Trailview vs Coon Hunter Diaries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trailview
Record and retrace your off-road adventures with GPS tracking. Mark and label important locations like camp or parking spots. Explore detailed, offline maps of various trail systems, color-coded by difficulty.
- GPS track recording
- Retrace your route
- Mark and label waypoints
- Detailed offline trail maps
- Color-coded difficulty maps
- Waypoint marking on maps
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TrailView is being designed with the off road enthusiast in mind. Weather you ride an ATV, UTV, dirt bike or a 4x4 TrailView is for you. Using GPS technology already embedded in your smartphone or tablet TrailView will record your "tracks" and allow you to follow them back to where you came from. No more getting lost! The app will also allow the user to mark and label waypoints such as camp, parking or just fun spots to wheel. TrailView will also offer detailed individual maps of different trail systems, riding parks, state and national forest trails or just fun spots to off road as in-app purchases. Maps will be color coded to show difficulty and waypoints such as camp, parking, trailheads, hillclimbs, mud bogs, scenic views, gathering points etc etc will be clearly marked! Each map will work with NO INTERNET CONNECTION once purchased and downloaded. We all know the best trails are in the backwoods away from cell towers! We all use GPS to get to the trailhead, now let use it in The woods!
Coon Hunter Diaries
A dedicated hunting journal for coon hunters to log hunts, track dog performance, and preserve memories. It offers detailed profiles for dogs, comprehensive hunt logs, and a dark interface for nighttime use. All data is stored locally for privacy and accessibility.
- Detailed dog profiles with stats
- Comprehensive hunt logging
- Track success rates
- Multi-dog stopwatch
- Photo and note preservation
- Dark interface for night use
- Local data storage
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Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Built by the son of a lifelong coon hunter, for the houndsman community. Coon Hunter Diaries is a purpose-built hunting journal designed to help you log every hunt, track your dogs’ performance, and relive the memories that matter most, all from your iPhone. Whether you hunt a few nights a season or live for long hours in the timber, this app was built by someone who understands what really counts when you cut dogs loose. Coon Hunter Diaries lets you keep everything in one place. Create detailed dog profiles with stats, breed information, and photos. Log every hunt with date, weather, moon phase, and hunt time. Record trees, dens, and misses to track success rates over time. Use the multi-dog stopwatch to keep accurate time in the woods. Add photos and notes to preserve memories from every night out. Review past hunts and performance trends at a glance. Edit and update logs anytime as details change. The app is designed for real night hunting, with a clean, easy-to-read dark interface that works well in the woods. All data is saved locally on your device, so your memories stay private and always accessible. You can also monitor heat cycles, track medicines applied, manage medication schedules, and stay organized throughout the season. Coon Hunter Diaries is not just another hunting app. It is your personal hunting journal. Whether you run Walkers, Blueticks, Redbones, or English hounds, this app helps you track progress, spot patterns, and relive the nights that made the memories. Built by someone raised around hounds and the timber, it focuses on practicality, reliability, and respect for the tradition of coon hunting. Start logging your legacy today with Coon Hunter Diaries and carry your hunting history wherever you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Coon Hunter Diaries at 5.0 against Trailview's 3.6. Coon Hunter Diaries also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Trailview's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (81 vs 26). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Trailview sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Coon Hunter Diaries sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Coon Hunter Diaries holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Trailview's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coon Hunter Diaries's.
Trailview ships an update fortnightly, Coon Hunter Diaries weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Trailview | Coon Hunter Diaries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (81 ratings) | 5.0 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | jason gunar | Wesley Pingleton |
Customer experience
Trailview
Coon Hunter Diaries
Bugs and requests
Trailview
Reported bugs
19 issues- Map distortion
- App freezes
- Map rotation issues
- Trails missing from maps
- Incorrect trail difficulty/color
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- Tracks not showing current trail
- Landscape mode unusable/distorted
- Map not re-scaling after orientation change
- Paid updates for linked trails
- Missing single track trails
- Incomplete map downloads
- No Canadian map coverage
- Half-featured maps
- Unreadable in landscape mode
- Outdated interface
- Nearby trails not shown without purchase
- Limited regional map coverage
- White menu in landscape mode
- Small font numbers on enlarged map
Requested features
13 requests- How often are maps updated?
- How to upload trails not on the map?
- Partner with DCNR PA state riding trails
- Seek out Snow Shoe Rail Trail
- Button to report blocked trails
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- Preview maps before purchase
- Clarification on lifetime update support
- Fix portrait/landscape orientation issues
- Show nearby trails before purchase
- Include single track trails
- Full screen maps in landscape mode
- Expand map coverage to Canada
- Better font size for trail numbers
Coon Hunter Diaries
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trailview
- Ramey Poker Run, Houtzdale PA$4.99
- Indian Ridge Hatfield McCoy$6.99
- Devil Anse Hatfield McCoy$6.99
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- Tecumseh Trails Perry Co. Ohio$6.99
- Pinnacle Creek Hatfield McCoy$8.99
- Pocahontas Hatfield McCoy$8.99
- ROCKHOUSE Hatfield McCoy$8.99
- Buffalo Mtn. Hatfield McCoy$8.99
- Blue Holler, Mammoth Cave KY$8.99
- Rush Offroad Park$9.99
- Wildcat Offroad Park. KY$9.99
- Hollerwood KY$9.99
- Hillbilly Trails Flatwoods KY$9.99
- Mine Made Adventure KY$9.99
- 1806 Adventures, Vanceburg KY$12.99
- Black Mountain, Harlan KY$12.99
- Rockhouse Devils Anse Buffalo$24.99
Coon Hunter Diaries
- Coon Hunter Diaries Monthly$4.991 Month
- Coon Hunter Diaries Yearly$24.991 Year
Questions
Is Trailview free?
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