A timeline app for iPhone that lets you explore history side by side.
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The year 1564 is a quiet collision. Three people whose names define the era, and most history books never put them on the same page.
Galileo is born. Three days later, Michelangelo dies.
That same year, Shakespeare comes into the world.
“Standing in front of a painting in a museum, I want to know: Who were the artist's contemporaries? Who was in power? What wars were being fought? What else was happening at the time? I want to understand the circumstances under which a work was created. Parallel is the tool I built for exactly those questions.”
Parallel at a museum. Tap a name, see who shared those years.
Most history is told as a single thread. One person, one period, one place.
Parallel layers multiple timelines on top of each other. Zoom out to see centuries at a glance, or zoom in until you can read every month. Swipe through thousands of years of history with a single gesture.
Double-tap any entry, and the app shows you who else was alive at the same time. Goethe was six when Mozart was born. Beethoven died while Schubert was still composing. Parallel makes that visible.
You always wanted to know what else was happening during Mozart's lifetime? Exactly for that.
A novel set in another century? A biography? Look up who was alive at the same time, across art, science, and politics.
Make history understandable by laying it side by side. Build a collection for each lesson or import via CSV.
Family chronicle, oeuvre catalogue: anything that can be told on a timeline.
Every entry comes with a short story and a Wikipedia link to read on.
Filter by region, era, or topic. Everything else quietly fades out.
Built-in collections and premium packs, all in one tab.
A curated cross-section of history: Important Events, Empires & Eras, Rulers & Politicians, Painters & Sculptors, Classical Music, Philosophy & Religion, Science & Technology, Literature, and Buildings. 285 entries, each with a short note and a Wikipedia source. Bilingual, included from day one.
Build a timeline of your grandparents' lives, every Beethoven symphony, or every Roman emperor. Parallel does not care what you collect. Start with up to 15 entries for free, go unlimited with Pro.
Create CSV files in any spreadsheet and import them into Parallel. Build exactly the timeline you need.
Filter by contemporaries, categories, or eras. Everything that does not match fades away. A fast way to discover unexpected connections.
No subscription. No hidden fees. No surprise bills. One payment unlocks everything. Family Sharing lets up to five family members use it from the same purchase.
Everything stays on your device. No account to create. No tracking. No ads. The app works completely offline after install.
No subscription, no ads, no account required. Family Sharing supported. Requires iPhone with iOS 18.2 or later. Under 10 MB. Works offline.
Parallel is built and maintained by me alone. Just send an email to [email protected].
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