Comparison

UsynligO 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

UsynligO

This app allows users to select and print orienteering maps to navigate virtual control points. It tracks your location, provides hints, and allows you to publish your race times and results online. You can also create and share your own courses.

Highlights
  • Select and print orienteering maps
  • Virtual control point navigation
  • Location tracking and notifications
  • In-app compass
  • Hint system for directions
  • Publish race times and results
  • Create and share custom courses
Features
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Select an orienteering map from the app and print it. Press start and navigate to the next control point using the printed map. There are no physical flags in the course, but the app tracks your locations and notifies you with a sound when you have found the next control point. The app includes a compass so you only need the printed map and your phone to run a race. If you get lost you can ask UsynligO for a "hint" with the direction and distance to the next post. You can also choose to publish your elapsed time to the UsynligO server and be included in the result list for the course you have run.The result list will include how many "hints" you have used, in addition to your time and split times. If you want to publish a new map so other users can run your course, you can go to www.usynligo.no and upload your maps. UsynligO basically lets you arrange orienteering practices and races without the hassle of putting physical flags in the forest. The courses can be available for as long as you determine. If you would like to use it in conjunction with physical flags, it also lets you print QR codes and use a QR code at each location for validation that a control has been found (for accurate timing). It is also possible to access courses from Livelox, which means you can rerun Livelox courses if you already have the map. The app supports both traditional orienteering and also Score Orienteering. In Score orienteering, the user can choose which order to visit the control points in, and the user collects points for every control point found.

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

UsynligO4 screens
Control Orienteering Analysis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UsynligO at none against Control Orienteering Analysis's 3. UsynligO also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. UsynligO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for UsynligO against 3.7 for Control Orienteering Analysis. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of UsynligO's written reviews are positive against 56% of Control Orienteering Analysis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UsynligO ships an update every 5 days, Control Orienteering Analysis every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UsynligO versus Control Orienteering Analysis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUsynligOControl Orienteering Analysis
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (12 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrond BenumOrienteers Oy

Customer experience

UsynligO

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

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

UsynligO

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 UsynligO free?
UsynligO 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, UsynligO or Control Orienteering Analysis?
UsynligO and Control Orienteering Analysis are both rated 3.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do UsynligO or Control Orienteering Analysis have ads?
Neither UsynligO nor Control Orienteering Analysis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UsynligO or Control Orienteering Analysis?
UsynligO ships an update every 5 days, and Control Orienteering Analysis every 4 days. Most recently, UsynligO was updated on October 14, 2026 and Control Orienteering Analysis on October 13, 2026.

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