LINKA GO vs Hiker's Logbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LINKA GO
This app facilitates the rental of dockless bikes from participating programs worldwide. Users can locate, reserve, unlock, and pay for rides directly through the application, eliminating the need for physical keys. It also allows for ride pausing and provides trip details like distance and cost.
- Find available bikes
- Reserve and unlock bikes
- Pause rides
- Navigate to destinations
- Pay through the app
- Report issues
- Track ride stats
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The team behind the award-winning keyless bike lock LINKA is working with dockless bike share programs to make bike rentals fun, easy and more efficient with LINKA GO. This one app allows riders to find, rent and pay for bike rentals from participating bike share programs around the world. Simply download the app, scan the QR code on an eligible bike, ride, and return the bike to one of many designated bike parking zones throughout the city. No bulky keys are needed! LINKA GO lets you manage all aspects of your bike rental and more: -Find an available bike near you -Reserve and unlock bike without a key -Pause ride so you can make stops on your route -Directions to your destination -Navigate to the nearest bike drop zone where you can lock the bike and end the ride -Pay through the app -Report bike or trip issues -View calories burned, distance traveled and cost of ride
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 LINKA GO's 20%. Hiker's Logbook also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.1). LINKA GO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. LINKA GO asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hiker's Logbook holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of LINKA GO's written reviews are positive against 74% of Hiker's Logbook's.
LINKA GO ships an update every 3 months, Hiker's Logbook every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LINKA GO | Hiker's Logbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) | 4.4 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LINKA | Aaron Byers |
Customer experience
LINKA GO
Hiker's Logbook
In-app purchases
LINKA GO
No in-app purchases
Hiker's Logbook
- Logbook Pro$9.99
