Comparison

BorderWatcher vs Pinliyo

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

Head to head
About

BorderWatcher

This app provides real-time car traffic information for Hungarian border crossings and several other European countries. Users can contribute their own border crossing times to improve data accuracy. It helps travelers plan their journeys more effectively.

Highlights
  • Real-time border traffic data
  • Multiple European countries supported
  • User-contributed crossing times
  • Improved data accuracy through community input
  • Travel planning assistance
Features
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BorderWatcher was made in order to create a platform which informs about the car traffic at every Hungarian border crossings. The application gets the data periodically from the official website, but the information found there isn't accurate. To provide more accurate information it is necessary that you indicate how long did your border crossing take. Year after year its expanded with other countries such as (Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Kosovo, Poland)

About

Pinliyo

Features
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Pinliyo turns your travel history into a living world map and spinning globe. Mark the countries and cities you've visited, lived in, are currently exploring, want to visit, or plan to visit. Build trips, follow your travel stats, and create cards worth sharing. Map every place that matters • Mark countries as visited, lived, current, wish list, or planned • Log city visits with dates, notes, ratings, and tags • Explore a fast, touch-friendly world map with smooth zoom and pan • See your travels highlighted on a beautifully rendered globe Follow your travel story • Automatically count countries, cities, and continents • See your world completion percentage • Browse a chronological timeline of your travels • Unlock achievements as you explore more of the world Plan trips together • Build trips with destinations and dates • Invite friends to edit a shared trip • Get AI-powered activity and packing suggestions with Pinliyo Pro Create and share travel cards • Turn your map, globe, statistics, and trips into story or square cards • Hide your name, dates, or selected statistics before sharing • Export animated cards as GIFs or videos • Remove watermarks with Pinliyo Pro Keep your travel log with you • Sign in to sync your travel history across devices • Compare maps and travel statistics with friends Whether you're recording past journeys, planning your next adventure, or building a visual record of your life, Pinliyo keeps your travel story in one beautiful place. Start pinning your world today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BorderWatcher4 screens
Pinliyo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pinliyo at Free against BorderWatcher's $4.99. Pinliyo also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). BorderWatcher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Pinliyo is free to download; BorderWatcher costs $4.99 up front. Pinliyo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. BorderWatcher asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BorderWatcher ships an update every 2 months, Pinliyo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
BorderWatcher versus Pinliyo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBorderWatcherPinliyo
Price$4.99Free — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTamas SzaboCem Enes Karakus

In-app purchases

None

BorderWatcher

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pinliyo

Subscriptions4
  • Pinliyo Pro Weekly Offer$2.997 Days
  • Pinliyo Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pinliyo Pro Annual Offer$20.991 Year
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  • Pinliyo Pro Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pinliyo Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is BorderWatcher free?
BorderWatcher costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinliyo free?
Pinliyo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BorderWatcher or Pinliyo have ads?
Neither BorderWatcher nor Pinliyo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BorderWatcher or Pinliyo?
BorderWatcher ships an update every 2 months, and Pinliyo every 5 days. Most recently, BorderWatcher was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pinliyo on October 24, 2026.

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