PathSense Trips vs Private Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PathSense Trips
Automatically tracks your driving, walking, running, and cycling trips, recording mileage and duration. Export your data for business expenses or personal records. Prioritizes user privacy with all data stored locally on your device.
- Automatic trip detection
- Records mileage and duration
- Supports driving, walking, running, cycling
- Data export to CSV
- Privacy-first, data stays on device
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PathSense Trips automatically records your driving trips, including miles driven, and trip duration. It runs in the background, automatically detecting when you start a drive and when you stop. It can also record walking, running, and cycling trips. You can use it to keep a record of your mileage for business expenses, or simply as a reminder of the places you have travelled. You can export your trip data to CSV for your bookkeeping. As with everything PathSense, Trips is privacy-first. Data is never uploaded to our servers. We have no way to access to your data. Your data only leaves the phone if you explicitly send it to yourself or someone else (via CSV export). Some of the biggest apps in the world are already Powered by Pathsense. Learn more and try PathSense for FREE in your own app at https://www.pathsense.com PathSense Privacy: Your data never leaves the phone. See our Privacy Policy: https://www.pathsense.com/privacy
Private Maps
This navigation app offers detailed, minimalist maps powered by OpenStreetMap data. It prioritizes user privacy with its own servers and ensures no usage data is collected or shared. Enjoy a clean interface and high-resolution maps.
- Minimalist OpenStreetMap data
- Own servers for privacy
- No usage data collection
- High-resolution detailed maps
- Clean interface
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The maps are based on OpenStreetMap data and style. Own servers are used to guarantee your privacy. Clean and minimalist interface. High-resolution detailed maps. The usage data is neither collected nor shared. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PathSense Trips at 100% against Private Maps's 0%. PathSense Trips also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Private Maps's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). 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
Both are free to download. Private Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PathSense Trips asks for nothing beyond the download.
PathSense Trips ships an update every 22 months, Private Maps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PathSense Trips | Private Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PathSense, Inc. | 64 Characters |
Customer experience
PathSense Trips
Private Maps
In-app purchases
PathSense Trips
No in-app purchases
Private Maps
- Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
- Yearly Pro14 Days trial$19.991 Year
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