Comparison

Control Orienteering Analysis vs Mountain Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Control Orienteering Analysis

Record, import, and analyze your orienteering tracks on a map. View pace, HR, and altitude data, add notes, and replay your performance. Compare routes and speculate on alternative choices. Share your progress with friends and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Record and import orienteering tracks
  • Analyze pace, HR, and altitude
  • Map calibration and track adjustment
  • Route comparison and 'What If' scenarios
  • Social features for following runners
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • 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

About

Mountain Notebook

This app serves as a professional logbook for outdoor enthusiasts, allowing them to meticulously record climbing ascents and backcountry ski tours. Capture detailed information about routes, conditions, and gear, and enhance entries with hands-free voice notes that are transcribed on-device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Structured logging of ascents and tours
  • Record route details, elevation, and conditions
  • Log gear used
  • Hands-free voice note recording
  • On-device voice transcription
  • Organize with photos
  • Searchable activity history
Features
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Mountain Notebook is a professional logbook for climbers and backcountry skiers. Capture each ascent or tour in a structured format—route details, elevation, conditions, and gear—so every outing is recorded with clarity and precision. Log hands-free with voice notes and keep everything organized alongside your photos. Voice notes are transcribed on-device using Apple’s built‑in speech recognition, so your audio never leaves your device and works without sending data to external servers. Built for serious mountain athletes, Mountain Notebook helps you track progress, review conditions, and plan future objectives with confidence. Whether you’re documenting a hard send or a long tour day, your history stays detailed, searchable, and ready for reflection.

Screenshots

Control Orienteering Analysis4 screens
Mountain Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mountain Notebook at 5.0 against Control Orienteering Analysis's 3.7. Mountain Notebook also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). Control Orienteering Analysis's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Control Orienteering Analysis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mountain Notebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mountain Notebook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Orienteering Analysis ships an update every 4 days, Mountain Notebook weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Control Orienteering Analysis versus Mountain Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl Orienteering AnalysisMountain Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrienteers OyYanjue Yan

Customer experience

Control Orienteering Analysis

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

Mountain Notebook

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Control Orienteering Analysis

Subscriptions2
  • Total Control Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Total Control14 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

Mountain Notebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control Orienteering Analysis free?
Control Orienteering Analysis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mountain Notebook free?
Mountain Notebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Control Orienteering Analysis or Mountain Notebook?
Mountain Notebook is rated higher. Control Orienteering Analysis averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Mountain Notebook averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Control Orienteering Analysis or Mountain Notebook have ads?
Neither Control Orienteering Analysis nor Mountain Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control Orienteering Analysis or Mountain Notebook?
Control Orienteering Analysis ships an update every 4 days, and Mountain Notebook weekly. Most recently, Control Orienteering Analysis was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mountain Notebook on October 30, 2026.

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