Great Hikes vs mi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Great Hikes
Explore New Zealand's premier walking tracks with this free offline app. Access detailed track information, maps, and hundreds of photos. Features live GPS mapping and rich content on history and natural features.
- Offline track maps
- Mobile GPS mapping
- Hundreds of pages of content
- Track section descriptions
- Thousands of photos
- Live GPS mapping
- 3D video flythru
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The only free mobile app designed for all the Department of Conservation New Zealand Great Walks. The Great Walks are the premier walking tracks around New Zealand through some of the best scenery in the country. Huts and tracks on the Great Walks are of a high standard and popular with local and international visitors. Once a track is download it works fully offline, offers mobile GPS mapping and has hundreds of page of content. Content includes: - Track section descriptions and maps - 1,000's of photos of huts, heritage & highlights - rich content about history and natural features - live GPS mapping - elevation profile and 3D video flythru
mi
Manage your entire hotel stay directly from your phone. Book your next trip, complete contactless check-in and check-out, and use your device for keyless entry to your hotel and room. Enjoy added benefits by downloading before arrival.
- Bookings management
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Keyless hotel and room entry
- Personalized stay customization
- Exclusive app benefits
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With mi-pad’s exclusive app, you can control and customise every aspect of your stay directly from your personal device. Make your next booking, contact-less check in and check-out, keyless hotel and room entry Of course our team of friendly, helpful staff are always on hand to help with anything you need. Download our app before you arrive for added benefits
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Great Hikes at 55% against mi's 0%. mi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Great Hikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mi asks for nothing beyond the download.
Great Hikes ships an update every 2 months, mi every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Great Hikes | mi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gary Patterson | Mipad Holdings Limited |
Customer experience
Great Hikes
mi
In-app purchases
Great Hikes
- Lake Waikaremoana$0.99
mi
No in-app purchases
