# Today In History Lite Edition

> Top historical events, daily.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id312028719](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id312028719)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id312028719`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Downshift LLC
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (876 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.14
- **Last updated:** 2020-09-10
- **First published:** 2009-04-26
- **Size:** 63 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/today-in-history-lite-edition/id312028719)
- **Website:** [http://www.tihapp.com/about](http://www.tihapp.com/about)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.tihapp.com/privacy](http://www.tihapp.com/privacy)

## Description

Today In History Lite Edition delivers iconic global events, quotes, and compelling images to your mobile device. Filter by categories like Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays, and more to tailor your daily history feed.

Key features include Quote of the Day, rich imagery, and headlines to bring history to life. Share favorites, set reminders, and enjoy optional TIH Pro for extended content and future updates.

## Rankings

- #58,878 — Overall

## Review summary

Today In History Lite Edition offers broad, engaging historical content and daily notable happenings reminders that appeal to history buffs and educators. Users praise its depth, categorization, and sharing features. However, multiple reviews flag significant downsides: the content appears outdated and rarely updated (2014–2017 era), the app crashes or freezes frequently, coverage gaps overlook notable topics and figures, and navigation/UX can be confusing. Users also miss external links for deeper exploration. Overall, strong concept with stability and updating issues hindering long-term usefulness.

### Pros

- Aggregates a large amount of historical information across past and present events.
- Daily history reminders/pop-ups that appear each day.
- Educational and engaging, suitable for learning and classroom use.
- Category-based browsing with the ability to save and share items.

### Cons

- Content appears outdated with little or no updates past several years (2014–2017 cited).
- Stability issues: frequent crashes and freezes, plus login problems.
- Gaps in coverage: missing notable topics/events and outdated death entries (e.g., Harriet Tubman, African history).
- Navigation/UX problems: disorganized interface and non-intuitive taps.

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