoast: to be verified
Photographs per event. Boromlia: As many as the moment needs. Bulk upload reads the date and GPS out of the files. Timetoast: One image per event
Event description. Boromlia: Rich text, plus people, place and tags on the same event. Timetoast: A description per event
Chapters and tags. Boromlia: Chapters group events into periods; tags cut across them. Timetoast: to be verified
Filters. Boromlia: Search, tag, category, period and provenance, remembered per timeline. Timetoast: to be verified
Bulk import. Boromlia: CSV or TSV on Advanced, with column mapping and every row previewed before saving. Timetoast: to be verified
Export. Boromlia: A4 print PDF, CSV of every field, and a zip of images with a manifest. Timetoast: to be verified
Embed in another page. Boromlia: One iframe tag on Advanced. No script, no key, and it reads the live timeline. Timetoast: On the paid plans
Default visibility. Boromlia: Private to your account until you publish. Shared links are read-only and noindex. Timetoast: Public timelines on the free tier
Working with other people. Boromlia: Collaborators are added per timeline and contribute events. No seat to buy each. Timetoast: On the paid plans, counted by user
Runs in. Boromlia: Any browser. Windows, macOS, Linux, tablets and phones, with nothing installed. Timetoast: Any browser
Price. Boromlia: Free tier, $2.99 a timeline slot, $12 a month, or $49.99 once with nothing to renew. Timetoast: to be verified