Comparison

Messages and Chat Export PDF vs Backtrack Location Logging

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

Head to head
About

Messages and Chat Export PDF

Easily save and organize conversations from any messaging app into a single PDF or image. Automatically stitch screenshots or record scrollable chats as high-quality videos. Offers precision editing and private on-device processing for secure exports.

Highlights
  • Auto-stitch screenshots to PDF/image
  • Manual stitching and precision editing
  • Record scrollable chats as video
  • Trim, crop, and slow down video
  • Organize exports with folders
  • Export to JPG, PNG, or PDF
Features
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Messages Export makes it easy to save and organize your favorite conversations from any messaging app. Whether you want a clean PDF, high quality images, or a video scroll, we’ve got you covered. Auto-Stitch Screenshots into a Single PDF or Image We now support automatic stitching! Just take your screenshots, import them into the app, and we’ll handle the rest. No alignment or editing required. Want more control? You can still fine-tune the stitching manually at any time. How it works: 1. Open the app 2. Select your screenshots 3. Let the app stitch automatically — or cut and adjust manually 4. Export and share! Perfect for saving long chats, memories, or important conversations in a single file. Prefer video format? Record any scrollable conversation and save it as a high-quality video. Trim out what you don’t need and crop the top or bottom. You can even slow down the video for easier reading. Record in 5 simple steps: 1. Open the app 2. Tap the record button 3. Switch to your messages app and scroll the chat 4. Return and stop the recording 5. Trim, crop, and save! Stitching Features: + Simple & Intuitive No fluff. Select your recent screenshots and start stitching. Fast and easy. + Precision Editing Cut with pixel-level precision. A transparent overlay helps you align screenshots perfectly. + Fast & Private All processing is done on your device only. No external servers. Your data stays yours, and conversions happen in seconds. + Stay Organized Use folders and custom file names to manage your exports. Keep everything neat and accessible. + Easy Exporting Share or print your PDFs instantly via iMessage, AirDrop, or your favorite app. + Export in JPG, PNG, or Multi-Page PDF (Requires in-app purchase) Make backing up your chats effortless. Download Messages Export today!

About

Backtrack Location Logging

This app offers a private and open-source solution for logging your device's location history. It provides an alternative to cloud-based services, ensuring your data remains yours and is saved locally or to your iCloud Drive. You can easily pause, resume, and view your location history within the app.

Highlights
  • Privacy-centric location logging
  • Open-source solution
  • Local data storage options
  • CSV export for data visualization
  • In-app location history viewing
  • Configurable data collection frequency
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Backtrack is a privacy-centric, open-source location logging solution that provides you with a history of location data for your device. Backtrack provides an alternative to “Location History” solutions offered by many web mapping platforms, without selling your data or even sharing it with any third party. Your data is your property, and Backtrack respects this by saving your collected data directly to spaces that you have full control over. Pausing and resuming your location history is just one tap away, and you can view all of your collected data right in the app. KEY FEATURES: - Deep iOS integration that passively collects location data from your device with minimal impact on battery life - Offers configurable parameters to fine tune how often the location engine collects data - Choose whether to log data locally on device storage, or directly to a private iCloud Drive folder - All location data is written directly to a human-readable CSV (comma-separated values) file - CSV file is accessible through native Files app on iOS, and can be easily exported for storage or visualization using other tools - Location history for specific days can be viewed directly in the app

Screenshots

Messages and Chat Export PDF4 screens
Backtrack Location Logging3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Messages and Chat Export PDF at 4.5 against Backtrack Location Logging's 3.0. Messages and Chat Export PDF also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 0%) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 4). Backtrack Location Logging's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Messages and Chat Export PDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Backtrack Location Logging asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Messages and Chat Export PDF holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Messages and Chat Export PDF has 4.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Messages and Chat Export PDF's written reviews are positive against 0% of Backtrack Location Logging's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Messages and Chat Export PDF versus Backtrack Location Logging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessages and Chat Export PDFBacktrack Location Logging
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.2K ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.2K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIGISET LLCAdam Lechowicz

Customer experience

Messages and Chat Export PDF

All ratings4,169 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative64.6%

Backtrack Location Logging

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Messages and Chat Export PDF

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when stitching multiple screenshots
  • Exported PDFs have visible seams and poor quality
  • Inability to rearrange screenshots after initial stitching
  • Paid features not working as advertised

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually crop and edit stitched screenshots
  • Support for multi-page PDF exports
  • Improved workflow for organizing and stitching screenshots
  • Better integration with cloud storage and photo libraries

Backtrack Location Logging

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Messages and Chat Export PDF

One-time1
  • Messages Export Pro$9.99
None

Backtrack Location Logging

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Messages and Chat Export PDF free?
Messages and Chat Export PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backtrack Location Logging free?
Backtrack Location Logging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Messages and Chat Export PDF or Backtrack Location Logging?
Messages and Chat Export PDF is rated higher. Messages and Chat Export PDF averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Backtrack Location Logging averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Messages and Chat Export PDF or Backtrack Location Logging have ads?
Neither Messages and Chat Export PDF nor Backtrack Location Logging shows ads.

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