Phone Reveal vs Backtrack Location Logging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phone Reveal
Identify unknown callers by performing reverse phone number lookups. Enter a number to find the associated name or location. Supports US/CA numbers and allows users to report spam to improve accuracy.
- Reverse phone number lookup
- Identify unknown callers
- Supports cell and land lines
- US/CA number support
- User-reported spam identification
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Perform reverse phone number lookups to figure out who is calling you! Enter a phone number, and the app will attempt to lookup the name. Simple as that. Reverse lookup works for both cell phones, and land lines. Accuracy may vary since not all information is publicly available. Individuals can show up as their full name, or the city/State that their number is registered in if their name is not available. Phone Reveal only supports US/CA numbers with a +1 country code. Users help improve accuracy of this app over time by reporting when a number is a spam caller. No account is ever required, Phone Reveal is completely free to use. We NEVER ask for any personal information from you. There is no paid version of this app. If you're being asked for payment information, you are NOT in Phone Reveal! Phone Reveal is 100% free and supported entirely through ads. By using this application you agree to the entirety of our Terms of Service located here: http://skiily.com/tos/reveal.html
Backtrack Location Logging
This app offers a private and open-source solution for logging your device's location history. It provides an alternative to cloud-based services, ensuring your data remains yours and is saved locally or to your iCloud Drive. You can easily pause, resume, and view your location history within the app.
- Privacy-centric location logging
- Open-source solution
- Local data storage options
- CSV export for data visualization
- In-app location history viewing
- Configurable data collection frequency
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Backtrack is a privacy-centric, open-source location logging solution that provides you with a history of location data for your device. Backtrack provides an alternative to “Location History” solutions offered by many web mapping platforms, without selling your data or even sharing it with any third party. Your data is your property, and Backtrack respects this by saving your collected data directly to spaces that you have full control over. Pausing and resuming your location history is just one tap away, and you can view all of your collected data right in the app. KEY FEATURES: - Deep iOS integration that passively collects location data from your device with minimal impact on battery life - Offers configurable parameters to fine tune how often the location engine collects data - Choose whether to log data locally on device storage, or directly to a private iCloud Drive folder - All location data is written directly to a human-readable CSV (comma-separated values) file - CSV file is accessible through native Files app on iOS, and can be easily exported for storage or visualization using other tools - Location history for specific days can be viewed directly in the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phone Reveal at 78% against Backtrack Location Logging's 0%. Phone Reveal also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 4). Backtrack Location Logging's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phone Reveal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phone Reveal has 1.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Phone Reveal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Backtrack Location Logging's.
| Parameter | Phone Reveal | Backtrack Location Logging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skiily LLC | Adam Lechowicz |
Customer experience
Phone Reveal
Backtrack Location Logging
Bugs and requests
Phone Reveal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads block access to information
- Crashes or freezes
- Inaccurate or incomplete information
Requested features
3 requests- More detailed information
- Ability to identify names of callers
- Less ads
Backtrack Location Logging
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phone Reveal
No in-app purchases
Backtrack Location Logging
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Phone Reveal free?
Is Backtrack Location Logging free?
Which has better reviews, Phone Reveal or Backtrack Location Logging?
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