Comparison

MOBO vs Control Orienteering Analysis

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

Head to head
About

MOBO

This app transforms your smartphone into a complete orienteering toolkit, combining map, compass, and punching device functionalities. Navigate standard orienteering maps using your phone's compass and scan QR codes at control points to record your progress. View your statistics alongside other users on the server.

Highlights
  • Smartphone as map and compass
  • QR code control point punching
  • Standard orienteering map display
  • On-screen compass navigation
  • User statistics tracking
  • Server-based data synchronization
Features
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MOBO is modern way to practice orienteering sport. Today's smartphone is 3-in-1 device for orienteer – map, compass and punching device all in one package. Still you need basic orienteering skills to complete courses- maps in phone are standard orienteering maps and for navigation you need to use built-in on-screen compass. There are special signs in controls points with QR code. Punch information will be sent to server where you could see statistics of MOBO users.

About

Control Orienteering Analysis

This app helps orienteers track and analyze their courses. Record new tracks, import existing ones, and view them on custom maps. Analyze pace, HR, and altitude, mark notes, and compare different route choices. Share your progress with a community feature.

Highlights
  • Record and import orienteering tracks
  • View tracks on custom map images
  • Analyze pace, HR, and altitude data
  • Compare different route choices
  • Community features for sharing and interaction
  • Offline Apple Watch tracking
Features
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Control is an app for orienteers. It is the perfect app for keeping track of your orienteering courses and analyzing them. It allows you to record a track in the app or import your existing track from a gpx/fit file. You can also import a track directly from Garmin Connect, COROS, Suunto or Polar if you subscribe to Total Control. View the track on any map image you add to the app. Either import an image file from a scanner or take a picture right in the app, then calibrate and adjust the track. Browse your course point-by-point, see the pace, HR, altitude along the way. Mark notes for later use. Pace zone stats let you view the pace which you had in the different sectors of the track. You can also replay the track with the speed you want. You can export the route you took in GPX format as well as a fully-customizable image of the orienteering map and your route. Export the track to Livelox or export track and the map to Digital Orienteering Map Archive. Save a video from a specific time with configurable length & gps tail length. Compare routes lets you add another route on the same map for comparing different route choices. And with What If -functionality, you can even draw an alternate route and speculate how much better your time would've been without that one silly mistake. Follow your favourite runners with Control Club. See their posts and post your own. React and comment to their performances and also compare their tracks to your own. With Cloud Sync you are able to see your courses on all your devices. Basic app is completely free but for the more advance features you are required to get a Total Control subscription. We offer a free 2-week trial period for you to try it out, with all the features. You can cancel anytime. With Control Apple Watch app you can track a route by carrying only your watch, it tracks the route completely offline. You can mark controls as you pass them. Also by just turning the Digital Crown. Afterwards, when you get back to your iPhone, the track is automatically synced to the iPhone app and to all your devices with iCloud. Control's Privacy Policy: https://control-app.net/privacy-policy End User License Agreement: https://control-app.net/eula

Screenshots

MOBO4 screens
Control Orienteering Analysis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MOBO at 5.0 against Control Orienteering Analysis's 3.7. MOBO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.5 vs 17.6). Control Orienteering Analysis's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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. Control Orienteering Analysis sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MOBO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MOBO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control Orienteering Analysis has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MOBO ships an update every 9 months, Control Orienteering Analysis every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MOBO versus Control Orienteering Analysis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMOBOControl Orienteering Analysis
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTak R&DOrienteers Oy

Customer experience

MOBO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Control Orienteering Analysis

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral31.3%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

MOBO

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Control Orienteering Analysis

Subscriptions3
  • Total Control Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Total Control for supporters6 Months trial$29.991 Year
  • Total Control14 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is MOBO free?
MOBO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control Orienteering Analysis free?
Control Orienteering Analysis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MOBO or Control Orienteering Analysis?
MOBO is rated higher. MOBO averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Control Orienteering Analysis averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do MOBO or Control Orienteering Analysis have ads?
Neither MOBO nor Control Orienteering Analysis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MOBO or Control Orienteering Analysis?
MOBO ships an update every 9 months, and Control Orienteering Analysis every 4 days. Most recently, MOBO was updated on October 1, 2026 and Control Orienteering Analysis on October 13, 2026.

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