MyScouting vs Hiker's Logbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyScouting
Access training resources, track course completions, and download certificates. Communicate with organization members, manage your profile, and stay updated on announcements and events. Includes tools for commissioners.
- Access training resources
- Track training completions
- Download training certificates
- Communicate with members
- Manage profile
- Manage announcements and calendar
- Commissioner Tools
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MyScouting Tool gives the ability to access your training resources and take courses including SYT; track training completions; download or send by email your completed training certificate; communicate with members within your organization level and below; manage your profile; manage announcements and calendar events for your organization; and access to Commissioner Tools.
Hiker's Logbook
This app helps long-distance hikers meticulously document their journeys. It allows users to track daily miles, weather, and unique statistics like zero days and shower streaks. The app supports numerous famous trails and enables exporting your entire logbook as a PDF for lasting memories.
- Track daily miles and hike details
- Monitor weather with custom locations
- Calculate statistics like zero days and streaks
- Support for major long-distance trails
- Export entire logbook as PDF
- Designed by thru-hikers for ease of use
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Track all of the details of your long-distance hike with Hiker's Logbook! A journaling app designed by thru-hikers for thru hikers makes your daily log a breeze. Keep your hike on track with the forecast feature, and add custom forecast locations. Ever wonder how many zeros you've taken, how many miles you've slackpacked, your longest no-shower streak, or how many nights you've slept on the ground? Hiker's Logbook presents all of these statistics and more. After your thru is completed, export your entire logbook as a PDF to keep the memories for ever. Now supporting: - Appalachian Trail - Arizona Trail - Colorado Trail - Continental Divide Trail - Florida Trail - Foothills Trail - Ice Age Trail - John Muir Trail - The Long Trail - Pacific Crest Trail - Superior Hiking Trail Please submit any suggestions and feedback to hikerslogbook@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hiker's Logbook at 74% against MyScouting's 17%. Hiker's Logbook also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.3). MyScouting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly 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. Hiker's Logbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MyScouting asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hiker's Logbook holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 121 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of MyScouting's written reviews are positive against 74% of Hiker's Logbook's.
MyScouting ships an update weekly, Hiker's Logbook every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyScouting | Hiker's Logbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (121 ratings) | 4.4 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boy Scouts of America | Aaron Byers |
Customer experience
MyScouting
Hiker's Logbook
Bugs and requests
MyScouting
Reported bugs
30 issues- Apple Wallet ID card save function not working
- Gmail login authentication failing repeatedly
- Password not recognized despite correct credentials
- Blank white screen on login
- Application manager showing blank page
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- YPT training not completing or saving progress
- Training modules not loading or displaying
- Drag and drop functionality not working in training
- Session not resuming after interruption
- Blue screen crash on app launch
- App crashes when accessing specific resources
- Notifications sending repeatedly for old leads/applications
- Training completion status showing incorrectly
- Interactive quiz elements not functioning properly
- Screen scrolling instead of allowing drag operations
- Roster data missing youth members
- Former members appearing as current committee members
- Broken links in Resources section
- Multiple positions causing app to break
- Only one wallet ID retained when exporting multiple cards
- API call errors in training portal
- Landscape mode not displaying questions
- Video disappearing in training modules
- Submit button text missing in training
- Incorrect answer notification not appearing
- Buttons not responsive on certain devices
- Text too small to select on tablets
- Null constraint error in Commissioner Tools contact entry
- Endless tour prompts appearing repeatedly
- System error (-5) preventing YPT access
Requested features
20 requests- Parent contact information display in app
- Member expiration date visibility
- Membership renewal management through app
- Commissioner tools parity with website
- Youth member visibility in rosters
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- Mobile-friendly training interface
- Ability to update unit connections
- Recharter processing through app
- YPT status color-coding and filtering
- Unit roster access for commissioners
- Advancement requirements access
- Consolidated single app instead of multiple apps
- Automatic module progression in training
- CSV export functionality for member lists
- Commissioner contact entry for non-assigned units
- Screen rotation support for iPad
- Integrated training instead of external browser links
- Real-time database synchronization
- Reduced print requirements for recharter
- Merit badge and advancement tracking
Hiker's Logbook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyScouting
No in-app purchases
Hiker's Logbook
- Logbook Pro$9.99
