Parks & Peaks vs Environs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parks & Peaks
This app helps amateur radio operators in Australia and New Zealand log and track portable radio activity for award schemes like Summits on the Air (SOTA) and World Wide Flora and Fauna (WWFF). It provides a convenient interface for viewing and creating spots, alerts, and includes mapping tools for planning expeditions.
- Log and chase portable radio activity
- Support for SOTA and WWFF award schemes
- View and create spots and alerts
- Mapping of parks and summits
- Export QSO logs (ADIF/CSV)
- Find Sites tool
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The ParksnPeaks app allows (Australian & NZ) amateur radio operators to alert, spot, log and chase portable radio activity. There are many types of activities, World Wide Flora and Fauna (WWFF), Summits on the Air (SOTA), Parks on the Air (POTA), Silos on the Air (SiOTA). ZL on the Air (ZLOTA), HEMA. SOTA is an award scheme for radio amateurs and shortwave listeners that encourages portable operation in mountainous areas. WWFF is an international program where Amateur radio operators are encouraged to operate portable from designated nature parks and protected nature areas. The Parks & Peaks app brings a convenient interface for these activities to the iOS user, both activator and chasers alike. Users are presented data formatted for a small screen from the ontheair.nz website (https://ontheair.nz) and are able to view and create spots as well as alerts and it also contains tools such as Find Sites to support the activities. The new website will eventually become https://parksnpeaks.org, once the old site is switched off.
Environs
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The smart clock that keeps you informed and puts you and your guests in control. Show the time, date and any collection of HomeKit temperature, humidity and lighting/power information. Give yourself and your guests control over your HomeKit controlled smart lights for a whole room or individual lights & power switches. Like visual indicators? Set up an orb that shows you when something is out of expected norms. Enable the weather to your current conditions in a compact display. License: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parks & Peaks at none against Environs's 2. Parks & Peaks also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Environs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Parks & Peaks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Parks & Peaks ships an update every 6 months, Environs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parks & Peaks | Environs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sue Southcott | Corner Software |
In-app purchases
Parks & Peaks
No in-app purchases
Environs
- Local weather conditions$1.991 Year
- Environs Home$1.99
Questions
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