Pather vs New Streets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pather
This app meticulously logs your travel paths, displaying them on a map as you go. It allows you to associate photos and videos with your trips and even integrates with health data to track steps. Share your recorded journeys with friends.
- Records exact travel paths
- Displays path on a map
- Associates photos/videos with trips
- Integrates with Health app for steps
- Shares trips with friends
- View trip details and distance
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Ever been on a trip and wanted a precise record of where you went? Pather is for you. It keeps a detailed log of any trips you want to remember. Simply tell it to start recording and it will do the rest! Your device's location will be used to record the path you take until you tell it to stop. As it records, your path will be shown on a map. Pather continues to function even if it's in the background. If you take any photos or videos during a trip, Pather will associate them with your trip for easy access within the app. Features: - Records the exact path you take on any trip you go on (only when you explicitly tell it to) - Easy access to previous trips - Quickly view trip details, such as total distance traveled - Allows usage of data from the Health app to track number of steps taken during a trip. - View trip photos/videos chronologically or by their location taken. - Share trips with friends Data generated by Pather is solely for your purpose and is not transmitted to any parties for any purpose. Please see the privacy policy for more details. Certain images in this app were provided by Icons8: https://icons8.com Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
New Streets
Record your journeys and visualize the streets you've traveled on an interactive map. Plan new routes, avoid repetition, and make every trip an adventure, whether you're driving, cycling, or walking. All your location data is stored locally on your device.
- Real-time journey tracking
- Visualize traveled streets on a map
- Plan new routes
- Avoid route repetition
- Local data storage
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New Streets is your companion for discovering unexplored paths. Track your journey in real-time and visualize the streets you’ve traveled with dynamic blue lines on an interactive map. Whether you’re driving, cycling, or walking, New Streets helps you plan new routes, avoid repetition, and turn every trip into an adventure. Start exploring today and see where the roads can take you! **All location data is stored only locally on your phone. I cannot access that data, nor can I help you restore it if you delete the application.**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: New Streets at fortnightly against Pather's every 3 months. Pather's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pather against 5.0 for New Streets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Pather ships an update every 3 months, New Streets fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pather | New Streets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Hawley Jr. | Root Naturally LLC |
Customer experience
Pather
New Streets
In-app purchases
Pather
No in-app purchases
New Streets
No in-app purchases
