Comparison

Mark Time vs TrackHound

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

Head to head
About

Mark Time

This app helps celestial navigators accurately record UTC time for sextant sightings. It provides tactile and auditory feedback for precise time stamping, storing readings in five registers. Users can optionally photograph their sextant for later verification.

Highlights
  • Accurate UTC time recording
  • Five time registers
  • Auditory and vibration feedback
  • Optional sextant photo capture
  • Configurable settings
  • Latitude and longitude verification
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Mark Time is an application for Celestial Navigation that solves the problem of how to take an accurate time reading to go with each sextant sighting. By simply tapping the screen you can record the exact time UTC as you take your sight, so you have no chance of making an error with the conversion, and this time is stored in one of five registers. Very useful when you have an assistant, and ideal for taking readings when you are on your own. As you record a time you hear a confirmation sound and feel a vibration, so there is no need even to look at the screen. In addition the actual latitude and longitude at each time can be accessed later to verify your calculations. These options are all configurable in Settings to suit your own preferences. You can optionally take a photo of your sextant at the marked time so that you can read your sextant or confirm your reading later. Pinch and zoom to get a really close look at the scale.

About

TrackHound

Features
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TrackHound is customizable, offline navigation for everyday drives, motorcycle rides, 4x4 trips, gravel detours, and weekend loops — routing that runs on your iPhone. Choose Fastest for the commute, Curviest for Sunday roads, Unpavediest for dirt and gravel, or build your own route preset. Then tune the vehicle profile, dashboard, and units to match how you actually drive or ride. Every driver gets a slightly different app, and that's the point. WHAT'S FREE - Plan routes with all four presets — Shortest, Fastest, Curviest, Unpavediest - Compare All draws every preset on the map at once — pick the one that fits this ride - Fine-grained costing controls to tune the current ride - Preview closed-loop routes from a target distance and start point - Download your first region and calculate routes on-device, even in airplane mode - Export any route as a GPX file - Live worldwide address search, pick from Contacts, and long-press the map to set start and destination TRACKHOUND PRO Route planning is always free. TrackHound Pro — a subscription or a one-time purchase — unlocks the on-the-road features. New to Pro? The annual plan starts with a 14-day free trial: - Roadbook turn-by-turn navigation: glance-readable maneuver arrow with distance and instruction, rally-style route- alignment compass (green on course, red when you drift), speedometer with speed-limit coloring, portrait and landscape layouts - Navigate, save, and export closed-loop rides - Import GPX files from Files or Mail - Download additional regions beyond your first - Save your own custom route presets - CarPlay navigation OFFLINE & PRIVATE Download a region once and calculate routes on-device, even in airplane mode. GPS still gets you positioned without cellular or Wi-Fi. Your routes and trips stay on your phone. No tracking, no analytics, no ads. MADE FOR EVERY KIND OF RIDE The Monday commute and the Sunday backroad loop run on the same engine — just different presets. Motorcycle and car / 4x4 profiles each cost the route their own way. Set km/h or mph and the rest of the dashboard from Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mark Time4 screens
TrackHound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mark Time at none against TrackHound's 2. Mark Time also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). TrackHound's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 34 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TrackHound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Mark Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mark Time ships an update every 34 months, TrackHound every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mark Time versus TrackHound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMark TimeTrackHound
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrozWareMichel Storms

In-app purchases

None

Mark Time

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TrackHound

Subscriptions2
  • TrackHound Pro — Monthly$3.991 Month
  • TrackHound Pro — Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Mark Time free?
Mark Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrackHound free?
TrackHound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mark Time or TrackHound have ads?
Neither Mark Time nor TrackHound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mark Time or TrackHound?
Mark Time ships an update every 34 months, and TrackHound every 5 days. Most recently, Mark Time was updated on October 9, 2026 and TrackHound on October 21, 2026.

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