Comparison

Auto Ride Count vs Coaster Logger

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

Head to head
About

Auto Ride Count

Automatically track your amusement park rides without manual input. Supports a wide range of parks and allows for custom additions. View ride totals with year filtering and export your trip data.

Highlights
  • Automatic ride recognition
  • Supports 85 parks
  • Custom park and ride creation
  • Total ride counts with year filtering
  • Import/export trip data
Features
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Want to keep track of the number of rollercoasters and amusement park rides you go on, but don't want to spend time manually selecting all the rides? Use Auto Ride Count to automatically count the rides* you go on! AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNISE RIDES Auto Ride Count can identify the rollercoasters you go on and add them to your ride list for that day - saving you time and effort! selected rides & parks only - see below for info: 85 PARKS INCLUDED Create trips at loads of parks - see the full list below. CUSTOM PARKS & RIDES Want to count a specific park/ride that's not on the app? No worries, you can add custom parks and custom rides to the app! TOTALS View the total rides you've been on, with year filtering and sorting! IMPORT/EXPORT Share your trips and custom parks easily with others from inside the app. THE 'AUTO ADD RIDE' FEATURE SUPPORTS SPECIFIC RIDES AT: -Alton Towers -Blackpool Pleasure Beach -Cedar Point -Chessington World of Adventures -Disneyland Paris -Drayton Manor -Efteling -Flamingo Land -Europa Park -Heide Park -Holiday Park -Knott's Berry Farm -Lightwater Valley -Liseberg -Oakwood -Phantasialand -PortAventura -Six Flags Great Adventure -Six Flags Magic Mountain -Thorpe Park MANUALLY ADD RIDES AT: -Adventure Island -Alton Towers -Bellewaerde -Beto Carrero World -Blackpool Pleasure Beach -Bobbejaanland -Brean Leisure Park -Busch Gardens Tampa -Busch Gardens Williamsburg -Canada's Wonderland -Carowinds -Cedar Point -Chessington World of Adventures -Disneyland Paris -Disneyland Resort -Dollywood -Drayton Manor -Efteling -Energylandia -Europa Park -Everland -Fantasy Island -Flamingo Land -Fuji-Q Highland -Gardaland -Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach -Gröna Lund -Hansa Park -Heide Park -Hersheypark -Holiday Park -Holiday World -Hong Kong Disneyland -Hopi Hari -Indiana Beach -Kentucky Kingdom -Kings Dominion -Kings Island -Knoebels -Knott's Berry Farm -La Feria Chapultepec Mágico -Legendia -Legoland Windsor -Lightwater Valley -Liseberg -M&Ds -Michigan's Adventure -Mirabilandia -Movie Park Germany -Movieland Park -Oakwood -Parc Asterix -Parque Warner Madrid -Paultons Park -Phantasialand -Pleasurewood Hills -Plopsaland De Panne -PortAventura -SeaWorld Orlando -SeaWorld San Antonio -SeaWorld San Diego -Six Flags America -Six Flags Great Adventure -Six Flags Great America -Six Flags Magic Mountain -Six Flags Over Georgia -Six Flags Over Texas -Six Flags St. Louis -Terra Mitica -Thorpe Park -Tivoli Gardens -Tokyo Disney Resort -Toverland -Tripsdrill -Universal Orlando -Universal Studios Hollywood -Universal Studios Japan -Universal Studios Singapore -Valleyfair -Walibi Belgium -Walibi Holland -Walibi Rhône-Alpes -Walt Disney World -Wild Adventures More info about which rides & parks are supported can be found at https://www.autoridecount.co.uk Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by any theme park/company. All names/trademarks belong to respective owners.

About

Coaster Logger

Log and analyze your roller coaster rides with detailed 3D track recreations and advanced statistics. Track metrics like speed, g-forces, and inversions, and earn achievements as you explore your coaster journey.

Highlights
  • 3D roller coaster ride tracking
  • Detailed ride statistics and analysis
  • Catalogue, sort, and compare rides
  • Lifetime trends and highlight tracking
  • Earn badges and achievements
  • Share roller coaster journeys
  • Heart rate and scream intensity tracking
Features
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Coaster Logger is your ultimate companion for tracking and analyzing your roller coaster adventures effortlessly. Place your phone securely in your pocket before boarding, and let the app do the rest. Once your ride is over, dive into intricate 3D track recreations, detailed ride statistics, and comprehensive analyses of your experience. - Track each roller coaster ride in 3D - Detailed analysis of each ride experience with advanced visualisation - Catalogue, sort and compare all your rides - Lifetime trends and statistics - Earn badges and achievements - Share your roller coaster journey Advanced Tracking & Analysis Powered by a proprietary sensor fusion algorithm, Coaster Logger leverages data from your phone’s GPS, accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, and microphone to capture every twist, turn, and scream. If you’re wearing a compatible smartwatch, the app can also track your heart rate, providing an even deeper insight into your thrill levels. The automatically generated analysis includes: - 3D animated models of your ride with key coaster metrics, explorable in AR. - Estimations for track length, ride duration, speed, and g-forces (laterals and verticals) - Counts and durations for drops and airtime moments. - Height estimations - Inversion counts, by angle and duration. - Heart rate from companion watch app. - Scream intensity based on decibels captured by the microphone. - Location details from reverse-geocoding, including maps Achievements As you log more rides, you’ll earn badges and track your lifetime highlights, from the fastest and tallest to the most inverted coasters. You can also organise your roller coaster adventures by park or by season, and build personalised lists. Achievements you can earn includes: - Coaster Credit badges, for counting achievements. - Hyper, Giga, and Strata badges for coasters based on height. - Tourist, Traveller, Explorer badges for international rides. - Centrifuge, Cheetah, Jet Pilot badges for unique ride experiences. - And many more A calendar heat map visually tracks your roller coaster journey, and you can view your fastest, highest, or most thrilling rides at a glance. Tiers Coaster Logger is free to use and is intended for both roller coaster enthusiasts and any amusement park / theme park goers alike. You can subscribe to one of the tiers to support the development and R&D of the underlying coaster fusion algorithm. - Free: Unlimited analyses, but store up to 20 coasters. - Plus: Store unlimited coasters, priority processing, export of processed data and 3D models, and additional customization options. - Pro: For commercial use with dedicated support. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Auto Ride Count4 screens
Coaster Logger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Auto Ride Count at none against Coaster Logger's 4. Coaster Logger's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Coaster Logger sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Auto Ride Count asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Auto Ride Count against 4.4 for Coaster Logger. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auto Ride Count ships an update every 3 months, Coaster Logger weekly. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Auto Ride Count versus Coaster Logger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuto Ride CountCoaster Logger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.4 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings611 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris CoxLogger Labs LTD

Customer experience

Auto Ride Count

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Coaster Logger

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Auto Ride Count

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Coaster Logger

Subscriptions4
  • Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Auto Ride Count free?
Auto Ride Count is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coaster Logger free?
Coaster Logger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Auto Ride Count or Coaster Logger?
Coaster Logger is rated higher. Auto Ride Count averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Coaster Logger averages 4.4 from 11 ratings.
Do Auto Ride Count or Coaster Logger have ads?
Neither Auto Ride Count nor Coaster Logger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auto Ride Count or Coaster Logger?
Auto Ride Count ships an update every 3 months, and Coaster Logger weekly. Most recently, Auto Ride Count was updated on October 6, 2026 and Coaster Logger on October 6, 2026.

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