Comparison

Peakbagger vs PlateSense

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Peakbagger

Discover and track your mountain climbs with a comprehensive database of peaks and trip reports. Access route information, weather forecasts, and topographic maps, even offline. Log your ascents, measure progress against lists, and share your adventures with friends.

Highlights
  • Searchable mountain database
  • Offline climb tracking
  • Peak list progress tracking
  • Route information and directions
  • Offline topographic maps
  • GPS track recording and import
  • Weather forecasts
Features
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Bring the mountains with you wherever you go! * Search the huge database of mountains and trip reports from Peakbagger.com and ListsOfJohn.com * Keep track of your climbs, even when offline * Measure your progress against hundreds of peak lists * Get route information and directions from SummitPost and ListsofJohn.com * Find peaks near your current location, or near other peaks * Filter peaks by prominence, or climbed vs. unclimbed, or inclusion on a peak list * See what other peaks are often climbed together with your target peak * Create custom peak lists and order them by your personal priorities * See weather forecasts for all U.S. peaks from the National Weather Service, and for 11,000+ major peaks worldwide from mountain-forecast.com * See topographic maps for anywhere in the world (+/- 60 degrees latitude) * See protected land area coverage in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand * US Forest Service maps * Save a peak to your device for offline use, including topographic maps * Download topographic maps along a route for offline use * Import and display GPS tracks and waypoints instantly * On-screen compass keeps you oriented along your track * Long click on the map to get Street View, elevation, and driving directions * Record your starting elevation, distance, and information about the gear and route you used * Leaderboards show the top climbers for each peak list * See peaks your Peakbagger buddies have climbed recently * Update your buddy list from right in the app * Automatically upload your ascents to ListsOfJohn (U.S. peaks) * Show daily satellite imagery for any location on any day since 2011 * Display elevation profile for a GPS track, and show your current location along the profile * See sunrise and sunset times at a peak, even when offline * Daily forest fire coverage, and historical coverage for the last 20 years (U.S.) * Constantly updated weather radar and smoke layers on the map * Record GPS tracks, including timestamps, and add them to your ascents * Record waypoints along your route * Organize your tracks in folders * Create and edit tracks right in the app * Automatically find survey benchmarks near peaks (U.S.) * Hunt benchmarks and get your finds recorded in the official government benchmark data sheets HOW TO IMPORT GPS TRACKS - 2 OPTIONS 1) Click on the "Load GPS track" link on the ascent details page for an ascent that has a GPS track. 2) Click on a GPX, KML, KMZ, TCX or FIT file on your phone, for example, in an email attachment or on Google Drive

About

PlateSense

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PlateSense uses AI to make nutrition tracking effortless. Simply photograph your meal or describe what you ate, and get detailed calorie and macronutrient breakdowns in seconds. HOW IT WORKS Take a photo of your plate — PlateSense instantly identifies every food item and estimates portions, calories, protein, carbs, and fat. Don't have a photo? Just type what you ate and the AI does the rest. KEY FEATURES - AI Food Recognition — Powered by Claude AI, PlateSense identifies foods from photos with accurate portion estimation - Manual Entry — Describe your meal in plain English and get instant nutritional analysis - Daily Dashboard — Track calories and macros against personalised targets with visual progress rings - Trends & Charts — View protein, carbs, and fat trends over 7, 14, or 30 days with daily averages - Meal History — Browse past days, expand meals, and manage your food log - Smart Targets — Auto-calculated based on your gender, age, weight, height, and activity level - Cloud Sync — Sign in with Google to sync meals across all your devices - Light & Dark Theme — Choose your preferred appearance - Edit Anything — Correct AI estimates, adjust portions, or delete items before logging BUILT FOR REAL LIFE PlateSense doesn't require barcodes or a database of pre-packaged foods. It recognises real meals — home-cooked dishes, restaurant plates, salads, curries, pasta, and everything in between. PRIVACY FIRST Your data syncs securely via Google Firebase. Meal photos are analysed in real-time and never stored on our servers.

Screenshots

Peakbagger4 screens
PlateSense3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PlateSense at every 2 days against Peakbagger's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peakbagger ships an update every 3 months, PlateSense every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Peakbagger versus PlateSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeakbaggerPlateSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew KirmseMarina Sushentseva

In-app purchases

None

Peakbagger

No in-app purchases

None

PlateSense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Peakbagger free?
Peakbagger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlateSense free?
PlateSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Peakbagger or PlateSense have ads?
Neither Peakbagger nor PlateSense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peakbagger or PlateSense?
Peakbagger ships an update every 3 months, and PlateSense every 2 days. Most recently, Peakbagger was updated on September 28, 2026 and PlateSense on October 9, 2026.

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